Fork The System
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world. Each episode will feature a professional working to build sustainable and ethical food systems. New episodes monthly with your host, Sherry Shu, an incoming fourth-year student at Western University’s Ivey Business School. Feedback on the episodes is always appreciated at https://bit.ly/forkthesystemfeedback.
Episodes
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our eleventh guest is Wasseem Emam, the Founder & Executive Director of Ethical Seafood Research, a non-profit organization focused on improving animal welfare in aquatic food systems globally. ESR focuses its work on fish farming conditions in low and middle-income countries through research, ...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our tenth guest is Albert Tseng, the co-founder of Dao Foods, a venture capital firm that seeks to grow the alternative protein space in China. Dao Foods invests in promising Chinese start-ups, provides mentorship, and builds stakeholder ecosystems to strengthen the Chinese alt-protein industry.
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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our ninth guest is actually a panel of three guests: Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi, Matt Tom, and Jaishree Singh from the Global Forum for Plant-Based and Alt Proteins. The goal of this organization is to unite and empower stakeholders in the plant-based and alternative protein space, and expand this indust...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our eighth guest is Jamie Clay. Jamie is an operations, strategy, and fundraising veteran, turned entrepreneur. She’s the founder of two purpose-led businesses: Flora + Fauna Experiences, which creates custom vegan travel itineraries and event experiences, and Build + Bloom Consulting, which offers...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our seventh guest is Katy Bluett. Katy has a long and impressive history of working in New Zealand’s foodtech innovation space. She’s the Executive Director of Future Food Aotearoa, a founders collective to accelerate the growth and impact of foodtech businesses. She’s also the Founder of Appetite ...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our sixth guest is Kartic Bajpai. Kartic is currently studying for a Master's in Food Systems at the University of Hohenheim. Kartic has past internship experiences in the traditional dairy R&D space and is interested in applying these experiences to make an impact in the sustainable dairy...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our fifth guest is Max Tham, a current Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. Max started his research journey working on anticancer agents, but now leads a research group investigating the molecular reactions of Heme, a molecule in animal meats that gives meat its di...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our fourth guest is Oscar Barrero Leal. Oscar recently finished his Doctorate in International Economic Law at Middlesex University and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Ibagué in Colombia. Oscar teaches and conducts research in the intersections of global food systems, food securi...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our third guest is Rikard Saqe, a current Master’s of Chemical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. Rikard started off his research journey working on drug discovery and healthcare technology. He has since transitioned into cultivated meat research and is particularly interested in ce...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our second guest is Jeffray Behr, an Engineering Project Manager at New School Foods. New School Foods is a Toronto-based company producing whole-cut seafood made entirely from plants, with their inaugural product being a plant-based filet that looks, cooks, tastes, and flakes like salmon. Jeffray ...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Our first guest is Cogie Cogan, a passionate leader in the animal welfare space. They’re a recent Western University graduate who studied Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, where they took on animal welfare and climate advocacy roles with organizations like the United Nations and ProVeg I...
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world. Each episode will feature a professional working to build sustainable and ethical food systems.
New episodes every other Tuesday with your host, Sherry Shu, an incoming fourth-year student at Western University’s Ivey Business School.
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