Join The Speaker Lineup For CMS26
We’re now accepting speaker applications for Cultured Meat Symposium 2026 (CMS26), taking place February 24–25, 2026 at McCormick Place, Chicago, alongside The Future of Protein Production. If you’re driving innovation in cultivated meat or cellular agriculture—from science and scale-up to regulation and investment—we want to hear from you. Apply to share your insights, research, and real-world experience with a global audience shaping the future of food.
Past Speakers
The cell-cultivated meat industry is beginning to scale– making Product Development and Manufacturing key areas to ensure industry success.
Dr. Virginia Rangos
Clever Carnivore
Rich Dillon
Ivy Farm Technologies
Philip Saneski
Future Food Chef
Reka Tron
Multus
Heejae Lee
SeaWith
Anita Broellochs
Balletic Foods
Minami Ogawa
Optimized Foods
David Ziskind, PE, PMP
Stantec
Kimberly Ong, Ph.D.
Vireo Advisors
Dr. Shawn Manchester
Triplebar Bio Inc.
Doug Grant
Atlantic Fish Co.
Meera Zassenhaus
Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture
Roman Laus
Mewery
Clair Purcell
Alcheme Bio
Francesco Zaccarian
Mosa Meat
Pavle Stojkovic
Omeat
Lisa Keefe
Alt-Meat magazine
Robert Grey
Plug and Play Tech Center
Tommy Tobin
Perkins Coie LLP: UCLA Law
Yaqi Grover, CFA
Lever VC
Ariel Nessel
Food Solutions Action
Som GanChoudhuri
AI Palette PTE LTD
Menekse Emma Ermis, MD, PhD
Omeat
Chris Monchinski
InflexionPoint