Plenitude Final Conference
Circular Bio-economy for Sustainable Protein Production
Fokker Terminal, The Hague, NL
June 3rd, 2025
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Co-located with Bridge2Food Europe and FREE to attend for relevant stakeholders, professionals and academics who want to learn more and make an impact.
Why Attend:
* 200 delegates
* 14 dedicated sessions
* Networking opportunities
* Cooking demos with mycoprotein products
* Evening Welcome Reception
Our Story
Since 2019, PLENITUDE has brought together 10 European partners from agri-food, biotechnology, academia, and beyond, powered by €16.9 million in funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking. This consortium has pioneered cutting-edge solutions to advance a sustainable future through a unique circular, minimal-waste process for mycoprotein production and its applications in food and beyond.
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Join the Plenitude Final Conference and discover groundbreaking innovations shaping new bio-based value chains and discuss how these can be actualized in the European landscape! Here, you will learn how these solutions provide environmental, economic, and public health benefits while addressing the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
Event Programme
Tuesday June 3rd, 2025.
All times in CEST.
Opening Remarks & Project Overview
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Craig Johnston
Co-founder & Technology Director - ENOUGH
Luisa Mascia
Project Officer at Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking
Biorefinery Landscape in Europe
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Panel: Product Formulation & Nutritional Benefits of Mycoprotein
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Sonia Huppert
Global Innovation Marketing Leader RE-IMAGINE WELLNESS™ Protein & Modulation
Assessing the Environmental Impact of Meat Analogs - LCA work in Plenitude
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
Sonia Pignatelli
Senior LCA Analyst - Life Cycle Engineering SPA
Networking Lunch
Featuring a cooking demo with ABUNDA Mycoprotein
12:30 PM - 13:30 PM
CBE JU Flagship Project
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM
Diverse Mycoprotein Applications: Meat Hybrids, Cultivated Meat & Bioplastics
Project partners present the highlights and challenges in using mycoprotein in different applications. An interactive Q&A will follow.
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Vincent Brain
General Manager - Bridge2Food
Looking Forward: Cutting Edge Research in Biomass & Precision Fermentation
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Characterisation and Nutritional Quality Assessment of Mycoprotein Ingredients
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
Laurice Pouvreau
Expertise Leader Protein Technology - Wageningen University & Research
Panel: How EU Institutions Foster Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Sectors
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Giulia Del Brenna
Head of Unit
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore
Executive Director at Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
Start-Up Pitch Slam
Startups utilizing mycoprotein in different fields will alternate on stage.
5:20 PM - 5:45 PM
Closing Remarks
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM
Jim Laird
CEO - ENOUGH
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore
Executive Director at Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
Workshop & Tasting: Unconventional Mycoprotein Applications