Innovate 2018

Influencing the Future of Animal-Sourced Foods
September 9-11, 2018
Chateau Elan Winery & Resort
Braselton, GA

3:00 PM - 7:30 PM Registration

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception (cocktails & hors d’oeuvres on the Chateau Elan lawn, Atrium back up incase of weather)

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Keynote Presentation: We are the solution. We are the revolution - Chef Bun Lai

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration

8:30 AM- 12:05 PM Session I: The Human Response to Animal-Sourced Foods

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Introduction - Michael Looper
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM Nutritional importance of animal-sourced foods - Penny Riggs
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Breakout groups to outline ASAS white paper on importance of animal sourced foods
10:05 AM - 10:50 AM Unusual cases and causes of IgE-Mediated Anaphylaxis: Alpa-gal Mammalian Meat Allergy - Onyinye Iweala
10:50 AM - 11:35 AM Alpha-gal allergies, beyond meat - Tina Hatley Merritt
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Group discussion to assemble bullet points for an ASAS 1-page educational resource on Alpha-gal

12:05 PM - 1:30 PM Networking/Socializing Lunch and Mentoring session for students (Room: Versailles Restaurant)

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Session II: Innovative Animal-Sourced Proteins

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Introduction - Steven Zinn
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM Alternative sources of animal proteins - Ramanathan Ranjith
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM An innovative alternative to physically castrating male pigs - Jeffrey Hay
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Edible insects as novel sources of animal protein - Philip Johnson
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Breakout groups to outline ASAS white paper on Alpha-gal

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Networking/Socializing Reception (Room: Caskroom)

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast

7:00 AM - 12:30 PM Registration

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Session III: The Future of Animal-Sourced Foods in the American Diet

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM Introduction - Deb Hamernik
8:35 AM - 9:20 AM Biological considerations of alternative protein - Christy Bratcher
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM The regulatory dilemma of cell-based meat - KatieRose McCullough
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Can't beat' em, Eat' em! - Chef Philippe Parola
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Group Discussion to assemble ASAS short paper

12:00 Adjourn