Rethinking Meat Panel: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Future of Protein

Jacob Bunge

Reporter

The Wall Street Journal

Jacob Bunge writes about agriculture from The Wall Street Journal's Chicago bureau. He covers seed and technology companies including Monsanto and DuPont; commodity traders Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge (no relation) and Cargill; and meatpackers such as Tyson Foods and PilgrimÔÇÖs Pride.

Liz Specht

Senior Scientist

The Good Food Institute

Liz Specht is The Good Food InstituteÔÇÖs senior scientist, working to identify and address areas of need for plant-based and clean meat innovation. She has a decade of academic research experience in synthetic biology, recombinant protein expression, and development of genetic engineering tools and holds a doctorate in biological sciences from the University of California, San Diego, and postdoctoral research experience from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Justin Whitmore

Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Chief Sustainability Officer

Tyson Foods

Justin Whitmore is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Chief Sustainability Officer at Tyson Foods. He provides leadership and direction that helps Tyson achieve its strategic intent of sustainably feeding the world. Prior to joining Tyson, Whitmore was a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.

David Kay

Manager of Communications & Sustainability

Memphis Meats

David Kay is the Manager of Communications & Sustainability at Memphis Meats, a startup developing a way to make meat from animal cells without the animals. David leads the company's efforts to mobilize its mission-based supporters and helps develop and execute the company's communication and business development strategies. Prior to joining Memphis Meats, David studied political science at Stanford University.

Sergio Eleuterio

General Manager

Boca (Kraft Heinz)

Sergio Eleuterio is the General Manager of Springboard Brands at The Kraft Heinz Company. Springboard is a high-octane team with the mission to build the next generation of power brands for Kraft Heinz. He has fifteen years of marketing experience with positions in management, marketing, R&D and retail marketing at Unilever, ABInBev, Grupo Boticário and Kraft Heinz.