Meat the Future: a Discussion about Alternatives to the Challenges of Animal Agriculture

In this conference, Tobias Leenaert, prominent speaker, educator and author on the subject, will dive into the challenges surrounding the exploitation of animals, while also explaining how advocacy and alternatives to animal products (plant-based, fermentation, and animal cell cultivation) can be leveraged to create positive change. Tobias Leenaert’s presentation will be followed by another by Alice Fauconnet, co-founder of vegan creamery New Roots, about her example of a hopeful reconciliation between current Swiss dairy culture and the urgent turn away from animal husbandry. The conference will end with a roundtable and Q&A with additional guests: Christian Nils Schwab, Director of Integrative Food & Nutrition Centre at EPFL and Nadia Hanessian, co-founder of Vege’tables.Afterwards, a free tasting of alternative proteins will be provided to guests.This event is co-organized by the Alternative Protein Project EPFL and Unipoly’s EVA (Étudiant.e.s vegan.e.s animalistes).Programme:6:15 pm Doors opening6:30 pm Welcome words6:40 pm Talk by Tobias Leenaert7:10 pm Talk by Alice Fauconnet, co-founder of vegan creamery New Roots7:30 pm Roundtable with:Tobias LeenaertAlice FauconnetChristian Schwab, Director of Integrative Food & Nutrition Centre at EPFLSophie Hanessian, co-founder of Vege’tablesNadia Hanessian, co-founder of Vege’tables8:00 pm Q&A8:10 pm Aperitif networking and tastingIf you have any questions, please contact events-inscriptions@epfl.ch