Why Cultivated Meat Bans Are a Bad Idea, The Potential of Generative AI

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Episode Description

The August episodes of the Omnivore podcast are jam-packed with trending topics and dynamic insights into the world of food science and technology.

Paul Shapiro offers his take on creating a humane, sustainable protein supply and why he thinks cultivated meat bans are innovation killers. Amazon’s Justin Honaman discusses the potential impact of generative AI, the challenges in adoption, and use cases for the industry.

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Featured Guests

Paul Shapiro CEO of The Better Meat Co.

Paul Shapiro is CEO of The Better Meat Co., a supplier of mycoproteins and plant-based proteins for makers of alternative and hybrid meat products. A former executive with the Humane Society of the United States, Shapiro is author of the book Clean Meat, host of the Business for Good podcast, and a frequent TedxTalk presenter. He has a bachelor’s degree from The George Washington University.
Justin Honaman Worldwide Retail & CPG Go-to-Market Leader, AWS

Justin Honaman leads the worldwide Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Go-to-Market team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He is also the worldwide segment leader for Food & Beverage. His team’s focus within Retail and CPG is on delivering supply chain, ecommerce, data / analytics and digital engagement business solutions for customers globally. Honaman has spent most of his career in consumer goods and retail both on the customer side (Coca-Cola, Georgia Pacific) as well as the technology/consulting side (Accenture, EY).

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