Our thirteenth guest is Tina Owens, the lead of the Resilience and Agriculture Lending and Insurance Coalition (RALIC) for the Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS), an organization aiming to bridge capital markets with the strategies, tools, and financial innovations to direct financing towards regenerative and agro-ecological food systems.

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Resources:

• Website: https://www.tifsinitiative.org/ralic/
• White paper on RALIC: https://www.tifsinitiative.org/resilience-in-agriculture-lending-insurance-coalition-ralic/
• JP Morgan report on transitional investing: https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm/cib/documents/Agriculture_Soil_and_Trade_The_Fates_of_Food_in_a_Warming_World.pdf
• Tina's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-owens/

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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Our twelfth guest is Kari Snorek, the Director of Operations at Shrimp Welfare Project, a non-profit organization that guides the shrimp farming industry towards higher welfare practices for a more sustainable and ethical future. The Shrimp Welfare Project collaborates with global producers, seafood suppliers, and retailers to improve harvest and slaughter practices to impact the lives of over 5.4 billion shrimps per year.

Resources:

• Website: https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shrimp-welfare-project/
• Newsletter Sign-Up: https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/newsletter
• Role Postings: https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/join-us
  • Note: This podcast was recorded in January, and the role postings for Technical Field Coordinators may no longer be up. Continue checking the page above for the latest updates on any available roles!
• Kari's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kari-snorek/

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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Our eleventh guest is Wasseem Emam, the Founder & Executive Director of Ethical Seafood Research, a non-profit organization focused on improving animal welfare in aquatic food systems globally. ESR focuses its work on fish farming conditions in low and middle-income countries through research, advocacy, and implementation.

Main resources:

• ESR's Newsletter: https://ethicalseafoodresearch.com/ethical-seafood-research-newsletter/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethical-seafood-research
• LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/waves-of-impact-7143194599308607488/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethicalseafoodresearch/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EthicalSeafoodResearch
• Donate here: https://ethicalseafoodresearch.com/donate/#

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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Our tenth guest is Albert Tseng, the co-founder of Dao Foods, a venture capital firm that seeks to grow the alternative protein space in China. Dao Foods invests in promising Chinese start-ups, provides mentorship, and builds stakeholder ecosystems to strengthen the Chinese alt-protein industry.

Main resources:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atseng34/
• Website: https://www.daofoods.com/

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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Our ninth guest is actually a panel of three guests: Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi, Matt Tom, and Jaishree Singh from the Global Forum for Plant-Based and Alt Proteins. The goal of this organization is to unite and empower stakeholders in the plant-based and alternative protein space, and expand this industry globally to be more inclusive for all.

Main resources:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-forum-for-plant-based-and-alternative-protein/
• Website: https://globalforumaltproteins.org/
• Sign up for their international conference in North Carolina! https://app.swapcard.com/event/global-forum-conference-2025

Other:

• Plant Futures: https://plantfuturesinitiative.org/
• Talist: https://altprotein.jobs/
• Food Impact Careers: https://www.foodimpactcareers.com/

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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Our eighth guest is Jamie Clay. Jamie is an operations, strategy, and fundraising veteran, turned entrepreneur. She’s the founder of two purpose-led businesses: Flora + Fauna Experiences, which creates custom vegan travel itineraries and event experiences, and Build + Bloom Consulting, which offers consulting, operations, and leadership support to mission-driven organizations.

Resources:

• Use the discount code PODCAST100 to get $100 OFF Jamie's upcoming Utah retreat! https://www.floraandfaunaexperiences.com/events/utah-best-friends-retreat
• Flora and Fauna Experiences
  Instagram: www.instagram.com/floraandfaunaexperiences
  Facebook: Flora and Fauna Experiences
  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/flora-and-fauna-experiences
• Join Jamie's TrovaTrip group if travel with heart speaks to you (she needs 40 more people to complete the interest survey!) https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/jamie-sros3
• Build and Bloom Consulting
  Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/build-and-bloom-consulting
  
  

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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Our seventh guest is Katy Bluett. Katy has a long and impressive history of working in New Zealand’s foodtech innovation space. She’s the Executive Director of Future Food Aotearoa, a founders collective to accelerate the growth and impact of foodtech businesses. She’s also the Founder of Appetite for Change, a consultancy for innovative food companies.

Resources:

• Katy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katy-bluett-05353a1b/
• Future Food Aotearoa: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-food-aotearoa/?originalSubdomain=nz
• Appetite for Change: https://www.appetiteforchange.co.nz/

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Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.

Our sixth guest is Kartic Bajpai. Kartic is currently studying for a Master's in Food Systems at the University of Hohenheim. Kartic has past internship experiences in the traditional dairy R&D space and is interested in applying these experiences to make an impact in the sustainable dairy production space, particularly in India.

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