Anand Ramanathan leads the food and agribusiness capability for Deloitte in India. He works across the food and agribusiness value chain with Indian and global clients in the areas of growth, diversification and business transformation. He also helps various governments in India and other developing countries with the formulation of policy and capacity building in agriculture and allied industries.

As the son of a cancer surgeon from Mumbai, Varun has been deeply immersed in healthcare and technology from a very young age. He spent several formative years studying Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at technology hub Carnegie Mellon University. He then went on to work on implementing digital health in India and the United States, helping vulnerable populations through care coordination, and a systems approach to healthcare. While in the United States, Varun learned about Effective Altruism, a philosophy which seeks to investigate and target the world's most pressing problems. He came to understand the tremendous impact of industrial animal agriculture on the world, and the imperative need to transition away from it using markets and technology. In dedicating his work to the future of protein and combining his duty to human and planetary health, Varun aims to help build a more healthy, sustainable, and just global food system, starting right here in India.

With a deeply scientific background, Akshay holds a BSc in Biotechnology from Bangalore University, a Masters in Medical Biochemistry, and a PhD in Cancer & Muscle Biology from the National University of Singapore. He was most recently a founder of FalconBio, a cancer drug delivery and services platform based out of Singapore. Akshay is an accomplished scientist and an entrepreneur with 7 years of experience in translational and cross-functional R&D projects with a focus on commercialization.

Armed with a Bachelors and Masters in Manufacturing Engineering at Cambridge University, along with a MBA from INSEAD, Karan has worked over 14 years in entrepreneurship, business operations, supply chain, project management, infrastructure, Corporate Finance in the India and the Middle East. He was previously Director at Clairfield International Investment Bank and also Director at JADE Advisors, a global placement agent. He is now MD at Brinc India, and is excited to use his entrepreneurship, management, and investing experience to support early stage founders and create gamechangers.

Neha is a Principal at Good Startup where she is responsible for deal origination, investment analysis and portfolio management. She works closely with Good Startup’s portfolio companies to help them in their mission of furthering the alternative protein industry. She has 12+ years of experience in financial markets spanning private equity, fixed income, credit, and public equities. Previously, she was a director of investments at JI Capital Partners, and before that an equity derivatives trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch covering Southeast Asia and India. Neha holds an MBA (High Honors) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay. Neha is a recipient of the prestigious Siebel Scholarship.

Nithin is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and has has successfully run an FMCG business focused on manufacturing innovative food products, with a distribution base of more than 15,000 retails outlets across India, Nepal, and Bangladesh for more than 6 years. Nithin has worked as the CFO for companies ranging from healthcare, foodtech, logistics, manufacturing, and SaaS for more than 7 years. He also works as a management consultant and helps companies with their business strategies, sets up systems and processes, prepares them for fund raises/IPOs, and helps execute business plans. Previously Nithin has also run a B2B seafood supply startup in Western India for 2+ years and has experience in the seafood supply chain, distribution, logistics, and unit economics.

Ankush is an engineer from NIT - Surat (2006) with an HR masters from TISS, Mumbai (2010). Corporates brands and cultures didn't quite cut it for him and through his passion for fitness, love for the planet and its animals, and lastly, an obsession with the road less traveled, OATEY was born. Ankush is also an amateur biohacker, vegan, and holds a professional diploma in weight loss and sports nutrition level 1. Having worked in the corporate sector for 13 years across plenty of big brands across industries, in the capacity of HR leadership, Ankush built robust professional networks. His daughter Inaaya, fitness and wellness hacks, sustainability, plant-based diets, and a constant endeavor to push the limits on and off the field keep Ankush ticking.

An experienced people leader, Vaibhaw has 15 years of experience transforming operations for large organizations leading to improved customer experience and bottom line. An avid reader, Vaibhaw is passionate about sustainability and food security. A vegan by choice, Vaibhaw co-founded Urban Tiller to make plant based foods more accessible to everyone. Vaibhaw is an ex merchant navy officer and has sailed on the high seas for 2 years before pursuing his MBA from Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai.

Sagar is Partner at Beyond Impact, a global VC fund focused solely on investing in animal-free ventures. He has about a decade of experience as an entrepreneur, operator, venture capitalist, and gender-lens investor. He has led investments in about 20 early-stage startups with the experience of setting up multiple micro-venture capital funds. Apart from his current role at Beyond Impact, he is a mentor at Fashion For Good, advisor to Angel Protocol, Venture Partner at Republic, and an active contributor to the GenderSmart Investing community.

Soniya supports CIIE.CO to make seed investments, manage portfolio startups, and build investment thesis. Prior to this she was working in a transaction advisory role at a CA firm. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst and has also co-authored reports on 'Building an Ecosystem for Cultivated Meat in India' and 'Digital Innovations in Mental Health Sector'.

Dr. Kamble has a PhD from Savitribai Phule University (National Centre for Cell Science, Pune) in biotechnology. He has publications in International Peer Reviewed Journals from Elsevier, Wiley, AACR publishers, and book chapters in Springer, ACS books. He has presented his work in National and International conferences and has been invited as speaker in conferences and faculty development programmes (FDP). He has guided 7 post-graduate students on their dissertation theses. He has consulted healthcare startups - Oncocur India Pvt. Ltd. and Nuimance Phytovigyan Pvt. Ltd. and some of his researched products are currently being marketed (BRECAN, BRECAN PLUS).

An Industrial engineer by qualification, Arjun has extensive experience in management and implementing digital transformations for large-scale organizations. Arjun co founded Urban Tiller to make our food systems more sustainable. An avid believer in food safety at source, Arjun has developed Agtech knowledge from scratch for more than 40 varieties of greens & vegetables cultivated in soil-less conditions. A musician at heart Arjun has completed his MBA from SP Jain School of Management Singapore/Dubai.

Shiva Susarla is founder of Singapore-based venture studio called RENERGii Ventures (www.renergii.com). RENERGii is building a high quality portfolio of cutting-edge startups using agri-food science and technology to make food systems circular, accessible and affordable in the long run. Apart from Urban Tiller, RENERGii venture companies include Mycovation (mycelium-based protein) and Feedwerkz (Insect-based protein). Shiva has done his MBA from Asian Institute of Management Philippines.

Devigere Biosolutions creates 100% clean label, versatile and functional plant protein concentrates from diverse pulses. Smitha has innovated and scaled up the most unique technology in protein extraction, where it is a 100% clean process, sustainable and includes minimal processing. She is highly passionate in producing the most versatile plant proteins for various applications. Today, her company’s plant proteins are tested by more than 100 food companies in the world. She holds an engineering degree in Biotechnology from VTU and Postgraduate diploma in Biotechniques from Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB) Bangalore. She holds top notch work experience of 7 years in the R & D department at Novozymes South Asia Pvt Ltd. Bangalore, where she got the opportunity to develop products for global markets. She is determined to create high quality products to cater to global demand.

Husain holds a Master's degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Through his experiences with organizations like the World Wildlife Fund and Soybean Innovation Lab, Husain has worked on international research projects to understand the impact of food production and consumption from a holistic perspective (environmental, economic, and health). Husain's passion for finding solutions across the food system has led him to GFI India, where he hopes to use his research and analysis skills to help India become a leader in the alternative protein industry.

Shubhankar is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at MyoWorks. MyoWorks aims to create an ecosystem of ancillary products for the cultivated meat industry starting with their novel scaffolding solution.

Vinod Kumar co-founded String and currently serves as its Managing Director. From his first job as a teenager managing the supply chain for his family’s FMCG business to leading large cross functional teams at global multi billion-dollar companies in the telecommunications and data networking industries - Vinod’s corporate experience runs deep and broad. With his 23+ years of experience in product development, engineering, manufacturing, customer experience, and operations, Vinod brings a strong commitment to strategic and operational excellence as well as insights on taking products to market and increasing shareholder value. An outsider to the biotech industry, Vinod’s passion to deliver measurable and sustainable impact towards climate change in his lifetime, shapes his work at String.

Mr. Krishnan is an experienced thought-leader in industrial biotechnology and is passionate about sustainable solutions for climate challenges. With 35+ years of vast experience in strategy and management in multinational conglomerates, Krishnan now engages with biotech companies and startups as an advisor and a mentor. Krishnan has worked closely with decision-makers in the regulatory areas and policy advocacy to propagate the importance of viable biotech solutions to protect the environment.

Dr. Manish Diwan has a Ph.D. from Jamia Hamdard and ICGEB, New Delhi, in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Immunology. In his illustrious career spanning more than 25 years, Dr. Diwan has worked with corporate behemoths such as Daiichi-Sankyo Life Sciences, Dabur, and Ranbaxy. At BIRAC, Dr. Diwan is working at the research and entrepreneurship interface to empower and guide emerging biotech enterprises with cutting-edge innovations for commercialization and scaling.

Nicole studied Economics at the University of Warwick, UK. Prior to joining GFI India, Nicole worked at Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of the Government of India, as a primary advisor to lifesciences groups' looking to set-up or expand their presence in India. As a special project nomination via Invest India, she worked directly under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to launch the national innovation commercialization initiative AGNIi as an in-roads to greater cooperation between industry, government labs and academic institutions. Nicole brings experience in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and technology commercialization to promote innovation in the plant-based, cultivated meat, eggs and dairy industry in India. Nicole is passionate about climate action and public health, which has led her to GFI India, in the hope to shape an Indian response to the biggest challenges of our lifetime.

Amrita holds an M.Sc. in Biochemistry from M. S. University of Baroda and is a experienced leader, problem solver, collaborator, and dot connector to solve some of the most important knowledge gaps across countries, with India as a center-piece of these conversations, including smart proteins. As a veteran with key networks, panning developing businesses of several companies through market research on life sciences, she has very strong know-how on how India compares with international education and what we need to teach to be globally competitive.

Shreyansh brings in his experience in research and sourcing of early stage startups, from his work at Traxcn (India and China geography) and YourStory. He has also worked on capital raising and GTM strategies at a boutique investment bank, EnvoyLabs Consulting. He currently leads new investments, portfolio management and capital raising at Ankur Capital.

Karan has been involved in impact investing and sustainability for most of his career. He has over 15 years of experience in asset management across various asset classes and has spent over 8 years directly investing in sustainable food and agriculture supply chains across South and SouthEast Asia. Karan has been actively involved in the plant and alternative proteins space since 2015, working with companies to set up extraction units across the world. As Principal at Peak Sustainability Ventures, Karan leads deals across Energy, Water, Agriculture and broader Climate technologies. He is a passionate ocean enthusiast, and is driven by an inherent desire to ‘rewild the planet’

An alumnus of NYU & YCombinator, Jinesh currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer at Ahimsa VC - India’s first & only impact venture capital fund focused on disrupting animal agriculture by investing in the future of food, materials & beyond. Jinesh has founded Alt Protein startups backed by the likes of Khosla Ventures & NBA athletes, & independently advised & consulted dozens of alt protein & materials startups globally including Eat JUST & Good Dot. Prior to this, Jinesh spent 15 years on Wall Street with Morgan Stanley & in Silicon Valley with Microsoft & several startups, living across 3 continents while also partnering with government & non-profit entities such as GFI India, EU’s EIT, Cambridge University & others across 6 continents.

Pranav leads investments and portfolio construction at 3one4 Capital. As CIO, he has led over 70 seed and venture capital investments across several investment categories in India and the US. Currently, 3one4 Capital manages over INR 2,300 Cr (USD 300 Mn) and its investments include Licious, Open, DarwinBox, BetterPlace, Jupiter, Koo, Dozee, Begin, and Tracxn. Pranav serves on the boards of and as an advisor to several of the companies in the portfolio. Pranav received the “35 Under 35” award from Entrepreneur Magazine, India and the “40 Under 40” Alternative Investments Professionals of India award from the Association of International Wealth Management of India (AIWMI) and the Indian Association of Alternative Investment Funds (IAAIF).

Rajeev served for many years at the C-level of financial services leader JM Morgan Stanley (subsequently JM Financial), where he sat on the SE Asia strategy committee. He recently left JM Financial as the CEO, having led it to $Bn++ market cap, and has more recently set up an advisory lead investment firm called Magnetic. Through Magnetic, Rajeev advises and invests in consumer/health focused businesses.

Chandrasekaran is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Green Artha Innovation - a climate innovation and investment firm. She also co-founded and continues to actively run the 250+ member Women in Investing network as well as the Climate Capital Network. She is a mentor with TechStars India, Sangam FLCTD, advising several startups and impact groups. Maya is an expert at scaling companies that change lives, both as an investor and in practice. As one of the founding members of Menterra Venture Advisors, she built the Education and Skilling investment practice. Maya was part of the founding leadership that scaled Babajob.com into India’s largest tech-enabled livelihoods platform, securing meaningful work for over 10 million people in just 7 years. Maya is passionate about innovation, building ecosystems and creating collaborations.

Nicole studied Economics at the University of Warwick, UK. Prior to joining GFI India, Nicole worked at Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of the Government of India, as a primary advisor to lifesciences groups' looking to set-up or expand their presence in India. As a special project nomination via Invest India, she worked directly under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to launch the national innovation commercialization initiative AGNIi as an in-roads to greater cooperation between industry, government labs and academic institutions. Nicole brings experience in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and technology commercialization to promote innovation in the plant-based, cultivated meat, eggs and dairy industry in India. Nicole is passionate about climate action and public health, which has led her to GFI India, in the hope to shape an Indian response to the biggest challenges of our lifetime.

Husain holds a Master's degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Through his experiences with organizations like the World Wildlife Fund and Soybean Innovation Lab, Husain has worked on international research projects to understand the impact of food production and consumption from a holistic perspective (environmental, economic, and health). Husain's passion for finding solutions across the food system has led him to GFI India, where he hopes to use his research and analysis skills to help India become a leader in the alternative protein industry.

Anand is a 4-time entrepreneur with prior success in education, energy, and now extends his passion around sustainability as the cofounder and CEO of Liberate Foods, a plant protein company with a meat alternate line of products – Shaka Harry. Previously, Anand has set up and scaled an education services company that served clients in 155 countries and delivered over 6 million hours of training for global enterprises. In energy, Anand set up Dexler Energy, a renewable energy developer and scaled it to develop over USD 100 Mn of assets. In 2019, he set up a venture studio to curate, incubate and launch companies around education and sustainability. M By S Square, made 6 investments one of which was Liberate Foods. Liberate Foods was set up last year to provide more sustainable food choices. Anand is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, a trainee aviator, and an aspiring musician.

Shraddha Bhansali is Co-founder and COO of EVO Foods, which is using cutting-edge technology and science to create next-gen plant-based substitutes for animal products. While pursuing her Bachelor of Business Administration at Boston University in 2010, she conceptualized a reality where the delicious food that people crave was made from plants and not animals. Driven by this, she co-founded EVO Foods - Asia’s first 100% plant-based egg - in October 2019 with Kartik Dixit. Through EVO Foods, both the founders not only aim to not only positively impact the food ecosystem but also leverage Indian indigenous ingredients as high-quality protein sources for the world. While she has been included to be part of the Forbes 30 under 30 lists for India in 2018 and Asia 2021, her efforts to promote green and clean eating habits have also seen her give a TEDx Talk on the importance of sustainable eating.

Sohil Wazir is the CCO of Blue Tribe- a DTC and HORECA based food tech company working on a mission to reinvent meat consuming methods in India. In his current position, Sohil is responsible for leading and scaling the sales, marketing, supply chain and finance. He is accountable for overseeing the overall operations and customer interface with the brand’s key product offerings to ensure that each functionality is in sync with its strategic, social and commercial objectives. Sohil has over nine years of experience and expertise in the field of traditional trade, brand management, new-age e-commerce and digital marketing. After completing his B.Tech from Visvesvaraya National Institute Of Technology, Nagpur, he went on to pursue Marketing Management degree from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research.

Gaurav qualified as one of the youngest CAs in India in 2011 and started his career with KPMG. He has always felt driven to align himself with meaningful work - in his case, an urge to find a way to get animals off the plate as he strongly believes that 15 minutes of palate pleasure are not more important than an entire life. At GREENEST, Gaurav and his team are on a serious mission to get smarter protein on India’s plates. GREENEST wants to play a pivotal role in defining and driving the smart protein movement in India, and they understand what goes into making a consumer’s meat experience great, and then work their way up to recreate that experience without getting the animal into the equation.

Prateek is a businessman turned food entrepreneur with 14 years of experience and an extensive background in finance and sales. A plant-based sustainability enthusiast who truly believes in bringing positive change to the world. His aim is to stimulate this movement towards the future of protein, healthy and clean eating, with the production of sustainable, plant-based protein products for the globe. BVeg Foods is an innovation-driven food company manufacturing plant-based meat products. Their vision acts as an ecosystem provider not only for India but also for international markets too. The BVeg facility is the center of excellence, one of its kind in India with state-of-the-art equipment from Europe. Prateek and the company certainly believe that India can be the epicenter of plant-based foods for the globe.

With a deeply scientific background, Akshay holds a BSc in Biotechnology from Bangalore University, a Masters in Medical Biochemistry, and a PhD in Cancer & Muscle Biology from the National University of Singapore. He was most recently a founder of FalconBio, a cancer drug delivery and services platform based out of Singapore. Akshay is an accomplished scientist and an entrepreneur with 7 years of experience in translational and cross-functional R&D projects with a focus on commercialization.

Dheeraj is the President of the AAK group in India. AAK is a major global manufacturer of specialty oils/fats and other food ingredients and has been actively involved in the plant-based sector. Prior to AAK, Dheeraj worked across various roles at Huntsman Corporation finally becoming the Commercial Director for South Asia, Middle East & Africa in 2016.

Siraj Chaudhry has been in Business for 34 years of which 20 years in leadership roles building, turning around, acquiring, divesting businesses in Agriculture and Food space. Siraj is presently Non-Executive Director and Chairman of National Commodity Management Ltd., (NCML). In his last role as the MD & CEO of NCML, he was successful in leading the organization through a transformation journey, greater diversification and expansion of company footprint across the country as a trusted and preferred Agri Supply chain and solutions partner. Siraj was the Chairman of Cargill India, the Indian arm of Cargill Inc., where he led the build and expansion of Cargill's Food Business in India. Siraj serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Tata Consumers Products Ltd., Tata Coffee Ltd., Dhanuka Agritech, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd., Carrier Air Conditioning and Refrigeration India and Bikaji Foods International.

Mr. Nirav Haria is the Head – Business Development & Integrated Solutions – South Asia for Givaudan India Pvt. Ltd. He heads the business development team which focuses on the upcoming categories in the Taste & Well-Being space for South Asia. Plant based Protein products is one of these categories where Givaudan India is committed to support the growth and development of the entire plant-based ecosystem. He has been with Givaudan India for almost a decade now in various roles and has more than 21 years of experience in various industries like food, specialty chemicals & dyes, pharma intermediates etc.

P.B. Chinnappa has been associated with the food and beverage industry for the past 30 years. He started his career with the erstwhile Tata Tea and then worked with Cadbury India Limited. During his stint with Cadbury, he brought a large acreage of non-traditional areas under cocoa cultivation, greatly improving the income levels of farmers and also saved precious foreign exchange by reducing imports of Cocoa. Chinnappa has been with Griffith Foods since 2007. At Griffith Foods, he has managed various functions including Sales, Supply Chain and Procurement before taking over as the Managing Director.

Rajyalakshmi is a marketing professional with over 15 years of experience in Consumer and Business Insights, Data Analytics, and Marketing Strategy. Before joining GFI India, Raji worked with stalwart consumer brands such as Unilever, McDonalds, Aditya Birla Retail, and Nielsen. In her previous stints, she has focussed on Business and Brand Strategy driven by consumer insights, business and financial goals, macro trends, and competitive forces. At GFI India, Raji focuses on creating and executing consumer research that can meaningfully drive the smart protein market forward.

Prakash brings over 30 years of work experience in CPG organisations like Unilever, Hershey’s, Mead Johnson & IFF. He has held various roles in Sales & Customer Marketing across Foods & Personal care categories. His experience includes leading diverse teams in large multinational organisations, with a strong domain expertise in Finance, Marketing, HR & Manufacturing functions and a holistic understanding of the African, Middle Eastern & Asian markets.

Husain holds a Master's degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Through his experiences with organizations like the World Wildlife Fund and Soybean Innovation Lab, Husain has worked on international research projects to understand the impact of food production and consumption from a holistic perspective (environmental, economic, and health). Husain's passion for finding solutions across the food system has led him to GFI India, where he hopes to use his research and analysis skills to help India become a leader in the alternative protein industry.

Rinka is the Founder of Thinking Forks Consulting, an end to end R&D solution provider to the Food & Beverage industry. Thinking Forks has helped more than 30 companies launch more than 100 products in the last 7 years. Prior to starting her own venture, Rinka worked with Unilever for 16 years where she worked on several F&B categories and was the Director R&D at for Foods in South Asia for 5 years. Prior to Unilever, she worked with The International Food Network out of Ithaca, New York and worked on brands like Haagen Dazs and Slim Fast. Rinka has a Master’s degree in Food Science from The University of Vermont, USA and a Bachelor’s degree in Dairy Technology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal.

“Kevin forayed into entrepreneurship by co-founding Proeon in 2018, that produces high-quality plant protein ingredients with superior nutrition profile, functional profile, and sensory profile. Kevin currently manages R&D and New product development, Investor relationship and fund raise, Marketing and Legal activities at Proeon. Kevin is passionate about intelligent innovation for sustainable production and consumption of food that leads to better health, safer planet, and cruelty-free practices. His forte is connecting seemingly unrelated dots across sectors to create solutions that make ingredients and food products more joyful and healthy. Prior to Proeon, he gained substantial exposure to M&A and open innovation during his 5-year stint with OmniActive Health Technologies, where he was responsible for establishing and running OmniActive’s Open Innovation program. He also led an entrepreneurial initiative of setting up new B2B business for innovative functional ingredients targeted at nutrition and dietary supplements industries and successfully managed a cross-functional team across product development, supply chain, operations, commercialization and go-to-market execution. Kevin has a strong techno-commercial expertise with demonstrated experience in new product development and supply chain management across industries like food, beverage and nutraceutical ingredients. He is Management graduate from Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) and a Biotechnology graduate from Sardar Patel University.”

Dayakar Rao is the CEO of Nutrihub and is also currently serving as a principal scientist at ICAR-IIMR. Dr Rao is a renowned agricultural scientist credited with the development of Value Chain on Millets with having a rich experience of more than three decades with a specialisation in processing, value addition of millets and commercialisation. Dr Dayakar has been instrumental in establishing a dedicated Technology Business Incubator, NUTRIHUB-TBI hosted at ICAR-IIMR to help Nutricereal start-ups grow in a streamlined fashion by providing them with the required technology and business support system. He has contributed immensely to replicating the successful millet value chain ecosystem for millets by supporting various states in India. Dr Dayakar has successfully developed 70+ technologies, 50+ value added products, 200+ recipes under various research projects and commercialized them through the Nutrihub-IIMR. His vision and proven leadership qualities to communicate and inspire confidence among the aspiring entrepreneurs and young scientists is praiseworthy.

Debomitra is a Food Extrusion Specialist with C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc., NJ. She leads the food laboratory and extensively works on developing snacks, meat analogs, pet food, among others using extrusion processing. She is also involved in several collaborative projects with research institutions and universities in the US and Europe. She earned her PhD in food science from Washington State University in April 2022.

Naina Sharma is a Senior Investment Specialist and a member of the Agri-Food cluster at Invest India, the government of India’s investment promotion and trade facilitation agency. In the past 2 years, she has spearheaded various initiatives such as - reviewing the laws that impact the livestock sector, created an export and market access strategy for dairy and meat products , identified agri-food commodities with the potential for GI tagging, and drafted policy recommendations for enhancing support for agritech startups. Additionally, Naina has been working closely with GFI to draft policy recommendations for the cultivated meat sector and how government support can be leveraged to help develop the industry further. Naina studied law and public policy in India and the United States.

Shri Vinod Kumar Vidyarthi is a General Manager in the Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority and handles, Geographical Indicators, Common Infrastructure Projects, Agriculture Processing, value addition of products, cold chain of agri food products, Health foods, exports from urban agriculture, novel foods, Vegan products, Traditional Food Products, Ayurvedic Aahar Agri supply extension programme, Natural Products such as phyto-extracts, antioxidants, additives, colours, enzymes etc., dehydrated floral crafts, propagation material such as tissue culture plants, seeds, foliage, orchids, live plants etc. In the past, he handled issues related to WTO, Foreign Trade Policy and procedure, sanitary and phyto-sanitary issues, Market Access issues and participated several Trade Agreements ( bilateral and multilateral). He has contributing on rules of origin for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) multi-lateral Trade Agreement. He has attended WTO courses and received certificates. He has done his post-graduation from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, and studied Meat Science. He has published several research papers and popular articles on the meat Industry. Vidhyarthi Ji has been instrumental in providing dedicated support for the growth and development of the vegan industry in India with the formation of an expert committee on vegan products at APEDA.

Radhika holds a degree in law, having completed her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law with Political Science and International Law Honors from Alliance University, Bangalore. As a student she interned in several litigation firms, but deepened her passion for climate change and environmental protection after working with climate think tanks and the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation where she studied the human influence on urban, rural and wildlife geographies, and worked on analyzing animal protection laws and suggesting reforms. Radhika's passion towards international trade law, nutrition, sustainability, and policy has led her to GFI India. She believes that GFI India's work will bring India to the forefront of sustainable nutrition and a powerhouse of alternative protein production.