041: Tackling the World’s Biggest Problems by Supporting Tech and Innovation with Dr. Matthew Spence
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English - June 28, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 18 MB - ★★★★★ - 127 ratingsNutrition Health & Fitness Business Entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins Series Part IV
in partnership with Future Food-Tech Alternative Proteins Summit, NYC June 21 - 22, 2022
Episode Description:
“What we eat is as important as anything else we're doing.” -Dr. Matthew Spence
The food industry is not just about what we eat. It's also about how we produce it— And that's a big deal!
The world needs a more sustainable approach to feed its growing population, and technology can help us get there. Technology is helping us find new solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems, including those related to food security. The alternative protein space is one example of how innovation can help us meet this challenge. This is where innovation meets sustainability meets deliciousness meets healthiness meets affordability—and it's changing how we think about food as much as anything else we're doing right now.
In this episode, Justine talks with Dr. Matthew Spence, Managing Director of Guggenheim Securities, a global investment and advisory firm that focuses on investment management, investment banking, and insurance services. With the leadership of Dr. Spence, their Food Technology team aims to support innovation that promotes sustainability.
In this episode, Justine and Dr. Spence engage in a broad discussion about the food industry’s role in climate change and how it affects global security, how entrepreneurs can help solve the world’s biggest issues, what investors are looking for in a company, why the alternative protein space is a worthy investment, and how technology shapes major industries.
Meet Matthew:
Dr. Matthew Spence is a Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, a global investment and advisory firm known for its innovative solutions. The firm’s primary focus is investment management, investment banking, and insurance services. He leads the company’s Venture Capital Coverage team as well as the Food Technology team.
Dr. Spence is the co-founder of the Truman National Security Project, an organization that aims to provide timely, innovative, and principled solutions to complex national security challenges. He also worked at the White House on the National Security Council as the President’s Special Assistant and has received the Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Public Service. He holds doctorate degrees in law from Yale Law School and International Relations from the University of Oxford.
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Episode Highlights:
00:52 Climate Change, Global Security, and Food
05:15 How Entrepreneurs Help Solve the World’s Biggest Problems
11:14 Great Investment Opportunities
14:17 What Investors Are Looking For
18:50 Why the Alternative Protein Space is Gaining Traction