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Alternative Dairy Conference 2020

November 2020

Event date: 2nd December 2020

HGF is sponsoring Alt Dairy Conference 2020 on 2nd December.

Alternative Dairy Conference 2020 will focus on the new wave of future food companies transforming the dairy business of tomorrow.

Attendees will learn about the latest business trends and best practices to transform the future of food with alternatives for dairy applications like cheese, milk and yogurt.

HGF Partner Kerry Rees will be attending the conference and speaking on “How to use Intellectual Property to attract investors”.

IP is a key asset for technology-driven companies and is used to attract funding from investors at all stages of a company’s development.

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Kerry
Rees

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