Speakers

Russ is the co-founder and CEO at twig, a bioengineering start-up which is combining AI, robotics and fermentation tech to drive a global transition away from unsustainably resourced ingredients to bio-fermented ingredients in a way that benefits everyone – people, producers, and the planet. 

Before twig, Russ co-founded cultivated meat pioneer Ivy Farm, and worked as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group.  He holds a D.Phil. in Biomedical Engineering from Oxford.