Abstract:

This talk will, as the title promises, talk a lot about cows. But really the subject is how we can harness the forces of innovation to steer our way out of the climate crisis, using the cattle industry as the example. In the talk I will show why cows - specifically, enteric fermentation - are considered problematic. I will define the term ‘disruption’ so that we all know what the word means, and then I will do a deep dive into whether one technology - "meat alternatives" - can truly be considered disruptive. Finally, I will present a framework to show to rigorously examine any industry for opportunities for technological disruption, and walk through its implications for how we should address the challenge of cows in particular.

Bio:

Dr. Seth Miller is President of Heron Scientific, a boutique consulting company specializing in innovation planning for companies leveraging cutting edge chemistry and materials science. Dr. Miller has worked as a technology leader in an unusually wide ranging number of fields, including serving as founding CEO of ClearMark Systems, a developer of anti-counterfeiting software for DARPA; CSO of Fluonic, a microfluidic flow sensor for medical infusion; and CSO of EverSealed, a developer of vacuum sealed windows. He also served as CTO of Technology Reserve, an IP licensing company, and Managing Director of Xinova, an open innovation platform. Dr Miller is author or co-author on 93 issued US patents, and received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1998. https://heronscientific.com/about-1/