**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS AND EMERGING BIOMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES FACE MANY OBSTACLES ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE INCLUDING: (A) CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE MISCONCEPTIONS REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE AND LEGISLATION; (B) SUSTAINABILITY AND TECHNO-ECONOMICS; (C) SCALING AND BIOREACTOR DESIGN; (D) FLAVOR TASTES AND TEXTURE; (E) A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE GAP AMONG RESEARCHERS WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES; (F) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; (G) LACK OF AVAILABLE INEXPENSIVE CONFERENCES SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS AND BIOMANUFACTURING; AND (H) LACK OF AVAILABLE SYSTEMATIC EXTENSION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES. THEREFORE ADDRESSING THESE KNOWLEDGE GAPS NECESSITATES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEDICATED ACADEMIC CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS. OUR CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS IS THAT A FREE-OF-CHARGE SPECIFIC AND FOCUSED CONFERENCE IN COLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRY POLICYMAKERS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON CELLULAR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD BIOMANUFACTURING WOULD ADDRESS THE GAPS IN CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT AI- AND MEDIA OPTIMIZATIONS AS WELL AS SCALE-UP AND BIOREACTOR APPLICATIONS. WE PLAN TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1. DEVELOP A HYBRID (IN-PERSON AND ONLINE) SUMMIT/WORKSHOP ON CELLULAR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD BIOMANUFACTURING AT TEXAS A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT AI-ASSISTED TOOLS APPLICATIONS AND SCALE-UP THROUGH BOTH PRESENTATIONS (IN-CLASSROOM) AND EXPERIENCE (WORKING WITH PILOT-SCALE CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT AND SCALE-UP PLATFORMS EXISTING AT TEXAS A&AMP;M UNIVERSITY; 2. IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT FACULTY AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN THIS DOMAIN (NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY);