Samantha Wong
Samantha Wong
Blackbird Ventures Partner
Sam is a Partner at Blackbird. Originally from Australia, she now heads up the office in Ta¯maki Makaurau (Auckland), where she raised its inaugural $60M New Zealand fund in 2020 and is continuing Blackbird’s Kiwi adventure.
Sam is passionate about diversity in technology and venture capital and spear-headed the release of the Model Code of Conduct for the Startup Community as well as a venture capital internship program for women. Prior to joining Blackbird she was a legal tech startup founder, an e-commerce product and strategy manager, and practiced in corporate and litigation teams at Minter Ellison before career-pivoting into startups in 2010.
Sam is passionate about diversity in technology and venture capital and spear-headed the release of the Model Code of Conduct for the Startup Community as well as a venture capital internship program for women. Prior to joining Blackbird she was a legal tech startup founder, an e-commerce product and strategy manager, and practiced in corporate and litigation teams at Minter Ellison before career-pivoting into startups in 2010.
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Eat Meat, Save the Planet: A Conversation on Cultured Meat
MON, OCT 16, 12:00 PM
Conference
As billions of people worldwide continue to choose meat for its taste and quality, global demand for it is increasing at an unprecedented rate – a rate that sustainably farmed meat simply cannot keep up with.
Could eating cultured meat be the (selfish) way to sustainability meet the challenge?
From sustainable tech to venture capitalism, this session brings together a range of diverse perspectives to explore the intersections of food, technology and innovation. George Peppou (Co-Founder, Vow), and Samantha Wong (Partner, Blackbird) will discuss the future of cultured meat, how sustainability can in fact be selfish, and the crucial role of disruptive thinking in driving success.
Join us for an informative and thought-provoking conversation hosted by award-winning journalist Yolanda Redrup (Senior Journalist, Australian Financial Review).
