Luke Wheat (F: Future Green Solutions Australia) is the Managing Director of Future Green Solutions, a Perth-based locally owned and operated company, currently commercializing the process of farming black soldier flies. Luke’s comprehensive understanding of data collection, experimental design and in-depth knowledge of daily operations ensure a rigorous yet practical approach to developing the Project. He has a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Conservation Biology, and a Bachelor of Aquatic Science in Coastal Zone Management.

Katarina Doughty (L: Katarina Helena Doughty) is a PhD student at the University of Western Australia whose research focuses on transforming our current global food systems from a linear, grow – eat – discard, model to a circular model that sees waste as a resource that we can harness. This research tackles global concerns about feeding a growing population, reducing global food waste, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving our waterways and aquatic ecosystems by reducing our reliance on wild caught fish, both as food for us and feed for our farmed fish.

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