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Dr Sam Perkins

CEO of Cellular Agriculture Australia

Sam Perkins is the CEO of Cellular Agriculture Australia, and a proudly neurodivergent leader and strategic thinker. With over 15 years’ experience across academia, humanitarian organisations, and the private sector, he brings a human-centred, participatory approach to innovation, strategy, and system design.

Grounded in Buddhist ethics and guided by a personal manifesto—“Until everyone would be willing to trade places with anyone, there is work to be done”—Sam is passionate about harnessing appropriate technology to create sustainable, scalable solutions that support people, animals, and the planet.

He holds a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Tasmania and the University of Cambridge (UK), and was an award-winning lecturer at UTAS. He is currently focused on shaping the future of food through innovation, policy, and biomanufacturing.

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