Archives: Agenda

• Drug development activity in China and key areas of enhanced activity
• Clinical trials trends and the impact of geopolitical events on outsourcing
• Is China a solution for early-phase clinical trials
• Partnering and licensing activities from China

• Infusing brews with nootropics and adaptogens for sustained “calm energy” and cognitive focus
• Introducing functional and wellness-oriented beverages
• Attracting health-conscious Gen Z and millennial customers

Interactive roundtable sessions offer a unique opportunity to come together with your peers to share best practice and develop solutions to critical challenges facing the industry as a whole. Hosted by industry experts and each focused on a single issue, roundtables are an exciting, interactive way to build your personal network and learn from the experience and expertise of others. 

Each roundtable session lasts for 40 minutes and delegates may attend up to 2 roundtables.

Roundtable 1: Curated Solutions to Help You Stand Out in a Competitive Landscape

• Recent innovations in flavourings, extracts, and essences

• Exploring plant-based taste solutions

• Launching products that satisfies increasingly sophisticated consumer demands

Senior representative, Synergy Flavours (to be Introduce to speaker)

Roundtable 2:Innovative Packaging to Elevate Your Brand

• Using unique textures and sustainable materials to communicate brand quality

• Engineering smart formats to support modern, active routines

• Utilising QR codes and smart labels to provide instant access to ingredients and carbon footprints

Sponsor Session Available 

• Create bespoke glass shapes with low-cost tooling to own the shelf
• Boost sustainability credentials with high-recycled content and 100% recyclable glass
• Scale fast with flexible production runs tailored for craft and premium non-alcoholic brands

  Senior representative, Beatson Clark (to be Introduce to speaker)

• Scale your sustainability with functional ingredients that capture CO2 during production
• Deliver high-quality, plant-based nutrition using advanced, light-powered cultivation technology
• Enhance your drinks with high-performance ingredients that require zero chemical additives

Senior representative, Arborea (to be Introduce to speaker)

• Rising demand for functional, low-sugar, and hydration-focused drinks
• Realigning portfolios to capture health-conscious GLP-1 consumers
• Anticipating reduced calorie intake and smaller portion sizes

• Using AI to identify occasions driving consumer preference and loyalty
• Exploring how major brands use AI and big data to predict flavour trends
• Accelerating NPD timelines from years to months

   Senior representative, Ai Palette 

• Sugar Tax Reform: Managing the shift as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy expands thresholds and includes milk-based alternatives by 2028
• DRS Readiness: Aligning operations for the October 2027 Deposit Return Scheme launch
• Digital Standards: Implementing new 2D barcode and data matrix requirements critical for container identification and circularity tracking