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Visit our exhibitors’ booths throughout the day and collect stamps in order to enter our Prize Draw and be in for a chance of winning Apple devices or Amazon giftcards. The Prize Draw will take place in the Exhibition Hall. Make sure you don’t miss out!

Visit our exhibitors’ booths throughout the day and collect stamps in order to enter our Prize Draw and be in for a chance of winning Apple devices or Amazon giftcards. The Prize Draw will take place in the Exhibition Hall. Make sure you don’t miss out!

• Building a network to support your biotech through challenges
• Identifying weak points and understanding what you need to progress
• Balancing trust and control when navigating the unknown to curb risk and accelerate progression

• 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

Join Mandy Saven, Content Director at Stylus – the trusted trends intelligence partner for the world’s leading brands and agencies – as she:

• Unveils the key consumer cohorts set to shape the future of product development and brand experience, as well as wider hospitality and dining trends
• Empowers you with creative confidence through an array of industry- and category-led inspiration
• Boosts your strategic thinking by revealing the key social, cultural, digital and economic shifts driving consumer purchase decisions

• Fermentation as a gateway to unique taste profiles and enhanced functionality.
• High-throughput R&D approach to accelerate product development
• Use-cases in taste enhancement, sugar reduction, and postbiotics (organic acids, proteins, nootropics)
• Manufacturing approaches bridging lab to large-scale production: why scale matters

Seedlip founder and game changer Ben Branson, takes on 10 quick fire questions from Jonathan Ford, co-founder of Pearlfisher and Rosalind Michaluk, Strategy Director at Pearlfisher — the creative force behind Seedlip’s iconic branding — to uncover what the past 10 years tells us about the next.

• Nootropics are the New Buzz: How brain-boosting ingredients are creating a white space for brands, and what makes nootropics different from other functional claims
• Bridging Science & Storytelling: Practical ways to educate consumers on complex ingredients without losing the ritual and fun of the drinking occasion
• From Ingredient to Icon: What it takes for a mind-enhancing beverage to stand out. Formulation, sourcing, regulatory guardrails, and flavour are all part of the brand promise
• Lessons from Kin: How we’ve navigated brand development, marketing, and community-building around cognitive function
• A Wellness Status Symbol: Why the next generation of drinkers sees cognitive wellness as the ultimate luxury, and how that shifts category strategy for innovators and suppliers alike
• Where We Go Next: What’s on the horizon for brands ready to push beyond mindful drinking into mind-bending territory

• Dives into GLP-1s and how this is changing beverage consumption
• It explores how GLP-1s are driving a shift from alcohol to soft drinks and how this impacts innovation
• Unpacks what innovation needs to look like for GLP-1 consumers – touching on hydration, greater functionality, taste innovation to deliver on consumer experiences