Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, born in 1951 in Leutstetten Castle, not far from Lake Starnberg, is the great-grandson of the last Bavarian King Ludwig III. At the age of 25, Prince Luitpold took over the management of the traditional brewery at Schloss Kaltenberg.

Highly qualified marketing manager with over 17 years of work experience in the field of FMCG brand marketing, demonstrating excellent knowledge of strategic marketing, analytical skills and people management.

Experienced in launching and building new brands, re-positioning existing brands and planning / activating the entire marketing mix. Solid knowledge of consumer insights and deep comprehension of market research tools.

Erik is the Director of Operations at Sahlins Brygghus is the most innovative craft beverage producer in Sweden with an expressive portfolio of premium brands and products. Our mission is to bring beautiful and innovative products to discerning drinkers and curious consumers.

In 2016 Rob Fink founded the world’s first company to focus entirely on brewing Non-Alcoholic craft beer – Big Drop Brewing Co. As a lawyer with zero brewing experience, he teamed-up with an experimental brewer (Johnny Clayton from Wild Beer) and applied left-field fermenting techniques that meant no alcohol needed to be extracted from the end product to meet the required maximum 0.5% ABV. Less than 4 years later he is selling over 1 million bottles of 0.5% ABV beer annually around the world (eg Tesco in the UK, LCBO in Canada, Systembolaget in Sweden, Alco in Finland, NTUC Finest in Singapore etc). His beers have picked up 26 major international beer awards including twice being judged the ‘World’s Best’ at the World Beer Awards, Gold at the US Open Beer Championship and, the ‘Holy Grail’ of any non-alcoholic drink, winning medals against full-strength rivals in blind tastings. In 2019 Rob was a keynote at the Brewers of Europe Forum and the International Beer Strategies conference.

Mark brings over 20 years experience in the foodservice, retail and FMCG sectors to GlobalData.  Mark joined the GlobalData team in 2017 following 5 years living in Canada where he was an insights leader for PepsiCo and strategy consulting leader for the NPD group.   In his role at GlobalData, Mark brings bold thought-leadership to global partners across the manufacturer, retailer and distributor segments; always striving to find new ways to create growth by positively influencing shopper behaviour.

Mark brings significant FMCG knowledge and expertise to the conference having led research around the world on topics from shopper segmentation, to category market sizing to innovation planning and the study of global best practices.

Mark will be chairing the conference whilst sharing his views on the changing nature of next generation product offerings, the demands and expectations of today’s consumer, and the innovations and trends that will shape the future…

In 2019, Johnny Johnson decided to ditch the booze after getting fed up with the sluggish feeling he got the morning after drinking a few beers. After a couple of weeks of not drinking any alcohol he started to feel great. He was sleeping better, exercising more and his mental and physical health improved. There were no negatives. It was a revelation and one he predicted would take the world by storm. But he missed the taste of his favourite tipple, so set out and explored the world of alcohol-free beers. Not being overly impressed by the options available, he made it his mission to create a new alcohol-free beer, which not only tasted delicious and looked great but was also aligned with his new health goals. 10 months later UNLTD. Beer launched! Low calories, rich in vitamins B6 & B12, low in sugar, vegan friendly and gluten free, UNLTD. truly is 'The Beer with Benefits'.

Christopher was a co-founder of what became the Emerging Markets unit of the macro research firm TS Lombard, which in 2022 was acquired by GlobalData. His EM experience was forged in Russia, where, from the 1990s onwards, he was a British diplomat and then an analyst working in Moscow-based investment banks. His banking experience combined work both for financial investors – earning him top rankings in broker surveys – and strategic investors, including advisory work on the acquisition of Russian beer brands by international strategic investors. At TS Lombard, Christopher has integrated broad geopolitical risk analysis into the firm’s macroeconomic and market strategy research.

He is a regular commentator on political drivers for economies and financial markets in broadcast media and leading op-ed columns. He graduated from Oxford University, where he was also a Fellow of All Souls College.

An experienced and international Business Development Director with 10+ years of commercial experience with beer. Currently leading Alfa Laval’s most innovative technologies for breweries, Revos. A background in senior commercial roles in Carlsberg. Passionate about bringing beer to the right destination in the most cost effective and environmental friendly way, without compromising the consumer experience.

Barny started making cider in 2002 and it wasn’t long before he outgrew the shed resulting in Sandford Orchards moving into The Cider Works in Crediton,one of the oldest working cider mills in the country. A true believer in the history of cider making, Sandford Orchards believes Sander has a huge potential to grow as a delight for the modern cider drinker of today. A firm advocate of traditional cider making methods but experimental with innovation especially in new fermentations.

Extensive sales experience in glass industry coordinating pilot project with customer Mohrenbrauerei

Commercial leader focused on business development and driving change

BSc., Business Administration and Applied Psychology, University of Aston, Executive MBA, Hult (Ashridge), United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

Greg Klingaman is a retail and consumer sector executive with over 20 years’ experience leading business transformations and creating experiential destinations for major brands including Johnnie Walker, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, and The Home Depot. Based in Amsterdam, he is currently VP, Strategy and Field Operations EMEA for AnyRoad, the leading experiential marketing platform. At AnyRoad he is responsible for leading their international expansion, overseeing EMEA business operations, and helping alcohol and CPG brands to optimise their experiential investments.

In his previous role as Global Retail Director at Diageo, he architected and led Diageo’s £185M investment in Scotch whisky brand experiences, headlined by the September 2021 opening of Johnnie Walker Princes Street in Edinburgh.

Gauthier de Biolley is the Founder and Managing Partner of Eiger Ventures (www.EigerVentures.com), an advisory and investment firm focusing on business development and operational excellence projects in the beverages, dairy and cheese and other FMCG categories.

Gauthier served as Global Senior Vice President External Growth at Interbrew and InBev (now AB InBev), leading the global Strategy, Business Development and M&A team and managing transactions such as the AmBev-Interbrew combination and securing acquisitions in Germany (Beck’s), Serbia and China before taking on the role of Head of Business Unit France-Netherlands-Spain-Cuba. He previously worked with Veolia Environment, the Artal Group, and as a management consultant with Genrho and Strategic Planning Associates.

He is a non-executive Director of craft brewery Belgo (Vietnam) and Co-Chair of the Canada Belgium Committee, having served on the board of Directors of beer group EBl N.V. (active in Russia, the CIS and Central Europe) and of Sedlmayr Grund und Immobilien KGaA (München-based real estate).

Gauthier read Law and Economics at Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium), earned the INSEAD Certificate in Corporate Governance and attended executive courses at IMD and Stanford University.

Andy Neuteleers joined Bar.on as CFO as from 1 September 2023, and also is invested in the company. Prior to this he was a partner in a professional services firm, consulting on value chain and business modeling, as wel as valuation. He is now committed to take Bar.on to the next level by capitalizing on the business opportunities that are to be further developed on the basis of Bar.on's established, novel technology platform that is to bring consumers and industry into the age of digitized beverages.