10th Dairy Innovation Strategies 2024

Devising Commercially Successful Strategies for the Dairy Industry

24 - 25

April

2024
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Agenda

  • 24 Apr 2024
  • 25 Apr 2024
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Streams

Stream one

Innovation & NPD

Stream two

Packaging, Sustainability & Technology

Stream three

Innovation in plant-based dairy

1:30 PM

Panel discussion: Packaging and health claims – how consumers perceive these

  • How do modern consumers respond to health claims?
  • The effectiveness of packaging and labelling in communicating health benefits
  • Effectively communicating health benefits in the digital age
  • Regulatory compliance when making health claims
  • Educating the consumer on health and wellness

 

Speakers

Anne Cathrine Whist
VP R&D, Director Product Development and Research, TINE
Dr. Olaf Larsen
Senior Manager Science & MT Member, Yakult Nederland B.V.
Dr. Stephan Peters
Nutrition, Sustainability and Health, Dutch Dairy Association

2 PM

Spotlight: Moving Food Forward: Tetra Pak’s role to enable the transition to sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems

  • Global food systems challenges and how the dairy industry is an important contributor to livelihoods and nutrition
  • Food systems transition pathways, including sustainable food packaging
  • Responsible sourcing – and the vision of keeping existing materials in use
  • Actions, investments, and solutions towards circularity
  • Collaborative innovation that shapes the industry

Speakers

Mustan Lalani
Sustainability Director, North Europe & East Europe for the Tetra Pak Group

2:15 PM

Spotlight: BluStream technology & solutions

  • Presentation of Serac
  • Our BluStream decontamination technology
  • Our BluStream cap decontamination solution
  • Our BluStream bottle decontamination solution
  • Our Combox BluStream aseptic blow/filling/capping solution

Speakers

Guillaume Leroux
Sensitive Products Market Manager BluStream®, Business Development Manager, Blowing Business Development Manager, Serac Group

2:30 PM

The Bovaer® Innovation Journey, from idea to large scale impact

  • Climate Change Induced Innovation, realizing that reducing enteric methane would have a big impact on global warming
  • Embarking on a 10+ years global research program
  • From proven technology to market approvals to large scale implementation
  • Lessons learned

Speakers

Maik Kindermann
Inventor & Head R&D Program, Bovaer®, dsm-firmenich

3 PM

How to improve operations with NextGen AI, machine learning and sustainability solutions

  • Maximizing operational efficiency
  • Reducing waste across the factory
  • Energy management and sustainability for manufacturing processes
  • Improving productivity and reducing utility consumption in real-world scenarios

Speakers

Robbie Turner
Senior Director of Dairy, Austin Data Labs
Des Cooling
Director of Plant Integration – Sustainability, Ever.Ag

3:30 PM

Afternoon refreshments and networking

1:30 PM

Plant-based dairy innovations

  • Launching of new innovative dairy products in 2024
  • Using new technologies
  • How plant-based is meeting consumer needs and expectations
  • Future outlook for plant-based dairy

Speakers

Henrik Lund
CEO, Naturli’ Foods

2 PM

Spotlight: Revolutionizing Dairy Packaging: Transition to PET Bottles with Innovative Light Blocking Shrink Sleeves

  • Dairy packaging market overview
  • Packaging Regulations & carbon footprint reduction
  • Optimization of Packaging Efficiency - Enhancing Sustainability
  • Introduction of our Light Blocking Technology
  • Case Studies and Market Adoption

Speakers

Laurent Foldès
Global Market Development Manager Labels, Klöckner Pentaplast

2:30 PM

Panel discussion: Plant-based dairy – nutritional and functional benefits

  • Key market trends: analyzing the growing demand for plant-based dairy, examining market trends, shifting preferences, and the role of innovation in meeting diverse dietary requirements
  • Nutritional benefits of plant-based alternatives: lower saturated fat, added vitamins, and potential health advantages
  • Meeting consumer expectations: taste perceptions, flavour and nutrition

Speakers

Henrik Lund
CEO, Naturli’ Foods
Lena Lölfing
Sustainability Manager Nordics, Oatly
Prof. Eva Tornberg
Founder and Inventor, Veg of Lund

3 PM

Innovation Through Collaboration: Co-Creating the Future of Food

  • The power of collaboration in the food industry
  • Case Study: Ingredion x Novonesis
  • Beyond Technical – taking a holistic approach

Speakers

Thomas Grataloup
Techincal Service Category Manager, Ingredion
Ross Crittenden
Senior Director, Commercial Development - Dairy Alternatives, Food & Beverage Biosolutions, Novonesis

3:30 PM

Afternoon refreshments and networking

8 AM

Registration and networking

8:50 AM

Chairman’s opening remarks

Speakers

Mark Dempsey
Senior Consulting Director – Global, GlobalData

9 AM

Opening keynote: How dairy is meeting the needs of consumers dietary and health requirements

  • What are consumer’s health driven needs and preferences
  • Understanding what consumers want in a healthy dairy product
  • The latest in sugar reduction in dairy products
  • Using natural ingredients
  • Recent advancements in probiotics
  • Alternative protein sources and future foods

Speakers

Patrik Hansson
CMO, Executive Vice President for Marketing & Innovation, Arla Foods

9:30 AM

Shaping future dairy consumer occasions: Adapting nutrition to new consumer lifestyles, the key for success

  • Fibre fortification of dairy yoghurts: An opportunity for dairy yoghurt brand owners to add value
  • Unlocking a new eating occasion: Fibre fortified yoghurt in answer to the snackification trend
  • Elevating the nutrient density and sensory experience of yoghurt brands thanks to PROMITOR® Soluble Fibre and Tate & Lyle combinatorial expertise

 

Speakers

Delphine Forejt
Category Development Manager, Tate & Lyle
Marietta Sayegh, MSc, PhD
EU Nutrition Business Partner, Tate & Lyle

10 AM

Net-zero strategies as a driver for innovation in the dairy industry

  • More and more dairy companies are setting targets to reduce emissions and become net zero by 2050
  • Our research shows that companies look to reduce their scope 1 and 2 emissions by 35-40% in 2030
  • Emission reduction strategies – the broad range of measures being looked at by industry
  • For major European dairy companies, we estimate they will require billions of euros to achieve their 2030 targets
  • Where does product innovation fit in the industry’s net-zero strategies

Speakers

Thijs Geijer
Senior Sector Economist Food and Agriculture, ING Bank

10:30 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11 AM

Keynote: The post-milk generation

  • How to empower the plant-based revolution
  • Driving a food system shift
  • Transparency as a tool for engagement
  • Why mandatory climate labelling
  • What's taste got to do with it

Speakers

Ilse Siekkinen
General Manager Nordics, Oatly
Lena Lölfing
Sustainability Manager Nordics, Oatly

11:30 AM

Food is at the heart of some of the biggest challenges & opportunities of our time

  • Some of the challenges affecting the food industry
  • How to drive more sustainable farming
  • Being guided by Food Systems
  • Finding balance in a food production approach
  • Environmental protection
  • Human health
  • Just transition
  • Tirlán’s approach to dairy farming

Speakers

Thomas Ryan
Head of Agri Sustainability and Customer Engagement, Tirlán

12 PM

Case study: “Future Milk”- milk from a herd using Bovaer®

Responses from consumers when introducing Future Milk into the marked in Norway.

Speakers

Anne Cathrine Whist
VP R&D, Director Product Development and Research, TINE

12:30 PM

Lunch and networking

1:30 PM

Panel discussion: Key trends in dairy – enrichment, fortification, taste and ways of consumption

  • Innovation in ingredients, taste & flavour
  • What’s the next new innovation/technology on dairy ingredients for recipe optimisation
  • Technologies and products that help improve digestion
  • The demand for ready to eat and ready to drink dairy products
  • Fibre in dairy products – what are consumers looking for?

 

 

 

Speakers

Johan Garssen
PhD, MD, Chief Scientific Advisor, Danone Nutricia Research
Mike Bagshaw
Owner and Founder, I.T.S
Thue Christensen
Chief Consultant, R&D, Dragsbæk

2 PM

Whey Forward: Exploring Innovations in Whey Protein

Speakers

Dr Marianthi Faka
Head of Technical & Ingredients Development, Volac

2:15 PM

Embedding Sustainability into the Innovation Process

Overview of how we are integrating Sustainability impact assessments directly into our innovation process.

Speakers

Kyle Brookmeyer
Head of Sustainability, FrieslandCampina Ingredients

2:45 PM

Optimizing profits by minimizing protein denaturation

  • Preserving native proteins whilst controlling microbiology
  • Increasing lactoferrin yield in the extraction and preservation process
  • Decarbonizing production for better overall quality

Speakers

Mark Kalhøj Andersen
CEO, Lyras

3:15 PM

Spotlight: Boosting recyclability of dairy packaging with ecodesign innovations

  • The label or sleeve decoraton on dairy packaging may seem like a small part of the packaging but can make a big difference in recycling
  • Learn how label and sleeve innovations support the recycling of dairy packaging
  • Meet light-blocking "EcoFloat WHITE" that enables brands to transition to transparent PET packaging that is food grade recycled

Speakers

Marika Knorr
Head of Sustainability and Communication, CCL

3:30 PM

Afternoon refreshments and networking

4 PM

Spotlight: Dairy industry 4.0 – How to create a more sustainable, efficient and agile production environment

Genius sensor technology for:

  • Real-time quality control
  • Push-out optimisation
  • How can the entire organisation benefit from applying new technology

Speakers

Anna Ranki
Sales Manager, ColloidTek Oy

4:15 PM

One Health: Probiotic dairy for healthy ageing

  • One Health
  • Probiotic dairy
  • Gut microbiota management
  • Healthy ageing
  • Valorization

Speakers

Dr. Olaf Larsen
Senior Manager Science & MT Member, Yakult Nederland B.V.

4:45 PM

Creating value for the dairy category: A sustainable packaging perspective

  • Generating value in a dynamic market
  • Dairy market drivers in a changed market landscape
  • Innovation meeting the future demand

Speakers

Muhib Noor Rahman
Regional Category Manager, Europe, Dairy and Plant-based Beverages, SIG Combibloc
Julia Trebels
Global Senior Category & Consumer Insights Manager, SIG Combibloc

5:15 PM

Dairy’s role in a healthy and sustainable diets

  • Dairy products have got a unique nutritional profile that cannot be replaced in an easy way
  • Replacement of animal based-products by plant-based products that are positioned as alternative has negative health effect
  • Not all animal-based products are the same on health and environmental profile. The same applies to plant-based foods
  • Replacing dairy products in a healthy and expectable way does not lead to significant decrease of the environmental footprint of the diet
  • If a more plant-based diet cannot meet all nutrient requirements it cannot be callod healthy or sustainable

Speakers

Dr. Stephan Peters
Nutrition, Sustainability and Health, Dutch Dairy Association

6 PM

Drinks reception sponsored by Resilux

Do what’s right in packaging - close the loop in milk bottles

Speakers

Davy Rosseel
Global Key Account Manager, Resilux Group

8 AM

Registration and networking

8:45 AM

Chairman’s opening remarks

Speakers

Mark Dempsey
Senior Consulting Director – Global, GlobalData

8:50 AM

Progress and trends of the dairy industry

  • Key industry data – understanding consumer needs and purchasing behaviour
  • Importance of sustainability and how it influences consumer decision making
  • Update on the foodservice industry
  • Analysing the future trajectory of the market

Speakers

Mark Dempsey
Senior Consulting Director – Global, GlobalData

9:20 AM

GEA smart filtration

  • Save up to 46% electrical energy during CIP
  • Save up to 50% process water/effluent
  • Maximize production time
  • Less membrane CIP stress
  • Monitor your process parameters on-line on tablet/PC

Speakers

Mads Bjerre Andersen
Technical Sales Manager, Membrane, GEA

9:50 AM

Analysing how dairy affects immune health

  • Dietary intervention and immune health
  • Processing dairy and its impact on immune health
  • Food pharma: the gap is narrowing - a role for dietary intervention in immune fitness (prevention and therapies)

Speakers

Johan Garssen
PhD, MD, Chief Scientific Advisor, Danone Nutricia Research

10:20 AM

Cracking dairy & plant-based dairy challenges with potato

Dive into the dynamic world of dairy and plant-based dairy alternatives during Meleknurs' presentation. Explore the latest key trends, discover the challenges manufacturers are facing in creating delicious (plant-based) dairy products and learn how the potato can crack these challenges.

Speakers

Meleknur Tüzün
Global Segment Manager (Plant-Based) Dairy & Cheese, Royal Avebe

10:35 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11:05 AM

Speaker Hosted Roundtables

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: How to unlock new eating occasions for dairy yoghurts?

New consumer lifestyle drives both new nutrition challenges and great opportunities for innovating. Reflecting on the latest yoghurt concept showcased by Tate & Lyle team, attendees and host will brainstorm and exchange, facilitated by an interactive platform, on product design requirements such as taste variations, convenient packaging, nutrient density and satiety benefits leading to consumer appealing new healthy snack options.

Delphine Forejt, Category Development Manager, Tate & Lyle

Marietta Sayegh, MSc, PhD, EU Nutrition Business Partner, Tate & Lyle

 

ROUNDTABLE 2: The importance of color in dairy: How color brings dairy trends to life

Join us as we uncover the ever-evolving landscape of the dairy industry, shaped by consumer preferences and emerging trends. As natural ingredients take center stage in consumer choices, the demand for clean-label dairy products continues to skyrocket. Come explore the central role of plant-based color solutions in aligning with these trends, offering not only vibrant visual appeal but also meeting sustainability goals. From understanding consumer preferences to navigating emerging trends, together we'll delve into how color influences perception and drives consumer choices in the dairy aisle.

Przemysław Oziemkowski, Sales Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, GNT Polska

Jacek Meszka, Sales and Managing Director, GNT Polska

 

ROUNDTABLE 3: Is dairy dead?

Join us for a discussion around Dairy, innovation, hybrids and Precision Fermentation and what it will look like in the future. What are the challenges the industry faces and how to keep dairy innovative and at the forefront of consumers’ minds.

Anne Marie Butler, Global Director of Strategy and Innovation, Edlong

Susan O’Shaughnessy, Senior Applications Specialist, Edlong

Lourdes Mato, Dairy Research Scientist, Edlong

 

ROUNDTABLE 4: Artificial intelligence and enterprise automation in the dairy industry

Analyst IDC predicts in their report “IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Intelligent ERP 2024 Predictions” that by 2028, 85% of enterprises using intelligent applications will have evolved to running as autonomous organizations, redefining the technology resource usage within the business. Enterprise software vendors such as Infor are investing heavily in Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Machine Learning and Generative AI), process intelligence and Robotic Process Automation to enable dairy processors to make this happen. During the roundtable we introduce the concepts and practical examples followed by a roundtable discussion to brainstorm possible use cases and how most value can be created in the business.

Marcel Koks, Senior Director Industry & Solution Strategy for the food and beverage industry, Infor

Speakers

Delphine Forejt
Category Development Manager, Tate & Lyle
Marietta Sayegh, MSc, PhD
EU Nutrition Business Partner, Tate & Lyle
Przemysław Oziemkowski
Sales Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, GNT Polska
Jacek Meszka
Sales and Managing Director, GNT Polska
Anne Marie Butler
Global Director of Strategy and Innovation, Edlong
Susan O’Shaughnessy
Senior Applications Specialist, Edlong
Dr. Lourdes Mato
Dairy Research Scientist, Edlong
Marcel Koks
Senior Director Industry & Solution Strategy for the food and beverage industry, Infor

12:25 PM

Lunch and networking

1:25 PM

What’s beneath the grass? The role of soil carbon in dairy farming

  • The crucial role soil carbon plays in soil health and climate mitigation
  • Managing soil carbon effectively to increase productivity, increase sustainability and meet net-zero strategies and climate targets
  • Robust data is vital to making sustainability claims and protecting the right to supply
  • Real-world case study: First Milk, which involves 2000 fields from 75 farms—over 21,000 soil carbon data points
  • Highlighting growing innovations in the sector
  • Results from Leeds University data analysis - pioneering comparison between agricultural land management use and carbon storage in the UK

Speakers

Dr. Harry Kamilaris
Senior Business Development Consultant, Agricarbon   

1:55 PM

Case study: Insights on U.S. agricultural practices

  • Commitment animal husbandry
  • Commitment to soil health
  • Commitment to responsible use of resources
  • Commitment to our employee partners and communities
  • At the end of the day…..What’s the motivation?

Speakers

Paula Bauer
Vice President, North America, Agriculture, Commercial & Retail, GlobalData

2:25 PM

Spotlight: Rheological and water activities in rethinking and re-engineering the dairy industry

  • Processing of raw milk, the fouling of plate-and-frame heat exchangers by highly viscous solutions
  • Challenges in spray-dryer operation, necessitate a reappraisal of rheological-engineering approaches to manipulate (i.e., reduce) viscosity
  • Engineering methods to alter and to control the viscosity of water and aqueous streams as well as their protein-agglomeration propensity
  • Important implications for controlling water quality and management activities in the broader dairy industry, with many positive implications

Speakers

Prof. Niall English
Professor (Chemical Engineering) at UCD and CTO at AquaB

2:40 PM

WHO/FAO Expert Consultation: International harmonization of food allergen risk assessment and management

  • Codex Alimentarius
  • Food allergen risk assessment
  • Global priority allergenic foods
  • Mandatary and precautionary allergen declaration
  • Exemptions from mandatory allergen declaration

Speakers

Prof. dr. Geert Houben
Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens at the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) and Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Principal Scientist, TNO, Full Professor Utrecht University and University Medical Center Utrecht

3:10 PM

Afternoon refreshments and networking

3:40 PM

Advanced data integration strategy and AI analysis to discover food compounds involved in modulation of chronic disease: a case study on inflammatory bowel disease

  • The link between food and disease remains largely elusive
  • Machine learning and food exposome knowledge provide novel research opportunities
  • We integrated data on thousands of individual food compounds from different food composition databases
  • Multivariate statistics (AI Random Forest model) were applied to identify food compounds that may play a role in IBD
  • Compounds from dairy were found to correlate to disease remission

Speakers

Marie Meima
Research Scientist at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO and Visiting Scientist, The University Medical Center Utrecht

4 PM

Panel discussion: Next steps for the dairy industry – working together to advance the industry

  • Identifying key current and upcoming challenges
  • How should the industry work together to overcome key industry challenges
  • Working with associations and regulators
  • Animal welfare initiatives – how animal welfare is a part of sustainability
  • Emerging technologies: The key role AI will play in the industry

Speakers

Kyle Brookmeyer
Head of Sustainability, FrieslandCampina Ingredients
Henrik Lund
CEO, Naturli’ Foods
Cor Bruns
Sector specialist Food & Agriculture, ING
Nehna Rauf
Director, Global Consulting Practice – GlobalData

4:45 PM

Chairman’s closing remarks

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Mark Dempsey
Senior Consulting Director – Global, GlobalData

4:50 PM

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Patrik Hansson
CMO, Executive Vice President for Marketing & Innovation, Arla Foods

Patrik Hansson (1967)

Nationality: Swedish Position: CMO, Executive Vice President Marketing and Innovation Experience: Patrik has 28 years of international commercial roles in consumer goods companies in finance, marketing, sales and general management. Patrik worked for 13 years in Procter and Gamble, mainly in marketing, before he joined Arla Foods in October 2011 as VP Marketing and Sales in Sweden. In 2015 he moved to Malaysia to start up Arla’s regional headquarter in South East Asia. He then returned back to Europe in 2016 and then held the roles of Group Vice President in Sweden, and later in Germany, before taking up the current role as CMO in 2022. Education: Master degree in Engineering Physics from Chalmers and a Master Degree from Gothenburg University.

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Opening keynote: How dairy is meeting the needs of consumers dietary and health requirements

2024-04-24, 9:00 AM

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Anne Cathrine Whist
VP R&D, Director Product Development and Research, TINE

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Case study: “Future Milk”- milk from a herd using Bovaer®

2024-04-24, 12:00 PM

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Panel discussion: Packaging and health claims – how consumers perceive these

2024-04-24, 1:30 PM

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Johan Garssen
PhD, MD, Chief Scientific Advisor, Danone Nutricia Research

Johan Garssen is Professor of Immunopharmacology at Utrecht University, where he’s also Head of the Division Pharmacology at the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences. At Danone Nutricia Research, after several functions as from 2002, Johan is currently Chief Scientific Advisor.

He studied medicine and biology at the Free University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He specialized in immunology, pharmacology and biochemistry and finished both studies in 1987 cum laude. He is registered as immunologist and pharmacologists. He finished his PhD thesis at the University of Utrecht in 1991 on the role of T cells in respiratory allergy, an immunopharmacological approach. This PhD programme and a postdoc period was partly performed at Yale University, New Haven, USA. Since 2022 he heading the Future Food Research Hub at the Utrecht university.

After the postdoc period he became senior scientist and head immunobiology at the National Institute of Public Health in the Netherlands. There he coached many research projects, both preclinical as well as clinical research, in the field of immunomodulation induced by a.o. nutritional ingredients, drugs and environmental agents.

Johan Garssen published over 900 peer reviewed papers in the field of “immunomodulation”. He is editorial board member for several journals and has contributed to various grants, a.o. NWO, EU, NIH, STW, Bill Gates, EDB, RAAK-PRO, children hospital innovation grants.

His major research field is translational research (from use-inspired fundamental research towards proof of concept clinical trials) aimed at prevention and/or management of immune related disorders with a strong focus on allergy/tolerance and inflammation management.

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Panel discussion: Key trends in dairy – enrichment, fortification, taste and ways of consumption

2024-04-24, 1:30 PM

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Analysing how dairy affects immune health

2024-04-25, 9:50 AM

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Dr. Olaf Larsen
Senior Manager Science & MT Member, Yakult Nederland B.V.

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Panel discussion: Packaging and health claims – how consumers perceive these

2024-04-24, 1:30 PM

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One Health: Probiotic dairy for healthy ageing

2024-04-24, 4:15 PM

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Dr. Stephan Peters
Nutrition, Sustainability and Health, Dutch Dairy Association

Dr. Stephan Peters
Nutrition, sustainability and health
Dutch Dairy Association
The Hague, The Netherlands

Dr. Stephan Peters is nutrition science manager at the Dutch Dairy Organization (NZO) since 2015. In this function he coordinates and carries out research on healthy and sustainable diets. Before, Dr. Peters worked at the Netherlands Nutrition Center as science and quality manager and participated in the Dutch food dietary guidelines. Dr. Peters also was a product developer in clinical nutrition at Danone Research, the Netherlands, and at TNO Pharma, the Netherlands. Dr. Peters’ PhD was on the topic of nutrition in involuntary weight loss (cancer cachexia).

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Dairy’s role in a healthy and sustainable diets

2024-04-24, 5:15 PM

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Panel discussion: Packaging and health claims – how consumers perceive these

2024-04-24, 1:30 PM

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Henrik Lund
CEO, Naturli’ Foods

CEO at NATURLI’ and true believer in a plantbased diet. NATURLI’ makes change easy by producing vegan noncompromising products in dairy, meat and ice cream – one-stop shopping with benefits for the planet and you!

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Panel discussion: Next steps for the dairy industry – working together to advance the industry

2024-04-25, 4:00 PM

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Panel discussion: Plant-based dairy – nutritional and functional benefits

2024-04-24, 2:30 PM

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Plant-based dairy innovations

2024-04-24, 1:30 PM

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Ilse Siekkinen
General Manager Nordics, Oatly

Ilse Siekkinen is General Manager Nordics at Oatly, the world’s first and largest oat drink company from Sweden, where she is leading the company’s business in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Prior to joining Oatly, Ilse has spent almost 20 years working within the FMCG sector.

Oatly is originating from visionary food scientists at Lund University who invented the world’s first oat drink. Since then, Oatly has been pioneering the shift to a more plant-based food system by offering great tasting oat-based products to make it easier for people to make food choices that are good for both people and the planet.

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Keynote: The post-milk generation

2024-04-24, 11:00 AM

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Lena Lölfing
Sustainability Manager Nordics, Oatly

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Panel discussion: Plant-based dairy – nutritional and functional benefits

2024-04-24, 2:30 PM

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Keynote: The post-milk generation

2024-04-24, 11:00 AM

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Kyle Brookmeyer
Head of Sustainability, FrieslandCampina Ingredients

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Embedding Sustainability into the Innovation Process

2024-04-24, 2:15 PM

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Panel discussion: Next steps for the dairy industry – working together to advance the industry

2024-04-25, 4:00 PM

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Thijs Geijer
Senior Sector Economist Food and Agriculture, ING Bank

Thijs has been working as a sector economist for ING’s economic research department since 2012 after three years at Rabobank.

His work involves writing publications for ING’s economic research platform THINK, sharing those insights with clients during presentations and speaking to media. As a researcher he is covering short term production trends in food manufacturing, wholesale and retail as well as thematic sector topics such as sustainability and automation. The main purpose of his work is to help people at Wholesale and Retail Banking clients to make better informed financial decisions. Besides his work as an economist he is also heading a team of sector economists.

Thijs holds a degree in Economic Geography from Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

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Net-zero strategies as a driver for innovation in the dairy industry

2024-04-24, 10:00 AM

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Mark Dempsey
Senior Consulting Director – Global, GlobalData

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…

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Chairman’s opening remarks

2024-04-24, 8:50 AM

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Chairman’s opening remarks

2024-04-25, 8:45 AM

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Progress and trends of the dairy industry

2024-04-25, 8:50 AM

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Chairman’s closing remarks

2024-04-25, 4:45 PM

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Delphine Forejt
Category Development Manager, Tate & Lyle

Delphine Forejt, Category Development Manager at Tate & Lyle, is responsible for Dairy and Baby Food category strategy and business development in Europe.

Delphine has over 20 years of experience in business development, marketing, commercialization of innovation and strategy. With a strong business acumen and outside-in mindset, she is passionate about identifying the latest evolution of market trends and developing valuable partnership with food companies resulting in sustainable innovative growth opportunities across the food value chain.

 

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Shaping future dairy consumer occasions: Adapting nutrition to new consumer lifestyles, the key for success

2024-04-24, 9:30 AM

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Marietta Sayegh, MSc, PhD
EU Nutrition Business Partner, Tate & Lyle

Marietta Sayegh, MSc, PhD is the Nutrition Business Partner for Europe at Tate & Lyle. In her current role, Marietta supports the EU region by sharing the latest scientific evidence related to various Tate & Lyle ingredient solutions with internal and external audiences and customers. Moreover, Marietta contributes to the development of science-based communication materials targeted at nutrition, health, and wellness audiences.
Marietta holds a PhD in Human Nutrition from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK, on inter-individual variation in glucose responses in women. Prior to joining Tate & Lyle, Marietta worked as a postdoc research fellow at the University of Aberdeen, where she led projects focusing on nutrition sustainability and food security within Scotland.

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Shaping future dairy consumer occasions: Adapting nutrition to new consumer lifestyles, the key for success

2024-04-24, 9:30 AM

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Meleknur Tüzün
Global Segment Manager (Plant-Based) Dairy & Cheese, Royal Avebe

Meleknurs’ Food Engineering degree in 2008 equipped her with deep knowledge of food science and processing, laying the foundation for her future in the food production industry expertise. This foundation was furthered by a 2018 Executive-MBA from Istanbul Technical University, equipping her with a strategic understanding of the business landscape.

Meleknur has spent over 14 years deeply immersed in the (Plant-based) Dairy and Cheese world, specializing in solutions like flavours, fruit preparations, and pre-mixes. The past 9 years at Avebe, provided Meleknur with a deep understanding of innovative texturizing solutions, proteins, and starches, in diverse cheese and dairy projects (both traditional and plant-based). This unique blend of expertise empowers her as a Global Segment Manager, to connect clients with Avebe's innovative texturizing solutions, proteins, and starches.

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Cracking dairy & plant-based dairy challenges with potato

2024-04-25, 10:20 AM

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Mark Kalhøj Andersen
CEO, Lyras

Mark Kalhøj Andersen is a leader with extensive experience in technology and commerce. With a foundation in Chemistry and Environmental Engineering from Aalborg University, blended with strategic business education of a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) in Organization and Leadership, focusing on Marketing Management.

April 2024, Mark has taken a new role as CEO of Lyras A/S, with a continued focused effort on driving growth, improving order intake, and boosting revenue.
• Our mission is to serve customers around the world in the food, beverage, dairy processing, and fermentation industries to enable energy and water reduction.
• Value creation at our customers is key and our systems will secure profitability and short return on investment alongside the positive sustainability impact.
• Our strategy for the next three years is based on strengthening our position in key industries while focusing on elements to accelerate growth, profitability and serve our clients.

Since 2022, Mark has been leading commercial operations at Lyras A/S, serving as the Chief Commercial Officer actively generating a comprehensive global sales and marketing strategy. Mark's responsibilities extended across the establishment and management of global sales offices, the creation and maintenance of distributor networks, and fostering productive relationships with engineering and OEM partners.

Previously Mark worked as the Technical Director at DESMI Ocean Guard A/S. There, he led the commercial and technical sides of the business, overseeing technical functions, managing customer projects, and steering organizational development. His role prior to that as Technical Manager highlighted his capabilities in project preparation, product development, and managing critical customer projects. Mark's career trajectory is characterized by a blend of technical depth and commercial insight, positioning him as a key figure in shaping the future of the current organization and the industry.

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Optimizing profits by minimizing protein denaturation

2024-04-24, 2:45 PM

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Davy Rosseel
Global Key Account Manager, Resilux Group

Davy Rosseel is Global Key Account Manager at Resilux Group and experienced in business development PET preforms and bottles. With his strong focus in Dairy and Plant Based Drinks Resilux can offer true sustainable packaging solutions for valuable and innovative food and drinks opportunities.

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Drinks reception sponsored by Resilux

2024-04-24, 6:00 PM

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Anna Ranki
Sales Manager, ColloidTek Oy

Meet Anna Ranki, a dynamic figure in dairy industry. Her diverse background brings a fresh perspective to the dairy industry, infusing it with new sustainability-focused ideas and methodologies. Her commitment to environmentally friendly practices and efficiency has enabled her to develop strategies that not only benefit the bottom line but also contribute to the broader goal of creating a more sustainable future. As we delve into the discussions at the Dairy Innovations Congress, Anna's insights promise to inspire new perspectives and contribute to the ongoing dialogue about the future of dairy.

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Spotlight: Dairy industry 4.0 – How to create a more sustainable, efficient and agile production environment

2024-04-24, 4:00 PM

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Mike Bagshaw
Owner and Founder, I.T.S

Owner and Founder of UK-based natural flavour manufacturer, I.T.S. Mike is an experienced flavour innovator who has spent over 25 years in the food and beverage industry. With a background in science and food ingredients, he then founded I.T.S. in 2009. Building it up from his kitchen table to the international flavour business it is today. Mike remains proudly independent and always passionate about creating market-leading natural flavours for the food and beverage market. Mike spends his days exploring the food and drink industry, playing rugby and brewing beer.

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Panel discussion: Key trends in dairy – enrichment, fortification, taste and ways of consumption

2024-04-24, 1:30 PM

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Prof. Niall English
Professor (Chemical Engineering) at UCD and CTO at AquaB

Niall English as a professor in Chemical Engineering at University College Dublin, as well as an inventor, chartered chemical engineer a spin-out/start-up entrepreneur. Many of his interests lie in how external fields affect the ordering and behaviour of systems at the nanoscale - such as those composed of water, water-gas and proteins. In particular, he is fascinated how protein assemblies respond to fields - and typically in industrial situations, such a milk processing.

Aqua-B’s disruptive innovation in low-energy, ultra-dense nanobubble (UD-NB) generation in water, and other solvents, stems from its breakthrough discovery of electrostriction-based nano-phase generation. Without any moving parts, these solid-state nanobubble generators can be deployed and retro-fitted for ultra-efficient performance – even Off-Grid (e.g., solar means) to revolutionise water aeration, e.g., for activated-sludge and dissolved-air flotation – slashing OPEX.

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Spotlight: Rheological and water activities in rethinking and re-engineering the dairy industry

2024-04-25, 2:25 PM

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Mustan Lalani
Sustainability Director, North Europe & East Europe for the Tetra Pak Group

Patrik Hansson, CMO, Executive Vice President for Marketing & Innovation, Arla Foods
Lena Lölfing, Sustainability Manager Nordics, Oatly
Mustan Lalani serves as Sustainability Director, North Europe & East Europe for the Tetra Pak Group, based in Brussels, Belgium. In this role, Mustan leads the implementation and operations of Tetra Pak's sustainability strategy across 27 markets in North Europe and East Europe. He is responsible for directing investments in recycling technologies as well as partnering with key stakeholders in the food and beverage value chain to drive action towards more sustainable and equitable food systems. Mustan has previously held roles in Tetra Pak’s Corporate Affairs team, where he led global stakeholder engagement and advocacy in public policy. His focus areas include climate action, nature protection, and circular economy.

Mustan has represented Tetra Pak in several multi-stakeholder platforms and trade associations, including the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the World Economic Forum, the Consumer Goods Forum, The Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance and the European Association for Packaging and the Environment.
Prior to joining Tetra Pak, Mustan worked for a strategy consulting firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada where he managed several client engagements with multinational companies on ESG, sustainability and go to market strategies.
Mustan holds an MBA from INSEAD and a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science and statistics from the University of Toronto.

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Spotlight: Moving Food Forward: Tetra Pak’s role to enable the transition to sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems

2024-04-24, 2:00 PM

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Marcel Koks
Senior Director Industry & Solution Strategy for the food and beverage industry, Infor

Marcel Koks is the Industry & Solution Strategy Director for food and beverage at Infor. Marcel has more than 30 years of experience, during that time, he has helped many dairy processors by defining and implementing fit-for-purpose solutions. Today he’s responsible for the vision and strategic direction for the food and beverage industry at Infor.

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Prof. dr. Geert Houben
Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens at the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) and Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Principal Scientist, TNO, Full Professor Utrecht University and University Medical Center Utrecht

Biography of prof. dr. Geert F. Houben

Geert Houben (Biologist, Board Certified Toxicologist) is Principal Scientist Food Allergy and Immunotoxicology at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO and Full Professor Food-borne Risk Factors for Allergic and Inflammatory Diseases at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) and the Faculty of Medicine of the Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is or was a member of tens of expert groups, advisory boards and committees in the area of (risk assessment in) toxicology, food safety, immunotoxicology and food allergy. Among others, he was a member of the WHO/IPCS Expert Group for the Harmonized Guidance Development for Immunotoxicity Risk Assessment, the Ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens, and several Health Council committees of the Netherlands.
Prior to his current positions, he has had various research and management positions at TNO and various research positions at the Utrecht University and the UMC Utrecht. Geert has had the managerial and scientific responsibility for the TNO Food Safety research and services for many years prior to choosing to focus on his scientific career since 2014.

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WHO/FAO Expert Consultation: International harmonization of food allergen risk assessment and management

2024-04-25, 2:40 PM

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Marie Meima
Research Scientist at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO and Visiting Scientist, The University Medical Center Utrecht

Biography of Marie Meima

Marie Meima studied at the Utrecht University and obtained a master degree in Toxicology and Environmental Health. She is working as a Research Scientist at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO and as a Visiting Scientist at the University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. Past and current research topics include risk assessment of occupational exposure, emergency risk assessment of food contamination, and food allergen risk assessment and risk management. During the past years, she focuses more on the effects of food on immune health and leads a major research program targeting at the development and application of advanced data science approaches to identify food compounds modulating (the risk) of inflammatory diseases, a collaboration between TNO and the University Medical Center Utrecht.

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Advanced data integration strategy and AI analysis to discover food compounds involved in modulation of chronic disease: a case study on inflammatory bowel disease

2024-04-25, 3:40 PM

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Maik Kindermann
Inventor & Head R&D Program, Bovaer®, dsm-firmenich

Maik is the inventor of the methane inhibitor 3-NOP (Bovaer®) and heading the R&D program for the project “Clean Cow” at DSM. At the same time, he is responsible for technology scouting for the business unit in close interaction with the group of dsm-firmenich Venturing.

As chemist by training with a background in molecular biology he is working with his team to bring cutting edge technology into the animal nutrition and health sector with a special focus on sustainability topics.

Bringing an entrepreneurial spirit as a co-founder of a biotech company in Switzerland, he also worked as a Senior Scientist at Sanofi-Aventis (structural biology) prior to join DSM and project “Clean-Cow”. He holds a PhD in Chemistry and a post-doctoral degree from the EPFL Lausanne (CH) in chemical biology.

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The Bovaer® Innovation Journey, from idea to large scale impact

2024-04-24, 2:30 PM

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Guillaume Leroux
Sensitive Products Market Manager BluStream®, Business Development Manager, Blowing Business Development Manager, Serac Group

Over 25 years' experience in packaging solutions. Starting with packaging design, then equipment training, then project management of special machines such as beverage or aseptic combis, and finally product and market management for sensitive products. All this in two major companies, Sidel and Serac. I'm the father of two children (aged 21 and 11) and have been a crossfit enthusiast for over 20 years.

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Spotlight: BluStream technology & solutions

2024-04-24, 2:15 PM

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Mads Bjerre Andersen
Technical Sales Manager, Membrane, GEA

Mads Bjerre Andersen has dedicated nearly 20 years of his career to advancing membrane filtration technology, with experience spanning across renowned companies such as Tetra Pak, SPX FLOW, and currently GEA. Holding a Master's degree in Dairy Science and Technology from the Royal Agricultural and Veterinarian University of Denmark, his expertise lies at the intersection of innovation and dairy production. Since completing his studies in 1992, Mads has not only contributed to the membrane filtration field but has also delved into sales of turnkey dairy projects and UHT lines. Additionally, he has been actively involved in product and packaging development within the cheese industry, showcasing his versatile skill set and comprehensive understanding of the dairy sector.

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GEA smart filtration

2024-04-25, 9:20 AM

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Thomas Ryan
Head of Agri Sustainability and Customer Engagement, Tirlán

Thomas Ryan is Head of Agri-Sustainability and Customer Engagement at Tirlán, where with colleagues and our farmer owners he has co-designed our sustainability strategy called Living Proof. The five core pillars of our Co-op wide Living Proof sustainability strategy are: carbon reduction, regenerative agriculture, natural nutrition, circular economy and growing together.

Sustainability is an integral part of all we do in Tirlán, where our farm families’ focus on a better future is supported by our c.€18m annually Sustainability Action Payment that incentivises positive on-farm actions that enhance economic, environmental and social sustainability in the areas of carbon reduction, improving air quality, biodiversity, soil health, water protection, animal health and welfare and reducing fossil fuel use.

Thomas is a member of the Irish Environmental Law Association, Agricultural Science Association and an inaugural recipient of Royal Dublin Society’s Talamh sustainability award.

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Food is at the heart of some of the biggest challenges & opportunities of our time

2024-04-24, 11:30 AM

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Robbie Turner
Senior Director of Dairy, Austin Data Labs

Robbie has worked directly for several large commodity companies including Fonterra (NZ) as well as consulted in the field of commodity risk management and supply chain planning.

Experienced leader in SaaS, commodity markets, portfolio optimisation, price risk management, and qualitative and quantitative economic analysis.

Proven track record of delivering results through client and stakeholder engagement, tenacity, and thought leading analysis.

Holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Auckland, lectured Economics at the Auckland University of Technology, and served as an auditor for the Foundations of Commodities course at the JP Morgan Business School at the University of Colorado, Denver.

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How to improve operations with NextGen AI, machine learning and sustainability solutions

2024-04-24, 3:00 PM

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Dr. Harry Kamilaris
Senior Business Development Consultant, Agricarbon   

Dr. Harry Kamilaris’ expertise is in sustainable food production and innovation. With a scientific background in animal science, whole farm emissions, and soil carbon, Harry is dedicated to advancing resilient agricultural systems. His background includes carbon accounting and modelling food production systems. At Agricarbon, Harry continues to impact the sector by supporting the dairy industry in quantifying their soil carbon stocks.   

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What’s beneath the grass? The role of soil carbon in dairy farming

2024-04-25, 1:25 PM

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Thue Christensen
Chief Consultant, R&D, Dragsbæk

Bio: 25+ Years in the food and ingredient industry, including R&D, technical sales, within oils & fats, bakery and plant-based products.

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Panel discussion: Key trends in dairy – enrichment, fortification, taste and ways of consumption

2024-04-24, 1:30 PM

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Dr Marianthi Faka
Head of Technical & Ingredients Development, Volac

Marianthi has a real zest for whey proteins and has been contributing significantly to Volac's success over the past 15 years. Her efforts have been central to the expansion of multiple plants, always ensuring on maintaining excellent standards of quality and performance in the products offered. What sparks her interest is tuning into the ever-changing customer preferences and trends in the Performance and Active Nutrition market and translating these needs into effective ingredients.

Over the last three years, Marianthi has taken the role of Innovation Ambassador at Volac, steering the company's strategic direction towards new horizons through innovation. She's particularly captivated by the challenge of using raw materials sustainably while still producing nutritional products that remain competitive in the unpredictable whey market.

Outside of her professional life, Marianthi enjoys spending time in Greece with her family, where she appreciates the sunshine and explores the local culinary offerings. This break allows her to recharge and seek new inspiration.

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Whey Forward: Exploring Innovations in Whey Protein

2024-04-24, 2:00 PM

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Marika Knorr
Head of Sustainability and Communication, CCL

Marika Knorr has been in charge of Sustainability and Communication at CCL Label since April 2020 and is dedicated to grow the “Sustainable Product Family” while driving CCL’s Sustainability roadmap. Marika holds a Master‘s Degree in Art from Cologne University and Arizona State University and started her career as a newspaper and magazine writer before moving into Corporate Communications at international companies including TÜV Rheinland, LANXESS AG and Constantia Flexibles. She has held varied and senior positions in marketing and communications and has extensive experience in our industry focusing on sustainability and communication. Marika is based in Cologne, Germany.

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Spotlight: Boosting recyclability of dairy packaging with ecodesign innovations

2024-04-24, 3:15 PM

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Des Cooling
Director of Plant Integration – Sustainability, Ever.Ag

Des Cooling leads the innovative Sustainability and Energy Manger product offering by Ever.Ag. With over 25 years’ experience in Manufacturing process integration and analytics across various industries he has been responsible for the design and implementation of a product that takes plant sustainability to a new level by mapping energy consumption down to devices and batches without the need of new physical metering. Working across dairy, distilling and pharma Des has helped multiple organisations map, identify and save on utility consumption within the manufacturing process resulting in improved energy metrics, production performance and in turn reduced carbon emissions of a facility.

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How to improve operations with NextGen AI, machine learning and sustainability solutions

2024-04-24, 3:00 PM

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Prof. Eva Tornberg
Founder and Inventor, Veg of Lund
  • R&D Director at the Swedish Meat research Institute for 14 years (1986-2000)
  • Professor in Food Engineering at the Food Engineering Department, Technical University, Lund, since 2001
  • 190 scientific publications in the areas of surface and colloid science of food proteins, eating quality and physico-chemical properties of meat and meat products and physico-chemical properties of diet fibre products
  • 7 patents
  • Examined 13 PhD:s since 2000
  • Have started 2 start-up companies.
  • Inventor and R&D Director of Veg of Lund since 2016

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Panel discussion: Plant-based dairy – nutritional and functional benefits

2024-04-24, 2:30 PM

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Thomas Grataloup
Techincal Service Category Manager, Ingredion

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Innovation Through Collaboration: Co-Creating the Future of Food

2024-04-24, 3:00 PM

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Ross Crittenden
Senior Director, Commercial Development - Dairy Alternatives, Food & Beverage Biosolutions, Novonesis

Ross Crittenden is the global commercial lead for dairy alternative cultures at Novonesis (formerly Chr. Hansen). Based in the Nordics, he has been involved in plant-based development for the past five years.  He has a PhD from The University of Queensland in Microbial Biotechnology, and after a 30-year career in research and commercial leadership in the dairy industry, can now claim to have bene around the block more than a few times.

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Innovation Through Collaboration: Co-Creating the Future of Food

2024-04-24, 3:00 PM

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Paula Bauer
Vice President, North America, Agriculture, Commercial & Retail, GlobalData

Ms Bauer is our VP of Ag, Consumer and Retail in North America at Global Data.  She comes to us with a wealth of Ag knowledge and unique perspective as she continues to be involved with her family’s dairy, forage, corn and soybean farm in the Upper Midwest USA.  Since the inception in 1982, their farm has been recognized for numerous awards that marked progress and success.  The two they are most proud of are recognition as Minnesota Milk Producer of the year and having bred, raised and exhibited a World Dairy Expo Class Winner.

Paula’s unique perspective will provide insights on U.S. agricultural practices and the “why” behind those.

  • Commitment animal husbandry
  • Commitment to soil health
  • Commitment to responsible use of resources
  • Commitment to our employee partners and communities
  • At the end of the day…..What’s the motivation?

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Case study: Insights on U.S. agricultural practices

2024-04-25, 1:55 PM

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Nehna Rauf
Director, Global Consulting Practice – GlobalData

Nehna has 16 years of global experience in consulting and market research.  Having successfully executed for the world’s largest FMCG companies in over 30 countries.  Nehna has successfully partnered with Dairy Brands and Export Agencies on Foreign Market Attractiveness Models, Functional Ingredients and Building Go to Market Strategies, among other things.

Nehna has a BS in Foreign languages and a MA in Finance.

Prior to GlobalData, she led large scale consulting engagements at Euromonitor, Technomic and Advantage International as well as worked as an independent strategy consultant.

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Panel discussion: Next steps for the dairy industry – working together to advance the industry

2024-04-25, 4:00 PM

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Julia Trebels
Global Senior Category & Consumer Insights Manager, SIG Combibloc

Julia is responsible for SIG’s global Category & Consumer Insights Management. She joined SIG 9 years ago and has held different roles in SIG’s marketing department since then. In her last 9 years Julia has developed expertise in B2B marketing, with specific focus on packaging innovation and consumer insights in the dairy and plant-based categories.

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Creating value for the dairy category: A sustainable packaging perspective

2024-04-24, 4:45 PM

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Muhib Noor Rahman
Regional Category Manager, Europe, Dairy and Plant-based Beverages, SIG Combibloc

Muhib is leading the category development for Dairy and Plant-Based beverages in Europe for SIG Combibloc.  and working for the company for over 3 years. He is a well experienced strategic marketer and brings with him more than 15 years of working experience in the fields of Brand Management, Strategic Marketing and Market Research, and has been working with British American Tobacco and Holcim Group before joining the SIG Combibloc.

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Creating value for the dairy category: A sustainable packaging perspective

2024-04-24, 4:45 PM

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Przemysław Oziemkowski
Sales Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, GNT Polska

Przemysław Oziemkowski, Sales Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, brings 35 years of practical expertise in the food industry. Joining GNT in 2010, his deep understanding of technical knowledge and trends within the dairy industry has been valuable. His wealth of experience and deep-seated knowledge of the dairy industry intricacies have been pivotal in navigating and thriving within Central and Eastern Europe's competitive dairy landscape.

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Jacek Meszka
Sales and Managing Director, GNT Polska

Jacek Meszka, Managing Director of GNT Polska has over three decades of experience in the dairy industry, he began as a Dairy Technologist in 1991. Transitioning into business development, he specialized in starter cultures, enzymes, hydrocolloids, and flavors. His expertise proved invaluable at Rhone Poulenc, Rhodia, and Danisco. Notably, Meszka led the establishment of a modern dairy factory in Kazakhstan in 1999. Today, at GNT Polska, he continues to leverage his extensive dairy knowledge to drive advancements in sustainable color solutions.

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Anne Marie Butler
Global Director of Strategy and Innovation, Edlong

Anne Marie Butler has been in the food industry for nearly 15 years. With a varied background covering manufacturing, R&D and applications focusing on cheese, processed cheese, dairy alternatives, and flavours she has a passion for all things food! Recently her focus has been on the plant-based market and understanding the challenges manufacturers experience and finding solutions to create great tasting products.  Anne Marie has the unique position of having specifically contributed to plant-based market introductions in the EU, which is where the trend started.

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Susan O’Shaughnessy
Senior Applications Specialist, Edlong

Susan O’Shaughnessy is an Edlong Sr. Scientist, where she works in the Ireland based applications lab on a variety of different customer projects and applications including bakery, snacks, sauces, beverages and vegan products. Susan joined Edlong in 2018 and has a bachelor’s degree in Food Technology from the Technical University of Dublin and an MBA from the Dublin Business School. Prior to joining Edlong, Susan managed the development of private label food products for a major Irish retailer and was a product development manager for an ingredient’s manufacturer prior to that. Susan also has trained professionally as a chef with 9 years’ experience in the restaurant sector.

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Dr. Lourdes Mato
Dairy Research Scientist, Edlong

Dr. Lourdes Mato has over 30 years of international experience as a researcher in food science and technology and working within both academia and industry. Areas of expertise includes dairy science and manufacturing with emphasis is fermented dairy products including cheeses. Strong research background in Lactic Acid Bacteria and probiotics, protein science, and protein analysis. Lourdes joined Edlong 13 years ago and have been working in developing dairy concentrated ingredients for flavoring purposes and dairy flavors. Lourdes own Food Science master’s degree, a Biochemistry master’s degree from The University of Havana, and a Doctoral degree in Food Science with a major in Food Technology from the University of Helsinki.

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Speaker Hosted Roundtables

2024-04-25, 11:05 AM

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Cor Bruns
Sector specialist Food & Agriculture, ING

Cor has been working as a banker for more than 30 years. First at ABNAMRO but as of 2006 with ING and always in the Food and Agriculture domain. He is a specialists the agricultural and food sector for ING in EMEA. With clients and within the bank he addresses al kind of market related topics and is often involved in sustainability discussions in the sector. Topics like decarbonisation (ING Terra approach), deforestation etc.

He is involved as an adviser for the sustainable dairy chain in the Netherlands and is member of the OECD-FAO Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group on Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains.

He is educated as an agricultural engineer and has done his MBA at the university of Groningen. Next to his daily work he is a backyard farmer with beef cows and chickens.

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Panel discussion: Next steps for the dairy industry – working together to advance the industry

2024-04-25, 4:00 PM

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Laurent Foldès
Global Market Development Manager Labels, Klöckner Pentaplast

Laurent Foldès is Global Market Development Manager with experience in spearheading sustainable and innovative strategies at Klöckner Pentaplast. Skilled in fostering partnerships with FMCG brands all around the world to significantly reduce innovation's time to market for the brands to reach their sustainable target by 2030. Chairman of the label working group at PETCORE, Laurent is also leading the cPET consortiums for promoting recyclable shrink sleeves as the next generation of labels for the industry.

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Spotlight: Revolutionizing Dairy Packaging: Transition to PET Bottles with Innovative Light Blocking Shrink Sleeves

2024-04-24, 2:00 PM

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