10:15 – 11:15  The Beverage Market: Hydration & Health

Chair
Richard Hall, Founder & Chairman, Zenith International, United Kingdom

The Beverages Roundtable: Hydration & Health
• A debate on the hottest issues for the beverage market
• European market opportunities
• Upcoming trends: Superfruits, vitamin waters, dairy ingredients
• Innovating for success: Delivering health and wellness in a bottle

Panellists
Brad Clemes, Commercial Marketing Director Innovation, European Union Group of the Coca-Cola Company, United Kingdom
Fred Brouns, Research Fellow and Nutrition Manager, Cargill, Belgium
Simone Baroke, Health and Wellness Food and Beverages Analyst, Euromonitor International, United Kingdom
Richard Laming, Communications Director, British Soft Drinks Association, United Kingdom

11:45 – 13:15  The Ageing Market

Chair
Dr. Jeroen Kiers, Business Development Manager, Nizo Food Research, The Netherlands

Pinpointing the Most Promising Markets for the Ageing Population
• Major health challenges in the elderly: What causes them, and how to prevent them
Dr. Paul Clayton, Chairman of the Food Group, Royal Society of Medicine, UK
• Optimum nutrition for mental health: The role of diet in combating age-related cognitive decline
Prof. Deborah Gustafson, Nutrition Epidemiologist, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Goteborg University, Sweden
• Specialized Nutrition and the Ageing Population
Dr. Hanno Cappon, Head Product Development Clinical Nutrition, NUMICO, The Netherlands
• Appetite control: Problems and challenges for new ingredient and product development
Maurits Burgering, Flavour Scientist, NIZO Food Research, The Netherlands

13:45 – 14:45  The Kids Market

Developing Food & Drinks for Children
• Innovative & global trends in children’s food
• Understand children’s food preferences: engaging the market
• Challenges & opportunities for this target market

Speakers
David Jago, Director, Mintel Custom Solutions, United Kingdom and Lynn Dornblaser, Director, Mintel Custom Solutions, USA

15:15 – 16:15   Ethnic Markets

Ethnic Food Focus
• Intelligence to understand the market and your potential customers
• The implications and opportunities for the mainstream food industry

Speaker
Jonathan Thomas, Principal Market Analyst, Leatherhead Food International, United Kingdom

The Growing Kosher Market
• Targeting the Kosher market: Insights into attitudes, behaviour and beliefs
• Kosher food ingredient standards & certification

Speaker
Rabbi Eliyahu Safran, VP Communications and Marketing - Orthodox Union (OU), world's largest kosher certification agency, USA

16:45 – 17:45    Allergen-Free Foods

Chair
Luis Fernandez, Applications Technology Leader - Europe, Cargill, Belgium

Market Development in ‘Free-From’ Foods
• Opportunities that exist in the ‘free-from’ market
• Recognising the growth potential: Which conditions and food categories?
• Consumer attitudes on food allergies and ‘free-from’ products
• ‘Free-from’ foods: Managing allergens and minimising risk

Speaker
David Reading, Director, The Anaphylaxis Campaign, United Kingdom and Neil Griffiths, Consultant, Neil Griffiths Consultants Ltd, United Kingdom

A New Generation of Gluten-Free Foods and Treatment of Celiac Disease
• New developments in creating ‘gluten-free’ foods
• Awareness of Celiac disease and product challenges

Speaker
Jodi Engleson, Principal Scientist, Cargill, USA