Industry Leader Summit

Monday, August 18
17:05-19:40

Organized by Michael Knowles, VP Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (Retired), The Coca-Cola Company, Belgium; Allan Paulson, Scientific Program Co-Chair, IUFoST 2014, Professor of Food Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Judith Meech, General Secretary, International Union for Food Science and Technology (IUFoST)

The Industry Leader Summit will follow the Congress theme “Research that Resonates”. Four industry leaders will each give a 20 minute presentation on the importance of research to their company’s success and innovation strategy, such as for new products and processes, and what they see as research needs for the future. The presentations will be followed by an interactive panel discussion where audience members will be invited to participate.

Hear what industry experts from Nestlé, Coca-Cola and other companies have to say about the challenges their respective industries face and how the industry as a whole can work to achieve common goals.

 

Co-Chairs:
Michael Knowles, VP Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs (retired), The Coca-Cola Company, Belgium
Allan Paulson, Professor of Food Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Panelists:
Nancy Quan, Head of Global R&D, The Coca Cola Company, USA
Philip Donne, former President, Campbell Company of Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Johannes Baensch, Global Head of Research and Development, Nestlé, Vevey, Switzerland
Jeff Turner, President & CEO, Defyrus, Toronto, ON, Canada

Complete details are available here.

Partners in Food Solutions

Wednesday, August 20
08:00-09:30

Improving Food Security and Nutrition in Africa - A Look At an Innovative Public-Private Partnership

Partners in Food Solutions (PFS) is a nonprofit organization, founded by General Mills, that links the technical and business expertise of volunteer employees from General Mills, Cargill, Royal DSM and Bühler to small and growing food processors and millers in the developing world.

Working in partnership with USAID and implementing partner TechnoServe, PFS utilizes a remote knowledge transfer model to provide innovative technology and business solutions that empowers clients to produce high-quality, nutritious and safe foods at affordable prices while increasing the demand for the crops of the local smallholder farmers who supply those businesses.

Moderator:  Jeff Dykstra, CEO, Partners in Food Solutions
Panelist:  John Mendesh, Vice President of GTECH, General Mills;
Johnson Kiragu, Kenya PFS Program Director, TechnoServe;
Chitundu Kasase, Zambia PFS Program Director, TechnoServe;
Genet Gebremedhin, Ethiopia PFS Food Technologist, TechnoServe

Future Collaborative Research Needs Panel

Thursday, August 21
11:00-12:30

Organized by Martin Cole, CAFHS, CSIRO, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

The summit will begin with an introduction on what the emerging, medium and long term issues are from an industry perspective, followed by an expert panel to reply to the issues raised.