Programme 2019
13-14 May, 2019; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Filter streams
07:30 - 08:40
Registration & Refreshments
08:40 - 08:50
Chair's Opening Remarks
08:50 - 09:25 - Keynote
R&D & Formulation
Session Title TBC (Carrefour)
Bertrand Swiderski, Sustainability Director, Carrefour
- Full session title TBC
09:25 - 10:00 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
How we 'Rejuvenated' the Kids Category in Egypt
Moyosola Okoyé, Director - Strategy, Product Innovation & Insights Africa, Danone
- Full session abstract TBC
Consumer Insights & Marketing
A Consumer Segmentation Study on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Health Related Motives and Identification of Lifestyle
Siet Sijtsema, Researcher, Consumers and Food, LEI Wageningen UR
- Full session abstract TBC
10:00 - 10:25 - Innovation Showcase
Innovation & Technology
The Future Ingredients Showcase
- The Future Ingredients Showcase is designed to highlight new ingredients and solutions that will help the food and beverage industry identify the latest innovations and new technologies
- Entrants will have five minutes to introduce their offering or solution to the entire delegate audience and convince them they deserve to be the winner of the “Food Innovation Showcase Award 2019”
- The winner will be selected by an audience vote and announced at the evening drinks reception
10:25 - 11:25
iSolve Meetings & Networking Refreshments
11:25 - 12:00 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Consumer 1st – The Story Behind the Recent Launch of our Innovative New Range of Zer0Fat Dressings in India
Devarshy Ganguly, Vice President - Marketing, Dr. Oetker India
- Full session abstract TBC
R&D & Formulation
Replacing Sodium: The Art and Science of Substitution
- Leveraging your nutrition team: How can they advise you on sodium reduction for R&D?
- Investigating the results of sodium replacement trials
- Capitalizing on new replacement technologies to improve functionality
- Case study: what is coming out of Washington and how should you respond?
12:05 - 12:40 - Solution Spotlights
Innovation & Technology
Session Title TBC (Selerant)
- Full session abstract TBC
Innovation & Technology
Session Title TBC (Omron)
- Full session abstract TBC
12:40 - 13:40
Networking Lunch
13:40 - 14:15 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Innovation in Chocolate - So What!
Adam Geilesky, Head of Cocoa Innovation, Hotel Chocolat Plc.
Hotel Chocolat is a UK based retailer and manufacturer of luxury chocolate with over 100 stores operating in the UK, St Lucia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland and the USA. We grow cocoa, make chocolate and run our own stores, cafes and restaurants.
So what! And why bother? This is the story of ‘the Velvetiser’ - the concept that allows customers to make barista grade hot chocolate at home. I plan to cover our innovation journey, why our customers care and how all of this helps farmers in West Africa.
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Brewed Adult Soft Drinks – Non-Alcoholic “Beer” with 0.0% Formulas to Address Adult Consumer Needs
Aleksandra Borycka, Insights Director, Strategy Department, Kompania Piwowarska
- Full session abstract TBC
14:20 - 14:55 - Solution Spotlights
Innovation & Technology
Session Title TBC (Specpage)
- Full session abstract TBC
R&D & Formulation
Achieving a Clean Label through Novel Ingredients
- Discover some of the latest solutions for achieving a cleaner label
- Initial stages of development are crucial to effectively avoiding the use of artificial flavours, colourings etc. or additives and supplements
- How replacing legacy formulations for established or new products can open the window to a new set of consumers
14:55 - 15:55
iSolve Meetings & Networking Refreshments
15:55 - 16:30 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
The Development of Service Innovation - Digital Platform Business Model Innovation for the Leading Coffee Machines
- Full session abstract TBC
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Vaasan Ltd Challenge in 2016: The Oat Success Story
Maija Kauppi, Head of Product Development, Vaasan Ltd
- Drivers behind the strong Oat bread trend in Finland
- Consumer studies to clarify the drivers behind oat bread purchase
- Intensive portfolio plan, built to support company’s oat mission, covering both taste and healthiness
- Marketing communication plan to tackle the confusion around Oat bread
- Innovative product development behind the success
- 2018, Great business results: Net sales of Vaasan Oat portion breads increased +47% vs 2016
- Summary: Key success factors of the Vaasan Oat story
16:35 - 17:10 - Solution Spotlights
R&D & Formulation
Session Title TBC (Dow Chemical)
- Full session abstract TBC
Innovation & Technology
From Concept to Commercialisation: How can you Streamline the Innovation Process?
- How can you translate design ideas and principles into viable and successful product launches?
- What are the key factors in optimising the chances of a breakthrough first-time product launch without sacrificing time, investment and resources?
- What have the past few years shown us in terms of new product launches and the unparalleled success of new innovative food companies with smaller R&D and Innovation teams and capabilities?
- What are the key factors to decide to avoid falling into the pitfall of the dreaded 80% fail rate of first time product launches across the food industry?
17:15 - 18:00 - Panel Discussion
Consumer Insights & Marketing
How can Consumer Insights be Translated into a Successful Product Launch?
- Has social media become the new focus group?
- Defining the real preferences, demands and concerns of the contemporary consumer
- How can you define the needs and drivers for the consumer from social media?
- What is the best approach in aligning your product to the interests of the consumer?
18:00 - 18:05
Chair's Closing Remarks
18:05 - 19:05
Evening Drinks Reception
08:00 - 08:45
Registration & Refreshments
08:45 - 08:50
Chair’s Opening Remarks
08:50 - 09:25 - Keynote
R&D & Formulation
Session Title TBC (Nomad Foods)
Stella Peace, Group R&D Director, Nomad Foods Europe
- Full session title TBC
09:25 - 10:00 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Innovation and the Customer
Sevda Altunelli, Product Development and İnnovation Manager, Domino's Pizza
- The challenge of the innovator
- To listen to customers literally
- Understand the needs
- Need-oriented innovation
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Successfully Communicating Healthy Branding across your Organisation and Products
- What must you consider when developing a consistent visual brand of health among your products?
- Why are consumers giving increasingly more credence to growing a natural corporate image
- How can you strike a balance with being non-GMO but still meeting the standard, quality and health claims which are integral to your product?
- Adding product value: innovative methods to promote nutrition, health, and wellness
10:05 - 10:40 - Solution Spotlights
R&D & Formulation
Fortifying your Products with Plant Proteins
- Going beyond nutrition: utilising protein to optimize product quality and shelf life
- Comparing protein benefit, functionality, and price
- Progressing through the protein lifecycle: identifying when the timing is right
Innovation & Technology
Refining the Innovation Process - Decreasing Time to Market
- Proven strategies to streamline the innovation process and cut down time and expense
- R&D, Innovation and Marketing: determining the process and setting goals
- Internal conflict management: solving the issues in front of you and those that may arise during the ideation and implementation process
10:40 - 11:40
iSolve Meetings & Networking Refreshments
11:40 - 12:15 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Session Title TBC (Yili)
Gerrit Smit, Managing Director, Yili Innovation Center Europe, Yili
- Full session abstract TBC
R&D & Formulation
Session Title TBC (Vaasan Ltd)
Maija Kauppi, Head of Product Development, Vaasan Ltd
- Full session abstract TBC
12:20 - 12:55 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Session Title TBC (Mondelez International)
Emanuel Gävert, Growth Platform Lead, Mondelez International
- Full session abstract TBC
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Brand Disruptors and New Business Models in Food and Nutrition
Pinar Hosafci, Industry Manager - Food and Nutrition, Euromonitor International
The world’s biggest brands are under siege from an army of insurgents. Aided by technology and the unprecedented rise of social media, small, nimble brands are rewriting the growth playbook, challenging packaged food’s longstanding strongholds. This presentation will provides a framework through which to evaluate disruption in food and drinks, and considers some of the contemporary insurgent brands and business models that help them success. It also discusses some of the strategies that “Big Food” could pursue in order to better fend off the competition from their insurgent counterparts.
12:55 - 13:55
Networking Lunch
13:55 - 14:30 - Case Studies
Consumer Insights & Marketing
R&D & Formulation
How can you Keep it Natural Without Compromising your Product Identity?
- What are some of the latest solutions for achieving a cleaner label
- Initial stages of development are crucial to effectively avoiding the use of artificial flavours, colourings etc. or additives and supplements
- How replacing legacy formulations for established or new products can open the window to a new set of consumers
14:35 - 15:10 - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Hatching Successful Open Innovation in the Most Competitive of Environments
- Building an efficient and mutually beneficial system of open innovation and information exchange
- Cultivating your business and personal network for an information advantage
- Examining typical characteristics of an open innovation relationship
Consumer Insights & Marketing
The Era of the Hybrid Customer
Heidi Jungar, Customer Insight Director, Kesko Oyi
- Full session abstract TBC
15:10 - 15:45 - Keynote
R&D & Formulation
Redesigning for the Future: From Prototype to Industrial Application
- Linking solid technical understanding with consumer acceptance of the drivers for choosing certain products
15:45 - 15:55
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Summit
