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Program

Keynote Speakers:

Louis-Georges Soler, Director, Institut national de la recherche agronomique – Alimentation et Sciences Sociales (INRA-ALISS), Ivry sur Seine, France

Martin Kern, Managing Director, Eurofins SAM Sensory and Marketing, Munich, Germany

 


Conference Agenda (as of 16 April 2021)

Below you’ll find the brief version of the conference schedule as of 16 April 2021. A more detailed agenda including the individual presentations can be found here:

https://www.conftool.org/food-reform2020/sessions.php

 

Date: Thursday, 17 June 2021 (All times CEST)

9:00 - 9:15           Welcome

9:15 - 10:15         Plenary 1: Food reformulation by the food industry: Impacts of voluntary commitments versus public regulation

Speaker: Louis-Georges Soler (INRAE, France)

10:15 - 10:45      Coffee break

10:45 - 12:15      Session 1: Consumer perception of claims and labels

12:15 - 13:15      Lunch break

13:15 - 14:45      Session 2A: Demand analysis and policy evaluation   /   Session 2B: Technological foundations for food reformulation

14:45 - 15:00      Coffee break

15:00 - 16:30      Session 3A: Drivers and impact of reformulation on food markets   /   Session 3B: Development and adoption of nutrient-enhanced food

19:00 - 20:30      Online evening event

Date: Friday, 18 June 2021 (All times CEST)

9:00 - 10:00         Plenary 2: The impact of consumer product acceptance on brand performance – a view on Re-Formulation

Speaker: Martin Kern (SAM Sensory and Marketing International, Germany)

10:00 - 10:30      Coffee break

10:30 - 12:00      Session 4: Plant-based foods and meat substitutes

12:00 - 13:00      Lunch break

13:00 - 14:30      Session 5: Challenges and case studies in food reformulation

14:30 - 14:45      Coffee break

14:45 - 16:45      Panel discussion

                            Topic: Food reformulation as a public health tool – What is the smart way to do it?

                             Moderator: Christina Berndt (SZ)

                             Impulse talk: Anette Buyken (Paderborn University)

                             Discussants: Robert Schaller (BMEL), Birgit Gaigl (Danone), Helen Jensen (Iowa State University), Emma Calvert (BEUC)

16:45 - 17:00      Closing