Protein Technology innovations 2011 Conference

Protein Technology innovations 2011

International Conference, Amsterdam

28 & 29 September 2011

This two-day conference focuses on technological & innovative developments and challenges, addressing successful implementations of novel products, ingredients and processing technologies for the food, petfood, feed and biorefinery industries.

Who is coming?

This conference is designed for senior managers active in or interested in gaining entry to the protein technology industry and market. Companies from the various industries have already registered:

> Food manufacturers like Unilever, Pepsico, CocaCola, Barilla, Nestle, Fonterra,

   General Mills, VION, etc. from dairy, beverages, health & prepared food, meat,

    fish etc.

> Protein ingredient manufacturers like Solae, Cargill, ADM, Roquette, Solanic

   FrieslandCampina, Fonterra, Volac, Arla, MCI, etc. making dairy proteins,

   plant based proteins, novel protein sources

> Processing & Technology companies such as KMS, GEA, Buhler, Clextral, Coperion,

   Pall, AlfaLaval, Grundfos, etc. active in separation technologies, downstream

   processing, semi-solid & liquid processing, etc.
> Petfood & Feed manufacturers like Mars Petfood, Villeneuve Petfood, Skretting,

   Hamlet Protein, Volac
> Universities and institutes such as NIZO, Technology Strategy Board, Danish

   Technological Institute, VTT, TNO, Wageningen University etc.

> Biorefinery industries

> Analytical: manufacturers & suppliers of analytical equipment

These senior managers are professionals in:

> Production
> Research & Development

> Processing Technology

> Food & Processing Engineering

> Application
> New Business Development

> Marketing

Who will speak and share experiences?

Over 20 experts from the following food manufacturers, processing technology, ingredient companies, academia and institutes will be sharing their experiences.

Conference chair is Professor Dr. Rob Hamer, Director Research, Unilever R&D Vlaardingen (The Netherlands).

> Dr. Béatrice Conde-Petit, Head Biotechnology & Analytics, Bühler AG Corporate

   Technology (Switzerland)

> Dr. Jesper Dohrup, Business Unit Manager Protein, Food Technology Division, AlfaLaval

   (Denmark)

> Ir. Koen Denoo, Director, R&D Engineering, Solae Europe (Belgium)

> Albert Stangl MSc, Separation Technologies Market Group Manager Food, Andritz AG (Austria)
> Dr. Ric van Tol, Associate Director Global Discovery, Mead Johnson Nutrition (The

   Netherlands)

> Dr. Allan Paulson, Professor Food Science, Dalhousie University, Associate Scientific

   Director of Advanced Foods and Materials Network of Centres of Excellence

   (AFMNet) (Canada)

> Morten Hoffman-Kyed, Research Manager, Solae Europe (Denmark)
> Professor Dr. Remko Boom, Wageningen University (The Netherlands)

> Dr. Michael Krohn, Corporate Development, B.R.A.I.N Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)

> Dr. Fred Beekmans, Director R&D and Quality, VION Ingredients (The Netherlands)

> Kamla Jevons, European Business Development Manager Food & Life Sciences, Koch

   Membrane Systems (United Kingdom)

> C.K Lee, Managing Director, MCI Bio-Tech Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)

> Dr. Hugo Streekstra, Scientist, DSM Food Specialties (The Netherlands)

> Mr. Jonas Høeg Hansen MSC, Danish Technological INSTITUTE, Sustainable energy and

   transport (Denmark)

> Dr. Tjeerd Jongsma, Director Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT) (The     Netherlands)

> Gilles Maller, Vice-President Technologies, Clextral (France)

> Dr. Arno Alting, Project Manager, NIZO food research BV (The Netherlands)

> Frank de Boeff, Managing Director, Bodec Process Technology BV (The Netherlands)

> David Alvis, Lead Technologist, Sustainable Agriculture & Food, Technology Strategy

   Board (United Kingdom)

> Gerard Klein Essink MSc, Managing Director, Bridge2Food (The Netherlands) 

High Quality Content & Excellent Industry Network

This conference will bring together the know-how on markets & trends, protein technology developments, novel protein sources & ingredients and processing innovations. The conference is

an excellent platform for networking in & with the protein technology industry. A complimentary dinner is included for all participants of the conference at an exclusive restaurant in Amsterdam city to further encourage informal networking and have fun while doing business!

Content pillars for this conference are:

Health, Nutrition, Taste & Texture	Sustainability & Biorefinery Challenges	Operational Excellence

More reasons to be ...

This meeting will bring together 90-120 attendees from food and petfood manufacturers, food and feed ingredient companies, process technology manufacturers and  service providers, which are using or interested in new processing and application developments such as:

> Taking liquid & semi-solid food production to a next level by combining processing with

   sensorics, science and predicting product qualities

> New separation technologies and taking existing technologies from pharma to food, from

   dairy and beverage technologies to plant protein sources

> Exploring extraction opportunities for new protein sources

> Exciting developments in enzyme technologies for making healthy peptides

> Innovations in petfood and feedstuff extrusion

> Biorefinery and adding value to protein sidestreams

> Efficient food and protein ingredient processing reducing water and energy

Speaking or exhibiting?

Interested in speaking or exhibiting? Do feel free to contact Gerard Klein Essink via

+31 30 225 2060 or e-mail gkleinessink@bridge2food.com

Bridge2Food and Partners

The following companies have partnered up with Bridge2Food during previous meetings: