Speakers

	Mr. Gerard Klein Essink set up Bridge2Food in 2002. He worked internationally in the food industry for over 25 years after graduating in food chemistry from Wageningen University & Research Centre. He also holds a MBA in Strategic Marketing. His experience lies in business-to-consumer markets as well as business-to-business industries. He fulfilled roles as Vice-President Sales and Business Development Manager with a Pan-European FMCG company (Nestle/Tivall) and General Manager, Global Business Manager, Asia Pacific Marketing Manager as well as Research and Application Manager with the international food ingredient company AVEBE. He started his carreer at Wageningen University as project leader for an EU agricultural policy study on chaptalisation of wine. The Bridge2Food company specialises on organising high quality network meetings on (food) proteins, bridging industry & research. Bridge2Food is also a consultancy company. Gerard is a frequent speaker at Protein Platforms world-wide. The development of a global Protein Innovation Network is one of his current projects at Bridge2Food.
	Mr. Gary Roethenbaugh MultiSport Research Managing Director, is a law graduate with over 18 years’ experience in commercial consulting & investigations, research and analysis. Gary has had over 10 years’ experience monitoring the functional drinks and sports drinks categories for leading drinks consultancy Zenith International. He previously worked in corporate recovery and investigations for global accountancy firm KPMG and in information security. In 2010, Gary formed MultiSport Research Ltd – the specialist research and consulting firm to the endurance sport industry. Born out of a personal passion for multisport, and as keen ‘age groupers’, the team at MultiSport Research is immersed in the endurance sport category. As market analysts, we are committed to delivering the most robust research on all multisport trends. We have a broad offering, which spans industry information, to research and dedicated marketing services. Our market insight, product and analysis services are: independent, vigorously researched and strictly confidential.
	Ms. Lu Ann Williams is Head of Research at Innova Market Insights. She started her career in The Netherlands twenty years ago with Wolters Kluwer before moving to leading science publisher Elsevier. For the past fifteen years she has been involved in the international food industry where she works with the world’s largest food and beverage companies on product development and marketing strategies, trends analysis, open innovation projects and technology scouting. She comes from Georgia (USA) and graduated from Georgia Tech and got her MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
	Dr. Naomi Grant is the Technical Director for Maxinutrition Ltd, the UK’s leading Sport Nutrition Company and is responsible for developing and driving the NPD and research strategy. In addition Naomi is vice chair of ESSNA the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance, which is a vehicle for action on the concerns of the sports nutrition sector and securing appropriate and proportionate European legislation. Naomi graduated from Bath University with an Honours Degree in Biochemistry and developed her research experience working on models for alternative drug delivery systems before returning to more nutrition based research. She completed her PhD at Reading University in 2000 which investigated the effects of dietary fats on metabolic pathways influencing fertility.
	Mr. Nick Morgan is a highly respected sport scientist, who is Director of his own company, Sports Integrated Ltd. Nick has been working with athletes for ten years, including Olympic, Paralympic and Professional athletes from both a physiology and nutritional point of view.Nick was previously Head of Sport Science and Lucozade Sport, and prior to that worked at both Lilleshall and Holme Pierrepont National Sports Centers. Nick is currently consultant Performance Director for Optimum Nutrition, the Nutritional partner to the Newcastle Falcons, Leinster, Ulster and the Highlanders (NZ) in Rugby Union. Nick is also Head of Sport Science for the Sotogrande Tennis Academy, whilst continuing to provide articles, comment and opinion within the media.
	Ms. Suzane Leser graduated from Brazil in Nutrition and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Physical Activity. From 2000-2005 she worked on Sports Foods R&D in the Brazilian food Industry. She also assisted athletes in their diets and worked as a Lecturer in Sports Nutrition. In 2006 she graduated with an MSc in Sports Nutrition from Loughborough University, UK. From 2006-2010 she worked as a Sports Nutritionist for GlaxoSmithKline Nutritionals R&D, supporting the Lucozade Sport brand. She focused on developing protein products and managing studies in collaboration with key Universities. She also completed an MSc in European Food Regulatory Affairs at the University of Ulster. Her MSc thesis focused on the social impact assessment of sports foods regulation in the EU. Her role at Volac as nutrition and regulatory advisor enhances Volac’s already strong offering to the sports nutrition market and supports customers in navigating the complex European legislative route.
	Gregory Paul, Ph.D., M.B.A. is the global marketing director of sports nutrition and weight management at Solae, an alliance between DuPont and Bunge Limited. In this position, Dr. Paul is responsible for promoting the use of Solae soy proteins in foods and dietary supplements that target exercise enthusiasts and competitive athletes as well as individuals interested in managing their weight. Dr. Paul has over 25 years experience in the food industry working with commercial products and ingredients targeting improved health and performance. He regularly consults with food companies around the world for the development of new products that target sports nutrition and weight management consumers. Dr. Paul regularly speaks to the media and consumers about issues related to sports nutrition and weight loss. Dr. Paul received a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in exercise physiology from The Ohio State University. Dr. Paul received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois –Urbana-Champaign, where he was also an NIH-Postdoctoral Research Fellow in molecular biology. Dr. Paul went on to earn an MBA from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. Dr. Paul is a Fellow with the American College of Nutrition and is a member of the American Society for Nutrition Sciences, American Society of Clinical Nutrition, American College of Sports Medicine, Institute of Food Technologists, and the American Dietetic Association.
	Ms. Ulla Freitas holds a Diploma in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Hohenheim in Germany. During her studies she worked as a freelance for the nutrition team of PowerBar. She graduated in 2002 and started her career in the kitchens of flavour maker Givaudan, before joining Lonza in 2003. Within the Marketing & Sales team of Lonza’s nutritional ingredients, she held changing responsibilities in the fields of scientific affairs, marketing, sales, strategic business development & IP. In 2009 she took over the lead of the global science team, responsible for human nutrition.
	Mr. Tim Ziegenfuss is the current President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) and the Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Applied Health Sciences. Dr. Ziegenfuss’ academic pedigree includes graduate degrees from Purdue University (M.S., Exercise Physiology) and Kent State University (Ph.D., Exercise Physiology with a cognate in Nutrition) as well as a broad range of scientific writing/publishing experience (e.g., over 35 scientific papers, 5 book chapters, numerous interviews/appearances in top 25 national print media and more than 600 articles in mainstream magazines). On a more practical note, his client list includes current and former Olympic Track and Field athletes, Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighters, NFL, MLB, NHL, high school and NCAA athletes, firefighters, police, Department of Homeland Security personnel, and members of the U.S. Military including the Army, Navy Seals, and Secret Service.
	Ms. Audrey Taffin is in charge of Pea Protein market development in Europe for Roquette (pea protein commercialized under NUTRALYS® brand name); she is based in Roquette Headquarter in the North of the France. Formerly, she worked for a leading gelatin manufacturer as technical support manager to food and nutra sales of gelatin and hydrolyzed collagens. She holds a Master of Science with a specialization in Biochemistry applied to Food, Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Industries obtained at AgroParisTech, an engineering school of Paris Institute of Technology. She had some experiences in R&D in starch functional properties, phytochemistry and wine biopolymers.
	Mr. Stephan Hausmanns is Head of the Business Unit Health & Nutrition at GELITA AG, headquartered in Eberbach, Germany. Prior to joining GELITA in June 2010, Mr. Hausmanns was in charge of New Business Development & Management New Ingredients for BENEO‑Palatinit GmbH and Patent Management for Nutrinova GmbH. He worked as a R&D Scientist and Project Manager within the former Höchst AG the years before in the area of food-biotechnology and bioprocess-engineering. Mr. Hausmanns holds a Dipl. Chem. (M.Sc.) degree in chemistry from the University of Bonn, Germany, and a Ph.D. in process engineering with additional studies in business economics and food microbiology from the University of Bonn, Institute of Food Technology. He is (co-)inventor of more than 25 patents and has published more than 50 papers or presentations in distinguished journals or on scientific conferences specializing in advances in food and beverage ingredients and technology.
	Mr. Anthony L. Almada, MSc, FISSN, CEO, GENr8, Inc. (USA) and CEO, Fein Innovations, LLC (USA) He started in the natural products industry in 1975. He has a BSc in Physiology and an MSc in Nutritional/Exercise Biochemistry. In 1992 he co-founded EAS, which pioneered creatine monohydrate and evidence-based sport nutrition in North America. He has collaborated on over 95 nutrition intervention clinical trials, is a co-author on over 25 peer reviewed journal articles, and conceived/introduced the “thermogenic” category of dietary supplements in 1990. He is the CEO of GENr8, Inc., an evidence-based performance nutrition company marketing Vitargo®-centric products, and is the CEO of Fein Innovations, LLC, a company innovating caffeine-centric food and beverage products that are 100% natural and impart no taste.
	Mr. Luc van Loon is a Professor of Physiology of Exercise and Head of the M3-research unit at the Department of Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University Medical Centre. He has an international research standing in the area of skeletal muscle metabolism. Current research in his laboratory focuses on the skeletal muscle adaptive response to exercise, and the impact of nutritional and pharmacological interventions to modulate muscle metabolism in health and disease. The main research interests of his laboratory include exercise metabolism, sports nutrition, adaptation to endurance and resistance type exercise, and the use of physical activity and/or dietary interventions to improve health in chronic metabolic disease (aging and type 2 diabetes). The latter are investigated on a whole-body, tissue, and cellular level, with skeletal muscle as the main tissue of interest. He has authored more than 100 original, peer-reviewed research and review articles. He is member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (IJSNEM) and the European Journal of Sport Science (EJSS). He is a member of the Scientific Board of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) and the Benelux Association for Stabile Isotope Scientists (BASIS). To support the use of stable isotopes in biomedical research, he is also scientific coordinator of the Stable Isotope Research Center (SIRC) at the Academic Hospital in Maastricht and coordinator of the Human Performance Laboratory at the Department of Human Movement Sciences.
	Peter Cleaver. General Manager, Ultralife Healthcare Ltd. (UK) Fresh out of the military Peter started his work in the leisure sector twenty years ago. Starting as a lifeguard Peter progressed to eventually consulting for many leisure chains within the UK. His work has seen him go from lifeguard to gym coach, personal trainer to fitness manager. He then spent ten years as a mobile manager working alongside top health and fitness organisations such as Livingwell and most recently David Lloyd leisure. Alongside this he has represented his country several times in his chosen sport of American Football. A former decathlon Peter has had a divers sporting career both in the UK and abroad. Still playing at the highest level in the UK Peter is still an active user of supplements. Now managing Ultraife he will give an insight as to how he plans to create an avenue of income from an ever changing industry that is supplements.
	Scott Lutz is the founder and formulator of the Quick Energy brand, a 59ml energy supplement in a liquid shot format. He grew up in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan and Wayne State University where he studied medicine. Quick Energy currently sells in more than 30 countries around the where it has loyal use amongst competitive amateur and professional athletes. Results from a January 2011 study conducted at Coventry University in the United Kingdom concluded Quick Energy’s positive impact on athletic performance enhancement and will be presented at this summer’s European College of Sports Science Congress in Liverpool.
	Willem Sodderland is the owner of Buzzer, Europe's first Word of Mouth Marketing agency. Willem Sodderland launched the agency in 2004 with the ambition to let consumers play an active role in the marketing process. Since then, hundreds of thousands of consumers have tried out new products and shared their ‘buzz‘ with others, on- and offline. Buzzer is active in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria and is looking to conquer the rest of the world. As its CEO, Willem loves to preach at marketing seminars around the world and in papers, articles and blogs about the wonderful world of WoM.
	Antje Jungclaus is manager of nutrition communication at the BENEO Institute. Located in Mannheim, Germany, her responsibilities include the communication of the nutritional benefits of BENEO’s functional carbohydrate ingredients worldwide. Antje joined the company in 2002. She holds a degree in nutrition and food sciences (Dipl. oec. troph., equiv. to BSc, MSc) from the University of Kiel, Germany, and a PhD in Food Sciences from the University of Nottingham, UK. She is also member of the German Nutrition Society (DGE).
	Mr. Dirk Zoutewelle, owner of an institute for orthomolecular science and applied Psycho-Neuro-Immunology, has been researching, developing, practicing and teaching for well over ten years. Dirk is an expert on the treatment of autism, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer and is a successful performance coach for Dutch Olympic and Worldchampion sport athletes.He has been treating many patients especially on brain performance. Using specialized laboratory testing, he has been able to help many people reach a better health. His mission started when he himself was confronted with colon cancer on an early age. Now spreading his vision to the public, colleagues, academics, government, health insurance companies, many people like to become inspired by his talk on the “simple” laws of life. The brain as ‘control room, that needs to be able to communicate properly internally, uses the majority of energy to function properly. Regarding sport performance, the brain will be the barrier to overcome, since recovery systems use the same building blocks as the brain uses for neurotransmitters; amino acids. His mission is to raise awareness that on all stages in live, from small children to adults, from ill performing to high performance, that Brain, Biochemistry and Awareness are the key ingredients that supports health. This applies to athletes, managers, CEO’s, etc. Changes in physiology always precedes pathology. Sport performance can therefore be supported and safeguarded by food, food supplements and tests on physiology that will predict a drop on performance. His ideas lead to the production of a broad line of food supplements in his company named Cell Care philosophy in supplements. Cell Care was launched in 2003, specifically on the market of health professionals. Today Cell Care is presenting a range of supplements for sportperformance, with an extra phocus on brain health. This range of products has been tested in the antidoping lab in Cologne.
	Dr Stavros A. Kavouras- FACSM, FECSS, Harokopio University Athens, Consulting Scientist for GSSI.
	Pepijn aardewijn studied Biology (plant fysiology and oncology) at the Free University. After his semi-professional rowing career (several world championship medals and a silver medal Olympic Games Atlanta 1996), he started working full–time for Vitaminstore. At this time this small retail company only had 2 stores and a wholesale company. Through the years Vitaminstore evolved to become the only modern health specialist retail store in the Netherlands. As the retail-company grew to 20 stores, the demand of the Vitaminstore customers became more important, and the relationship with suppliers became more intensive, category management became the number one priority of Pepijn.

Sports & Performance Nutrition 2011

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