Pozvánka: The Protein Summit 2010, 25. - 26. 11. 2010

Day 1 - 25 November 2010 - Plenary session

- Global context of Protein Supply & Demand

- Research challenges & programmes to capitalize on

- Making sustainable public & corporate policies

- Implementing sustainability in retail strategies
- Consumer mind sets?

08.45 - 09.30

Registration & morning coffee

09.30 - 09.45

Opening Summit Chairman & Host

Mr. Dr. Emmo Meijer, Senior Vice President Strategy, Unilever (the Netherlands)

The Dutch Sustainable food agenda

Dutch Minister for Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality (the Netherlands)

- Sustainable food: what is the ambition?

- Proteins: a fit with an international agenda

- Innovation opportunities & call for co-operation

Future global need for proteins - Beyond protein consumption globally

Mr. Prof. Dr. Ir. Rudy Rabbinge, Professor, Wageningen UR, Sustainable Development & Food security (the Netherlands)

- Demand expectations 2050: scenario analysis

- Opportunities for Plan B

- What  should manufacturers, society & governments do?

Global protein production: driving forces behind demand & supply

Mr. Jeroen Leffelaar, Global Head Animal Proteins, Rabobank International (the Netherlands)

- Animal and Vegetable protein trends and developments

- Sustainability in protein value chains: new developments?

- Outlook 2025 and 2050

12.05 - 12.40

Business & research challenges: co-operation & innovation challenges in protein value chains to meet consumer needs

Ms. Maive Rute, Director Biotechnologies, Agriculture, Food Research, DG Research, European Community (Belgium)

- The sustainability agenda

- Importance of proteins for Europe

- Research & Innovation: making it happen with Europe

Networking lunch break at Innovation Plaza

Sustainability: where to go from here in the UK retail?
Retailer (tbc)

- Consumer sustainability demands and efforts of a leading German retailer

- Role of manufacturers

- Co-operation with NGO’s and government

Business and consumers perspectives & challenges in food

Mr. Peter Beckers, COO, VION Food Netherlands, Germany and International (the Netherlands)

- Consumers needs: meat consumption beyond 2025

- Focusing sustainability: getting results

- Business challenges in retailing new sustainable products

Networking afternoon break at Innovation Plaza

Trends, developments and consumer awareness of protein foods in Europe

Mr. Lucien van der Hoeven, Managing Director, GfK (the Netherlands)

- Consumer knowledge of proteins

- Relevance of health

- The white spot

Panel discussion: a perspective on the future of protein (business, sustainability, innovation)

Cocktail reception at Innovation Plaza

Day 2 - 26 November 2010 - Three parallel sessions,

presentations with Q&A and plenary summary & conclusions

Session I:

Business Opportunities

For retail, food and feed & research

Introduction by chairman

Mr. Dr. Ir. Leo den Hartog, Director R&D and Quality Affairs, Nutreco (the Netherlands)

Addressing society concerns for dairy and meat consumption in Switserland
Swiss retailer (tbc)

- Dairy & meat consumption trends in Switserland

- Relevance of sustainability & innovation for future demand

- Co-operation with (N)GO’s and government

Managing the Protein Dialogue in the Dutch retail

Mr. Marc Jansen, Director Consumer Affairs, CBL

(the Netherlands)

- The protein dialogue is here to come

- Dutch retail perspective: what we can and can't...

- Take the debate or lose the debate

Networking morning break at Innovation Plaza

Sustainability challenges in seafood business – The Norwegian case
Mr. Bent Dreyer, Director Research, Industrial economics and strategic management, Nofima (Norway)

- Seafood production concepts

- Norwegian seafood business

- Sustainability & research challenges in: fisheries, aquaculture & capture-based aquaculture

Going for a sustainable business with proteins for animal feed

Mr. Dr. Ir. Leo den Hartog, Director R&D and Quality Affairs, Nutreco (the Netherlands)

- A business opportunity or a threat

- Value chain challenges for chicken, pig and cow feed

- Future opportunities and innovation challenges

Future perspectives on sustainability as a business option in the global dairy industry
Ms. Sarah Patterson, Manager Trade Policy Europe, Fonterra Co-operative Group (United Kingdom)

- State of the industry: future demand for dairy products and challenges to meet this

- Global and regional sustainability plans and actions

- What do we need to a quantum leap forward?

Networking lunch break at Innovation Plaza

Rice proteins: a new vegetable protein opportunity

Mr. Seong-jun Cho, Senior Researcher at Food R&D center, CJ CheilJedang Corporation (South-Korea)

- Challenges & results of innovation with an “old” crop

- Food Industry opportunities & uniqueness

- Contribution to global sustainability

Session Panel discussion

Plenary Discussion with Session I, II, and III where Session Chairpersons will report

Sustainability Challenges
For policy, retail, food, feed & research

Introduction by chairman

Mr. Dick Koelega

The Livestock Sector Divide
Mr. Henning Steinfeld, Chief Livestock Policy Officer, FAO (Italy) (tbc)

- What does it mean for poverty and the environment?

- Dairy & food security?
- How to turn this major issue into policy & reality

Value chain opportunities & a sustainable protein chain in Europe
Mr. Reinhart Schmitt, Managing Director Solae Europe, Solae (Switzerland)

- A value chain approach for a global B2B company

- Business opportunities for sustainable packaging solutions

- Future of soy as an ingredient and business

Networking morning break at Innovation Plaza

What does sustainability mean for a dairy-free brand leader

Mr. Koen Bouckaert, Strategy & Business Development Director
Alpro Soya (Belgium)

- Incorporating sustainability in the value chain: Alpro's sustainable development philosophy

- Animal vs vegetal foods - a comparison

- How can governments assist in a protein transition?

Value for protein foods? Challenges for a German retailer
(tbc)

- Trends in meat & dairy consumption: consumer expectations

- How does sustainability & organic fit together?

- Co-operation with NGO’s and government

Nature & bio-diversity challenges

Mr. John Strak, Director Outreach, Round Table Responsible Soy (United Kingdom)

- Climate change and bio-diversity challenge

- Initiatives in the protein value chain (RTRS & Basel criteria): where to go from here?

- How to combine protein production & planet needs?

Networking lunch break at Innovation Plaza

Future opportunities with fungi proteins
Mr. Tim Finnigan, Innovation Manager Quorn, Premier Foods (United Kingdom)

- Development of the fungi protein technology

- Sustainability challenges for fungi-based foods

- Collaboration & open innovation

Session Panel discussion

Plenary Discussion of Session I, II, and III

Research & Innovation Goals

Breaking barriers in food, feed & bio-energy chains using new processes & technologies

Introduction by chairman

Food texture innovations and new protein sources
Mr. Prof. Dr. Erich J. Windhab, ETH Centre, Institute for Food & Nutrition Science (Switzerland) (tbc)

- Food texture: state of the industry

- Research choices to improve sustainability of protein value chains

- Healthy innovations with proteins

A new technology platform for protein supply

Mr. Remco van Es, Business Manager Feed & Food Segment, DSM Innovation Centre (the Netherlands)

- Opportunities for adding value to protein supply chains

- Challenges in partnership formation

- Getting sustainability incorporated into the company genes

Networking morning break at Innovation Plaza

Adding value to protein side-streams

Mr. Johann Tergesen, Managing Director, Burcon NutraScience (Canada)

- Global plant-based side streams: the (un)explored potential

- Technology and research challenges

- Innovation opportunities

The real future: making meat from single cells

Mr. Prof. Dr. Joost Teixeira de Mattos, Professor, University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

- The ultimate challenge: state of the research

- Agenda 2015 and beyond

- Investment opportunities and success requirements

Potato proteins: turning an environmental problem into business

Mr. Marco Guiseppin, R&D Director, Solanic (the Netherlands)

- New product and process development: a step-by-step process

- Finding new applications & niches

- Potato Protein as a low allergen source

Networking lunch break at Innovation Plaza

Innovation opportunities for protein foods

Mr. Ronald Visschers, Programme Manager Food Quality and Production, TNO (the Netherlands)

- Texture innovation: key to future consumer success

- A value-chain approach & multi-party collaboration

- Health & the elderly

Session Panel discussion

Plenary Discussion of Session I, II, and III

Closure