Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Summit Europe
21-23 June 2022, Netherlands
Optimizing Value Chains
Unique 4-in-1 Summit on Industry, Startups, Ecosystems, Research & Government Strategies
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Programme
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Overview -
June 20 Afternoon:
EcoSystem Meeting - Partners Only -
June 21 Morning:
EcoSystem Meeting - Partners Only -
June 21 Afternoon:
Innovation Festival! -
June 21 Evening:
Great 1-on-1 Business Networking Sessions -
June 21 Evening:
Welcome Reception -
June 22 Morning:
The Bigger Picture -
June 22 Afternoon:
Tastings Break: Meat-Free & Dairy-Free! -
June 22 Afternoon:
Track I Consumer & Industry Challenges -
June 22 Afternoon:
Track II Delicious Food Innovations -
June 22 Afternoon:
Track III Sustainable Process Innovations -
June 22 Afternoon:
Track IV Value Chain Research Investments -
June 22 Afternoon:
Build your Business! Networking Sessions -
June 22 Evening:
Summit Networking Dinner -
June 23 Morning:
Take 6 Networking Sessions -
June 23 Morning:
Track I Consumer & Industry Challenges -
June 23 Morning:
Track II Delicious Food Innovations -
June 23 Morning:
Track III Sustainable Process Innovations -
June 23 Morning:
Track IV Value Chain Research Investments -
June 23 Afternoon:
Plenary - Beyond Value Chains
June 20 Afternoon:
EcoSystem Meeting - Partners Only
16:00 - 16:15
Welcome & The Plan!
Charlotte Neher, Network & Programme Leader, Bridge2Food, NL
16:15 - 17:00
Round Tables: Plant-Based Protein & Ingredient Challenges 2025 17:00 - 17:30
Round Tables: Plant-Based Crop & Processing Technology Opportunities 2025 18:45 - 21:00
EcoSystem Dinner! June 21 Morning:
EcoSystem Meeting - Partners Only
09:00 - 09:30
Introducing Veeva: Supporting your Product Journey with the Speed of the Cloud
Geert van Kempen, Head of Food & Beverage Strategy, Veeva, US
09:30 - 10:30
Andritz: New Processing Innovation
Diko Kalkdijk, Regional sales manager, ANDRITZ, NL
10:00 - 10:30
New Ingredient Introductions from EcoSystem Partners 10:30 - 11:00
Break with New Plant-Based Food & Food Ingredients 11:00 - 12:00
Projects 2022 Update June 21 Afternoon:
Innovation Festival!
13:30 - 13:45
Welcome at Campus in Ultra Plus II
Business Innovation!
14:00 - 15:30
Leveraging Innovation to Deliver Best-In-Class Taste In Plant-Based Products - Presentations, Tastings & Discussion
Florian Herkner, Global Growth Platform Plant Based, Symrise, AT
Lars Grohmann, Master Technologist / Manager Flavor Analysis, Symrise, DE
Lars Grohmann, Master Technologist / Manager Flavor Analysis, Symrise, DE
15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon Break
Research Innovation!
14:00 - 15:30
Agenda WUR
Florian Herkner, Global Growth Platform Plant Based, Symrise, AT
14:00 - 15:30
Leveraging Innovation to Deliver Best-In-Class Taste In Plant-Based Products
Lars Grohmann, Master Technologist / Manager Flavor Analysis, Symrise, DE
15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon Break June 21 Evening:
Great 1-on-1 Business Networking Sessions
17:30 - 18:30
1-on-1 Business Meetings June 21 Evening:
Welcome Reception
18:30 - 19:30
Welcome Reception with Plant-Based Foods Tastings June 22 Morning:
The Bigger Picture
08:00 - 09:00
Welcome & Registration 09:00 - 09:10
Welcome & Opening Summit Chair
Gerard Klein Essink, Founder & CEO, Bridge2Food, NL
Charlotte Neher, Network & Programme Leader, Bridge2Food, NL
Charlotte Neher, Network & Programme Leader, Bridge2Food, NL
09:10 - 09:20
The Global Perspective & Opportunities
Gerard Klein Essink, Founder & CEO, Bridge2Food, NL
09:25 - 09:50
The Plant-Based Foods Industry Perspective: Opportunities & Challenges
Vinciane Patelou, Director, ENSA-European Plant-Based Foods Association, BE
09:55 - 10:20
Growing the Plant-Based Foods Pie
Isabelle Privat, Head of Plant and Nutrition, Nestle USA, FR
10:25 - 10:50
Creating High Fidelity Plant-Based Product for Your Consumers through Taste and Sustainability: Panel Discussion
Catherine Trillo-Blanco, Global Growth Platform Manager · Plant Based, Symrise, DE
Lars Grohmann, Master Technologist / Manager Flavor Analysis, Symrise, DE
Birgit Dekkers, Co-Founder, Rival Foods, NL
Lars Grohmann, Master Technologist / Manager Flavor Analysis, Symrise, DE
Birgit Dekkers, Co-Founder, Rival Foods, NL
10:50 - 11:35
Morning Networking Break with Plant-Based Foods Tastings 11:35 - 12:15
The Plant-Based Foods & Protein Moonshot Journey - Panel Discussion
Siska Pottie, Secretary General, European Alliance Plant-based Foods, BE
Matthias Krön, President, Donau Soja, AT
Meghan Gervais, CTO, Protein Industries Canada, CA
Isabelle Privat, Head of Plant and Nutrition, Nestle USA, FR
Matthias Krön, President, Donau Soja, AT
Meghan Gervais, CTO, Protein Industries Canada, CA
Isabelle Privat, Head of Plant and Nutrition, Nestle USA, FR
12:20 - 12:30
Consumer & Industry Challenges Track I Introduction 12:20 - 12:30
Delicious Food Innovations Track II Introduction 12:20 - 12:30
Sustainable Process Innovations Track III Introduction
Dr. Anne Wagner, R&D corporate director, Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Summit Europe, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
12:20 - 12:30
Value Chain Research Investments Track IV Introduction June 22 Afternoon:
Tastings Break: Meat-Free & Dairy-Free!
12:30 - 13:55
Tastings Break: Meat-Free & Dairy-Free! June 22 Afternoon:
Track I Consumer & Industry Challenges
13:55 - 14:00
Chair: Consumer & Industry Track Outcomes
Kevin Camphuis, Managing Director, ShakeUp Factory, FR
14:30 - 14:30
The Market & The Category Outlook 14:30 - 15:10
Vegan Cheese Innovations: Value Chain Support Pitches of StartUps
Brad Vanstone, Founder, Willicroft, NL
Kevin Storms, Co-owner, Pa’lais (Future Foods), BE
Will van den Tweel, Project Director, Those Vegan Cowboys, BE
Javier Romero, Head of Food Design, Formo, DE
Vincent Poulichet, CTO, La Vie Foods, FR
Kevin Storms, Co-owner, Pa’lais (Future Foods), BE
Will van den Tweel, Project Director, Those Vegan Cowboys, BE
Javier Romero, Head of Food Design, Formo, DE
Vincent Poulichet, CTO, La Vie Foods, FR
15:10 - 15:30
Q&A on Value Chain Support Pitches & Panel
Kevin Camphuis, Managing Director, ShakeUp Factory, FR
15:30 - 16:15
Tastings Break: Vegan Cheeses! 16:15 - 16:40
Meat-Free Innovations: Value Chain Support Pitches of StartUps
Birgit Dekkers, Co-Founder, Rival Foods, NL
Dr. Francisco Kuhar, Co-founder & CSO, Innomy, ES
Dr. Francisco Kuhar, Co-founder & CSO, Innomy, ES
16:45 - 17:15
Q&A on Value Chain Support Pitches & Panel
Itziar Ortega, Senior Vice President of Global Operations, Eatable Adventures, ES
Kim Odhner, Managing Partner, Europe & Asia, Unovis Asset Management & New Crop Capital, NL
Kim Odhner, Managing Partner, Europe & Asia, Unovis Asset Management & New Crop Capital, NL
June 22 Afternoon:
Track II Delicious Food Innovations
13:55 - 14:00
Chair: Delicious Food Innovations Results
Dr. Christophe Schmitt, Protein Expert - Group Leader, Nestlé Research Center, CH
14:00 - 14:25
Plant Attitude Next Generation– From Innovators to Mainstream Consumers, how to cross the gap?
Basak Oker, Marketing & CSI Director Europe, Givaudan, CH
Flavio Garofalo, Global Category Director Savoury Taste, Givaudan, CH
Flavio Garofalo, Global Category Director Savoury Taste, Givaudan, CH
14:30 - 14:55
Barley Proteins & Fiber for New, Most Sustainable and Tasty Applications
Dr. Steffen Münch, Global Senior Director R&D, EverGrain, BE
15:00 - 15:30
Adapting Plant-Based Products to Emerging Markets: Panel Discussion
Dr. Ariette Matser, Senior scientist Sustainable Processing, Wageningen University & Research, NL
15:30 - 16:15
Tastings Break: New Ingredients! 16:15 - 16:40
Greenfield Design for Plant-Based Innovation
Sonia Huppert, Global Innovation Marketing Leader, Re-Imagine Protein®, IFF – International Flavors and Fragances, Inc., FR
16:45 - 17:15
Harnessing Microorganisms to Improve Plant-Based Foods
Jasper Zwinkels, Researcher , Wageningen University & Research, NL
June 22 Afternoon:
Track III Sustainable Process Innovations
13:55 - 14:00
Chair: Sustainable Process Innovations is What We Need!
Dr. Anne Wagner, R&D corporate director, Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Summit Europe, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
14:00 - 14:25
CBA & Precision Fermentation: The White Space - Panel Discussion
Heinz-Jürgen Kroner, Senior Vice President BU Liquid Technologies & New Food, GEA Group, DE
Daniel Bussmann, Director Process Technology & Innovation Beverage & Dairy - BU Separator, GEA Group, DE
Joachim Schulze, Chairman Of The Board at BioEconomy Cluster, Planetary, DE
Andrés Montefeltro, Chief Executive Officer, Cubiq Foods, ES
Daniel Bussmann, Director Process Technology & Innovation Beverage & Dairy - BU Separator, GEA Group, DE
Joachim Schulze, Chairman Of The Board at BioEconomy Cluster, Planetary, DE
Andrés Montefeltro, Chief Executive Officer, Cubiq Foods, ES
14:30 - 14:55
How can Capturing Plant-Proteins 2.0 contribute to Affordability & Sustainability?
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
15:00 - 15:30
Plant-Based Meat & Fish Analogues by High Moisture Extrusion
Emmanuel Lavocat, Food Extrusion Process Engineer & Protein Market Manager, Clextral, FR
15:30 - 16:15
Tastings Break: New Ingredients via Novel Processes! 16:15 - 16:40
Introduction to Plant-Based Protein Extraction
Christian Landbo, Manager, Global Sales & Technology, Agro Business, Alfa Laval, DK
16:45 - 17:10
New Ingredient Processing Innovations: Value Chain Support Pitches of StartUps
Eugene Wang, CEO, Sophie’s Bionutrients, NL
Zvonimir Sedlic, CEO, Nutris, HR
Miguel Pertierra Rodríguez, R&D Technician, MOA Foodtech, ES
Petra Vossenberg, Market Exploration Lead, Greencovery, NL
Majbritt Byskov-Bridges, Co-Founder, Alver, CH
Leonardo Alvarez, CEO & Co-Founder, ProTera Bio, FR
Ninna Granucci, Co-Founder & President, Green Spot Technologies, FR
Zvonimir Sedlic, CEO, Nutris, HR
Miguel Pertierra Rodríguez, R&D Technician, MOA Foodtech, ES
Petra Vossenberg, Market Exploration Lead, Greencovery, NL
Majbritt Byskov-Bridges, Co-Founder, Alver, CH
Leonardo Alvarez, CEO & Co-Founder, ProTera Bio, FR
Ninna Granucci, Co-Founder & President, Green Spot Technologies, FR
17:15 - 17:30
Q&A on Value Chain Support Pitches & Panel
Dr. Anne Wagner, R&D corporate director, Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Summit Europe, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
June 22 Afternoon:
Track IV Value Chain Research Investments
13:55 - 14:00
Chair: Value Chain Research Investment Opportunities
Siska Pottie, Secretary General, European Alliance Plant-based Foods, BE
14:00 - 14:25
The Bigger Investment Picture
Gerard Klein Essink, Founder & CEO, Bridge2Food, NL
14:30 - 14:55
The Need for More Research & Budgets for Plant-Based Foods
Siska Pottie, Secretary General, European Alliance Plant-based Foods, BE
15:00 - 15:30
The Agricultural Research Investment Opportunity 15:30 - 16:15
Tastings Break: New Ingredients! 16:15 - 16:40
What is the Ambition for the Protein Transition? Panel Discussion 16:45 - 17:15
The Value Chain Consumer Connection with Quality & Pricing
Dr. Peter Haring, Chairman, True Animal Protein Price (TAPP) Coalition, NL
June 22 Afternoon:
Build your Business! Networking Sessions
17:40 - 18:40
Make New 1-on-1 Business Connections! June 22 Evening:
Summit Networking Dinner
19:30 - 21:30
Summit Networking Dinner June 23 Morning:
Take 6 Networking Sessions
07:50 - 08:50
Get 6 New Business Contacts during Networking Sessions June 23 Morning:
Track I Consumer & Industry Challenges
08:55 - 09:00
Chair: Raising the Consumer Bar for Egg-Free & Fish-Free
Kevin Camphuis, Managing Director, ShakeUp Factory, FR
09:00 - 09:25
Consumer Choices & Drivers: The Experience?!
Lisa Stel, Founder & Influencer, Lisa Goes Vegan, NL
09:30 - 09:55
What Consumers Tell Us from a New & Experimental Study on Current Meat Analogues named “Tasty proteins”
Ass. Prof. Elke Scholten, Associate Professor, Wageningen University & Research, NL
10:00 - 10:30
Fish Free Innovations: What is Big Consumer Barrier?
Gilbert Verschelling, Director Business Development and Innovation for Savory, DSM, NL
Sina Albanese, Co-Founder & Lead Marketing & Sales, Koralo Foods, NL
Charles Fouquet, Co-Founder & CEO, Onami Foods, FR
Tom Johansson, Co-Founder & CEO, Hooked Foods, SE
Sina Albanese, Co-Founder & Lead Marketing & Sales, Koralo Foods, NL
Charles Fouquet, Co-Founder & CEO, Onami Foods, FR
Tom Johansson, Co-Founder & CEO, Hooked Foods, SE
10:30 - 11:15
Tastings Break: Egg-Free & Fish-Free! 11:15 - 11:55
Egg-Free Innovations: Value Chain Support Pitches of StartUps
Fabien Sauleman, COO, Yumgo, FR
Oscar Castellani, CSO & Co-Founder, The VERY Food Company, FR
Arnaud Delacour, Founder, The VERY Food Company, FR
Oscar Castellani, CSO & Co-Founder, The VERY Food Company, FR
Arnaud Delacour, Founder, The VERY Food Company, FR
12:00 - 12:25
Q&A on Value Chain Support Pitches & Panel
Kevin Camphuis, Managing Director, ShakeUp Factory, FR
12:30 - 13:00
Variation in Personal Protein Digestion and its Consequences for Sustainable Diets
Dr. Jurriaan Mes, Expert leader Food Health Research, Wageningen University & Research, NL
June 23 Morning:
Track II Delicious Food Innovations
08:55 - 09:00
Chair: Delicious Food Innovations Outlook
Dr. Christophe Schmitt, Protein Expert - Group Leader, Nestlé Research Center, CH
09:00 - 09:25
Making Fat & Oil Technology work for Plant-Based
Dr. Jack Yang, Postdoctaral Researcher, Wageningen University & Research, NL
09:30 - 10:10
Plant-Based Fat & Oil Innovations: Value Chain Support Pitches of StartUps
Gustav Waschatko, Co-Founder, Time-Travelling Milkman, BE
Christoph Pitter, CEO, ProteinDistillery / SACCHA, DE
Andrés Montefeltro, Chief Executive Officer, Cubiq Foods, ES
Anders Lorén, CTO, Green-On, SE
Christoph Pitter, CEO, ProteinDistillery / SACCHA, DE
Andrés Montefeltro, Chief Executive Officer, Cubiq Foods, ES
Anders Lorén, CTO, Green-On, SE
10:15 - 10:30
The Meat-Free Source Code Project
Julia Sackers, Technologymanager, Hilcona, CH
10:30 - 11:00
Morning Networking Break 11:00 - 11:25
Consumer Insights to Drive Brand Growth in Plant-Based Meat - Panel Discussion
Rene Krebs, Head of Business Unit Cereals, Dairy Ingredients, Dairy Alternative, Döhler, DE
Mr. Henrik Lund, Founder & CEO, Naturli’ Foods, DK
Mr. Henrik Lund, Founder & CEO, Naturli’ Foods, DK
11:30 - 11:50
Mycoprotein Innovations: Value Chain Support Pitches of StartUps
Dr. Craig Johnston, Co-Founder and Director of Strategic Partnerships & IP, Enough Food, GB
12:00 - 12:25
Research Project Pitches for Co-Funding
Ana Torrejon-Cabello, Head of Microbiology and Biotechnology, AINIA, ES
12:00 - 12:25
Q&A on Value Chain Support Pitches & Panel
Dr. Anne Louise Dannesboe Nielsen, Director, PhD, Danish Technological Institute, DK
June 23 Morning:
Track III Sustainable Process Innovations
08:55 - 09:00
Welcome & Introduction Chair
Dr. Anne Wagner, R&D corporate director, Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Summit Europe, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
09:00 - 09:20
Integrating Pulse Processing for Higher Efficiency
Dr. Mathias Aschenbrenner, Sales Engineer Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food, Flottweg, DE
09:25 - 09:45
Making Ingredient Processing More Sustainable
Benoit Fradin, Sales Manager, Pall Corporation, FR
09:50 - 10:10
Integration and Innovation of Sustainable Process Technology Solutions for Plant-Based Ingredients
Jean-François Marechal, Managing Director, Poittemill, FR
10:10 - 10:30
Q&A on Future of Pulse Processing
Jean-François Marechal, Managing Director, Poittemill, FR
Dr. Mathias Aschenbrenner, Sales Engineer Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food, Flottweg, DE
Benoit Fradin, Sales Manager, Pall Corporation, FR
Dr. Mathias Aschenbrenner, Sales Engineer Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food, Flottweg, DE
Benoit Fradin, Sales Manager, Pall Corporation, FR
10:30 - 11:00
Tastings Break: New Ingredients via Novel Processes! 11:00 - 11:25
Toward Less Refined Ingredients, Challenges, and Opportunities
Dr. Laurice Pouvreau, Senior Scientist Protein Technology, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, NL
Kerstin Burseg, Head of R&D and Product Development , GoodMills Innovation GmbH, DE
Jan Bühler, R&D Specialist, Vivera, NL
Kerstin Burseg, Head of R&D and Product Development , GoodMills Innovation GmbH, DE
Jan Bühler, R&D Specialist, Vivera, NL
11:30 - 11:55
Exploiting Proteins from Agricultural Residues
Prof. Luisa Trindade, Full Professor Bioresources Breeding & Genetics, Group Leader Biobased Economy, Wageningen University & Research, NL
12:00 - 12:30
Algae: Finding New Applications for Innovative Ingredients
Dr. Marie-Christin Baune, Post-doctoral Researcher at Product Innovation, German Institute of Food (DIL), DE
June 23 Morning:
Track IV Value Chain Research Investments
08:55 - 09:00
Chair: Value Chain Research Investment Opportunities
Siska Pottie, Secretary General, European Alliance Plant-based Foods, BE
09:00 - 09:25
The contribution of circular food systems to the protein transition
Ass. Prof. Hannah van Zanten, Associate Professor, Wageningen University & Research, NL
09:30 - 10:30
Connecting the Food-Agri Value Chain: Panel Discussion
Isabelle Privat, Head of Plant and Nutrition, Nestle USA, FR
Virginie Bortolussi, Global Seed Program Leader Canola and Sunflower / Europe Seeds Program Leader, Corteva, CH
Virginie Bortolussi, Global Seed Program Leader Canola and Sunflower / Europe Seeds Program Leader, Corteva, CH
10:30 - 11:00
Morning Networking Break 11:00 - 11:25
Building EcoSystems: Lessons & Do's!
Kevin Camphuis, Managing Director, ShakeUp Factory, FR
Jasmijn de Boo, , ProVeg International, GB
Jasmijn de Boo, , ProVeg International, GB
11:30 - 11:55
Pathways and challenges in the Protein Transition
Dr. Barbara van Mierlo, Associate Professor, Wageningen University & Research, NL
12:00 - 12:30
Global Collaboration: What's the Ambition & Opportunity? Panel Discussion June 23 Afternoon:
Plenary
12:30 - 14:00
Tastings Break: Snacks & Ready Meals! 14:00 - 14:10
Consumer & Industry Challenges Outlook
Kevin Camphuis, Managing Director, ShakeUp Factory, FR
14:10 - 14:20
Delicious Food Innovations Outlook
Dr. Christophe Schmitt, Protein Expert - Group Leader, Nestlé Research Center, CH
14:20 - 14:30
Sustainable Process Innovations Outlook
Dr. Anne Wagner, R&D corporate director, Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Summit Europe, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
Dr. Denis Chéreau, General Manager, Improve, FR
14:30 - 14:40
Value Chain Research Investments Outlook
Siska Pottie, Secretary General, European Alliance Plant-based Foods, BE
14:45 - 14:50
Summary & Outlook
Gerard Klein Essink, Founder & CEO, Bridge2Food, NL