Agenda

9am-9.05am Introduction: Confectionery Production Editor Neill Barston offers an event overview

9.05-9.25am Tobias Bachmuller, president, Caobisco/Katjes managing shareholder (keynote)

9.25-9.45am Karine Dussimon, analyst, Euromonitor International (keynote)

9.45am-10.05am Matthew Stephenson, managing director, ZRO Group

10.05-10.25am  Adrian Ling, managing director, Plamil Foods

10.25-10.55am Break

10.55-11.15am Fabio Mora,  Senior Vice President of Open Innovation, Ferrero (keynote)

11.15am-11.35am Lyn Pitt, MD, DT&G Ltd, with Adam Gilbert, account manager, Intralox

11.35am-11.55am Jose Gutierrez Fernandez, analyst,  S&P Global

11.55-12.15pm  Andreas Bertram, consultant, ZDS central college of German confectionery

12.15pm-1.05pm 

1.05pm-1.25pm Renee Boerefijn, senior director of R&D,  Cargill  (Keynote)

1.25-1.45pm Dr. Maximilian Anders,  application and innovation manager, Krüger & Salecker

1.45pm-2.05pm  Natalie Quintero Zuluaga,  Director of marketing, Cordillera Chocolate

2.05-2.25pm Milad Moshfeghian, VP of innovation, Bartek Ingredients

2.25-2.50pm Break

2.50-310.pm Nzubechukwu Anisiobi, group managing director, SFI Agri Commodities

3.10-4pm Q&A on  confectionery sector sustainability, featuring:  Francesco Tramontin, VP of institutional relations, Ferrero,  Dr Maximilian Marquart, co-founder, Planet A Foods, Jason Archie-Acheampong, cocoa sourcing lead, Fairtrade Foundation, Natalie Quintero Zuluaga, Cordillera Chocolate, Dr Maximilian Anders, Krüger & Salecker

4.00- 4.20pm World Confectionery Awards

4.20-5pm closing drinks

530pm onwards Additional optional networking and meal, St. Katharine Docks