The Growth Asia Summit 2026 will take place in Singapore at the iconic Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center from July 8 to 10.
Register for our delegate passes here.
Joining the summit for the first time is Japanese food, snacks and nutrition giant Calbee.
Known for its potato sticks and granola products, Calbee will be presenting its vision of “well-being through food”, focusing on how it is approaching personalized food and nutrition through its Body Granola service and products.
Since its launch in Japan three years ago, the company’s subscription service—offering granola blends tailored to individual gut microbiomes—has reportedly gained more than 40,000 customers.
Masae Nakano, Calbee’s chief technology officer, and Naoko Onishi, Body Granola overseas development lead, will be presenting the topic “Advancing Well-being Through Food: Calbee’s Body Granola Service” on the second day of this year’s summit under the theme “Protein and Healthier Product Innovation”.
Day two of the summit will also cover the topics “Active Lifestyle Nutrition” and “Weight Management”.
Following highly positive feedback from our past years delegates, NielsenIQ will return again to present transformative trends set to shape Asia-Pacific’s health and wellness landscape in the next five years.
Craig Houliston, executive director of APAC Consulting and Insights at NielsenIQ, will be speaking on the topic “APAC to the Future: 10 trends to drive Asia Pacific by 2030″.
Pepsico Life Sciences will also return for the second time to present insights on day two as part of the theme of “Active Lifestyle Nutrition”.
Dr. Teena Badshah, associate principal scientist—life sciences, R&D at PepsiCo., will deliver the keynote presentation on nutrition and hydration strategies for female runners.
What more to expect?
The three-day summit will also shine the spotlight on topics significant APAC’s health and nutrition market, including “Infant and Childhood Nutrition”, “Maternal and Women’s Health” and “Healthy Aging and Healthspan Advances.”
For the first time, the summit will also introduce the Growth Asia Start-Up Stars, inviting start-ups to showcase their innovations and delegates to pick the three overall winners.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr Teena Badshah, Life Sciences - Associate Principal Scientist, PepsiCo
- Kai Jia Chua, Professional Care & Development Manager, Alpro Pharmacy
- Fleur Cushman, Executive Director, CurraNZ
- David Foreman, Pharmacist, Author, Speaker, Herbal Pharmacist
- Dr Heng Hui Gan, Expert, GourmetPro
- Tim Hill, Key Account Director South East Asia, GlobalData
- Craig Houliston, Executive Director, APAC Consulting and Insights, NielsenIQ
- Yunn Lim, Senior Analyst, Food Science, Mintel
- Dr Dominic Lomiwes, Science Team Leader, Immune Health & Physical Performance, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science
- Warren Mackay‑Smith, General Manager of Ai Innovation Hub, Blackmores
- Dave McCaughan, Founder & Storyteller, BIBLIOSEXUAL
- Dr Suman Mishra, Science Team Leader, Digestive & Metabolic Health, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science
- David Naidu, Chief Strategy Officer – Asia, Bel Group
- Masae Nakano, Chief Technology Officer, Calbee
- Kelvin Ng, Managing Partner Asia and Expert, Green Bridge Partners representing GourmetPro
- Yi Ling Ng, Professional Care & Development Manager, Alpro Pharmacy
- Naoko Onishi, Body Granola Overseas Development Lead, Calbee
- Kanan Pardeshi, Product Manager - Innovations, Siens by Dabur
- Dr Novita Puspasari, Scientific Affairs Manager, H&H Group
- Hiroyuki Saito, Asian Region Lead, Ajinomoto Group Ventures
- Dr Ross Walker, Integrative Cardiologist, Sydney Heart Health Clinic representing Kaneka Ubiquinol™
To learn more, visit the Growth Asia Summit homepage here.
