One of the world’s most-recognised dairy protein brands Bel Group will be speaking on its work with not only dairy but also healthy snacking innovation, tying in closely with rising global focus on these two areas.
Bel’s Chief Strategy Officer - Asia David Naidu will be discussing how the firm is transforming to focus on snack products that are nutritionally dense yet still delicious.
In addition, Calbee will be speaking about granola in its presentation, focusing on ‘Advancing Wellbeing Through Food: Calbee’s Body Granola Service’.
Calbee Chief Technology Officer and Managing Executive Officer for New Business Advancement Division will share more on the firm’s personalized food service providing granolas optimized for individuals based on gut microbiome test results, dubbed Body Granola.
The three-day summit takes place on July 8 to 10 at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre and this spotlight on Protein and Healthy Product Innovation will take place on Day Two of the event.
Other speakers presenting at this summit include Meiyuan Feng, PepsiCo associate director, life sciences who will be speaking on new scientific data from studies done on fermented oats, in her presentation ‘The Development and Benefits of Fermented Oats as a Novel Postbiotic Solution’.
We will also hear from Yili Assistant President Dr Ignatius Szeto who will be looking at the role of dairy in the healthy ageing process, via his talk ‘Healthy Ageing with Dairy: Targeted nutritional solutions based on science and technology’.
Apart from Protein and Healthier Product Innovation, we will also dive in-depth into Infant and Childhood Nutrition, Maternal and Women’s Health, Active Nutrition, Weight Management and Metabolic Health and Healthy Ageing and Healthspan Advances.
This year will also feature a Start-Up Showcase on day one, spotlighting some of the most exciting emerging entrepreneurs from across the region and their innovations.
Download the updated Advance Programme to see the full agenda, confirmed speakers and session topics across all three days, and be sure to book your ticket here.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Teena Badshah, Life Sciences - Associate Principal Scientist, PepsiCo
- Sanjib Bose, Regional Director of Strategy & Digital Commerce, Asia & General Manager, Philippines, Mars Wrigley
- Tomás Centeno, Vice President, Strategy and Commercial Excellence, Mondelēz International
- Kai Jia Chua, Professional Care & Development Manager, Alpro Pharmacy
- Fleur Cushman, Executive Director, CurraNZ
- John O’Doherty, CEO, Complementary Medicines Australia
- Jeff Duyvesteijn, Executive Director, For Youth
- Meiyuan Feng, Associate Director, Life Sciences, PepsiCo Asia R&D Center
- 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
- Takayuki Kushida, General Manager, Health Science Business Department, Kirin Holdings Company
- Julia Laukemann, Founder and CEO, L’évive Labs
- Shanlu Liang, Senior Ingredient Innovation Scientist, Sirio Pharma
- 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
- Alicia Ng, Vice-President, Head of R&D, Asia Pacific & Indian Subcontinent, Haleon
- Kelvin Ng, Managing Partner Asia and Expert, Green Bridge Partners representing GourmetPro
- Yi Ling Ng, Professional Care & Development Manager, Alpro Pharmacy
- Celia Ning, Senior Director, Scientific Affairs, ProActive Health, Kerry
- Andy Mckimmie, Country Manager, Singapore and Regional head of eCommerce for Southeast Asia & Korea, Blackmores
- Keisuke Muroi, Chief Operating Officer, Morus Inc.
- Veronika Müller-Wigger, Head of Portfolio Innovation, Novonesis
- Naoko Onishi, Body Granola Overseas Development Lead, Calbee
- Assistant Profressor Elaine Quah, Senior Research Fellow I, Division of O&G, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Duke-NUS Medical School
- Dr. Amanda Rao, Founder and CEO, RDC Clinical representing Pharmako Biotechnologies
- 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. Ignatius Szeto, Assistant President, Yili Group
- Dr. Sheryl Tan, Wider Asia Medical & Scientific Affairs Lead, Haleon
- Deepapriya Velumani, Head of R&D, Yeo’s
- Vijayaraghavan Venugopal, Co-founder, Fast & Up
- Dr. Ross Walker, Integrative Cardiologist, Sydney Heart Health Clinic representing Kaneka Ubiquinol™
- Decky Yao, Chairman, APSKI (Asosiasi Pengusaha Suplemen Kesehatan Indonesia)
- Kelvin Zhang, Head of Marketing, BYHEALTH
- Zhongpeng Zhang, Secretary-General, China Nutrition and Health Food Association (CNHFA)
To learn more, visit the Growth Asia Summit homepage here.
Groups of three or more are eligible for a special rate — email GrowthAsiaSummit@wrbm.com for details.