Previous congress in Canada was in 1991!

World Congress hosts

The International Union of Food Science and

Technology (IUFoST) is the worldwide association

for food science and technology supporting

programs and projects to increase food security and safety worldwide. IUFoST

groups together more than 65 countries, of which

Canada (CIFST) and USA (IFT) are members.

&

Together we can create a Canadian

success story!

CONGRESS INGREDIENTS

International Delegates 1,500

Canadian Delegates 500

Exhibitors and Sponsors 150

Honorary Plenary Speakers 8

Session Chairs 60

Abstracts received 1,200

Parallel sessions 88

INNOVATION & COLLABORATION 100%

The majority of delegates

will be fromNORTH

AMERICA

50%EUROPE

20%

ASIA

20%The rest of the world including

MIDDLE EAST,CENTRAL

AND SOUTH AMERICA

10%

Statistics

CONGRESS THEME

Our objective:Bring together industry and academia

Program Committee

Our scientific program committee:50% industry – 50% academia

Guy Wollaert, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, The Coca Cola Company, USAPhilip Donne, President, Campbell Company of Canada, CanadaJohanne Baensch, Global Head of Research and Development, Nestlé, Switzerland

Industry Leader Summit

Research themes

1. Potential Regulatory Issues 2. Consumer Behaviour and Sensory Evaluation3. Innovation Through Collaboration (Industry, Academia,

Government, Consumers)4. Industrially-Relevant Products and Issues5. Food and Health6. Food Nanotechnology7. Food Safety8. Food Chemistry9. Food Processing10. Convergence Innovation for Affordable Food, Health and

Healthcare11. Sustainability and Food Security

Names that resonate with Industry• Robert Fisher, Chief Technical Officer, Molson Coors Brewing

Company, USA• Lekh Juneja, Excecutive Vice President, Taiyo Kagaku Co. Ltd., Japan• Marcel Paques, Principal Scientist, FrieslandCampina, The

Netherlands• Mike Robach, Vice President, Corporate Food Safety and

Regulatory Affairs, Cargill, USA• Liz Sloan, Professional Member of IFT, IFT, USA• Bernhard van Lengerich, Chief Science Officer, VP Technology

Strategy, General Mills, USA• Lu Ann Williams, Director of Innovation, Innova Market Insights,

The Netherlands

Names that resonate with science

• Riette de Kock, University of Pretoria, South Africa• Peter Jones, University of Manitoba, Canada• Brian Keating, CSIRO, Australia• Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy (Swamy), McGill University,

Canada• Yrjo Roos, University College Cork, Ireland• Fereidoon Shahidi, Memorial University of

Newfoundland, Canada• Harjinder Singh, Massey University, New Zealand• Rickey Yada, University of Guelph, Canada

Student ChallengeA unique Canadian initiative

11-12 Universities from across Canada will send teams of 4 students

Sponsored by Industry International panel of judges

EXPO

+ EXPO activity pass

Networking – mobile app

“Guinness World Record”

• We are approved to attempt to break the record for the longest line of canned food

• We will need 30,000 cans• Approx. 2.7km (1.7 miles) in length

• In the Palais du Congres• With support from the Palais and Tourisme

Montréal

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