Business Day
One of our favourite side dishes in the menu has to be the Business Day on Thursday. During this afternoon key stakeholders within the food industry will share their perspective on the latest innovations within the industry
The Business Day will take place on the 9th of June, 2022. The entire afternoon (14h – 18h) can be spent attending interesting keynotes, pitches, panels and with plenty of opportunities to interact with the stakeholders.
From farm to fork
The red thread throughout the program is “from farm to fork” which will give you an overview of innovative approach at all levels.
So as you can see, the business day is the ideal moment to gather insights and create bonds. Join us during this great afternoon!
Speakers
Koen Uyttenhoeve
Koen Uyttenhove is Founder of ODYC Digital Innovation which is a digital innovation hub within the European SmartAgriHubs (SAH) network.Koen focuses on digitization projects around smart connected products, processes, people and customers in different industries. He also supports agri-food companies in the digitization steps to realize the green deal challenges. ODYC is a startup company which advises companies within the agro/food industry towards the necessary digitalization and innovation. ODYC wants to involve farmers as end users and their equipment to create an efficient system with advantages for all stakeholders.
Koen Uyttenhoeve
Founder ODYC
Catarina Martins
Catarina coordinates the implementation of Mowi’s sustainability strategy, Leading the Blue Revolution Plan, which includes the vision of unlocking the potential of the oceans to provide healthy and sustainable food for a growing world population.Mowi is the world’s leading seafood company and the largest producer of farm-raised salmon in the world. As the first global seafood company with an end-to-end supply chain, Mowi brings supreme quality salmon and other seafood to consumers around the world. With headquarters in Bergen, Norway, Mowi employs 12.000 people in 25 countries worldwide, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Catarina Martins
CSO & CTO @ Mowi ASA
Patrick Verhelst
As Chief Marketing Officer. Patrick Verhelst is responsible for several global functional domains: the Elopak brand, communication, sustainability, Elopak’s products and services portfolio and Commercial Excellence.Elopak is a leading global supplier of carton packaging and filling equipment. The company’s iconic Pure-Pak® cartons are made using renewable, recyclable and sustainably sourced materials, providing a natural and convenient alternative to plastic bottles that fits within a low carbon circular economy. Founded in Norway in 1957, Elopak was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2021. Today it employs 2,600 people and sells in excess of 14 billion cartons annually across more than 70 countries. Elopak is a UN Global Compact participant with a platinum EcoVadis rating and has been carbon neutral since 2016. Patrick has 30 years of experience within marketing, sales and leadership from holding managing positions in several international companies such as Amcor, DS Smith and General Electric. He holds an Engineering Degree in Chemistry and Agricultural Sciences and a Master in Business Management from the Vrije Universiteit in Brussel.
Patrick Verhelst
CMO @ Elopak ASA
Filip Wallays
Filip Wallays has graduated as Master of Sciene in Bio-Engineering, and is co-CEO of Agristo. He started his career as engineer in the company in 2006, and worked in different departments (Personnel, Purchase, Sales), until he became co-CEO in 2018.Since 1986 Agristo has developed into a world player for the development and production of frozen potato products. As a Belgian company with their headquarters in Harelbeke and more production units in Nazareth, Wielsbeke, Tilburg (The Netherlands) they specialize in offering an extremely wide range of fries and derived potato products, made to measure for each client. As a private label producer, Agristo partners with retail and food service players worldwide. Agristo manages the entire production chain, from seed potatoes to distribution. In this way they guarantee very high quality and flexibility. Their modern and well-equipped premises house a state-of-the-art range of machinery. Every year Agristo transforms more than 850 000 tonnes of potatoes into qualitative potato products which are delivered all over the world.
Filip Wallays
co-CEO @ Agristo
Olivier Mehuys
’Boer’’ (farmer) Olivier Mehuys grew up as the son of a farmer, but his calling came later. After high school, he chose to go to college. But Olivier couldn’t get used living in the city and he soon returned to Keiem (Diksmuide) after his studies, to work as a farmer.His studies in Commercial Science gave him a solid foundation, but according to Olivier, he continues to "constantly google" to learn. One of his inspirations is American Joel Salatin, who was voted most innovative farmer by Times Magazine. Following Salatin's example, Olivier today also practices regenerative or "restorative" farming. It is a farming method that pays great attention to the quality of production but also to healthy soil and environment. On the farm of Boer Olivier you will find Salers cattle, Belgian Blue (Belgisch wit-blauw), chickens and fruit trees of old varieties. Olivier combines different techniques that ensure that he is farming in a very sustainable way. And that, without a doubt, contributes to the fight against climate change. Farmer Olivier sells his meat and eggs through the short food supply chain. In this way Farmer Olivier farms close to nature and the consumer. For more information, please visit www.boerolivier.be
Olivier Mehuys
Professional Farmer
Kathleen Piens
Director & Head of downstream Processing @Those Vegan CowboysThose Vegan Cowboys love cows, and love cheese too. To make the two add up, they’re taking the shortcut: free all the cows from the yard, and bring in a stainless steel cow. By teaching her how to turn grass into milk proteins, they’ll be able to recreate the true and tasty cheese we’ve always known and loved. Just like a real cow – but way more efficiently. They see theirselves as pioneers on this journey to a more sustainable future where we can respect critters and give ‘em the lives they deserve. These cowboys uphold three main values: • Animal firendly - Those Vegan Cowboys develop milk and cheese. They make products with the same taste as cow's dairy, but without the use of animals. • Sustainable - They aim to produce dairy with a significant reduction of water, land and CO2 emission of at least 5 times lower compared to cow milk. • Healthy - Those Vegan Cowboys strive for healthy products with less saturated fats, which are suitable for people with lactose intolerance.
Kathleen Piens
Director @ Those Vegan Cowboys
Lana Zivanovic
Lana Zivanovic is the Chief Scientific Officer for InnovoPro and has over 20 years of experience leading research teams in academic and industrial settings. Her university research program was funded by USDA, USEPA, USDOD, NASA, and the food industry, and she has successfully led development of alternative proteins, from scientific discovery to application in the finished products.InnovoPro is committed to bringing unique plant-based protein ingredients tot he global food market in order to create nutritious, tasty, safe and sustainable food products. With an excellent nutritional profile, ‘’free from’’ properties and wide usability in the food inudstry, InnovoPro’s chickpea protein is the best choice fort he grozing plant-based protein market. InnovoPro has been recognized as an innovator of disruptive technology in the food industry. For more information, please visit www.innovopro.com
Lana Zivanovic
CSO @Innovopro
Anthony Botelberge
President of Fevia, Managing Director and owner of Frigilunch.Anthony Botelberge is managing director and owner of Frigilunch, a specialist in prepackaged food. Mister Botelberge is also president of Fevia, the federation of the Belgian Food industry. Fevia represents more than 700 companies whom produce qualitative food and beverage in Belgium.
Anthony Botelberge
President @ Fevia
Event details
The Business Day will take place on the 9th of June, 2022. The entire afternoon (14h – 18h) can be spent attending interesting keynotes, pitches, panels and there will be plenty of room to grow your network!
Location: BMCC (Bruges Meeting and Convention Centre)
Evening Program
After enjoying this afternoon program, you are invited to evening program with the networking event. Our keynote speaker ensure the inspiring transition from the afternoon program of the Business Day to the B2BnB network event.
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