Day One Agenda

8.30 Registration and refreshments

9:00 Opening remarks from the chair

Kevin Bellamy, Executive Director

The Global Dairy Platform

Regulatory Landscape

9:20 Updating on the latest regulatory guidelines for the dairy sector

Clarifying the regulatory guidelines governing dairy specific health claims and nutritional profiling
Obtaining the level of evidence required to make a variety of dairy specific health claims
Monitoring expected 2009 changes to health claims regulation around salt and fat reduction
Learning from precedent set by successful dairy health claims applications

Ed Komorowski, Technical Director Dairy UK

Dairy Product Expansion In New Markets

10:00 Incorporating the latest analysis of consumer purchasing patterns into your product development strategy

Assessing the impact of increased food prices on consumer choice
Anticipating future market trends in a climate of recession
Re-evaluating your portfolio investments: Premium vs. Value product ranges

Jonathan Banks, Business Insight Director, Neilson

10:40 Examining the latest dairy product development trends

Creating brand loyalty in new global markets
Marketing your dairy portfolio to a younger generation of consumers
Examining the success of exisiting functional and natural market trends and reviewing the expansion possibilities

Kevin Bellamy, Executive Director, The Global Dairy Platform

11:20 Morning refreshments and networking

11:40 Exploring global dairy consumption trends to identify new routes for market expansion

Reviewing the global dairy market status
Assessing key opportunities for market expansion
Examining key regional and global dairy trends to provide you with the information to expand your product portfolio

Ratna Sita, Senior Research Analyst, Euromonitor

12:20 Effectively expanding your organic dairy product range to exploit a rapidly growing market sector

Overcoming the challenges of large scale production in organic dairy
Maintaining premium quality when mass producing organic dairy products
Exploring the sustainable future of organic dairy products
Driving down the cost of organic dairy production
Policing organic standards and traceability
Expanding your traditional family targeted organic product range

Neil Burchell, Managing Director, Rachel's Organic

13:00 Lunch

Functional Dairy

14:00 Examining the latest scientific findings to boost the effectiveness of your gut health product range

Developing advanced prebiotics and probiotics to promote gut health
Expanding gut health benefits to solid and soft cheeses
Targeting specific gut issues in different age groups through product reformulation

Hendrik Prins, Director, Nizo Food Research

14:40 Applying physio and technical functional fortification across your dairy product portfolio

Exploring techniques to encapsulate calcuim to fortify your dairy products
Boosting the satiating properties of your product to support weight management
Capitalising on the 'stop dieting start living' trend by increasing your hunger management range of dairy products

John O'Connell. R&D Manager, Kerry Ingredients

15:20 Afternoon refreshments and networking

15:40 Addressing the challenges of whey protein fortification of nutrition bars and indulgent bars

Examining new developments in whey protein applications
Overcoming the taste challenges associated with protein fortification
Reviewing the varying application techniques for whey proteins in indulgent and nutritional products

Stephen Gregory, Technical Manager - Snacking and Convenience, Fonterra

16:20 Round Table Debate

During this session delegates will split into a number of small discussion groups each focused on a specific theme arising from the day's presentations.

Each group will be led by one of the speakers from the day. This is a perfection opportunity for delegates to bring their live challenges to the table, and benefit from the combined experiences and know-how of the round table leader and their fellow delegates.

Come armed with your most challenging questions and leave with a toolkit of practical implementable solutions.

17:00 Closing remarks from the chair

17:10 Conference Close