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.
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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
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
“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