Brewing & Beer quality
Breakout session 1
- Using state-of-the-art systems biology to generate superior beer yeasts, Kevin Verstrepen, Professor VIB – KU Leuven for Microbiology and Director Leuven Institute for Beer Research
- Innovations in centrifugation – Fernando Jimenez, Global Sales Brewery & Beverage – Alfa Laval
- Hops – facts, figures and flavours of the green gold, Christina Schönberger, Technical Manager – Barth-Haas Hops Academy
- Yeast solutions today & practical brewing tips
Breakout session 2
- Trappist Beer, Philippe Henroz, CEO – Brasserie Orva
- Cara malts vs kilned malts, Bruno Bonacchelli, Co-owner Brasse&Vous Brewery
- Brewing with various raw materials – a technical challenge?, Frédérique Harmegnies, R&D Manager Meura
Breakout session 3
- Simple methods for craft brewers to preserve aroma, Peter Bouckaert, Co-owner & Brewmaster Purpose Brewing and Cellars
- The craftmanship of brewing ale & lager
- Bruno Bonacchelli (Moderator), Co-owner Brasse&Vous Brewery
- Roger Ryman, Brewing Director – St. Austell Brewery
- Václav Berka, Senior Trade Brewmaster – Plzeňský Prazdroj
- Alcohol free beer market & dealcoholization technologies, Martin Jörg, Sales & Project Manager – Centec
Markets & Innovation
Breakout session 1
- Small Breweries: How to grow and stay small, Sam Holloway, President – Crafting A Strategy
- Global trends in beer consumption and production, Johan Swinnen, Professor Economics KULeuven and President Beeronomics Society
- Panel discussion – Growth and value creation in the beer business
- Sam Holloway (Moderator), President Crafting A Strategy
- Nicolas Billard, Co-founder and Head Brewer at Vadia Brewery&Brewpub – Vadia Brewery & Brew Pub
- Leonardo Di Vincenzo, Brewmaster – Birra del Borgo
- Richard Fuller, Corporate Affairs Director – Fuller’s
- Grant Caunter, Global Manager Craft and Variety, Heineken
Breakout session 2
- Crowd funding your brewery
- Erwin Vanmol, General Manager Vrijstaat Vanmol Brewing
- André Janssens, General Manager Hof ten Dormaal
- Anke Frencken, Good Idea Manager – Ulule
- Peter De Bruyne, Business development manager KBC – Bolero Crowdfunding
Breakout session 3
- What’s your strategy for authenticity?
- Krishan Maudgal (Moderator), Managing Director – Maudgal International
- Johan Van Dyck, Founder – Antwerp Brewing Company
- Susanne Hecht, Beersommelière and Sales Director National and International – Schneider Weisse
Breakout session 4
- Brand & Products – Stories & Styles
- Hugo Hanselmann (Moderator), Founder & CEO HuHeHa
- Grant McKenzie, Director Marketing and Strategy – Asahi Breweries Europe
- Giovanni Campari, Brew Master and Co-Founder Birrificio del Ducato
Breakout session 5
- Start local, go global
- Vincent Bayer (Moderator), Agency Director – Agency Director Sopexa Benelux
- Steve Parr, Export Development Program Manager – Brewers Association
- Krishan Maudgal, Managing Director Maudgal International
Breakout session 6
- Consumer oriented innovations that might drasticly impact your business
- Hugo Hanselmann (Moderator), Founder & CEO – HuHeHa
- Karim Choueiri, Co Founder and CEO – HiKaMi Digital
- Edwin Blom, CEO – MiniBrew
- Ricardo Texeira, General Manager & Co-founder – Virtusai
- Andrew Reeve, CEO and Founder – Honestbrew
Breakout session 7
- No alcohol and low alcohol: product innovations and forecasts of a fast growing product category
- Sam Holloway (Moderator), President Crafting A Strategy
- Ronald van de Streek, Founder & General Manager, vandeStreek bier
- Spiros Malandrakis, Head of Alcoholic Drinks Euromonitor International
- Yiannis Evokiadis, Global Manager Low & No Alcohol – Heineken
Brewpub & Food Pairing
Breakout session 1
- Making Sense of Taste, by Peter Klosse, Founder – Academy for Gastronomy
- Panel Discussion – New Culinary delights made with brewery products
- Henri Reuchlin (Moderator), Coordinator – StiBON Beer Education
- Selma Seddik, Co-founder – Instock
- Bernard Sironval, Co-founder – OTOMAT Heavenly Pizza
- Karl Zuser Junior, Beer Sommelier – Biergasthof Riedberg
Breakout session 2
- Building a brewpub
- Luc De Raedemaeker (Moderator), Director Brussels Beer Challenge – Chief editor Bier Grand Cru – International Bier Sommelier -Co–author Belgian Beer Book
- Vasja Golar, CEO – Bevog
Breakout session 3
- Better beer sells better, by André Thix, Group Sales Manager – Micro Matic
Breakout session 4
- Beer & Food Pairing
- Pat Fahey (Moderator), Content Director – Cicerone
- Daiane Colla, Beer Sommelier – Comer, Beber, Harmonizar
- Fernanda Meyboom, Beer Sommelier/Professor – Escola Superior de Cerveja e Malte
- Marco Philipsen, General Manager – Mitra Retail
Changing consumer & Societal needs
Breakout session 1
- Showing the natural beauty of beer: how labelling and packaging can help you do it
- Dr Allison Dunne (Moderator), Business Consultant , GfK Social and Strategic Research
- Lene Bech, Chair EBC Analysis Group and Senior Laboratory & Regulatory Manager – Carlsberg Breweries A/S
Breakout session 2
- Beer’s untapped potential: the growing consumer appetite for environmentally-friendly products
- Jan van der Kaaij (Moderator), Co-Founder and Managing Partner – Finch & Beak
- Peter Johannes Wutte, Energy and Project Manager – Göss Brewery
- Eskild Andersen, Group Environmental Manager – Carlsberg
- Gabriela Maria Straka, Director Corporate Affairs & CSR – Diplom Beersommeliere – Brau Union Österreich
- Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General – FEVE (European Container Glass
Breakout session 3
- Time to team up: stop reinventing the wheel
- Cees-Jan Adema (Moderator), General Manager – Dutch Brewers Association
- David Castro, President – AECAI (Asociación Española de Cerveceros Artesanos Independientes)
- Mike Benner, President – Society of Independent Brewers
- Ana Perdomo-Spinola, CEO – Cervecera Casasola
Breakout session 4
- Making beer the number one choice
- David Cunningham, Programme Director – “There’s a beer for that”
- Kathryn D’Arcy, Corporate Affairs Director – Heineken Ireland
- Jeroen Welten, Founder – Van Bieren
- Cees-Jan Adema, General Manater Dutch Brewers Association
- Floor van Aerde, Communications Manager – Dutch Brewers Association
Breakout session 5
- The market of gluten-free beer, by Theo Wijsman, Product Application Expert for Beverages – DSM Food Specialties
EBC Symposium : Filtration
Breakout session 1
- Welcome and introduction, by Tiago Brandao, President – European Brewery Convention
- Filtration in Brewery Supply Chain, by Stefan Lustig, Supply Chain Expert
- Panel Discussion – Cross-flow filtration: future developments and current solutions
- Carsten Zufall (Moderator), Corporate Head of Technology & Innovation – Cerveceria Polar
- Wolf-Dietrich Herberg, Head of filtration – GEA
- Rod White, Assistant Professor – University of Nottingham – School of Biosciences
- Stefan Lustig, Supply Chain Expert
Breakout session 2
- Important factors in precoat filtration with alternative filter aids, by Jörg Zacharias, Technical Expert Process – Technology Corporate R&D – Krones
- Panel discussion – Filtration and traditional beers
- Steve Livens (Moderator), Policy Manager, Product Assurance & Supply Chain British Beer & Pub
- Sturlaugur Jón Björnsson, Brewmaster – Olgerdin
- Roger Ryman, Brewing Director – St. Austell Brewery
Breakout session 3
- Depth filtration during beer production, by Dr Jürgen Ebert, Docent – Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW
- Panel discussion – The future of filtration
- Carsten Zufall (Moderator), Corporate Head of Technology & Innovation – Cerveceria Polar
- Reiner Gaub, Business Manager Beer Emerging Countries – Pall Life Sciences
- Pierre Adam, Global Brewing Process Development Specialist – ABInbev
- Gert De Rouck, Brew Master, KULeuven
- Esko Pajunen, Former President EBC
Breakout session 4
- Closing & conclusions from the EBC Symposium 2018, Tiago Brandao, President European Brewery Convention
