The Brewers of Europe Forum 2018

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

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

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

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

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