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Programme at a glancesubject to change (version dated May 16, 2018)

FEATURING MORE THAN 90 SPEAKERS INCLUDING:Nicolas BillardFounderVadia Brewery & Brew Pub

Frank BoonCEOBrewery Boon

Mikkel Borg BjergsøFounder and CEOMikkeller

Carlos BritoCEOAB InBev

Jasper CuppaidgeFounder and CEO Camden Town Brewery

Leonardo Di VincenzoBrewmasterBirra del Borgo

Richard FullerCorporate Affairs DirectorFuller’s

Cees ‘t HartCEOCarlsberg

Steve HindyCo-founder & ChairmanBrooklyn Brewery

Sturlaugur Jón BjörnssonBrewmasterJón Björnsson Sturlaugur

Katharina KurzCEOBRLO Beer

Fernanda MeyboomBeer Sommelier/ProfessorEscola Superior de Cerveja e Malte

Michel MoortgatCEODuvel Moortgat

Michel OrdemanHead of ChurchJopenkerk Brewery

Pavlos PhotiadesPresident of The Brewers of Europe & Managing Director

Photos Photiades Breweries

Kevin VerstrepenProfessor/DirectorVIB-KUL Center for Microbiology/Leuven Institute for Beer Research

PLENARY9:45 AM Welcome & official opening

Pavlos PhotiadesPresident of The Brewers of Europe & Managing Director - Photos Photiades Breweries

10:00 AM Increasing the value of beerMikkel Borg BjergsøFounder and CEO - Mikkeller

10:20 AM The craft beer revolution is going globalSteve HindyCo-founder & Chairman - Brooklyn Brewery

10:40 AM The renaissance of beer: managing growth and authenticityOlly Wehring (Moderator)Managing Editor - Just Drinks

3:40 PM KeynoteCarlos BritoCEO - ABInBev

11:00 AM From 1970 to 2020: fifty years of misreading consumer preferencesTim Webb Executive member, European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) & Author, The World Atlas of Beer

11:50 AM The future of beerTim Webb (Moderator)Executive member, European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) & Author, The World Atlas of BeerMathieu DuyckCEO - Brasserie DuyckCees ‘t HartCEO - CarlsbergMichel MoortgatCEO - Duvel Moortgat

4:00 PM Key dynamics in the beer sector: the impact of international andnew brewersOlly Wehring (Moderator)Managing Editor - Just Drinks

Katharina KurzCEO - BRLO BeerJasper Cuppaidge Founder and CEO - Camden Town Brewery

June 7

June 8

3:20 PM KeynoteMichel OrdemanHead of Church - Jopenkerk Brewery

11:30 AM Beer: Fermenting the figures, tapping into key categories and what is brewing on the horizonSpiros Malandrakis Head of Alcoholic Drinks Euromonitor International

Willem van WaesbergheGlobal Master Brewer - Heineken

Eduardo RiazaDirector & master brewer - Cerveza GooseFrank BoonCEO - Brewery Boon

Alexandros KourisOwner and CEO - Cyclades Microbrewery

Grant CaunterGlobal Manager Craft and Variety - Heineken

2:00 PM Hops - facts, figures and flavours of the green goldChristina SchönbergerTechnical Manager - Barth-Haas Hops Academy

1:20 PM Using state-of-the-art systems biology to generate superior beer yeasts Kevin VerstrepenProfessor VIB - KU Leuven for Microbiology and Director Leuven Institute for Beer Research

2:25 PM Yeast solutions today & practical brewing tips

2:40 PM The craftmanship of brewing ale & lagerStefan HankeChief Brewmaster Pilot Brewery - BitburgerRoger RymanBrewing Director - St. Austell Brewery

9:00 AM Trappist BeerPhilippe HenrozCEO - Brasserie Orval

9:40 AM Cara malts vs kilned maltsBruno Bonacchellico-owner Brasse&Vous Brewery

June 7

June 8

10:05 AM Brewing with various raw materials – a technical challenge?Frédérique HarmegniesR&D Manager Meura

Vojtech HomolkaBrew Master - Pilsner Urquell

3:40 PM Alcohol free beer market & dealcoholization technologiesMartin JörgSales & Project Manager - Centec

2:00 PM Simple methods for craft brewers to preserve aromaPeter BouckaertCo-owner & Brewmaster Purpose Brewing and Cellars

1:20 PM Innovations in centrifugationFernando JimenezGlobal Sales Brewery & Beverage - Alfa Laval

BREWING & BEER QUALITY

1:20 PM Small Breweries: How to grow and stay smallSam HollowayPresident - Crafting A Strategy

2:00 PM Growth and value creation in the beer businessSam Holloway (Moderator)President Crafting A StrategyNicolas BillardCo-founder and Head Brewer at Vadia Brewery&Brewpub - Vadia Brewery & Brew PubLeonardo Di Vincenzo Brewmaster - Birra del BorgoRichard FullerCorporate Affairs Director - Fuller’s

9:00 AM What’s your strategy for authenticity? Krishan Maudgal (Moderator)Managing Director - Maudgal InternationalJohan Van DyckFounder - Antwerp Brewing Company

2:00 PM Start local, go globalVincent Bayer (Moderator)Agency Director - Sopexa Benelux

2:40 PM Consumer oriented innovations that might drasticly impact your businessHugo Hanselmann (Moderator)Founder & CEO - HuHeHa

1:30 PM Global trends in beer consumption and productionJohan SwinnenProfessor Economics KULeuven and President Beeronomics Society

9:40 AM Brand & Products - Stories & StylesHugo Hanselmann (Moderator)Founder & CEO HuHeHa

9:40 AM No alcohol and low alcohol: product innovations and forecasts of a fast growing product categoryYiannis EvokiadisGlobal Manager Low & No Alcohol

June 7

June 8

2:00 PM Crowd funding your breweryErwin VanmolGeneral Manager Vrijstaat Vanmol Brewing

Karim ChoueiriCo Founder and CEO - HiKaMi Digital

Steve ParrExport Development Program Manager - Brewers Association

Susanne HechtBeersommelière and Sales Director National and International - Schneider Weisse

Grant McKenzieDirector Marketing and Strategy - Asahi Breweries EuropeGiovanni CampariBrew Master and Co-Founder Birrificio del Ducato

Edwin BlomCEO - MiniBrewRicardo TexeiraGeneral Manager & Co-founder - Virtusai Andrew ReeveCEO and Founder - Honestbrew

André JanssensGeneral Manager Hof ten DormaalAnke FrenckenCountry Manager Belgium UlulePeter De BruyneBusiness development manager KBC - Bolero Crowdfunding

MARKETS & INNOVATION

Grant CaunterGlobal Manager Craft and Variety, Heineken

Ronald van de StreekFounder & General Manager, vandeStreek bier

Krishan MaudgalManaging Director Maudgal International

2:00 PM New Culinary delights made with brewery productsHenri Reuchlin (Moderator)Coordinator - StiBON Beer Education

Bernard SironvalCo-founder - OTOMAT Heavenly PizzaKarl Zuser JuniorBeer Sommelier - Biergasthof Riedberg

1:20 PM Making Sense of TastePeter KlosseFounder - Academy for Gastronomy

9:00 AM Building a brewpubLuc De Raedemaeker (Moderator)Director Brussels Beer Challenge - Chief editor Bier Grand Cru - International Bier Sommelier - Co–author Belgian Beer Book

2:40 PM Beer & Food PairingPat Fahey (Moderator)Content Director - Cicerone

Daiane CollaBeer Sommelier - Comer, Beber, HarmonizarFernanda MeyboomBeer Sommelier/Professor - Escola Superior de Cerveja e Malte

2:00 PM Better beer sells betterAndré ThixGroup Sales Manager - Micro Matic

June 7

June 8

Marco PhilipsenGeneral Manager - Mitra Retail

Vasja GolarCEO - Bevog

Selma SeddikCo-founder - Instock

BREWPUB & FOOD PAIRING

9:00 AM Showing the natural beauty of beer: how labelling and packaging can help you do itSara Gysen (Moderator)Business Manager Public Services - GfK BelgiumLene BechChair EBC Analysis Group and Senior Laboratory & Regulatory Manager - Carlsberg Breweries A/S

9:40 AM Beer’s untapped potential: the growing consumer appetite for environmentally-friendly productsJan van der Kaaij (Moderator)Co-Founder and Managing Partner - Finch & Beak

Eskild AndersenGroup Environmental Manager - CarlsbergGabriela Maria StrakaDirector Corporate Affairs & CSR - Diplom Beersommeliere - Brau Union Österreich

2:00 PM Time to team up: stop reinventing the wheelCees-Jan Adema (Moderator)General Manager - Dutch Brewers AssociationDavid CastroPresident - AECAI (Asociación Española de Cerveceros Artesanos Independientes)Mike BennerPresident - Small and Independent Brewers AssociationAna Perdomo-SpinolaCEO - Cervecera Casasola

Jeroen WeltenFounder - Van Bieren

Floor van AerdeCommunications Manager - Dutch Brewers Association

June 8

2:40 PM Making beer the number one choiceDavid CunninghamProgramme Director - “There’s a beer for that”

Peter Johannes WutteEnergy and Project Manager - Göss Brewery

Kathryn D’ArcyCorporate Affairs Director - Heineken Ireland

Adeline FarrellySecretary General - FEVE (European Container Glass Federation)

3:40 PM The market of gluten-free beerTheo WijsmanProduct Application Expert for Beverages - DSM Food Specialties

CHANGING CONSUMER & SOCIETAL NEEDS

1:20 PM Welcome and introductionTiago BrandaoPresident - European Brewery Convention

2:00 PM Cross-flow filtration: future developments and current solutionsCarsten Zufall (Moderator)Corporate Head of Technology & Innovation - Cerveceria PolarWolf-Dietrich HerbergHead of filtration - GEARod WhiteAssistant Professor - University of Nottingham - School of Biosciences

9:00 AM Important factors in precoat filtration with alternative filter aidsJörg ZachariasTechnical Expert Process - Technology Corporate R&D - Krones

2:40 PM The future of filtrationCarsten Zufall (Moderator)Corporate Head of Technology & Innovation - Cerveceria Polar

3:20 PM Closing & conclusionsTiago BrandaoPresident - European Brewery Convention

Reiner GaubBusiness Manager Beer Emerging Countries - Pall Life Sciences

1:25 PM KeynoteStefan LustigIndustry Consultant

9:40 AM Filtration and traditional beersSteve Livens (Moderator)Policy Manager, Product Assurance & Supply Chain British Beer & Pub

2:00 PM Depth filtration during beer production Jürgen EbertDocent - Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW

June 7

June 8

Sturlaugur Jón BjörnssonBrewmaster - OlgerdinRoger RymanBrewing Director - St. Austell Brewery

Pierre AdamGlobal Product and Process Specialist ABInbevStefan LustigIndustry ConsultantGert De RouckBrew Master, KULeuvenEsko PajunenFormer President EBC

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