ILSI Europe Annual Symposium 2020
Brussels, Belgium
06/10/2020
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Background & Purpose
The 2020 ILSI Europe Annual Symposium (IEAS) was a premiere gathering of scientists from around Europe that meet to shed light on nutrition, food safety and sustainability. The IEAS addressed the current and future challenges that our society will be facing. It was a key opportunity for our stakeholders to contribute to the solution, discussing and debating on the themes in the spotlight:
- Sustainable Food Systems
- Proteins in sustainable diet
- Sweetness and sweeteners
- Microbiome and Microbiota
Early Career Scientist
This year, the spotlights also turned to the Early Career Scientists. At ILSI Europe we wish to highlight young talent and believe in the strength of acknowledging their high-quality contributions to the fields of nutrition, food safety and sustainability. In a physical conference you would walk by their poster to explore their science and potentially interact with them. During our e-symposium you can do exactly the same: visit the e-booths where Early Career Scientists will present their research via a 3 minutes video. You even have the opportunity to show them your interest, and acknowledge their work.
Posters
- Gamma-linolenic and pinolenic acids exert anti-inflammatory effects in cultured human endothelial cells through their elongation products
- Microalgae as emergent sources of prebiotics
- Fertilization affects polyphenols content and antioxidant activity of Swiss chard
- Modulation of intestinal health by food ingredients; Taking up the challenge for health benefit substantiation
- Optimization of in vitro MicroColon technology for maintaining a more representative infant fecal microbiota
- Bitter compounds regulate bacterial growth in human intestinal epithelial cells in lean and obese subjects
IEAS 2020 - Programme
Please find below the list of confirmed speakers. Kindly note that the title of the presentations are subject to change. The symposium will start at 09.30 and will finish at 16.00. The event platform will be open as of 09.00.
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09:00 - Discover our Platform and E-Booths
09:30 - Welcome Note
Mr Ignacio Garamendi, ILSI Europe Executive Director
Prof. Philip Calder, ILSI Europe President
09:40 - Keynote lecture
FOOD 2030, Research and innovation for tomorrow's nutrition and food systems – Dr Karen Fabbri, European Commission – DG RTD (BE)
10:00 – Session 1: The role of proteins in a healthy & sustainable diet
- Criteria for different protein quality in different ages - Prof. Daniel Tomé, AgroParis Tech (FR)
- The digestome of novel proteins: what is IT telling us? - Ms Chiara Nitride, University of Naples “Federico II” (IT)
- ILSI Europe New Activity - Dr Matthieu Flourakis, ILSI Europe (BE)
11:00 – NETWORKING CAROUSEL
11:30 – Session 2: How sweet is sweet?
- EU project «Sweet» - Prof. Anne Raben, University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Sweeteners from a different angle - Prof. Ellen Blaak, University of Maastricht (NL)
- Creating the perfect sweetener - Dr Camilla Arndal Andersen, DuPont Nutrition & Health (DK)
- ILSI Europe New Activity - Dr Lucie Geurts, ILSI Europe (BE)
13:00 – Session 3: The Role of the public- private sectors in food systems transformation using responsible research and innovation
- Food system transformation: the need for collaboration and responsible research and innovation - Prof. Dr Jacqueline Broerse - Athena Institute, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Food Industry Contribution In Fit4food2030 and other Paths Of Action Towards R&I Policy - Dr Jonas Lazaro Mojica - FoodDrink Europe (BE)
- Panel discussion - Prof. Dr Gert W. Meijer - Chair of the ETP Food for Life (CH) & Dr Karen Fabbri - European Commission – DG RTD (BE)
14:00 - Session 4: The microbiome, what’s on the horizon?
- Introduction to the Session - Prof. Dr Hannelore Daniel, Technische Universität München (DE)
- Quantitative analyses of the gut microbiota: key learnings from the Flemish Gut Flora Project' - Dr Gwen Falony, Catholic University of Leuven (BE)
- In vitro models used for microbiome research: how useful? - Dr Susann Bellmann, The TIM Company (NL)
- Functional validation of microbiome research: from humans to in vivo models - Prof. Dr Dirk Haller, Technische Universität München (DE)
- ILSI Europe New Activity - Dr Michela Miani, ILSI Europe (BE)
- Panel Discussion – Dr Gwen Falony, Catholic University of Leuven (BE), Dr Susann Bellmann, The TIM Company (NL), Prof. Dr Hannelore Daniel, Technische Universität München (DE), Prof. Dr Dirk Haller, Technische Universität München (DE) and Prof. Kieran Tuohy, Fondazione Edmund Mach (IT)
15:20 – CLOSING NOTE
Dr Laurent Le Bellego, ILSI Europe Chair
Mr Ignacio Garamendi, ILSI Europe Executive Director
Until 16:30 – E-NETWORKING & VISIT OUR E-BOOTHS
After registration, a confirmation email will be sent to you. the platform is user-friendly and easy to access. If all this is new to you, don’t worry: guidance on how to participate and interact with us during the e-Annual Symposium will also be sent!
“For more technical assistance to prepare and participate to the event, this participation guide is available for you.”
For more information about our activities, please contact Erin Vera, Communications Manager at communications@ilsieurope.be or Tel. +32 (0)2 775 91 43.
Event Contacts
Symposium Programme
Dr Isabelle Guelinckx
Scientific Program Director
+32 2 775 91 42 – iguelinckx@ilsieurope.be
Registration and Payment
Mr Hugo Costa
Event and Office Assistant
+32 (0)2 771 00 14 – hcosta@ilsieurope.be