VisitorProgramExhibition
Day 1Day 2Day 3
09.00 - 09.45
Opening Ceremony
     - Welcome address and report by Director of National Innovation Agency
   - Opening remark by Mr. Piyabutr Cholvijarn
     Member of the National Innovation Board
09.45 - 10.15
Keynote Address
Food in the Future: Challenges and Opportunities for Thailand
Darunee Edwards
President of Food Science and Technology Association of Thailand (FoSTAT), Thailand
10.15 - 10.45
Food in the Future : Thailand's perspective [TBA]
Food innovation : A way forward for today's consumer oriented market
Dr. Rosa S. Rolle, Senior Agro-Industry and Post Harvest Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
10.45 - 11.00
Morning Refreshment
  Today and Future of Innovative Food Products
11.00 - 11.30
Food Policy in 2010 in Japan - Perspective of R&D for Innovation of Japan’s Food Industry
Dr. Mutsuo Iwamoto
Board Chair, Society for  Techno-Innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries( STAFF), Japan
11.30 - 12.00
Challenges and opportunities for food innovations
Dr. Matthias Konrad
Technology Marketing, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Germany
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch
  Organic Food
13.30 - 14.00

Keynote: Organic food
Recent developments in organic foods: Organic trade & regulations
Katherine DiMatteo
President of International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements  (IFOAM), USA

14.00 - 14.30

Organic products: Healthier alternatives for concerned consumers
Dr. Kirsten Brandt
Food Quality and Health Research Group, School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Newcastle University, UK

14.30 - 15.00

U.S. Perspectives on the Global Organic Marketplace
Robynn Shrader
National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), USA

15.00 - 15.30

Climate change & Effect on Organic Agriculture
Dr. Sunantar Setboonsarng
Senior Agriculture Economist, South East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

15.30 - 16.00
Afternoon Break
  Food Innovations from Marketing Perspectives
16.00 - 17.30

Panel Discussion: Market insights and developments by regions (SE Asia, Europe, US)
Dr. Sumas Wongsunopparat, Strategic & Marketing Consultant, Thailand
Dr. Matthias Konrad, Technology Marketing, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Germany
Dr. Daniel Fabricant, Interim CEO, Natural Products Association, US
Moderator: Dr. Pichet  Itkor, Associate Director, Mead Johnson Nutrition (Thailand) Ltd.