The World Food Technology & Innovation Forum 2012 will now be taking place at the City West Hotel in Dublin, Ireland on 29th February - 1st March 2012. The feedback from our existing customers showed a great interest in returning back to Ireland, where this summit was originally taking place. As we want to deliver the best service to our customers, we have decided to move the 2012 summit back to Ireland.

This summit will bring together over 160+ food innovation and technology professionals to discuss the key challenges in the industry.

The 2012 programme highlights the most effective strategies, tool and techniques to maximise innovation, competitiveness and profitability in new market conditions.
2012 Key themes include:
• Better Hunting Strategies - Using a Want, Get, Manage Programme -
Stimulating open innovation and accelerating better hunting to capture what's outside and inside the organisation
• Successfully Taking New Ideas to Market -
Understanding consumer trends and discovering new technologies that respond to consumer needs
• Achieving Sustainable and Health Innovation Amidst Rising Raw Material Costs -
Is sustainability more important than health for consumers and where should companies focus their innovation efforts?
• Building up and Developing an Open Innovation Organisation
Top Speakers this year include -
• Wouter Noordman, Manager R&D, Friesland Campina
• Roger Leech, Open Innovation Portfolio & Scouting Director, Unilever
• Todd Eden, Head of Technical Innovation, Britvic Soft Drinks
• Gerrit Smit, Vice President R&D, Valio
• Kamel Chida, Associate Director Worldwide Innovation Network, General Mills

The WTG event structure composes of presentations with current themes, panel discussions and workshops. In addition pre-arranged one-to-one meetings enable close networking possibilities. Delegates and Sponsors will meet only those who express mutual interest in a personal meeting to maximise possible business connections at the event.

Event Facts and Figures

- Food Technology and Innovation is a 2 day conference in its 10th year
- The event is taking place at the City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland offering delegates the rare opportunity to meet with other attendees, arrange one-to-one meetings with leading speakers such as Malto-O-Meal, Britvic Soft Drinks and Unilever
- Around a 160 food innovation and technology experts and 200+ attendees are to be expected
- Visit www.foodinnovate.com or call +44 (0) 2072027690 for further information

Event Summary
The 10th Annual World Food Technology & Innovation Forum 2012 takes place 29th February – 1st March 2012 at the City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland. This year's event will gathers the world leaders in research and development, innovation and NPD to debate, and shape the future of the food industry. For more information please visit www.foodinnovate.com or call +44 (0) 207 202 7690
About World Trade Group
World Trade Group (WTG) is a leading global integrated media company. Operating within the sectors of energy, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, manufacturing and supply chain and HR, we organise and run some of the leading annual business events, bringing together senior executives from world class organisations for a unique blend of knowledge sharing, networking and deal making through our:
• Live events – combining carefully researched conference programmes with facilitated networking sessions to provide delegates with cutting edge information and innovative solutions
• Webinars – real time broadcasts, where participants can receive topical information, pose questions and learn from the presenters’ success stories
• Online events On-Demand – with easy to navigate, password protected web based interfaces, allowing post event access to summit presentations
• Online communities – powerful, rapidly growing online networking resources for manufacturing and HR professionals

WTG is a passionate, client focused business with a proven track record of delivering exactly the right combination of personalised networking, information gathering and focused meetings - giving you real, measurable return from your investment with us.

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