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Peter Bogaert is the managing partner of the Brussels office of Covington & Burling LLP where he also heads the life sciences group.
He has detailed regulatory expertise under EU and national laws, handles legislative and other policy assignments and provides strategic advice to a number of life science companies and trade associations in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, food and feed.
He is consistently ranked by PLC and other industry publications, as one of the leading life sciences lawyers globally. Peter regularly writes and speaks on life sciences issues. He is a founding member of the Brussels Pharma Law Group established in 1995 and a member of the editorial board of the Scrip Regulatory Affairs. Peter has been a member of the Brussels bar since 1984 and was called to the English bar in 1995.
He holds law degrees from the University of Leuven (magna cum laude, 1982) and Oxford University (first honours, 1984).

Dr. Rhodri Evans is Head of Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs for Europe at Exponent International since September 2014. Prior to Exponent he spent fifteen years at the National food regulatory authorities in the UK and Ireland, most recently with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.
He has detailed regulatory expertise under EU and national laws, handles legislative and other policy assignments and provides strategic advice to a number of life science companies and trade associations in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, food and feed.
Dr. Evans has a detailed understanding of European and International regulation and authorisation of chemicals in the food chain, including food additives. He was the lead representative for both the UK and Ireland at European Commission expert and regulatory committees. Dr Evans has also been an active member of the Codex Committee on Food Additives for over 10 years.
He works with colleagues across Exponent to ensure clients have access to expert advice on a range of food regulatory opportunities and challenges, including navigation of European legislation on food additives and novel food ingredients, and development and management of regulatory submissions in these areas.

Holds a university degree in Micro- and Macroeconomics, specialized in Marketing and Phycology. In 1992 he joined GELITA AG and helped to establish strategic marketing by implementing classic Marketing concepts in a B2B environment. In 1999 he took his current role as Global Vice President Marketing & Communication. Within this function he is also responsible for the global brand management, the global Market and Competitive Intelligence and global PR.
Michael is also the GELITA representative in several associations and is chairman of the Communication committees of the European Gelatine Association (GME) and the European Specialty Ingredient Association (ELC).

Lorraine is Global Director, Nutrition Innovation at Ingredion Incorporated, where she leads a cross-functional team and manages the global strategy for nutrition innovation, new product development and business development for nutritional ingredients.
Prior to joining Ingredion, Lorraine was on the Food Science faculty at Virginia Tech where managed a food carbohydrates research lab, focusing on fiber and resistant starch.
Lorraine holds a Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from La Salle University School of Business. She is past Chair of the Institute of Food Technology’s Marketing and Management Division.

Ozden Kilic is Manager Market Analysis at Innova Market Insights, a leading market research company that tracks new food & beverage product launches in more than 70 countries. Key companies around the globe rely on the Innova Database to power up their innovation process, inspire their marketing teams, keep tabs on their competitors, and track new technologies.
Ozden obtained his master’s degree in business studies from the University of Amsterdam, where he specialized in retail marketing and corporate strategy. Prior to joining Innova Market Insights in 2012, he worked management and strategy consultant at Deloitte for three years.
His interest in the F&B industry and retail marketing moved him to his current job, where he works with a multidisciplinary team of best-in-class market analysts. He and his colleagues follow trends and innovations and execute a wide variety of studies to provide valuable market insights to clients.

Marshall Fong is President of Marinalg International, a global organization supporting the interests of seaweed farmers, consumers and the hydrocolloids industry.
He is also Global Consumer Insights Director at FMC, based in Philadelphia.
Prior to his current role, Marshall spent the previous 20 years in B2B and B2C leadership and marketing roles at Lonza, Ganeden Biotech, National Starch, Pharmavite, and Nestle.

PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Birmingham, UK. Thesis in the field of designing gelled structures from hydrocolloids with a range of functional properties.
Currently working as Hydrocolloids Scientist at Nestle Research Centre in Lausanne.
Research in the field of: biopolymer solutions and gels structure control by processing, rheology and fracture behavior; physicochemical aspects of nutrition & health - hydrocolloids as dietary fibres.

Marcelino is the Division Head of Procurement at Forisa Nusapersada, a rapidly growing Indonesian company manufacturing single-serving RTE food and beverage products.
Currently working as Hydrocolloids Scientist at Nestle Research Centre in Lausanne.
With a degree in Industrial Engineering from Trisakti University Jakarta, he has found a career working in the supply chain of various Indonesian food manufacturing companies for the past 20 years.
He has spent the past decade with Forisa Nusapersada to bridge the gap between the needs of the Indonesian market with the hydrocolloid innovations of the R&D to produce high quality and have value added products with affordable price for the consumers.

Ward is the Managing Director of Ruitenberg Ingredients, a producer of innovative ingredients for meat, confectionery and bakery industry. Ruitenberg is highly focused on R&D particularly focused on co-extrusion technology.
Ward holds a Master in Business Administration at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Prior to joining Ruitenberg Ingredients in 2012, Ward has spend about 20 years in commercial and management positions in the pharma, dairy and fish industry.