General programme
Tuesday 10 October 2023
19:00 - 22:00
IMS Market Outlook Meeting (for IMS members only)
- Presentation by GIRA team
Wednesday 11 October 2023
07:30 - 10:00
Registration
10:30 - 12:30
Opening ceremony
Welcoming by:
- Guillaume Roue, President of IMS
- Laurens Hoedemaker, President of COV
Plenary session - The Contribution of Meat Production to Society
Session chair: Bert Urlings, VION Food Group Director Quality Assurance and Public Affairs
- Healthiness of meat in our contemporary diets
Prof. Luc van Loon, Maastricht University - The Sustainable Livestock Transition
Thanawat Tiensin, Director Animal Production and Health Division FAO
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch (on site)
13:30 - 15:00
Plenary session - World meat market outlook and geopolitical developments
Session chair: Erin Borror, USMEF Vice President Economic Analysis
Key presentation: Mr. Chen Wei, Secretary General and Vice President of China Meat Association
Three panelists presenting the view of:
- Karl Skold, JBS Head of Agricultural Economics
- Ignasi Pons, Secretary General FECIC
- Prof. Peer Ederer, Global food system scientist
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break (on site)
15:30 - 17:00
Central stage debate - The political landscape for the production and consumption of meat
Session chair: Thanawat Tiensin, Director Animal Production and Health Division FAO
- EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski (tbc)
- Minister for Agriculture of the Netherlands Piet Adema (tbc)
- Danish minister (tbc)
- French minister (tbc)
17:00
Press moment
17:00 - 18:30
Welcome reception (on site)
Free evening
Thursday 12 October 2023
08:00 - 08:30
Registration
08:30 - 09:15
Plenary session - Trends in consumer behavior
Session chair: tbc
Mr. Michael Uetz,Owner / President of Midan Marketing
09:15 - 09:30
Plenary session - Meat Business Women global gender report
Laura Ryan, Meat Business Women
09:30 - 11:00
Parallel session 1 - Diversification of the meat market - Organic meats and alternatives
Session chair: tbc
- Nordic/Scandinavian perspective
Isabel Moretti, CEO Swedish Meat - Mediterranean/Italian perspective with focus on GI products
Davide Calderone, Director of ASSICA
Parallel session 2 - Addressing the animal welfare challenges – What society expects, how the industry reacts
Session chair: Hans van den Heuvel, Director LTO
- Gemma Willemsen, Nederlandse Dierenbescherming
- Ronan Loftus, MSD Animal Health (Co-founder of Identigen)
- Leopoldo Stuardo Escobar, Scientific Coordinator Animal welfare World Organisation for Animal Health
- Estelle Rabourdin, Director Quality and Environment MoyparkFood France
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break (on site)
11:30 - 13:00
Parallel session 3 - Animal stewardship – responsible care of animals and data processing
Session chair: tbc
- Academic presentation on importance of monitoring and use parameters
Mr Nils Toft, Director Iqinabox - More technical presentation about implementation
tbc
Parallel session 4 - Cultivated Meat – legal and market challenges
Session chair: tbc
- Maarten Bosch, CEO Mosa Meat
- Niyati Gupta, CEO Fork&Good
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (on site)
14:00 - 15:30
Plenary session - The Carbon footprint of meat: challenges and solutions
Session chair: Julie Anna Pots, President and CEO NAMI
Key presentation: Jason Clay, WWF Vice President
Three panelists presenting perspective of industry:
- Ivan Ivanov, Global Sustainable Protein Advisory Lead IFC
- Martijn Bouwknegt, R&D Manager Vion Food Group
- Sam McIver, CEO Beef and Lamb New Zealand
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break (on site)
16:00 - 17:00
Plenary session - Global animal health situation and outlook
Session chair: tbc
- Dr. Jenny Hutchison, Head of WOAH World Animal Health Information and Analysis Department
- Dr. Dietrich Rassow, Chief Veterinary Officer Germany
- Chinese CVO (tba)
17:00 - 17:10
Closing ceremony
17:10 - 19:00
Time to fresh up
19:30 - 23:30
Congress dinner at Chateau Neercanne
During the congress dinner the closing address will take place.
Friday 13 October 2023
Full day
You may enjoy the surroundings of Maastricht. We have selected nice spots to visit or excursions to attend. Find more information here.