Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger is a scientist, lecturer and author at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva and Lausanne. International expert in ageing and population ageing issues, her research is focussing on innovation and technology as solutions to the challenges of ageing, in particular with preventative and regenerative measures for chronic diseases and pathological ageing. She published 10 books, and more than 170 scientific articles, policy papers, governmental, European Commission or UN reports.
www.astridstuckelberger.com

With over 15 years of experience in healthy marketing, and having worked in more than 20 countries from US to Kazakhstan, leading brand positioning and innovation projects for medical nutrition, food, beverage and ingredient clients, Aurore brings global perspective and practical expertise on how to unterstand customers’ health needs and develop better targeted brands, faster to market.

Daniel Martínez Puig, is the R&D Human Health Director at BIOIBERICA, S.A.U. He has a PhD in Nutrition a Master’s degree in Animal Science (2001) and is Doctor in Veterinary Medicine. Daniel’s main research lines are: Joint health, metabolic syndrome and cognitive health. He is co-author of one book chapter, 19 articles in peer reviewed journals, 44 communications to international congresses and 5 patents.

Dominik, Business Development Manager Consumer Health and Nutrition, helps customers design, develop and manufacture healthy ageing products that address consumers’ unmet health needs.

He holds a degree in Food Chemistry from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Gerhard Kühn has more than 20 years of experience in the food and food ingredients industry with 4 years having worked in Brazil.

He and his sales team are responsible for the worldwide sales of sports nutrition and weight management products of the nutrineo range. Gerhard is also key account manager for Uelzena´s largest instant beverage customer.

Mónica Gómez is a Senior Product Manager at Bioiberica, S.A.U. She has a Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing and Bachelor Degrees in Marketing and Psychology.

Today she is responsible for a range of branded ingredients at Bioiberica and has more than 15 years of international experience in the health ingredient industry.

Nathan Gray is senior editor for NutraIngredients in the EMEA region.

He has written on key areas of research, policy, legislation and trends impacting the global functional foods and nutritional supplements industries – including issues in R&D and innovation, EFSA health claims, advances in microbiome science, new delivery formats, and partnerships and investments within the industry.

Nathan has a degree in Human Biosciences, specialising in exercise nutrition and immunology.

Food Supplements Europe has been created in 2013 to represent the interests of the European food supplement sector. Its membership includes national associations and companies committed to ensuring that future EU legislation and policy reflects the important role that this sector plays in the health of consumers.

Stéphane who joined the marketing team of Capsugel now a Lonza company about 9 years ago, has a passion for consumer trends and the impact of digitalization on the food supplements industry.

He recently published a series of articles on the latest consumer surveys organized by Capsugel.

Verena Claus has nearly 14 years of experience in the food industry and is responsible for marketing and innovation management at Uelzena eG o/nutrineo. She is a specialist for product management, digital promotion and innovative health food solutions.

Will Chu is the science editor for NutraIngredients.com. Before joining William Reed, he worked as a science editor and journalist for B2B, B2C and corporate organisations, writing for digital and print publications. He has a degree in biological sciences and masters in journalism from Sheffield University.