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19
mei 2026

Next-Gen Food Roadmaps: Fermentation • Nutrition • Biotech

Launch & Dialogue with food companies

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Flanders' FOOD presents Next-Gen Food Roadmaps on the topics of fermentation, nutrition and biotech to explore the future of food innovation. This launch event opens the conversation between experts and food companies on emerging technologies, challenges and opportunities. Join the dialogue and help shape concrete roadmaps for the next generation of the food industry.

In the morning there will be a session hosted by B-Trust "In Biotech we trust - Making or breaking biotechnology acceptance in Europe". Participants of the afternoon programme are kindly invited to join the morning session.

More info on 'In Biotech we trust' here

In the afternoon there will be a session hosted by Fevia "IPCEI workshop". 
More info on "IPCEI workshop" here

Praktische informatie

Wanneer

19 mei 2026 van 13:00 tot 16:00

Waar

Thon hotel Brussels City Centre
Bolwerklaan, 17 1210 Sint-Joost-Ten-Node

Tarief

Free of charge

Taal

Engels

Organisator

Flanders' FOOD
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Programma

12:00

Networking lunch

13:00

Introduction Next-Gen Food Roadmaps

Inge Arents, Flanders' FOOD
Hendrik Waegeman, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Niels De Brier, POM Vlaams-Brabant

13:45

Testimonial Fishway

Felix Moons, Fishway

14:00

Testimonial Avecom

Stijn Boeren, Avecom

14:15

Cases from Biotech4Food

Lore Knaepen, Flanders' FOOD
Betty Milano, Wagralim

14:30

Workshops

Workshop Allulose - FASST (Break-out room)
Workshop Next-Gen Roadmaps

 

15:30

Coffee break

16:00

Information Session – IPCEI Food & Feed, Biochemicals & Biomaterials

Hosted by Fevia
Welcome – Nadia Lapage (Fevia)
FPS Economy –European framework and Belgian approach – Jean Hugues Baudoin
SPW – Walloon participation and opportunities for companies – Cédric Morana
VLAIO – Flemish participation and opportunities for companies – Maarten Sileghem & Ariane Tiberghien
Testimony & experience from Agoria – practical insights – Anje Van Vlierberghe
More info here 

17:30

Network reception

18:30

End