After a hugely successful second event in 2023, our Growth Asia Summit returns for 2024 with a new July date and an agenda packed with the latest food, beverage and nutrition growth opportunities.
The summit will once again take place again in Singapore, at the iconic Marina Bay Sands conference centre, from July 16-18, 2024.
Delegate sales are now open. Register today to benefit from a special early-bird rate with a 20% discount which has now been extended to March 15.
You can download the advance agenda here.
The event will feature extensive expert insights from a raft of big-name brands, leading academics, market and trends specialists, policy experts, and the most innovative suppliers. Once again, we will be shining the spotlight on the entire range of life stages, core categories and consumer needs in order to provide the full spectrum of growth opportunities for the industry.
On day one, we will focus on Infant Nutrition, Food and Nutra for Kids, Maternal and Women’s Health .
On day two, we will turn our attention to Active Lifestyle Nutrition and Protein Trends, alongside a dedicated session for Healthier Product Innovation for the mainstream market.
And on day three, we will focus on Healthy Ageing, Clinical Nutrition, as well as looking to future innovation opportunities through the prism of Personalisation and Emerging Tech.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Asha Gupta is Regional President, Asia and Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, Amway
- Novita Puspasari, Scientific Affairs Manager, H&H Group
- Anson Cao, Supply Chain Director, GNC China
- Lawrence Lu, PepsiCo APAC R&D Lead, PepsiCo Asia
- Jessica Simonis, Lead Scientific Educator, Life-Space Group
- Jessica Sepel, Founder, JSHealth + JSHealth Vitamins
- Wouter van der Kolk, Co-founder and CEO, Youvit
- Dr Andrea B Maier, MD, Co-Director, Centre for Healthy Longevity, National University of Singapore
- Agathe Foussat, Digital Health & Onebiome Director, Danone
- Dr Rema Vazhappilly, Principal Scientist, Amway
- Teena Badshah, Life Sciences Senior Scientist, PepsiCo Asia
- Dr Shawn Watson, CEO and Founder, Senescence
- Jesse Gu, Head of Sales and Marketing, BYHEALTH International
- Michelle Teodoro, Associate Director of Food Science, Mintel
- Tomás Centeno, Vice President, Strategy and Commercial Excellence AMEA, Mondelēz International
- Tim Hill, Key Accounts Director Southeast Asia, GlobalData
- Christophe Lay, Senior Team Leader Gut Microbiology and #OneBiome, Danone Nutricia Research
- Prof David Lynn, Head of the Systems Immunology Laboratory and Program Director, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
- Craig Houliston, Regional Executive Director, NielsenIQ
- Prof Andrew Scholey, Professor of Human Psychopharmacology, Monash University & Swinburne University
- Florence Leong, Co-Founder, KosmodeHealth
- Dave McCaughan, Founder & Storyteller, BIBLIOSEXUAL
- Inthad Thassaneephab, General Manager, IC Beverage
- Ricco Tindjau, Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore
Once again, the role of the microbiome and the growing importance of the 'Biotics across all life-stages will take centre stage across the summit.
Throughout the event, FoodNavigator-Asia.com and NutraIngredients-Asia.com will help you understand how the industry can best navigate the region’s highly diverse consumer, regulatory, cultural and economic landscape in order to reap the substantial food, beverage and nutrition rewards on offer across all life stages.
Check out the highlights video and photos from 2023 here.
Gary Scattergood, Editor-in-Chief and Regional Head: APAC, said: "After two fantastic years of the Growth Asia Summit as a face-to-face event, we’re thrilled to back for 2024 with even more content, insights and expertise from the region’s biggest and best food, beverage and nutrition players.
“The feedback from delegates, speakers and sponsors in 2022 and 2023 was incredibly positive, and we look forward to building on this once again in July.”
To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, contact sueann.peh@wrbm.com
If you are from a finished product brand, academia or government institution and would like to explore speaking opportunities, please contact gary.scattergood@wrbm.com