30 SEPTEMBER &
1 OCTOBER 2026

Two key themes

Programme curated by Scientific Committee, chaired by Prof. Koen Dewettinck, PhD (Ghent University), in collaboration with ie-net Food Community;

Dutch spoken sessions, AI translation in English available

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Seminar Economic outlook for the food industry

Wednesday 30 September 11:00-11:30 Prof. dr. Xavier Gellynck Ghent University - Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Agricultural Economics
Seminar
The future of sweetness: emerging alternatives for sugar reduction in confectionery

Wednesday 30 September 11:45-12:15 Prof. dr. ir. Koen Dewettinck
Ir. Hanne Baert
Debate
Stakeholder panel discussion: ultra-processed foods and processed foods

Wednesday 30 September 13:45-14:30 Greet Riebbels, moderator
Prof. dr. ir. Frank Devlieghere
Dr. Magali Surmont
Ir. Tom Delforge
Dr. ir. Geert Maesmans
Michaël Sels
Seminar Decoding Belgium’s food supplements market: data, consumers and trends

Wednesday 30 September 14:45-15:15 Valerie Vercammen Be-sup - Managing Director
Seminar From crunch to snap: how audio data makes crispness measurable

Wednesday 30 September 15:30-16:00 Michaël Verlinden Vives - Researcher
Seminar Economic outlook for the food industry

Thursday 01 October 11:00-11:30 Prof. dr. Xavier Gellynck Ghent University - Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Agricultural Economics
Seminar Accelerating product development and quality through AI

Thursday 01 October 11:45-12:15 Tim De Boeck AMNorman - Consultant IT & digitalisation & Partner
Seminar Ultra-processed foods and processed food: an overview, NOVA classification and key insights

Thursday 01 October 12:30-13:00 Dr. Keshia Broucke ILVO - Senior Scientific Researcher
Seminar Producing fibers based on side streams; an innovative ultra low processing technique

Thursday 01 October 13:15-13:45 Stefan Van den Hanenberg Dutch Fiber Collective - Director Operations
Seminar AI-driven valorisation of food side streams

Thursday 01 October 14:00-14:30 Yarne De Munck Polysense - Co-founder & CEO
Seminar Nutrition for older adults

Thursday 01 October 14:45-15:15
Seminar How AI is already creating value in food companies: practical cases and VLAIO support

Thursday 01 October 15:30-16:00 Koen Verhaeghe VLAIO - Business Advisor

 

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