Below is the full breakdown of sessions for the Vitafoods Conference 2010.

Location: Room B / Room K, Conference Centre, Hall 1, GENEVA PALEXPO

To view by individual session please click on the relevant link below:

Tue 18 May	Wed 19 May	Thurs 20 May
The Market for Functional Foods Gut Health Diabetes	Mental Performance Weight Management Heart Health Personalised Nutrition Reproductive Health Diet & Immunity	Nutrition & Health Claims Regulations

 Full Conference Programme

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Tue 18 May 2010
	The Market for Functional Foods
	09:30 - 10:05		The Global Functional Food Market 2010 & Beyond Mr Chris Brockman, Leatherhead Food Research, Market Intelligence Manager
	10:05 - 10:40		How to Effectively Communicate Ingredient Innovations to Consumers Dr Theodor Graser, DSM, Head of Functional Food Marketing
	10:40 - 11:15		Following the Consumer Mr Jonathan Banks, Nielsen, European Insight Business Director
	11:15 - 11:35		Morning Coffee
	Gut Health
	11:35 - 12:10		Oligosaccharides & their Prebiotic Function Professor Robert Rastall, Reading University, Head of Department, Food and Nutritional Sciences, UNITED KINGDOM
	12:10 - 12:45		tbc Professor Martin Wickham, Leatherhead Food Research, Head of Nutrition, UNITED KINGDOM
	12:45 - 14:45		Lunch
	14:45 - 15:20		Rye Phenolics in Nutrition & Health Dr Anna-Marja Aura, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Senior Research Scientist, Finland
	15:20 - 15:55		The Role of Soluble Fibre in Gut Physiology & Human Health Professor Ian Johnson, BBSRC Institute of Food Research, Head of Human Nutrition
	Diabetes
	15:55 - 16:30		An evidence based review of food and dietary ingredients for the prevention & treatment of Diabetes Dr Jay Udani, UCLA School of Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor, U S A
	16:30 - 16:50		Afternoon Tea
	16:50 - 17:25		Whole Grain Foods & the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Dr Marion Priebe, University Medical Center Groningen, Researcher, NETHERLANDS
	17:25 - 18:00		Can Dietary Modifications Help to Prevent Diabetes? Dr Edith Feskens, University of Wageningen, Associate Professor , NETHERLANDS
	18:00 -		Close
Wed 19 May 2010
	Mental Performance
	09:15 - 09:50		The Role of Docosahexaenoic as a Determinants of Evolution & Hominid Brain Development Prof Michael Crawford, Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, Director
	09:50 - 10:25		Flavonoids & Brain Health: Multiple Effects Underpinned by Common Mechanisms Dr Jeremy Spencer, University of Reading, Reader in Biochemistry
	10:25 - 11:00		Coffee & Mental Performance Dr Yvonne Beata-Silber, Nestle Research Centre, Cognitive Scientist, SWITZERLAND
	11:00 - 11:20		Morning Coffee
	Weight Management
	11:20 - 11:55		Psychological Approaches to Understanding Satiation & Satiety Professor Martin Yeomans, University of Sussex, Professor, Department of Psychology, UNITED KINGDOM
	11:55 - 12:30		Anti-Obesity Potential of Natural Seaweed Fibres Prof Jeff Pearson, University of Newcastle, Professor of Molecular Physiology
	12:30 - 13:05		Effects of Specific Bioactive Food Ingredients & Spices on Components of Energy Balance Dr Nikolaj Ture Gregersen, University of Copenhagen, Post Doctoral Fellow, DENMARK
	13:05 - 15:00		Lunch
	Heart Health
	15:00 - 15:35		Functional Foods of the Future:Gazing into the Crystal Ball Mr Peter Jones, University of Manitoba, Director of the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals, CANADA
	15:35 - 16:15		Vitamin K Intake & Cardiovascular Disease Risk Dr Gerdien Dalmier, University Medical Center Utrecht, Researcher, NETHERLANDS
	16:15 - 16:35		Afternoon Tea
	16:35 - 17:10		Plant Stanol Ester Enriched Foods Prof Jogchum Plat, University of Mastricht, Associate professor ?Nutrition and inflammatory diseases?, NETHERLANDS
	17:10 - 17:45		Heart-healthy Food Ingredients Ms Ewa Hudson, Euromonitor, Head of Nutrition and Wellness, UK
	17:45 -		Close
	Personalised Nutrition
	09:15 - 09:50		Nutrigenomics & Lipidomics - Sysdiet Experiences
	09:50 - 10:25		The Application of Nutrigenomics in Nutrition Research – from Concept to Claim Dr Suzan Wopereis, TNO, NETHERLANDS
	10:25 - 11:00		Micronutrient Genomics: Is there a future for personalised nutrition? Prof John Hesketh, Institute for Cell & Molecular Biosciences, Chair of the Micronutrient Genomic Project, UNITED KINGDOM
	11:00 - 11:20		Morning Coffee
	Reproductive Health
	11:20 - 11:55		Potential Roles for Micronutrient Supplementation During Pregnancy in Developed Countries Dr Simon Wheeler, Kings' College London, UNITED KINGDOM
	11:55 - 12:30		tbc Prof Irene Cetin
	12:30 - 13:05		The Importance of Selenium to Male & Female Reproduction Professor Margaret Rayman, University of Surrey, Professor of Nutritional Medicine
	13:05 - 15:00		Lunch
	Diet and Immunity
	15:00 - 15:35		Fatty acids & Inflammatory Processes Prof Philip Calder, University of Southampton, Professor in Nutritional Immunology
	15:35 - 16:15		Commensal Gut Bacteria: A Cause of & a Solution to IBD Prof Simon Carding, University of East Anglia, Professor of Mucosal Immunology
	16:15 - 16:35		Afternoon Tea
	16:35 - 17:10		Immunomodulatory Effects of Prebiotic Prof Stefani Siefert, Max Rubner-Institute Karlsruhe, head of the Nutritional Immunology laboratory, Germany
	17:10 - 17:45		Antioxidants & Immune Function: Facts & Mechanisms Dr Francisco Perez-Cano, Department of Physiology, Universitat de Barcelona, Lecturer
	17:45 -		Close
Thu 20 May 2010
	Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations
	11:00 - 11:10		Chair Introduction Dr Paul Berryman, Leatherhead Food Research, CEO, UNITED KINGDOM
	11:10 - 11:30		Overview of Developments in the Implementation of the Regulation on Nutrition & Health Claims Dr Paul Berryman, Leatherhead Food Research
	11:30 - 12:00		Legal Action Against EFSA/European Commission Mr Sebastian Romero Melchor, Food Law Consultants, Lawyer, Spain
	12:00 - 12:30		Medicine or Food? A Regulatory View Of Health Claims Ms Caroline Taylor, MHRA, Classifier - Medicines Bordeline Section
	12:30 - 13:30		Lunch
	13:30 - 14:00		Claims in advertising.  The Impact of the Regulation on Nutrition & Health Claims Mr Jamie Barnard, Unilever UK & Ireland, Legal Counsel, UNITED KINGDOM
	14:00 - 14:30		Implementation & Enforcement - A Member State Perspective Ms Petra Tiersch, DSM, Regulatory Affairs Manager, SWITZERLAND
	14:30 - 15:00		Afternoon Tea
	15:00 - 15:30		Clinical Studies in Nutrition - How to Design a Trial
	15:30 - 16:00		tbc
	16:00 -		Discussion