CHAIR: Ronald Mensink Professor at the University of Maastricht (NL) Marco Gobbetti Professor at the Aldo Moro University of Bari (IT) Mirko Bunzel Professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE) Paul Finglas Research Leader at the Institute of Food Research (UK) David Mela Senior Scientist at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen Centre (NL) Annick Mercenier Senior Scientist at the Nestlé Research Centre (CH) CO-CHAIR: Yolanda Sanz Senior Researcher at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (ES) Kristin Verbeke Professor at the University of Leuven (BE)

CHAIR: Hans van Trijp Professor at the University of Wageningen (NL) CO-CHAIR: Nathalie Martin Senior Scientist at the Nestlé Research Centre (CH) Steve Burt Professor at the University of Stirling (UK) Laura Fernández Director General of EUFIC (BE) Monique Raats Professor at the University of Surrey (UK) Paula A. Varela Senior Research Scientist at Nofima (NO) Carel Vereijken Senior Scientist at the Danone Research Centre for Specialised Nutrition (NL)

CHAIR: George-John Nychas Professor at the Agricultural University of Athens (GR) CO-CHAIR: Begoña Pérez Villareal Coordinator of the Food Research Division at AZTI (ES) Marthi Balkumar Expertise Director at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen Centre (NL) Monika Ehling-Schulz Professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT) Paul Hepburn Senior Scientist at Unilever R&D Colworth Centre (UK) Geert F. Houben Principal Scientist at TNO (NL) Vural Gökmen Professor at the Hacettepe University (TK) Nives Ogrinc Associate Professor at the Jozef Stefan Institute (SL) Sophie Zuber Senior Scientist at the Nestlé Research Centre (CH)

CHAIR: Ulf Sonesson Senior Scientist at SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden CO-CHAIR: Jasper Kelder Senior Scientist at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen Centre (NL) John Ingram Leader of the ECI Food Programme at the University of Oxford (UK) Ralf Jakobi Senior Scientist at Cargill R&D Vilvoorde Centre (BE) Erik Mathijs Professor at the University of Leuven (BE) Bart Nicolai Professor at the University of Leuven (BE) Susanne Sørensen Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen (DK)

CHAIR: Erik van der Linden Professor at the University of Wageningen (NL) CO-CHAIR: Ulrich Kulozik Professor at the Technical University of Munich (DE) Jose Manuel Barat Professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (ES) Christian Detrois Senior Scientist at Nestlé Research Centre (CH) Jacob Holm Nielsen Senior Innovation Manager at Arla Food Ingredients (DK) Bram Pareyt Research Manager Proteins at Puratos Global R&D Centre (BE) Marit Kvalvåg Pettersen Senior Research Scientist at Nofima (NO) Kaisa Poutanen Research Professor at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (FI) Ilias Vlachos Associate Professor at the University of Leeds (UK)