Programme

DAY ONE : Wednesday 26th May 2010

08:00-8:40

Registration

08:45

 Opening Remarks: Kelsey van Musschenbroek, Chairman, Canadean
Session 1 : Perspectives
08:55 Kevin Baker, Director, Beer Service, Canadean
The Global Beer Market: Facts, Figures, Forecasts
09:20 Pedro Ibanez, Latin America Manager, Canadean
Latin America: It Takes Three to Tango

09:45

Rob Kay-Shuttleworth, Deputy Chairman, Canadean
China: The Great Leap Forward?

10:10

Bryan Roberts, Global Research Director, Planet Retail
Retail Trends in Beer

10:35

Discussion Forum
10:50 Beverage Break

Session 2 : Iconic Brands

Moderator: Larry Nelson, Publisher & Editor, Brewers' Guardian

11:20

Dr. Werner Wolf, Managing Director, Bitburger
How Bitburger Has Grown From a "Local Hero" to an International Player

11:45

Matthew Barwell, Marketing and Innovation Director, Diageo Europe (Guinness)
How Diageo Continue to Bring a 250 Year Old Brand to Life

12:10

Speaker from UB Group - Kingfisher (to be confirmed)
Developing Kingfisher into a Global Brand
12:35 Discussion Forum
12:50
Lunch
Session 3 : Innovation in Packaging
Moderator: Dominic Cakebread, Director of Packaging Services, Canadean
14:15 Peter Basten, Sales & Marketing Director, Alcan
Aluminium: A Modern Metal for Beverages

14:40

Frank Embs, Global Commercialization Manager, Polymers & Resins, Invista
Overcoming the Barriers to Plastic as a Beer Pack

15:05

John Grainda, CSI Closures
Innovation in Closures for Beer

15:30

Discussion Forum
15:45 Beverage Break
Session 4: Keynote Beverage 'Round Table' Discussion - Is There a Beverage Strategy for Beer?
16:15 - 17:25 Chairman: John Wakely, Director, The Angel's Share
  Speaker to be confirmed

 

Stuart Fletcher, President International, Diageo

 

Javier Ferran, Partner Lion Capital (formerly President & CEO, Bacardi)

17:25

Audience Discussion Forum
17:45 Close
evening Networking event - details to be be confirmed

DAY TWO : Thursday 27th May 2010
Session 5: Complementary of Competitive Beverages?

Moderator: Ina Verstl, Independent Journalist
09:00 Chresten Christensen, International Export Director, Vitamalt (Royal Unibrew)
The Outlook for Malt Beverages

09:25

Philippe Stassen, Managing Director, Stassen
The Future for Cider

09:50

Ernst Faltermeier, VP - Acquisitions & Projects, Nordmann Unternehmensgruppe (Bios)
Malt as a Base for Soft Drinks

10:15

Discussion Forum
10:30

Beverage Break
Session 6: Keynote Brewers 'Round Table' Discussion - Half Empty or Half Full?

11:00 - 12:10

Akeel Sachak, Head of Global Consumer, Rothschild

 

Khalil Younes, Senior VP, Group Sales, Marketing & Innovation, Carslberg

 

Tony Hicks, Global VP - Strategy, Molson Coors

 

Alexis Nasard, Group Commerce Director, Heineken (to be confirmed)
12:10 Audience Discussion Forum

12:25

Closing Remarks

12:35
Buffet Lunch and Close

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