New Pressures, New Solutions: Innovating for a Sustainable and Profitable Future

Wednesday 28th May 2008

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

08:10

Registration & Coffee

08:30

 Opening Remarks: Kelsey van Musschenbroek - Chairman & CEO, Canadean
Session One: Where the industry stands today & outlook for tomorrow

08:45

Yiannis Petrides, President Europe, Pepsi Bottling Group
Past - Present - Future...coping with the new realities

09:15

Emily Neill, Business Development Director, Canadean
Building portfolio profitability - the premium solution

09:45

John Sicher, Publisher / Editor, Beverage Digest, USA
An American Idol - the beverage industry's changing role in the US

10:15

Discussion forum
10:30 Beverage Break
Session Two: Beverage innovation - choice & the consumer

10:50

Tomás J. Meléndez , Deputy General Director Comercial Department, Leche Pascual
Merging and crossing category boundaries: meeting the challenge of diversity

11:20

Angel Sànchez, CEO, Conserve Italia
From orchard to consumer - focusing on a co-operate route to market

11:50

Stefan Hoechter, Managing Director, Adelholzener Alpenquellen
Answering the need for water...and more

12:20

Discussion forum
12:35 Lunch
Session Three: The challenge to sustain revenue & earnings growth

14:00

Cècile Bernheim, Strategic Planning Director, Coca-Cola Europe
Delivering sustainable growth through attractive consumer propositions and a positive difference in communities

14:30

César Sánchez Moral, Iberia Managing Director, Schweppes SA
Reaching for growth in a slow growth environment

15:00

José Tomáz, President, Sumolis
Franchise brands vs proprietary products: balancing priorities in pursuit of profits

15:30

Discussion forum
15:45 Beverage Break

Session Four: Industry & the environment: responsibility & response

16:00

Carlos Ballesteros, Technical Director, Artenius PET Packaging Iberia, S.A
The issue of size in a demanding environment

16:20

Rob Miles, VP Sales & Marketing, Ball Packaging Europe
Speech title tbc

16:40.... ... ...

Jamal Gore, Managing Director, Carbon Clear
A Win-Win Case Study: why the carbon footprint matters

17:00

 Discussion forum
Summing Up

17:15

Graham Neale, President, UNESDA and SVP & GM Nutritional Healthcare, Glaxo SmithKline

17:45

Close
18:30 - 20:00 Cocktail Party in the Panorama Bar at the top of the Sheraton Hotel

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