Conference Programme
Sunday 22 September 2019
18:00 Chairman’s Welcome Reception at The Opera House
Monday 23 September 2019
09:00 Official Conference Opening
09:15 Conference Session: Retail Focus – Part 1
‘Shoppers of the future’
Simon Wainwright, The Institute of Grocery Distribution, UK
‘Driving growth through exceptional marketing’
John O’Hara, Sunny Queen Farms, Australia
10:30 Coffee
11:15 Conference Session: Retail Focus – Part 2
‘Eggs benefiting from meat replacers’
Professor David Hughes, Imperial College, UK
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Conference Session: Feed Focus
‘African Swine Fever: impact on the global egg industry’
Nan-Dirk Mulder, Rabobank, Netherlands
‘Insect protein as feed – economic review’
Peter van Horne, IEC Economic Analyst, Netherlands
‘Effect of nutrition on the sustainability of the egg industry’
Dr Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas, USA
15:15 Coffee
15:45 Conference Workshop: Zero Waste
‘Poultry manure powering the future’
James Corbett, Ridgeway Foods Ltd, UK
‘Biogas: a farm case study’
Stephen Dvorak, DVO Inc, USA
‘Compost: opportunities for the egg industry’
Kent Antonio, McLean Farms, Australia
19:00 Gala Dinner at Langelinie Pavilion
18:30 Depart for Gala Dinner from The Marriott Hotel Lobby
Tuesday 24 September 2019
08:00 Registration Opens
09:05 Conference Session: WEO Updates
09:45 Coffee
10:30 Conference Session: International Reviews
12:20 Lunch
14:00 Conference Session: Sustainability Showcase
‘Economics of effective biosecurity’
Harm Böckmann, University of Vechta, Germany
‘100 week birds: a sustainable milestone’
Bastiaan Schimmel, Centurion Poultry Inc, USA
‘Latest research on keel bone damage’
Professor Jens Peter Christensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
‘IEF Global Egg School’
Tim Lambert and Farhad Mozafar
15:10 Coffee
15:45 Conference Session: Showcase of Marketing Eggcellence
17:00 Free evening at Leisure
Wednesday 25 September 2019
09:00 Technical Workshop: Perception Versus Technical Reality
‘The importance of collaboration between industry and veterinary authorities’
Stig Mellergaard, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Denmark
‘Market driven animal welfare: developments and challenges for the egg industry’
Professor Peter Sandøe, Copenhagen University, Denmark
‘Eggs and cholesterol: re-establishing the truth’
Dr Fabien De Meester, DMF, Belgium
10:30 Coffee
12:00 All Delegates’ Networking Tour at Carlsberg Village
Thursday 26 September 2019
08:00 General Assembly (All Welcome)
09:05 Conference Session: Opportunities for the Future
‘How to capitalise on megatrends in food’
Jesper Uggerhøj, CEO Løgismose Meyers, Denmark
‘What does the future look like? A young egg leaders perspective’
Young Egg Leaders 2018-2019
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Conference Session: Opportunities for the Future
‘New egg products and new trends for the egg product industry’
Associate Professor Marianne Hammershøj, Aarhus University, Denmark
11:00 Coffee
11:30 Conference Session: Opportunities for the Future
‘Opening our eyes to agrifood innovation and opportunity’
Mark Durno, Rockstart, Netherlands
12:15 Conference Closing and Award Presentation
13:30 After(noon) Party at Toldboden
14:00 Drinks Reception
14:30 Lunch
15:15 Entertainment
