They’ll be taking to the stage at our Growth Asia Summit, which takes place this July on 15th to 17th at the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel and convention centre.
Delegate sales are now open. There are discounts available for start-ups, academics and group bookings.
Infant and maternal health, active lifestyle nutrition, healthy ageing, and healthier production innovation are some of the key topics to be discussed at the summit.
As with past years, the fifth edition of the summit gathers seniors execs from MNCs, leading regional firms, and promising start-ups, where they would present business learnings and R&D opportunities across Asia-Pacific’s health and nutrition sector.
Nestle’s head of applied nutrition Dr. Nashmil Emami, for example, will be presenting on healthier product innovation.
Titled “Balanced Diet Across the Life Stages: The Importance of Nutrient Density in Product Development”, the presentation will shed light on how nutritional needs could evolve across life stages and how food science can support these needs through fortification, enrichment, and reformulation.
For healthy ageing, Blackmores’ head of product development Madeleine Ong, who is in charge of the practitioner-only brand BioCeuticals, and global marketing lead (women’s health and beauty) Meiyi Lin will present the company’s innovation pipeline in addressing conditions like stress, osteoarthritis, diabetes and more.
Closely related to the topic of healthy ageing is longevity and global food and beverage giant PepsiCo will discuss new findings on oats consumption and its effects on biological age.
Kit Phanvijhitsiri, R&D life sciences manager from PepsiCo Services Asia will be presenting the topic “Whole grain oats reduce chronic inflammation to lower biological age”.
He will explain key findings from a recent study that explored the effects of oat consumption on age-related chronic inflammation (SCI) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
H&H Group, parent company of Swisse, on the other hand, will cover the latest scientific evidence behind nootropics and cognitive health.
Scientific affairs manager Dr Novita Puspasari will be giving a talk titled “Nootropics and Brain Nutrition – Evidence-Based Formulation and Communication of Cognitive Benefits.”
With social commerce permeating into everyday lives, TikTok’s head of growth partnerships Teresa Widodo will be revealing the latest trends shaping beverage and nutraceutical contents on the platform.
She will also be giving a marketing masterclass through successful case studies on how brands are using the platform to drive engagement and sales.
The full list of confirmed speakers is:
- Craig Houliston, Executive Director, APAC Consulting and Insights, NielsenIQ
- Sanjib Bose, Regional Director of Strategy & Digital Commerce, Asia & General Manager, Philippines, Mars Wrigley Asia
- Michelle Hoi, Senior Digital Health Project Manager, Danone Global Research & Innovation
- Jonathan Chew, Chief Executive Officer, Infant Nutrition Council
- Elke Pascoe, Founder and CEO, The LittleOak Company
- Tri Nguyen Quang, Chief Marketing Officer, Vinamilk
- Brittany Darling, Founder/ CEO, i’m nutrients
- Dr Monica Maria Olivares, RDA Director Women and Infant Health, Kerry
- Dr Heng Hui Gan, Director, Principal Consultant and Expert, Kairos Integrated Food Solutions and GourmetPro
- Carol Zhou, SVP and Head of China Business Innovation and Investment, Shiseido
- Gillian Fish, Founder & CEO, The 6AM Agency
- Dr Francois-Pierre Martin, Senior Manager, External Innovation, Research and Partnering, H&H Group
- Elise Giles, Senior Manager, Corporate and Government Affairs, H&H Group
- Sandeep Gupta, Founder and CEO, Expert Nutraceutical Advocacy Council (India)
- John O’Doherty, Chief Executive Officer, Complementary Medicines Australia
- Liza Tan, Regional Regulatory Affairs Lead Asia, Glanbia
- Zhongpeng Zhang, Secretary-General, China Nutrition and Health Food Association (CNHFA)
- Tim Hill, Key Accounts Director Southeast Asia, GlobalData
- Jessica Simonis, Lead Scientific Educator, Life-Space Group
- Dr Shawn Watson, CEO and Founder, Senescence Life Sciences
- Dr Novita Puspasari, Scientific Affairs Manager, H&H Group
- Thanayos Wongkomet, Managing Director, In D Mood For Herb
- Dr. Zhanyou Yun, Senior Expert, Yili Group
- Dr Wasamon Nutakul, Scitech Manager, GFI APAC
- Nalinee Robinson, Head of R&D, CP Foods
- Dr. Nashmil Emami, Head of Applied Nutrition, Nestlé
- Liz Kang, Co-Founder and CEO, Mamame
- Dr Jackie Evans, Chief Science Officer, Comvita
- Dr Rachel Anderson, Science Team Leader, AgResearch
- Teresa Widodo, Head of Growth Partnerships, TikTok
- Dvir Cohen, CEO, ez-commerce
- Agathe F oussat, Director, Digital Health & OneBiome, Danone Global Research & Innovation
- Jesse Gu, CEO & Founder and Partner, WB Group & Ruiyuan Investment Group
- Dave McCaughan, Founder & Storyteller, BIBLIOSEXUAL
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