PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
ConTech
AUSTRALASIA'S CONFECTIONERY AND FOOD INDUSTRY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
ConTech
29-30 MAY 2012
THE SEBEL • ALBERT PARK • MELBOURNE
AUSTRALASIA'S CONFECTIONERY AND FOOD INDUSTRY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
www.contech.aigroup.com.au
The Australian Industry Group
(Ai Group) is proud to bring
you the confectionery industry’s
17th annual technical conference
Leading the way
29-30 May 2012
The Sebel, Albert
Park, Melbourne
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
The Australian Industry Group
(Ai Group) is proud to bring you
the confectionery and food
industry’s 17th annual technical
conference – ConTech2012.
Themed Leading the way,
ConTech2012 offers new
insights, technical and production
developments, opportunities and
challenges for the confectionery and
food business in this annual forum.
Hear how leading global
professionals, government
authorities and industry specialists
are Leading the way and taking
advantage of new opportunities
to grow their business.
Topics featured will enable
industry to learn about global
confectionery and food industry
trends and how to harness them;
product development, innovation
and reformulation opportunities;
and making healthier food choices
easier for the consumer.
Confectionery production
techniques; ingredient technology;
emerging science and regulatory
and marketing considerations; as
well as insights that will stimulate
new ideas and offer practical tools
to improve business outcomes, will
be part of the program.
At ConTech2012, David will discuss global food trends and
their implications for the confectionery industry. In particular,
he will consider the social, economic and demographic
influences; health and well-being; environmental and
sustainability; and emerging science and technology factors in
the world and what this means for the future of the food and
confectionery industries and how to harness them. David will
use practical business examples from around the world to share his insights. He is highly
energetic and his presentation will be interactive, so there will be plenty of opportunity
to engage and draw from his deep industry knowledge.
David has extensive experience working around the world with global food and drink
companies, including in Australia. David is a much sought-after speaker at international
conferences and seminars on global food industry issues, particularly consumer trends,
and is a strong proponent of building vertical alliances between key chain members
from raw material producers through to retailers and food service firms. He has lived and
worked in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa and South East Asia. David has
extensive experience as an international advisory board member with food companies
and organisations in three continents. He was an Advisory Board Member of Rabobank
for 15 years until 2010, a triple A accredited financial services company with a worldwide
agribusiness and food industry customer portfolio. He is Visiting Professor at the University
of Kent Business School and at the Royal Agricultural College in the United Kingdom and
he works closely with senior management of food and beverage firms on business strategy
development and with governments on food policy formulation.
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
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Professor David Hughes
Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing at the Imperial
College London (UNITED KINGDOM)
Balachandar Selvamohan (Bala)
Proudly sponsored by the Victorian Government
Application and Technical Support Manager of IOI Loders
Croklaan Oils (MALAYSIA)
Bala is a qualified food technologist with a masters degree
in management. He brings with him 14 years of experience
in the bakery and confectionery industry, including eight
years experience in providing technical support and product
development activities to some of the leading players in the
food industry. Prior to his assignment in Malaysia, Bala worked in the United Arab Emirates,
the United Kingdom and India and travelled extensively to most of the countries in the
Middle East, Asia and Europe.
In Bala’s presentation he will share his exceptional technical expertise with regard to
speciality and innovative fats for the chocolate, confectionery and bakery industries. He
will provide information on the functionality of fats and oils and their suitability in a range
of confectionery and food products. Bala will discuss trends and innovations in the market,
including fat nutrition and stability factors as well as trouble shooting issues, such as fat
migration, and the impact on appearance, bloom and resulting solutions.
SPEAKERS
Hear how leading global professionals, government authorities and industry specialists
are Leading the way and taking advantage of new opportunities to grow their business.
WHO SHOULD
ATTEND?
Derek Lath
Corporate Communications
Manager, Ferrero Australia
Professor Tim Olds
Professor of Health Sciences,
University of South Australia
Susan Kevork APD
Group Nutrition Manager,
Nestlé Oceania
Dr Leif Lundin
Research Group Leader, CSIRO
Food and Nutritional Sciences
ConTech2012 will appeal to a
broad range of confectionery
and wider food industry
professionals, including those in
the fields of:
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science and food technology
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new product development
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research and development
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regulatory matters
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operations and management
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sales and procurement
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Georgina Christensen
VITAL Coordinator,
Allergen Bureau
Ben Sparrow
Consultant, Japan Management
Association Consultants
(Australian Branch)
Sarah Court
Commissioner, ACCC
Chris White
General Manager
New Business, Cowan
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Stephen Burton
Consultant,
Kraft Foods Australia
Anthony Raponi
Process Specialist Manager,
Nestlé Confectionery
Pamela Yates
Global Food Science Analyst,
Mintel (SINGAPORE)
Richard Truong
Director, Jade Confectionery
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
Dr Barry Kitchen
Chief Innovation Officer,
Australian Chocolate and
Coffee Ingredients
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AND PRACTICAL
WORKSHOP SPONSOR
SPONSORS
Grace S Harris
Director of Applications
and Business Development,
Hilmar Ingredients (USA)
marketing, communications
and corporate affairs
supply of food ingredients,
machinery, packaging
and services
confectionery wholesaling
and distributing
students
STAY FOR DINNER
Why not stay on and join colleagues
for the industry networking ConTech
dinner on the evening of day one.
CONTECH2012
DINNER
Proudly sponsored by Manildra Group
The ConTech
dinner is an ideal
opportunity
to socialise
with industry
colleagues in
an informal
setting to build
and strengthen
Peter FitzSimons appears
networks for
by arrangement with
Saxtons Speakers Bureau
business growth.
Guest speaker at this year’s dinner
will be Peter FitzSimons. Peter is a
sports star, best-selling author, well
respected columnist for the Sydney
Morning Herald and Sun-Herald and
a television presenter on Fox Sports.
He speaks four languages, has
played rugby for Australia, co-hosted
radio shows with Mike Carlton and
Doug Mulray, has interviewed famous
people around the globe from George
Bush to Diego Maradona and written
over 20 best-selling books and
biographies. He is married to Today
Show co-host Lisa Wilkinson and they
have three children.
Come along and hear how Peter’s
diverse career has contributed to his
little theories on life.
The successful industry networking
dinner will be held the evening of
the first day, 29 May at the Albert
Park Sebel, Melbourne. The evening
commences with pre-dinner drinks
in the trade exhibition area followed
by a sit down three-course dinner.
Table bookings of 10 receive a
10% incentive discount, so why
not plan for this to be your business
networking vehicle and bring along
your work team, entertain your
business colleagues and treat your
partners to a great night out.
So reserve the date in your diary.
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PROGRAM DAY ONE
Leading the way
29 and 30 May 2012
The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne
7:45 am
Registration & Trade Exhibition Session
SESSION 1
THINKING LOCAL BEING GLOBAL
9:00 am – 10:40 am
Chairman: Neil Smith, Manager, Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs and
Nutrition, Kraft Food Australia and New Zealand
■■ Opening address by Tim Piper, Director – Victoria & Principal Advocate
for the Confectionery Sector
■■ Keynote speaker: Global food trends: Crash hats at the ready?
– Professor David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing,
Imperial College London (UNITED KINGDOM)
■■ Your trust, our passion! Sharing the Ferrero philosophy – Derek Lath,
Corporate Communications Manager, Ferrero Australia
Candy Break proudly sponsored by Sugar Australia
SESSION 2
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
11:15 am – 12:30 pm
Chairman: John O’Callaghan, Advocate, The Australian Industry Group
■■ Cocoa – a naturally functional health ingredient – Julian Mellentin,
New-Nutrition Business (UNITED KINGDOM)
■■ Making sense of the childhood obesity story – Professor Tim Olds,
Professor of Health & Sciences, University of South Australia
■■ How do we make healthier food choices easier for consumers – Susan Kevork
Accredited Practising Dietitian, Group Nutrition Manager, Nestlé Oceania
Lunch in the trade exhibition area
SESSION 3
TECHNICIAL INSIGHTS AND BEST PRACTICE
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Chairman: Joseph Haber, Product Applications Group Manager Chocolate,
Nestlé Confectionery & Snacks
■■ Sweet taste! – how to control sensory perceptions – Dr Leif Lundin,
Research Group Leader, CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences
■■ Regulation of nanotechnologies in food – Dr Nick Fletcher, Senior
Toxicologist, Food Standards Australia New Zealand
■■ VITAL 2.0: What’s new and how does it work? – Georgina Christensen,
VITAL Coordinator, Allergen Bureau
■■ Case Study: Lean into the candy factory and see – Ben Sparrow, Consultant,
Japan Management Association Consultants (Australian Branch)
Candy Break proudly sponsored by FTA Food Solutions
SESSION 4
CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT
4:05 pm – 5:30 pm
Chairman: John Lee, Consultant, Confectionery Consulting – Apercu
■■ Fair trading and the retail environment – Sarah Court, Commissioner, ACCC
■■ Managing creativity – Chris White, General Manager New Business, Cowan
SESSION CLOSE
5:45 pm
7:00 pm
Pre Dinner Drinks proudly sponsored by Manildra Group
ConTech Dinner proudly sponsored by Manildra Group
Guest speaker: Peter FitzSimons (Peter FitzSimons appears by arrangement
with Saxtons Speakers Bureau)
Trade Exhibition Session
PROGRAM DAY TWO
Leading the way
29 and 30 May 2012
The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne
8:15 am – 8:45 am
Registration & Trade Exhibition Session
8:45 am
Welcome and Opening
SESSION 5
INNOVATION
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Chairman: Marcus Collins, Innovation and Technical Manager, Paton’s
Macadamia Plantations
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Keynote speaker: Latest trends and influence of fats in confectionery and
bakery – Balachandar Selvamohan, Application & Technical Support Manager,
IOI Loders Croklaan Oils (MALAYSIA) – proudly sponsored by the Department
of Education and Early Childhood Development – Skills Victoria
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Manildra New opportunities for product development – Manildra – invited
Candy Break proudly sponsored by MWT Foods
SESSION 6
PRODUCT & PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Chairman: Jeroen Rens, Technical Manager, Sensient Technologies Australia
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Effective chocolate manufacture for small to medium size businesses –
Stephen Burton, Consultant, Kraft Foods Australia
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Principles and theory of sugar and chocolate panning – Anthony Raponi,
Process Specialist Manager, Nestlé Confectionery & Snacks
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Origin cocoa and chocolate in the Oceania region – Dr Barry Kitchen,
Chief Innovation Officer, Australian Chocolate and Coffee Ingredients Pty Ltd
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Added attraction: fortifying confections with whey protein – Grace S Harris,
Director of Applications and Business Development, Hilmar Ingredients (USA)
– sponsored by MPD Dairy Products and Cooper John
Lunch including presentation of the Craig and Sollich Awards in the trade
exhibition area
SESSION 7
DEVELOPING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
2:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Chairman: Peter Brazel, General Manager, AarhusKarlshamn Asia-Pacific
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Global energy reduction trends – are the alternatives naturally better for you?
– Pamela Yates, Global Food Science Analyst, Mintel (SINGAPORE)
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Case study: Dreams of a small confectionery business – Richard Truong,
Director, Jade Confectionery
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Case study: Developing a product in a mature market (speaker to be announced)
CONFERENCE CLOSE
SPONSORSHIP &
TRADE EXHIBITION
ConTech2012 offers a valuable sales
and marketing opportunity to reach
your customers and key decision
makers in your target audience
through sponsorship and the trade
exhibition.
As a sponsor you will be provided
with the opportunity to:
■■ engage with the key decision makers
in the industry under one roof;
■■ drive awareness and understanding
of your organisation’s products and
services to delegates; and
■■ enhance relationships with key
clients, prospects and stakeholders.
ConTech attracts in excess of 200
attendees from across the industry
and is being targeted to Ai Group’s
broader food sector membership.
For sponsorship enquiries email Julie
Barnes at julie.barnes@aigroup.asn.au
or telephone 03 9867 0147 to discuss
how you can get involved.
Trade Exhibition
The traditional exhibition will be
held showcasing the latest products
and services.
As part of ConTech2012, there
is an opportunity for companies to
exhibit food ingredients, packaging,
equipment and services at the trade
exhibition.The trade exhibition runs
concurrently with the ConTech2012
conference and delegates are
encouraged to move around the
stands during the breaks, including
the lunches and pre-dinner drinks to
view the latest products and services.
For trade exhibitor enquiries
refer to Julie Barnes on telephone
03 9867 0147 or email
julie.barnes@aigroup.asn.au.
Sponsorship and trade exhibition
details are available through a
separate brochure.
Disclaimer: The information contained on this
publication is correct at the time of printing.
The Ai Group reserves the right to alter or
delete items from the program as circumstances
dictate and takes no responsibility for any errors,
omissions and changes.
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CONFECTIONERY PRACTICAL WORKSHOP
CREATING SWEET TREATS
31 May and 1 June 2012 • WilliaM angliss institute • 555 latrobe street • Melbourne
www.contech.aigroup.com.au
Sign up for a workshop to CREATE SWEET TREATS
for industrial production with industry specialist,
Balachandar Selvamohan (Bala), Application
and Technical Support Manager of IOI Loders
Croklaan Oils (MALAYSIA) – Proudly sponsored
by the Victorian Government
The Ai Group Confectionery Sector
is proud to have Malaysian based
industry specialist Bala Selvamohan
to conduct a two day practical and
theoretical workshop following
ConTech2012 on Thursday, 31 May
and Friday, 1 June at the Melbourne
based William Angliss Institute.
Bala will conduct a workshop
featuring the application of specialty
and innovative fats and oils in
confectionery, chocolate, bakery/food
applications.
Workshop participants will:
■■ gain comprehensive technical insights
on fat types and their applications
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explore ingredient characteristics
and functionality
■■ undertake practical laboratory
scale production demonstrating
ingredient performance of coating
fats, filling fats and fats for different
confectionery centres
■■ evaluate and discuss attributes
for baking and confectionery
■■ discuss sensory evaluation
■■ participate in trouble shooting
Registration details are available
through a separate brochure.
For further information contact Julie
Barnes on telephone 03 9867 0147
or email julie.barnes@aigroup.asn.au.
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REGISTRATION – EARLY BIRD SPECIAL PRICE – Paid by 8 May 2012 Ai Group member $770*
WHEN:■
29-30 May 2012
RATES EXCLUDING BREAKFAST ARE AS FOLLOWS:
REGISTRATION:■
7:45 am Tuesday, 29 May 2012
$160 room only Citigate King Room (4 star accommodation)
WHERE:■
The Sebel, Albert Park, Melbourne
$180 room only Sebel Room (4½ star accommodation)
RSVP:■
Friday, 18 May 2012
Buffet breakfast is $25 per person per night when pre-booked (normally $30 at the door)
Rooms are subject to availability and once the standard room type is sold, charges apply
for upgraded room types. The Sebel & Citigate Albert Park is a non-smoking Hotel.
Check-in is from 2pm and check-out is at 11am. Delegates will be required to provide a
credit card to secure their booking.
ACCOMMODATION: Rooms can be booked at The Sebel, Albert Park by phoning:
1800 633 888 and quoting ‘Ai Group ConTech’ or visit www.mirvachotels.com
and select either the Citigate Albert Park (4 star accommodation) or Sebel Albert
Park (4.5 star accommodation) and enter the code aigr0512_001 with code type
being Conference/Event. Room rates are inclusive of GST and subject to availability.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES:
PARKING: Parking is available from $16 per day/exit or for $29.50 per day for Valet Service.
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Disclaimer: The information contained on this publication is correct at the time of printing. The Ai Group reserves the right to alter or delete items from the
program as circumstances dictate and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes.
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