| 08:00 - 08:30 |
Arrival and Registration |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Opening and Welcome
About ILSI SA and ILSI Sub-Saharan Africa Activities and Plans |
Duduzile Mthuli
Unilever SA; Member of ILSI SA Nutrition Task Force and & Chair of Organizing CommitteeDr Lucia Anelich
Executive & Scientific Director: ILSI SA |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Setting the Scene: The Burden of Non-communicable Diseases in South Africa |
Dr Vash Mungal-Singh
CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, South Africa |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Food Consumption Amongst the South African Population; Challenges and Opportunities |
Dr Nelia Steyn
Senior Lecturer, Division of Human Nutrition, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Tea / Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Perceptions vs the Science of the Role of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners in Calorie Reduction |
Dr John Fernstrom
Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, USA |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Government Perspective and Expectations Regarding Food Innovation and Renovation |
Lynn Moeng-Mahlangu
Cluster Manager: Health Promotion and Nutrition, Department of Health, South Africa |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Communication to Effect Behaviour Change: A Case Study |
Richard Delate
Managing Director of Johns Hopkins Health and Education in South Africa |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Innovation and Renovation: Successes and Challenges - A Global Industry Perspective |
Luis Fernandez
Senior Vice President Global Applications, Tate and Lyle, USA |
| 12:30 - 13:15 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:15 - 13:45 |
Consumer Understanding and Acceptance of Healthier Food Choices |
Prof Elizabeth Kempen
HEAD: College Office for Research and Graduate Studies
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, UNISA, South Africa |
| 13:45 - 14:15 |
Industries' Contributions and Considerations in Promoting Healthy Diets |
Dr Angelika de Bree
Global Cross-Category Nutrition Director, Unilever, Netherlands |
| 14:15 - 15:15 |
Panel Discussion
Collaborative Approaches to Effective Food Innovation / Renovation and Consumer Education - WHO NEEDS TO LEAD? |
All speakers |
| 15:15 |
Closure |
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