SAAFoST 2015 Congress
GROWING FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Elangeni/Maharani Hotel Complex, Durban, South Africa
07 - 09 September 2015

Provisional Programme at a Glance

 
Monday, 7 September 2015
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Thursday, 10 September 2015
07h00
Registration

Arrival Tea / Coffee

Arrival Tea / Coffee
Arrival Tea / Coffee
Registration

Arrival Tea / Coffee

07h50
08h00
Plenary Lecture 1
Jake Norman
Collaborative R&D and commercialisation of OAL Steam Infusion (advanced heating and mixing) for the provision of healthier food products (soups, sauces, ready meals and drinks)
ILSI (International Life Sciences Institute)

Post Congress Workshop

Food Innovation / Renovation
Enabling Sustainable Future Health

08h30
Plenary Lecture 1
Ben Durham
The bio-economy strategy: Setting the course for South Africa
08h40
Welcome Address
SAAFoST President
Ryan Ponquett
Plenary Lecture 2
Luis Fernandez
Innovation to grow: Development of nutritious food formulations with consumer acceptability
08h50
Welcome Address
IFT President

Colin Dennis

Welcome Address
IUFoST Representative

Hongda Chen

09h00
Opening Plenary Lecture
Nico Kruger
Sugar industry: A look into the future
Plenary Lecture 3
Hongda Chen
Advances in nanotechnology for food applications towards sustainable food systems
Plenary Lecture 2
John Fernstrom
Non-nutritive sweetners: How safe aret they, how do they cause sweetness and are they useful in controlling energy intake and body weight?
09h30
Plenary Lecture 1
Ruth Oniang'o
Gloval visions for the role of food science and technology to meet societal and technological challenges
Plenary Lecture 4
Julian May
Food insecurity: Are we at risk and what can be done?
Plenary Lecture 3
Ranil Coorey
How safe is your chicken "tonight"?
10h00
Plenary Lecture 2 - Ernest Newbery Memorial Lecture
Colin Dennis
FutureFood 2050: A new vision on the science of food
Poster Presentations
Plenary Lecture 4
Lucia Anelich
The science behind food safety: Have we lost sight of it?
10h30
Tea / Coffee Break
11h00
Parallel Sessions
Food, Nutrition, Diet and Well-being
Product Development / New Products
Functional Ingredients and Foods
Waste Management and Environmental sustainability and Water Quality and Safety
Parallel Sessions
Food, Nutrition, Diet and Well-being
Product Development / New Products
Functional Ingredients and Foods
Waste Management and Environmental sustainability and Water Quality and Safety
Parallel Sessions
Food Quality and Shelf Life
Young Scientists Research Section cont.
Food Safety and Risk Management
Food Security and Sustainability
Parallel Sessions
Food Quality and Shelf Life
Young Scientists Research Section cont.
Food Safety and Risk Management
Food Security and Sustainability
13h00
Lunch Break
14h00
Parallel Sessions
Food Chemistry and Analysis
Functional Ingredients in Foods, Ethnic Foods and Advances in Food Packaging
Innovations in Food Processing Technologies and Engineering
Biofortification and Bioavailability, Food Biotechnology and Food Contaminants and Toxicology
Parallel Sessions
Industry Novel Ingredients and Product Showcase
Young Scientists Research Section cont.
Nanotechnology, Food Sturcture and Food Systems
Sensory and Consumer Sciences cont.
Parallel Sessions
SAAFFI Flavour Session
Young Scientists Research Section cont.
Food Chemistry and Analysis and Innovations in Food Processing Technologies and Engineering cont.
Novel Food Ingredients and Additives and Key Consumer and Market Trends
Parallel Sessions
SAAFFI Flavour Session
Young Scientists Research Section cont.
Food Chemistry and Analysis and Innovations in Food Processing Technologies and Engineering cont.
Novel Food Ingredients and Additives and Key Consumer and Market Trends
15:40
Tea / Coffee Break
16h00
Plenary Lecture 3
Nigel Sunley
Food safety vs. nutrition - are the priorities right?
Plenary Lecture 4
David Watson
Science vs. fiction
Plenary Lecture 5
Naushad Emmambux
Update on dietary fibre issues: Definition, method of analyses, health implication and regulatory aspects
Plenary Lecture 5
Naushad Emmambux
Update on dietary fibre issues: Definition, method of analyses, health implication and regulatory aspects
16h40
Poster Presentations
Plenary Lecture 5
Wendy Knowler
Burning food issues raised by consumers
Closing Ceremony and Awards Presentations
17h00
SAAFoST BGM
Farewell Cocktail
84
17h20
86
87
88
18h00
Welcome Reception
90
91
92
19h00
89
Gala Dinner
91
92

Programme content and times subject to change.