| Date: | Tuesday, 6 May 2025 |
| Venues: | Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Brunton Ave, Richmond (Melbourne) |
| 8.00 am | Registration & Trade Exhibition Session |
| 8.15 am - 9.00 am | AustralianSuper Reconnect Breakfast |
| SESSION 1 | State of the industry |
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| 9.00 am | Welcome by Tim Piper AM, Head of the Ai Group Confectionery Sector & Head of Ai Group in Victoria |
| 9:30 am | A manufacturer perspective - Natalie Thomas, Head of R&D, Mondelez Australia |
| 10.00am | A consumer perspective - Speaker TBC, Mintel |
| 10.30 am | A retailer perspective - Theo Foukkare, CEO, Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) |
| 11.00am | Energy Break & Trade Exhibition sponsored by GELITA Australia |
| SESSION 2 | Regulation, legislation and compliance |
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| 11.30am | Food regulatory roundup - Dr Sandra Cuthbert, CEO, FSANZ |
| 11.45am | OH&S - Christina Sobieralski , Senior Adviser, WHS Consulting Services, Ai Group |
| 12.15pm | Industry skills - Ian Martin, Manufacturing Industry Skills Council |
| 12.30pm | Packaging and recyling: looking over the horizon - Suzanne Toumourou, CEO, Australian Recycling Council |
| SESSION 3 | Technical and scientific developments |
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| 2.00 pm | Elevator Pitch - Industry representatives |
| 2.15pm | Chocolate optimisation with emulsifiers sponsored by Savannah - Kasper Stranddorf, Application Specialist - Confectionery, Palsgaard (Denmark) |
| 3.00pm | Vanillas from around the world sponsored by Juremont - Edouard Bernet, APAC Sales Director, Prova (France) |
| 3.45pm | Robotics and digital technology - Walter Meyler, Managing Director, Automation Innovation |
| 4.00pm | Digital industries Darryl Kaufman, EGM, Siemens |
| 4.30pm | Energy Break & Trade Exhibition Session sponsored by Hawkins Watts |
| SESSION 4 | 2025 and beyond |
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| 5.00pm | Innovation and entrepreneurship - Katy Barfield (OAM), Founder & CEO, Yume Food Australia |
| 5.20pm | How I see it - Eli Greenblat, Senior Reporter, The Australian |
| 5.30 pm | Industry Panel - Hosted by Eli Greenblat with Dollar Sweets, Yume Food, Nestle Australia (TBC) |
| 6.00 pm | Drinks & Canapes proudly sponsored by The Manildra Group |
| 7.15 pm - 10.30 pm | Dinner – with a touch of confectionery proudly sponsored by The Manildra Group |
| Guest: Dave O’Neil - Comedian |
| The Ai Group reserves the right to alter or delete items from the speakers program as circumstances dictate and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions or changes. It is correct at the time of publishing. |
ConTech2025 will appeal to a broad range of confectionery and wider food industry professionals, including those in the fields of:
Jennifer Thompson
Technical & Regulatory Manager
Email: jennifer.thompson@aigroup.com.au
Phone: 03 9867 0181
Mobile: 0418 223 170
Julie Gerrard
Event Coordinator
Email: julie.gerrard@aigroup.com.au
Mobile: 0407 326 160
