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29th September - 4th October, 2007
The Burlington Hotel
Dublin - Ireland
Ireland will host the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit from 29th September to 4th October 2007 with the theme - Dairying - Can It Manage Change? Up to 1,000 delegates from all over the world are expected to attend.
The 2007 IDF World Dairy Summit is the pre-eminent marketing opportunity in the dairy industry to:
• Create awareness and change attitudes for your products and services.
• Develop and build relationships with new and existing customers.
• Enhance your company profile and market position.
The WDS 2007 theme is “Dairying - can it manage change?” offering sessions to stimulate thinking beyond the contemporary in areas of global trade, marketing, dairy science and technology, nutrition and dairy farming.
Ireland is naturally endowed with all the advantages for dairying – good soil, mild climate, the warming influence of the Gulf Stream and high volumes of unpolluted rainfall from South Westerly winds that blow from the Atlantic Ocean. It has been known for centuries as the Emerald or Green Isle because of the richness of the grass on which its dairy herds feed for much of the year.
Take this opportunity to mix Irish culture with what is promising to be an excellent World Dairy Summit programme in Ireland´s capital city, Dublin.
Programme Outlines
Dairy Policy & Economics
* Where will milk be produced in the Future?
* Dairy Policy Changes
* The Economics of Environmental Issues
* The Economics of Change
Milk Production & Farm Management
* Key Challenges for Dairy Farming in the Next Decade: - opportunities or threats for innovation and development
* The increasing burden of regulatory/societal requirements on dairy farming - are they appropriate and will dairying survive?
* What skills will the farmer of the future require?
Dairy Research & Development
* A review of the different approaches to dairy research around the world
Dairy Science & Technology
* The Casein Micelle: structure, function and practical aspects
Nutrition & Health
* Dairy Product Intake – Focus on Metabolic Syndrome and Disease Prevention
* Metabolic Syndrome: focus on overweight, obesity and cardiovascular disease
* Regulation and Labelling Issues for Dairy Health Claims and Functional Foods
* Fats Revisited: Update on latest research based on epidemiological and physiological studies of certain key positive components
* New insights into the health benefits of calcium
* Health Benefits of Prebiotics, Probiotics and Fermented Dairy Foods
Functional Foods Forum
* Market Developments and Perspectives
* Case Studies in the Development and Commercialisation of Functional Foods
* Developments in Biotechnology
* Demonstration of Efficacy in a Regulatory Environment
Marketing
* Supply Chain Perspectives
* Advertising Perspective on the latest consumer challenges – incl. the Yves Boutonnat IMP Trophy Competition
* The evolution in Consumer lifestyle trends, food choices and purchasing patterns
Environment & Food Quality Forum
* Environmental and Food Quality Issues at Farm Level
* Dust Emissions from Dairy Plants
Nutrimarketing
* Nutrient Profiling and Health Claims– International Perspectives