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Programme at a glancesubject to change (version dated April 25, 2018)

FEATURING MORE THAN 80 SPEAKERS INCLUDING:Billard NicolasFounderVadia Brewery & Brew Pub

Boon FrankCEOBrewery Boon

Borg Bjergsø MikkelFounder and CEOMikkeller

Brito CarlosCEOAB InBev

Cuppaidge JasperFounder and CEO Camden Town Brewery

Di Vincenzo LeonardoBrewmasterBirra del Borgo

Fuller RichardCorporate Affairs DirectorFuller’s

‘t Hart CeesCEOCarlsberg

Hindy SteveCo-founder & ChairmanBrooklyn Brewery

Jón Björnsson SturlaugurBrewmasterJón Björnsson Sturlaugur

Kurz KatharinaCEOBRLO Beer

Meyboom FernandaBeer Sommelier/ProfessorEscola Superior de Cerveja e Malte

Moortgat MichelCEODuvel Moortgat

Ordeman MichelHead of ChurchJopenkerk Brewery

Photiades PavlosPresident of The Brewers of Europe & Managing Director

Photos Photiades Breweries

Verstrepen KevinProfessor/DirectorVIB-KUL Center for Microbiology/Leuven Institute for Beer Research

PLENARYAgenda

9:45 AM Welcome & official openingPavlos PhotiadesPresident of The Brewers of Europe & Managing Director - Photos Photiades Breweries

10:00 AM Increasing the value of beerMikkel Borg BjergsøFounder and CEO - Mikkeller

10:20 AM The craft beer revolution is going globalSteve HindyCo-founder & Chairman - Brooklyn Brewery

10:40 AM The renaissance of beer: managing growth and authenticityFrank BoonCEO - Brewery Boon

3:40 PM KeynoteCarlos BritoCEO - ABInBev

11:00 AM From 1970 to 2020: fifty years of misreading consumer preferencesTim Webb Executive member, European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) & Author, The World Atlas of Beer

11:50 AM The future of beerMichel MoortgatCEO - Duvel Moortgat

Mathieu DuyckCEO - Brasserie Duyck

Cees ‘t HartCEO - Carlsberg

Tim Webb (Moderator)

Executive member, European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) & Author, The World Atlas of Beer

4:00 PM Key dynamics in the beer sector: the impact of international and new brewersAlexandros KourisOwner and CEO - Cyclades Microbrewery

Katharina KurzCEO - BRLO Beer

Jasper Cuppaidge Founder and CEO - Camden Town Brewery

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3:20 PM KeynoteMichel OrdemanHead of Church - Jopenkerk Brewery

11:30 AM Beer: Fermenting the figures, tapping into key categories and what is brewing on the horizonSpiros Malandrakis Head of Alcoholic Drinks Euromonitor International

Willem van WaesbergheGlobal Master Brewer - Heineken

Eduardo RiazaDirector & master brewer - Cerveza Goose

BREWING & BEER QUALITYAgenda

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Using state-of-the-art systems biology to generate superior beer yeasts Kevin VerstrepenProfessor VIB - KU Leuven for Microbiology and Director Leuven Institute for Beer Research

Hops - facts, figures and flavours of the green goldChristina SchönbergerTechnical Manager - Barth-Haas Hops Academy

Yeast solutions today & practical brewing tips

Trappist BeerPhilippe HenrozCEO - Brasserie Orval

Cara malts vs kilned maltsBruno Bonacchelli

co-owner Brasse&Vous Brewery

Brewing with various raw materials – a technical challenge?Frédérique HarmegniesR&D Manager Meura Technologies & Services

How to preserve the delicate aromas of your beer?Peter BouckaertCo-owner & Brewmaster Purpose Brewing and Cellars

The craftmanship of brewing ale & lagerStefan HankeChief Brewmaster Pilot Brewery - Bitburger

Roger RymanBrewing Director - St. Austell Brewery

Vojtech HomolkaBrew Master - Pilsner Urquell

Alcohol free beer market & dealcoholization technologiesMartin JörgSales & Project Manager - Centec

MARKETS & INNOVATIONAgenda

1:20 PM Small Breweries: How to grow and stay smallSam HollowayPresident - Crafting A Strategy

2:00 PM Growth and value creation in the beer businessSam Holloway (Moderator)

President Crafting A Strategy

Nicolas BillardCo-founder and Head Brewer at Vadia Brewery&Brewpub - Vadia Brewery & Brew Pub

Leonardo Di Vincenzo Brewmaster - Birra del Borgo

Richard FullerCorporate Affairs Director - Fuller’s

9:00 AM What’s your strategy for authenticity? Susanne HechtBeersommelière and Sales Director National and International - Schneider Weisse

Johan Van DyckFounder - Antwerp Brewing Company

2:00 PM Start local, go globalKrishan MaudgalManaging Director - Maudgal International

2:40 PM Consumer oriented innovations that might drasticly impact your businessHugo Hanselmann (Moderator)

Founder & CEO - HuHeHa

1:40 PM Global trends in beer consumption and productionJohan SwinnenProfessor Economics KULeuven and President Beeronomics Society

9:40 AM Brand & Products - Stories & StylesHugo Hanselmann (Moderator)

Founder & CEO HuHeHa

9:40 AM Beer & money: investors and bankers in the beer business

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2:00 PM Crowd funding your brewery

Karim ChoueiriCo Founder and CEO - HiKaMi Digital

Steve ParrExport Development Program Manager - Brewers Association

Krishan Maudgal (Moderator)

Managing Director - Maudgal International

Grant McKenzieDirector Marketing and Strategy - Asahi Breweries Europe

Giovanni CampariBrew Master and Co-Founder Birrificio del Ducato

Edwin BlomCEO - MiniBrew

BREWPUB & FOOD PAIRINGAgenda

2:00 PM New Culinary delights made with brewery productsSelma SeddikCo-founder - Instock

Bernard SironvalCo-founder - OTOMAT Heavenly Pizza

Karl Zuser JuniorBeer Sommelier - Biergasthof Riedberg

1:20 PM Making Sense of TastePeter KlosseFounder - Academy for Gastronomy

9:00 AM Building a brewpubLuc De Raedemaeker (Moderator)

Director Brussels Beer Challenge - Chief editor Bier Grand Cru - International Bier Sommelier - Co–author Belgian Beer Book

2:40 PM Beer & Food PairingPat Fahey (Moderator)

Content Director - Cicerone

Daiane CollaBeer Sommelier - Comer, Beber, Harmonizar

Fernanda MeyboomBeer Sommelier/Professor - Escola Superior de Cerveja e Malte

2:00 PM Better beer sells betterAndré ThixGroup Sales Manager - Micro Matic

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Marco PhilipsenGeneral Manager - Mitra Retail

Vasja GolarCEO - Bevog

Henri Reuchlin (Moderator)

Coordinator - StiBON Beer Education

Jurgen DewijnCo-Founder - La Manufacture Urbaine

CHANGING CONSUMER & SOCIETAL NEEDSAgenda

9:00 AM Showing the natural beauty of beer: how labelling and packaging can help you do itSara Gysen (Moderator)

Business Manager Public Services - GfK Belgium

Lene BechChair EBC Analysis Group and Senior Laboratory & Regulatory Manager - Carlsberg Breweries A/S

9:40 AM Beer’s untapped potential: the growing consumer appetite for environmentally-friendly productsGabriela Maria StrakaDirector Corporate Affairs & CSR - Diplom Beersommeliere - Brau Union Österreich

Eskild AndersenGroup Environmental Manager - Carlsberg

Jan van der Kaaij (Moderator)

Co-Founder and Managing Partner - Finch & Beak

2:00 PM Time to team up: stop reinventing the wheelAna Perdomo-SpinolaCEO - Cervecera Casasola

David CastroPresident - AECAI (Asociación Española de Cerveceros Artesanos Independientes)

Mike BennerPresident - Small and Independent Brewers Association

Cees-Jan Adema (Moderator)

General Manager - Dutch Brewers Association

Jeroen WeltenFounder - Van Bieren

Floor van AerdeCommunications Manager - Dutch Brewers Association

June 8

2:40 PM Making beer the number one choiceDavid CunninghamProgramme Director - “There’s a beer for that”

Peter Johannes WutteEnergy and Project Manager - Göss Brewery

Kathryn D’ArcyCorporate Affairs Director - Heineken Ireland

Adeline FarrellySecretary General - FEVE (European Container Glass Federation)

EBC SYMPOSIUM: FILTRATIONAgenda

1:20 PM Welcome and introductionTiago BrandaoPresident - European Brewery Convention

2:00 PM Cross-flow filtration: future developments and current solutionsRod WhiteAssistant Professor - University of Nottingham - School of Biosciences

Wolf-Dietrich HerbergHead of filtration - GEA

Carsten Zufall (Moderator)

Corporate Head of Technology & Innovation - Cerveceria Polar

9:00 AM Important factors in precoat filtration with alternative filter aidsJörg ZachariasTechnical Expert Process - Technology Corporate R&D - Krones

2:40 PM The future of filtrationReiner GaubBusiness Manager Beer Emerging Countries - Pall Life Sciences

3:20 PM Closing & conclusionsTiago BrandaoPresident - European Brewery Convention

Carsten Zufall (Moderator)

Corporate Head of Technology & Innovation - Cerveceria Polar

1:25 PM KeynoteStefan LustigIndustry Consultant

9:40 AM Filtration and traditional beersRoger RymanBrewing Director - St. Austell Brewery

2:00 PM Depth filtration during beer production Jürgen EbertDocent - Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW

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Sturlaugur Jón BjörnssonBrewmaster - Olgerdin

Steve Livens (Moderator)

Policy Manager, Product Assurance & Supply Chain British Beer & Pub

Pierre AdamGlobal Product and Process Specialist ABInbev

Stefan LustigIndustry Consultant

Gert De RouckBrew Master, KULeuven

Esko PajunenFormer President EBC

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