CIAA Industry Day From Doha to Cancï¿½n

Innovation is one of the key elements that will allow the food and drink industry to reinforce its competitiveness in the context of the Lisbon agenda.

Food companies need a harmonised and simplified regulatory framework to be able to exploit the results of their research and better respond to consumer demands.

October 14
ANUGA 2003, Cologne

Programme and Interventions
Updated 28/11/04

10.00	Introduction by Dr Matthias Horst Director General of the BLL/BVE, German food industry federation
10.10	Trends in Innovation in Europe by Corinne Goenee Innovaction Which factors determine whether a new product is innovative or not? How does Europe rate in terms of innovation compared to other parts of the world? What are the main drivers of innovation in the food industry in Europe? The company Innovaction is specialised in advising companies, in particular SMEs, on innovation. Click here to view the presentation
10.30	Questions and Answers
10.40	Geoffrey Podger Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority With the establishment of the European Food Safety Authority, one major step has been made in favour of innovation as evaluation procedures will be centralised via EFSA. Click here to view the presentation
11.00	Questions and Answers
11.10 Â	Etienne Magnien Acting Director for Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food European Commission DG Research Progress of research is one of the key elements allowing the food industry not only to continue offering safe, quality products but also to innovate and to better respond to consumers' demands. The 6th Framework Programme for research activities in the EU, in particular research projects in the field of food, plays a vital role for the food industry, especially for SMEs. Click here to view the presentation
11.30	Questions and answers
11.40	Conclusions: Raymond Destin, CIAA Director General
12.00	End of the conference

For more information about the ANUGA, please consult http://www.anuga.de

This conference is co-organised by the CIAA (Confederation of the food and drink industries of the EU) and the BLL-BVE (the German federation for food science and food law and the German food industry federation)

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