CONFERENCE AGENDA
Etihad Seminar Schedule, 25 November 2013
(For exhibitors only) - Capital Suite 10
10.00 – 10.15
10.30 – 10.45
11.00 – 11.15
11.30 – 11.45
Our Bulk Food - Presentation and Q&A
Our Packed Food - Presentation and Q&A
Our Beverage - Presentation and Q&A
Our Equipment - Presentation and Q&A
Conference Day One, 24 November 2013
Conference Day Two, 25 November 2013
11.00 Adapting new in-flight trends to airline strategy (ITCA)
● Jérome Felici, CEO, Servair Soultion Italia
11.30 [Panel discussion] Behind the curtain: differentiating inflight
services (ITCA)
● Abdalla Masoud Khamis, Head of Catering & Duty Free, Kenya
Airways
● Jérome Felici, CEO, Servair Soultion Italia
● Simon de Montfort Walker, President and MD, eGate Solutions
● Moderator: Michael Pooley, MD, Purpose-made Solutions Ltd.
12.00 Challenges and opportunities for healthy nutrition in the Gulf
● Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (speaker to be confirmed)
12.30 [Panel discussion] Healthy nutrition in the Gulf
● Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (speaker to be confirmed)
● Dr. Arwa Al Modwahi, Sr. Officer, Non-Communicable Diseases
Department| Public Health & Research, Health Authority Abu Dhabi
● Ayesha Salem Al Dhaheri, PhD, Chair, Dept of Nutrition and Health,
Head of WHO Collaborating Centre in Nutrition, UAE University
● Sanjay Nayak, Executive Chef, Copthorne Hotel Sharjah
● Evangelos Karakoulias, Environment, Health, Safety & Hygiene
Manager, Hilton Abu Dhabi
● Moderator: Victoria Hassani, Managing Director, GMA Middle East
Management Consultancy
10.00 Driving smart policies to ensure food security and minimise
import dependence
● Brian Barriskill, Supply Chain Director, Al Dahra Agricultural Co.
10.30 Gulf agriculture, innovations and food supply
● John Lawton, Owner, Agricultural Technology Co.
11.00 Networking break
11.20 Driving innovation in onboard supply chain and inflight
services (ITCA)
● Chris Jackson, VP Airline Business Solutions, DHL
12.00 The effect of the airline industries’ adoption of business
intelligence and analytics technology on the food and
beverage supplier (ITCA)
● Simon de Montfort Walker, President and MD, eGate Solutions
12.40 Food traceability and supply chain management
● Mohamed Gouda Mansour, Supply Chain Director, YUM III (UK)
13.10 Lunch break
13.00 Lunch break
14.00 Building a roadmap for F&B start-ups
● Uzair Anjarwalla, MD, Bridgepoint Foods / Impakt Capital Disruptive Thinker, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist
14.00 [Panel discussion] Driving excellent food & beverage
operations
● Jason Myers, General Manager, Group Food & Beverage, Managing
Director of Jumeirah Restaurants
● James Wierzelewski, CVP F&B Operations, Rotana Hotels Mgmt
● Harald Oberender, Director of Kitchens Event and Hospitality
Services, Dubai World Trade Centre
● Moderator: Naveed Dowlatshahi, Executive Director and Founder,
Kash Global Consultancy
14.30 [Panel discussion] Looking for opportunities and leading
innovation in food & beverage business
● Louis Chein Isai Huang, Regional Executive Chef, Maki
International Restaurant Company
● Bahar Mohammed Husain, Development Chef, Kuwait Airways
● Sanjay Murthy, Managing Director, Figjam
● Joachim Yebouet, Chief Operating Officer
● Moderator: Uzair Anjarwalla, MD, Bridgepoint Foods / Impakt
Capital - Disruptive Thinker, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist
15.00 Food trends and innovations keynote
● Xavier Terlet, Managing Director, XTC World Innovation
15.00 Functional foods and Nutraceuticals – serving the diet
● Nayeema Siddiqui, Consultation Manager GCC Region, Assure-IP
Conference Day Three, 26 November 2013
10.00 [Debates] From commodity to a powerful Middle
Eastern brand
● Karen Hulebak, Former Chair and Vice-Chair, Codex Alimentarius
Commission
● Stephanie Lvovich, Executive Director, APCO EMEA
10.40 Accelerating your brand success: the power of marketing and
loyalty tools
● Victoria Hassani, MD, GMA Middle East Management Consultancy
11.10 How does your product look like?
● Christel Morival, CEO, Lamarq
11.40 Networking break
12.00 Enhancing food safety and shaping hygiene culture
● Rabih Kamleh, Group Director for Food Technology, Safety & Quality,
Agthia
12.30 Panel discussion continues the topic of food safety:
● Irina Kurbatova, HSE and Food Safety Director, Emirates Palace under
Kempinski
● Muhammad Ihsanullah Qamar, Cluster Director of Environment,
Health & Safety, Al Bustan Rotana, Dubai, Al Murooj Rotana, Dubai
● Sanjay Nayak, Executive Chef, Copthorne Hotel Sharjah
● Moderator: Dr. Arwa Al Modwahi, Sr. Officer, Non-Communicable
Diseases Department| Public Health & Research, Health Authority
Abu Dhabi
13.00 Lunch break
13.30 Harmonizing Halal standards to overcome difficulties in trade
● Asad Sajjad, CEO / Secretary General, Halal Development Council
14.00 Diagnosing your business: Is it franchisable?
● Imad Charafeddine, President/Chairman, Francorp
14.30 “Franchise your business” workshop
● Imad Charafeddine, President/Chairman, Francorp
● Ramon Vinay, President, Francorp International