Speakers

Meet the experts speaking for 2026

Invited Speakers

Noemie Auclair-Ouellet
Scientific Communication Manager
Lallemand Health Solutions
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Dr. Ajay Awati
Global Director Enzymes
EW Nutrition
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Marie Eve Boyte
Founder
NPCS International
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Filipe Cabreiro
Professor
Imperial College London
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Dr Chris Callewaert
CEO / Researcher
Phiome / Ghent University
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Dr Yvonne Dommels
Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs Director
The Protein Brewery
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Ass. Prof. Dr. Robert E. Steinert
Principal Scientist
dsm-firmenich
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Dr. Aniek Even
Principal Scientist
imec / OnePlanet Research Center
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Dr John-Peter Ganda-Mall
Researcher
Örebro University
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Brantley Hall
CEO
Ventoscity
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Martin Haranta
CEO
Perbiotix - iProbio
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Sin-Hyeog Im
Professor
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
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Gwénaël Jan
Research Leader
INRAE - Institut Agro
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Marijn Lewis, PhD
Scientific Affairs Representative & SAP Member
NB1 Health
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Litai Liu
Director of Technical Support
Wecare Probiotics
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Dr Jessica Neilands
Sr Science manager
Probi AB
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Arthur Ouwehand
Technical Fellow
International Flavors & Fragrances
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George Paraskevakos
Executive Director
International Probiotics Association
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Rosanna Pecere
Executive Director International Probiotics Association - Europe (IPA Europe)
IPA Europe
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Gaspar Perez Martinez
Head of Laboratory
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
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Christian Roghi
Microbiome Futures
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Joerg Seifert
Secretary General
FEFANA - EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures
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Prof. Irina Spacova
Assistant professor
University of Antwerp
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Dr. Koen Venema
Microbiome Expert
Beneficial Microbes® Consultancy
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Oral Presentations

Achraf Adib Lesaux
R&D Team Leader
Phileo by Lesaffre
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Eric Banan-Mwine Daliri
Senior Researcher
Vilnius University
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Aurélien Baudot
CEO & Co-Founder
Cryptobiotix
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Bernardo Candia-Herrera
Universidad del Bío-Bío
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Andrea Cavazos Gómez M.D.
Aesthetic and Antiaging Physician
Universidad Kirei
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Ryuta Ejima
Researcher
Biotics Research Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
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Mary Farrell
Scientific Affairs Manager
Probi AB
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Dr. Laia Ferreres Serafini
Postdoctoral Researcher
Autonomous University of Barcelona
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Ana Flávia Marçal Pessoa
Professor
Laboratory of Medicinal Plants and Nutrition (La Plannta), Department of Food Science, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da USP
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Lola Giner-Perez
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
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Dr David Groeger
Innovation Science Manager , Human Health Research
Novonesis
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Andreas Koulouktsis
Postdoctoral researcher
Technical University of Denmark
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Manon Lecomte
Givaudan France Naturals
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Litai Liu
Director of Technical Support
Wecare Probiotics
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Dr. Slawomir Lukomski
Professor
West Virginia University
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Ravinder Nagpal
Florida State University
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Pabitra Nandy
Head of Microbiome and Bioinformatics Solutions
ACARYON
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Hiroshi Ohno
Team Director
RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
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Vincent Owusu Kyei-Baffour
Doctoral student
Vilnius University

Topic: Cannabis Sativa as a Selective Niche Modulates Gastrointestinal Resilience And Neuroactive Potential of Kefir-derived Psychobiotic Candidates

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Susanna Perotti
University of Milano-Bicocca
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Laurent Pineau
Scientist in Nutrition, Microbiota and Health
Lesaffre International
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Dr Piotr Robert Nowotnik
R&D Department Head
Institute of Microbiological Technologies in Turek, ProBiotics Polska Group
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Vasantha Rupasinghe
Professor
Dalhousie University

Topic: Postbiotic-Enriched Microencapsulated Fermented Wild Blueberries Modulate Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Health in Obesogenic Mice

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Kana Yahagi
Researcher
Yakult
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