The yearly Young EFFoST Day will consist of interactive activities including inspiring talks, an interactive workshop and networking. It will be held on Thursday after the official end of the 38th EFFoST International Conference. Additionally, there will be side events taking place before and after the Young EFFoST Day. 

We are happy to share the finalized official programme! 

Young EFFoST Day informal get-together event.  

When: Monday 11 November 2024 21:00-23:00 

Where: Irish Pub Delaney’s 

For whom: Young researchers of EFFoST. Make sure to indicate your presence here. 

Young EFFoST Day at EFFoST2024 

When: Thursday 14 November 2024 

Where: Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (BMCC) 

13:00-13:45 Lunch 

13:45-13:55 Welcome, Dolores O’Riordan, President of the EFFoST Board  

13.55-14:00 Introduction, Felix Schottroff, Young EFFoST Chair 

14:00-15:20 Insights & Testimonials:  

• Tom Hellemans, Science and Technology Expert, Vandemoortele 

• Stefan Töpfl, Managing Director, Elea 

• Nadia Lapage, Policymaker, Fevia, the Federation of the Belgian Food industry. 

• Deniz Gunes, Professor with many years’ experience in R&D team of Nestlé. 

• Caroline Vercauteren founder of BonMush, a former meat product producing company that made a transition to mushroom-based proteins in 2020.  

15.20-15:40 Coffee break 

15:40-18:00 Workshop provided by the Floor Is Yours on science communication and pitching. 

18:30-20:30 Reception at the Bruges City Hall – Drinks offered by the city of Bruges 

Young EFFoST company visits 

When: Friday 15 November 2024, 08:00-14:00 

Where: Agristo, Puratos and Vandemoortele. 

For whom: All EFFoST conference participants upon registration (maximal 68 participants). 

The Young EFFoST Day 2024 is organized by Tessa Tuytschaever (Ghent Univeristy), Quinten Masijn (KU Leuven), Sofie Schryvers (Ghent University) and Ankita Mukherjee (KU Leuven). 

You can find more information and updates about the Young EFFoST Day 2024 here.