The sixth edition of Young EFFoST Day is an exciting opportunity for students and young food scientists from academia, industry, and start-ups to expand their professional network! The day consists of interactive activities including inspiring talks and networking. Register here.

Don't miss the Informal Young EFFoST Day kick-off, on Sunday 5 November at the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia, from 19:00 to 23:00. Catering and drinks will be served at 19:30. All YED delegates are kindly invited!

The Young EFFoST Day will be held the morning before the official start of the 37th EFFoST International Conference 6th November 2023.

For whom: Young food professionals working in academia, industry and/or start-ups

When: Monday 6 November 2023, 08:30 - 14:00 

Where: Palacio de Congresos Valencia

Young EFFoST Day 2023 Programme:

8:30-9:00        Registration

9:00-9:30        Welcome, Dolores O'Riordan, President of the EFFoST Board

9:15-10:00      Short talks, Chair: Felix Schottroff, University of Natural Resources and Life                                                              Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Young EFFoST Chair

•  Thao Le, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
•  Jiaqi Liang, University of Hohenheim, Germany 
•  Jorge Luis Rivera Azurdia, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
•  Anali Parsi, University of Lleida, Spain
•  Urszula Trych, Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, State Research Institute, Poland

10:00-10:30    Refreshment Break 

10:30-11:00    Short talks

•  Magdalena Trusinska, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
• Tessa Tuytschaever, Ghent University, Belgium
•  Alejandro Ávila Sierra, INRAE, France

11:00- 12:30  Career path insights: industry, academia and non-profit organizations

• Amparo Querol, IATA-CSIC, Spain
• Houda Berrada Ramdani, University of Valencia, Spain           
• María Blázquez, FarmaMundi NGO, Spain
• Victorio Saez Talens, Importaco, Spain

                        Closing of Young EFFoST Day

12:30-14:00   Young EFFoST Day Lunch

Visit the EFFoST Conference website for the most up-to-date information for Young EFFoST Day 2023.