Agenda
The Flavor Summit is filled with educational seminars and poster presentations. This year, there will be an agricultural tour at Southern Hill Farms. Transportation and dinner at the farm are included in the conference registration fee.
The detailed agenda is being finalized and will be available soon.
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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| 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Registration and Help Desk |
| 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Exhibit and Poster Setup |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception and Poster Session |
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
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| 7:00 am – 2:00 pm | Registration and Help Desk |
| 7:00 am – 2:00 pm | Exhibits and Posters |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast Buffet |
| 9:00 am – 9:20 am | Welcome, Michael Rogers and Yu Wang, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center |
| Session 1 Moderator: Yu Wang, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center |
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| 9:20 am – 10:00 am | The History and Evolution of Flavor Science, Matthias Guentert, Consultant |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Morning Break and Refreshments |
| 10:30 am – 11:10 am | Metabolomics and Molecular Network Guided Discovery of Natural Products with Taste Modulating Function, Qingxi Su, IFF |
| 11:10 am – 11:50 am | Creating Flavors to Adapt to the Rapid Evolution of Dairy, Sudarshan Nadathur, ADM |
| 11:50 pm – 12:00 am | Instructions for afternoon tour, Jamie Burrow, UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch - Deli Buffet |
| Session 2 Networking Event |
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| 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Load buses |
| 2:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Visit Southern Hill Farms and return to hotel |
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
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| 7:00 am – 3:00 pm | Registration and Help Desk |
| 7:00 am – 1:00 pm | Exhibits and Posters |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast Buffet |
| 9:00 am – 9:20 am | Welcome, Rob Gilbert, UF/IFAS Gainesville |
| Session 3 Moderator: Steve Munger, UF Center for Smell and Taste |
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| 9:20 am – 10:00 am | Digitizing Smell with a Principal Odor Map, Wesley Qian, Osmo |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Morning Break and Refreshments |
| 10:30 am – 11:10 am | Clean Label Bitterness Blockers: Neuroscience, Ingredient Technologies and Applications in Foods and Beverages, Alex Woo, W20 |
| 11:10 am – 12:00 pm | From Orchard to Essence: Exploring Natural Extracts, FTNF Aromas, and the Complexity of the Flavor Wheel, Ján Pet´ka, Austria Juice |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch - Southern Buffet |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Exhibit and Poster Take Down |
| Session 4 Moderator: Karel Coosemans, IFF |
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| 1:00 pm – 1:10 pm | Welcome, Karel Coosemans, IFF |
| 1:10 pm – 1:50 pm | RTDs: Winning in a World of Flavours by Managing the Right Complexity, Jerome Pellaud, AB InBev |
| 1:50 pm – 2:30 pm | Revolutionizing the World of Flavor Creation: Why BioNootkatone is the Perfect Replacement, Ed Baranski, Givaudan Flavor Ingredients |
| 2:30 pm – 3:10 pm | Innovative Projections for the Optimized Use of Plant Proteins in Specific Food Applications, Thomas Kauz, Symrise |
| 3:10 pm | Final Remarks and Conference Conclude |