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Date
29 January, 2013 - 12:30-19:30

Location
NH Hotel du Grand Sablon, Brussels, Belgium

Description

In this section you will find all information related to the symposium:

• Announcement
• Programme of the event
  
• List of participants
• Travel information
  
• Evaluation of the symposium

• Vision document
  

Presentations

• Welcome Session
  

by Cristina Silva, Coordinator of Track_Fast, Biotechnology College, Porto Regional Center of Portuguese Catholic University (PT)

• Opening address
  

by Agata Pieniadz, European Commission: DG Research & Innovation - Food, Health & Well-being (BE)

• Track_Fast Main Achievements - WP1
  

by Katherine Flynn, The European Association for Food Safety (BE)

• Track_Fast Main Achievements - WP2
  

by Rui Costa, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (PT)

• Track_Fast Main Achievements - WP3
  

by Peter Ho, Universityof Leeds (UK)

• Track_Fast Main Achievements - WP4
  

by Huub Lelieveld, European Federation of Food Science and Technology (NL)

• The European Skills, Competences and Occupations Taxonomy (ESCO) Project – Objectives and Methodology
  

by Vito Spinelli, European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - ESCO secretariat (BE)

• The New Food & Drink Professional - Industry Growth by Focusing on People - Vision document draft

by Mafalda Quintas, Biotechnology College, Porto Regional Center of Portuguese Catholic University (PT)

Round Table Discussion

Representatives from industry, professionals, policy making and of Track_Fast consortium:

• Benjamin Vallin - Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, Food and healthcare industries, Biotechnology - High level forum for a better functioning food supply chain.
• Claire Bosch - Secretary General of Fevia Vlaanderen (Belgium Food Industry Federation) and member of the TRACK_FAST consortium.
• Jochen Hamatschek - President of the German Association of Food Technologists.
• Julian Drausinger - Chairman of the Communication Training & Technology Transfer Working Group, European Technology Platform Food4Life and Food Research Manager at LVA, Austrian Competence Centre of Food Safety.
• Pedro Queiroz - Director General of FIPA (Portuguese Food Industry Federation) and member of the TRACK_FAST consortium.
• Sukky Jassi - Head of Research and Policy at Improve Ltd., currently working with the Agro-food industry Social Dialogue Committee.

Symposium Photos

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