Voor alweer het 5e jaar organiseert Bridge2Food het Sports & Performance Nutrition congres. Sportvoedingsdeskundige en mede eigenaar Henk-Jan Koershuis van SportvoedingWebshop.com zal een van de presentaties verzorgen op dit Internationale top congres. Sports & Performance Nutrition staat bekend als hét platform als het gaat om Sports and Performance Nutrition. De gehele Europese 'top van het bedrijfsleven' en vele andere deskundigen zijn aanwezig. Vanuit alle delen van Europa zullen deelnemers naar Amsterdam afreizen. Een tweedaags congres (11 en 12 juni 2015) dat bol staat van ontwikkelingen in deze bijzondere markt. Diverse internationale experts delen hun informatie. Henk-Jan zal zijn expertise delen op dit congres tijdens zijn presentatie: Benelux: Targeting the active sportsman Organisatie is in handen van Bride2Food dat bekend staat om haar Internationale Top Events. Zowel binnen als buiten Europa organiseert Bridge2Food al vele jaren events van het hoogste niveau. 
In de sportvoeding industrie is Henk-Jan Koershuis geen onbekende. Binnen de Nederlandse voetballerij kwam hij met een vernieuwend supplementen programma. Voor sc Heerenveen maakte hij het meest uitgebreide supplementen programma van de Nederlandse Eredivisie. Dat ging niet onopgemerkt voorbij. Daarop volgend voorzag hij AZ en Ajax van sportvoedingsadviezen. Binnen de schaatssport adviseerde hij de toenmalige Team Telfort ploeg, met schaatstoppers als Jan Bos, Gretha Smit en olympisch kampioenen Jochem Uytdehaage en Stefan Groothuis. Ook voor professional Enduro crosser Erwin Plekkenpol, het Honda Dakar team, Nederlandse toproeiers, en diverse pro-tour renners stelde Henk-Jan sportvoedingsadviezen op. Naast het begeleiden van topsporters deelde Henk-Jan zijn kennis; als columnist voor diverse magazines, waaronder Running magazine Run2Day en Mens Health. Vanuit zijn passie en expertise startte hij met SportvoedingWebshop.com. Inmiddels uitgegroeid tot de grootste Sportvoedingswinkel van de Benelux. Het bedrijf dat per jaar ongeveer 100.000 sporters voorziet van sportvoeding. Naast het bedrijf SportvoedingWebshop.com was hij mede-ontwikkelaar van het sportvoeding merk SportvoedingWebshop.com. Naast individuele sporters en teams geeft Henk-Jan ook met regelmaat lezingen voor bedrijven. Voor ING, Deutsche Bank, MN, PWC en vele andere bedrijven gaf Henk-Jan enthousiaste lezingen/workshops voor de medewerkers over gezonde voeding en het toewerken naar een sportprestatie. In Amsterdam zal hij op 12 juni zijn kennis delen in de Internationale Engelstalige lezing: Benelux: Targeting the active sportsman Aanmelden kan via de website van Bridge2Food: Register by 30 MAY 2015 and save € 300! Your special price is € 1,645*. Official registration rate € 1,945*
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| 08:15-09:00 | Registration & morning coffee |
| 09:00-09:30 | Welcome address, aims session & introduction speakers
Chair: Mr. Nick Morgan, Director, Sports Integrated (United Kingdom)
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| 09:30-10:00 | Online-retailing sports & performance nutrition
Mr. Robert Walker, Director, Func Food (Finland)
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| 10:00-10:30 | Growing the mainstream market: Beyond sports nutrition and dairy
Mr. Kari Laitinen, Category Manager, SOK (Finland)
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| 10:30-11:15 | Morning break and networking |
| 11:15-11:45 | Outlook & business development in the sports nutrition industry
Mr. Toby Gordon-Smith, Strategy Director, Glanbia Performance Nutrition (United Kingdom)
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| 11:45-12:15 | Innovation connected to the box: Matching clothing and food businesses!
Mr. Adam Tell, CEO & Global Sales, Dcore (Sweden)
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| 12:15-12:30 | Discussion |
| 12:30-13:50 | Lunch break and networking |
TRACK I & IIThe rest of the program is split into two tracks: 'Business & Strategy' and 'Innovation & Research'. Most of the presentations of each track will have multiple presenters, each giving a short presentation with their insights on the topic and include an interactive discussion at the end. It is possible to switch freely between tracks I and II in between presentations as they will start at the same times. |
 Track I: Business & Strategy |
 Track II: Innovation & Research |
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| With the total market for sports and performance nutrition growing every year, it becomes more and more important to better position the category. Where is the growth and in which area: health driven or sport focused? Gaining consumer insights and managing customer needs is vital for developing the category. This track will focus on challenges and opportunities in retailing sports and performance nutrition. | What are the latest research results and next breakthroughs? How to make new and better products with novel ingredients and technologies? How to deal with technical challenges to achieve tastier and more appealing products? This track will focus on the next research challenges for carbohydrates, proteins and quality control for elite and endurance sport and performance consumers. | |
| 13:55 - 14:00 | 13:55 - 14:00 | |
| Aims session & introduction speakers Chair: Mr Nick Morgan, Director, Sports Integrated (United Kingdom) | Aims session & introduction speakers Chair: Ms. Naomi Grant, Performance Nutrition Director, Lucozade Ribena Suntory (United Kingdom) | |
| 14:00 – 14:50 | 14:00 - 14:50 | |
| United Kingdom: Phenomenon of the online model! - Mr. Simon Jurkiw, Product Director, Bulk Powders (United Kingdom) - Mr William Francx, Business Development Manager E-commerce, Katoen Natie (Belgium) | Product innovations: Insight into the global landscape! - Ms. Yasemin Özdemir, Market Analyst, Innova Market Insights (The Netherlands) - Mr. Peter Zambetti, Director Global Business Development, Capsugel (United States) | |
| 14:55 – 15:45 | 14:55 - 15:45 | |
| Scandinavia: Growing mainstream markets! - Mr. Antti Pirinen, CEO, Func Food (Finland) - Mr. Christian Pedersen, Senior Export Manager, Cult Vital Water (Denmark) | Protein innovations: What is coming up next? New opportunities in muscle health with protein blends - Mr. Greg Paul, Global Marketing Director, DuPont Nutrition & Health (United States) Muscle recovery with whey hydrolysates in endurance athletes - Ms. Lindsey Ormond, Business Development Manager, Arla Foods Ingredients (Denmark) | |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | 15:45 - 16:30 | |
| Afternoon break and networking | Afternoon break and networking | |
| 16:30 – 17:20 | 16:30 - 17:20 | |
| Online-retailing: Mainstream consumer what are category opportunities and growth challenges? - Mr. Mike Casewell, European Market Manager, Bodybuilding.com (United Kingdom) - Mr. Oliver Rushton, Associate Commercial Director, GoNutrition (United Kingdom) | Protein innovations: What is coming up next? (continued) Collagen peptides for a healthy lifestyle - Ms. Mai Nygaard, Global Director Peptan, Rousselot (The Netherlands) Overnight recovery with Casein proteins - Mr. Joost van den Borne, Senior Researcher, FrieslandCampina (The Netherlands) | |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Networking reception |
DAY 2 - 12 JUNE
| Track I: Business & Strategy |
Track II: Innovation & Research |
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| How to grow the existing categories for mainstream consumers and athletes? Which innovations have already been launched globally in the past year? What is needed to reach the mainstream consumer? This track will focus on reaching the mainstream consumer with new relevant propositions on consumer needs. | With the market shifting from athletes to mainstream consumers, research and development of sports nutrition products needs to adapt to different consumer needs. How can the mainstream consumer benefit from research for athletes? This track will focus on reaching the mainstream consumer with relevant propositions based on sound nutritional research. | |
| 08:55 - 09:00 | 08:55 – 09:00 | |
| Aims session & introduction speakers Chair: Mr. Nick Morgan, Director, Sports Integrated (United Kingdom) | Aims session & introduction speakers Chair: Ms. Naomi Grant, Performance Nutrition Director, Lucozade Ribena Suntory (United Kingdom) | |
| 09:00 – 09:50 | 09:00 – 09:50 | |
| Germany: A growing market of sports nutrition products? - Mr. Johannes Schmitz-Winnenthal, Marketing & Innovation Director, Atlantic Multipower (Germany) - Mr. Roel van Dam, Sales Manager, VSI (The Netherlands) | Weight Management: Which way forward? - Mr. Adam Pedley, Commercial Manager, Grenade (United Kingdom) - Mr. Hiskias Keizer, Research Manager, Stepan Lipid Nutrition (The Netherlands) - Ms. Evelin Biffar, Head of Product Development, Nutrineo (Germany) | |
| 09:55 – 10:45 | 09:55 – 10:45 | |
| Eastern Europe: A different market - Mr. Gregg Betz, CEO, Scitec Nutrition (Hungary) - Mr. Karol Borowiak, R&D Specialist, Fitness Authority (Poland) | The gut health & immunity challenge - Dr. Olaf Larsen, Science Manager, Yakult (The Netherlands) - Dr. Arthur Ouwehand, Active Nutrition Research Manager, DuPont Nutrition & Health (Denmark) | |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | 10:45 – 11:15 | |
| Morning break and networking | Morning break and networking | |
| 11:15 - 12:05 | 11:15 – 12:05 | |
Benelux: Targeting the active sportsman - Mr. Henk-Jan Koershuis, CEO, sportvoedingswebshop.com (The Netherlands) - Mr. Danny Groenenboom, International Senior Account Director, GfK Panel Services, (The Netherlands) |
Practitioners view on sports nutrition: what is the experience from athletes? - Mr. Floris Wardenaar, Senior Lecturer/ PhD Candidate, HAN University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands) - Ms. Leonie Balter, PhD Student, University of Birmingham & Performance Athlete Running | |
| 12:10 – 13:00 | 12:10 – 13:00 | |
| Beverages: What is new within this growing category? - Mr. Michaël Cambresy, General Manager, Unidiet (France) - Ms. Claire Nuttall, Founder, The Brand Incubator (United Kingdom) | The regulatory space: What's new and how will it affect brands? - Mr. Eric Chappuis, Consulting Director, Naturalpha (France) - Ms. Suzane Leser, Head of Nutrition, Volac (United Kingdom) | |