Gulfood 2012 - Food Processing and Packaging Forum

Food Processing & Packaging Forum

Factories of the Future

21 February 2012

With soaring commodity prices and fragile consumer confidence, food players today are faced with the daunting task of delivering safe, affordable products while maintaining and improving profitability to stay ahead of the competition.

The Food Processing and Packaging Forum will discuss the key challenges facing manufacturing, processing and packaging industry professionals in today’s economy. Through a combination of case studies, keynote sessions, interactive discussions and educational workshops, attendees will learn how to streamline production processes, improve efficiency, deliver quality and regulatory compliance, and turn the regional norms and restrictions concerning the packaging of your brand into marketing and product advantages.

Discussed Themes

Factories of the future – trends and innovations
Packaging needs in the GCC
Sustainability made profitable

Our attendees

Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, CEOs, MDs
General Managers, Regional Directors
COOs, CTOs, CIOs
Government Representatives
Head of R&D
Head of Procurement/Purchasing
Head of Manufacturing/Production
Head of Quality Control/Quality Assurance
Head of Automation
Head of Supply Chain and Logistics
Plant Managers

Confirmed Speakers

	Dr. Andreas Papp Head of Manufacturing - Cereals & Malt Dohler Group GmbH		Farah Al Zarooni Director of Standards Department Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)
	Mrs. Heike van de Kerkhof Director - EMEA region and Director - Packaging Division DuPont		Jan Verstraeten Vice President- Manufacturing Aujan Industries
	Jim Fryer Head of Manufacturing - Middle East, Africa and CIS Fonterra		Kamal Gupta Managing Director - Middle East Africa and CIS Fonterra
	Lachlan Bowtell Regional Manager-Middle East and Africa Meat and Livestock Australia		Thorsten Hartmann Director IMES Research