Jonathan Lane

Associate Director of Research and Innovation, Health & Happiness Group
When
23rd-24th May 2023
Where
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
World Trade Centre
If you are a start-up we would love to hear from you. Email [email protected] or complete this form for access to a bespoke package to meet your particular needs.
The 2023 Microbiome & Probiotics R&D and Business Collaboration Forum will bring together academic, industry, and investment leaders to discuss cutting-edge scientific developments in microbiome, skin & probiotic research. As an attendee, you will explore the challenges and opportunities in translating research towards commercialisation, as well as learn how partnerships and collaborations can secure investment.
Topics covered include gut health and disease, as well as the stunning advances being made in understanding the gut-brain axis. Speakers will also report on the developments in Probiotics, Prebiotics and Postbiotic research as well as personalised nutrition and cardiometabolic disease. For 2023 we have expanded coverage of Women’s health, advances in HMO & infant health, and Cancer.
“I liked the combination of science and business”
“From an academic perspective, it was nice to see how people are commercialising their research”
“A diverse mix of different stakeholders: academia, industry, finance”
This meeting is always co-located with the Skin Microbiome & Cosmeceuticals Congress: Europe
Featured speakers – Our full speaker panel can be found here
Room 1 | Room 2 | Room 3 | Room 4 | |
Day 1 |
Gut Microbiome for Health & Disease Business Collaboration and Investment |
Gut Brain Axis | Infant Health, HMO & Nutrition | Skin Microbiome & Cosmeceuticals |
Day 2 | Beyond the Gut – Cancer Microbiome | Urology Diseases & Women’s Health | Probiotics, Personalized Nutrition & Cardiometabolic Diseases | Skin Microbiome & Cosmeceuticals |
• Explore the microbiome in the first 1000 days of life
• Develop a Successful regulatory strategy for probiotics and live microbiome-based drugs
• Decode how skin commensals metabolites orchestrate healthy skin
• Discover the Microbiome’s Role in Bowel Cancer
• Understand the Role of gut microbiota and precision probiotics in myalgic encephalomyelitis
• Debate if Binding Proteins offer a paradigm shift in gut health and stabilization
• Hear about studies that identify metabolites and neurotransmitters produced by the microbiota whichare linked to sleep and stress
• Find out about the dynamics of Bifidobacterium species in the breastfed-infant gut microbiome
• Build on existing partnerships and create new collaborations to deliver new products to market
• Give a poster presentation with flash talk to attendees
• Join us for a fantastic networking and drinks reception
The gut-brain axis
Panel Discussions
Panel 1 – The role of the microbiome in the first 1000 days of life
Panel 2 – How to transition from a microbiome company to a drug company
Panel 3 – Investment in the microbiome
Panel 4 – The regulatory framework for Microbiome-based products: recent progress and ongoing challenges
Flash Presentation session
Flash presentations from start-ups and the events poster presenters
Roundtables
Roundtable 1 – Paradigm shift happening in skincare
Roundtable 2 – How to talk to the consumer about the advances in acne care
Roundtable 3 – Personalized nutritional interventions targeting the microbiome or one size fits all?
Roundtable 4 – Microbiome Consumer tests
Roundtable 5 – Microbiome Claims – a thin line between right or wrong
Roundtable 6 – HMO microbiome effects across different life stages? –What factors need to be considered for evidence-based solutions and what does the research say?
Roundtable 7 – Startups and Investment – Ideas need resources to change the world
Roundtable 8 – Infant probiotics v fibre – Positives and negatives
Co-Founder & CEO, Microbiome Insights, Inc., Canada
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
Senior Research Fellow, Rowett Institute – University of Aberdeen
Professor of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Director Nutrition-Gut-Brain Interactions Research Centre, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Örebro University, Sweden
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Skinome Research AB
Senior Scientific Researcher, New Biotic Inc.
SVP Commercial Strategy & Sales, S-Biomedic
Researcher, Research Applied R&D, Pierre Fabre Dermocosmetics
Junior Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
Laboratory Director, Zymo Research
Professor of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
Professor Interdisciplinary Translational Pharmacology, Utrecht University
Professor of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Leeds University and Co-Investigator, Optimisticc
Institute of Cancer Research
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen
Co-Founder & CSO, BactoLife
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & The School of Computer Science & Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Research Scientist, Chr. Hansen HMO
Science & Technology Manager, Gut Microbiome, Unilever
Senior Discovery Manager, FrieslandCampina
Founder, DuoVIAL® by Pacifi
Digital PCR Specialist, Benelux, QIAGEN
Director of Integrative Systems Biology, Clinical Microbiomics
VP, Business Development, Clinical Microbiomics
Vice President, EQT Life Sciences
Senior Scientist Mental Health, TNO Human Performance
Research Scientist, AC Immune
COO, HelloBiome
Software Developer, Metagenomics, Computomics
Professor of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen
Senior Director, Head of Microbiome Drug Substance Process Sciences, Arranta Bio
Senior Director of Research and Development, AOBiome
Scientific Innovation Project Manager, Lallemand
Director of Human Milk Research and Analaytical Science, Danone Nutricia Research
Microbiome Expert, Shiseido International France
Senior Project Manager, NIZO
Head of Business Development, Research Products & Services, Europe & ROW, Owlstone
Dept. Biotechnology, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology-Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC)
Associate Professor, Div. Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University
Professor of Experimental Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Centers, and Bonn University Clinic, Germany
Senior Scientist Microbiology, TNO Research
Principal Microbiome Scientist, DSM
Head of International Scientific Valorisation Luxury Division, L’Oréal Research & Innovation
Technical Fellow, IFF
Co-Founder & CSO, MyMicrobiome AG
Associate Professor, Infection, Immunity & Inflammation Dept, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Associate Professor; Alliance Director Centre for Translational Microbiome Research, Karolinska Institutet
Microbiome Project Manager, Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI)
Chief Innovation Officer, Bio-Me
Technology Scout – Skincare Innovation, No7 Beauty Company, Member of Walgreens Boots Alliance
CEO & Co-Founder, Cryptobiotix
Senior Manager Science, Yakult Nederland B.V.
Founder and CEO, ImmuneBiotech AB
Senior Manager, Translational Science & Communication, H&H Group, Switzerland
Associate Professor of Systems Ecology, University of Luxembourg
Assistant Professor, Head of the Microbiome Research Lab, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Chief Creative Officer, Gallinee, UK
Investment Advisor, Seventrue Partners
Head of Preclinical Research, EverImmune
Senior Director of Product Development, Arcaea
Head of Programs, Biose Industrie
Scientific Project Manager, BIOASTER
CEO & Co- Founder Exeliom Biosciences
Principal Clinical Development Scientist, Human Health, Chr. Hansen A/S
Associate Director of Research and Innovation, Health & Happiness Group
Scientific Advisor, Chr. Hansen A/S
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial March of Dimes Prematurity Research Centre, Imperial College London
Co-Founder, Sequential
Product Manager Human Health, Baseclear
Vice President Growth Fields; Evonik Operations GmbH, BL Care Solutions
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Concerto Biosciences, USA
Market Development Manager, Beckman Coulter
CEO, MRM Health
Project Leader, Discovery Domain Microbiome, L’Oréal Research & Innovation
CEO, Lactobio AS
CEO, Caelus Health
Director Research & Development, Clasado Biosciences Ltd
Project Manager, The TIM Company
Co-Founder & CEO, Microbiome Insights, Inc., Canada
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
Senior Research Fellow, Rowett Institute – University of Aberdeen
Professor of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Director Nutrition-Gut-Brain Interactions Research Centre, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Örebro University, Sweden
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Skinome Research AB
Senior Scientific Researcher, New Biotic Inc.
SVP Commercial Strategy & Sales, S-Biomedic
Researcher, Research Applied R&D, Pierre Fabre Dermocosmetics
Junior Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
Laboratory Director, Zymo Research
Professor of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
Professor Interdisciplinary Translational Pharmacology, Utrecht University
Professor of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Leeds University and Co-Investigator, Optimisticc
Institute of Cancer Research
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen
Co-Founder & CSO, BactoLife
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & The School of Computer Science & Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Research Scientist, Chr. Hansen HMO
Science & Technology Manager, Gut Microbiome, Unilever
Senior Discovery Manager, FrieslandCampina
Founder, DuoVIAL® by Pacifi
Digital PCR Specialist, Benelux, QIAGEN
Director of Integrative Systems Biology, Clinical Microbiomics
VP, Business Development, Clinical Microbiomics
Vice President, EQT Life Sciences
Senior Scientist Mental Health, TNO Human Performance
Research Scientist, AC Immune
COO, HelloBiome
Software Developer, Metagenomics, Computomics
Professor of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen
Senior Director, Head of Microbiome Drug Substance Process Sciences, Arranta Bio
Senior Director of Research and Development, AOBiome
Scientific Innovation Project Manager, Lallemand
Director of Human Milk Research and Analaytical Science, Danone Nutricia Research
Microbiome Expert, Shiseido International France
Senior Project Manager, NIZO
Head of Business Development, Research Products & Services, Europe & ROW, Owlstone
Dept. Biotechnology, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology-Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC)
Associate Professor, Div. Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University
Professor of Experimental Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Centers, and Bonn University Clinic, Germany
Senior Scientist Microbiology, TNO Research
Principal Microbiome Scientist, DSM
Head of International Scientific Valorisation Luxury Division, L’Oréal Research & Innovation
Technical Fellow, IFF
Co-Founder & CSO, MyMicrobiome AG
Associate Professor, Infection, Immunity & Inflammation Dept, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Associate Professor; Alliance Director Centre for Translational Microbiome Research, Karolinska Institutet
Microbiome Project Manager, Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI)
Chief Innovation Officer, Bio-Me
Technology Scout – Skincare Innovation, No7 Beauty Company, Member of Walgreens Boots Alliance
CEO & Co-Founder, Cryptobiotix
Senior Manager Science, Yakult Nederland B.V.
Founder and CEO, ImmuneBiotech AB
Senior Manager, Translational Science & Communication, H&H Group, Switzerland
Associate Professor of Systems Ecology, University of Luxembourg
Assistant Professor, Head of the Microbiome Research Lab, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Chief Creative Officer, Gallinee, UK
Investment Advisor, Seventrue Partners
Head of Preclinical Research, EverImmune
Senior Director of Product Development, Arcaea
Head of Programs, Biose Industrie
Scientific Project Manager, BIOASTER
CEO & Co- Founder Exeliom Biosciences
Principal Clinical Development Scientist, Human Health, Chr. Hansen A/S
Associate Director of Research and Innovation, Health & Happiness Group
Scientific Advisor, Chr. Hansen A/S
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial March of Dimes Prematurity Research Centre, Imperial College London
Co-Founder, Sequential
Product Manager Human Health, Baseclear
Vice President Growth Fields; Evonik Operations GmbH, BL Care Solutions
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Concerto Biosciences, USA
Market Development Manager, Beckman Coulter
CEO, MRM Health
Project Leader, Discovery Domain Microbiome, L’Oréal Research & Innovation
CEO, Lactobio AS
CEO, Caelus Health
Director Research & Development, Clasado Biosciences Ltd
Project Manager, The TIM Company
“I had a great time speaking at the 9th Microbiome & Probiotics & Business Collaboration forum. The organisers brought together a unique mix of people from universities, industry and solution providers. There was lots of time for networking and a very comprehensive meeting program.”
ALINE DE SANTA IZABEL, Founder, YOGUT ME & Synbiotic Kitchen
“The organisation, great speakers, good ambience, nice exhibition, very good food, the possibility to sit in the conference lounge to make a call or have discussions, the quiet and clean hotel … and very efficient wifi”
AUDREY GUÉNICHE, L’Oréal Research & Innovation
Download The AgendaThe 2023 agenda in brief
• Gut Microbiome for Health & Disease
• Beyond the Gut – Cancer Microbiome
• Gut-Brain Axis
• Urology Diseases & Women’s Health
• Infant Health, HMO & Nutrition
• Personalised Nutrition, Probiotics and Cardiometabolic Diseases
• Access the Skin Microbiome & Cosmeceuticals Congress
What you will get
• 80+ presentations, panel discussions, and roundtables from industry and
academic leaders
• 7 hours of dedicated networking time and drinks reception
• Expert-led roundtable discussions
• Extended senior-level interactive panel discussions
• Poster presentation with optional flash oral presentation
• Vibrant exhibition hall featuring leading companies
World Trade Centre Rotterdam
The Postillion Hotel & World Trade Centre Rotterdam
Beursplein 37
3011 AA Rotterdam
Nederland
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The World Trade Centre is located in the middle of the bustling city center of Rotterdam. It is located near two international airports, Schiphol (40 minutes by public transport) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (30 minutes by public transport). The 168 room Postillion Hotel Rotterdam, is attached to the Worl Trade Centre.
Option 1 – Please phone +44 (0) 1865 671957 ext. 207 and we will take your details over the phone or email Maria Mirnova
Option 2 – Please complete the form below to pay online
899.00€
Standard registration for those not in the categories below
499.00€
Entrance Fee for Academic / Non-for-Profit Organisation (USD)
1,499.00€
Fee for representatives of organisations offering services and/or business & technology solutions and also to business consultants.
Whether looking for funding, employment opportunities or simply wanting to share your work with a like-minded and focused group, presenting a poster is an excellent way to join the heart of this meeting.
Poster Abstract Submission – CLOSING DATE 6th May
Biose Industrie is the world leading CDMO for Live Biotherapeutic products with over 25 clinical lines running out of our GMP plant in southern France. We can take your project from the very early stages of development and accompany you throughout the whole CMC process right through the clinic and into commercial manufacturing for both Drug Substance and Drug Product in a single GMP plant.
https://www.biose.com
Clinical Microbiomics is a CRO dedicated to microbiome science from discovery through to clinical validation. We offer advanced clinical trial and R&D programs with end-to-end microbiome and metabolomics services, including multi-omics integrative data analysis and machine learning. Complemented by the highest resolution microbiome profiling available, our advanced bioinformatics enables clonal-level resolution, strain tracking and engraftment analysis for microbial therapeutics including FMTs, LBPs and probiotics. In addition, observed engraftments can be correlated with clinical outcomes and used for strain selection and MOA hypothesis generation. With extensive experience in analysing samples for clinical trials, our regulatory experts partner with you to provide a submission-ready data package, facilitating the use of microbiome endpoints in clinical trials.
Furthermore, we support infant nutrition companies in understanding HMO utilisation and development of the infant gut microbiome from birth to early childhood, with a range of infant microbiome focused annotations and AI tools.
http://www.clinical-microbiomics.com/
×TNO is a research and technology innovation institute which drives biomedical, technological and social innovations in collaboration with knowledge institutes, industrial partners and government authorities. Multidisciplinary teams of top scientists and technical experts enable us to model, mimic and measure infant health and disease risk. We connect experimental and clinical studies with innovative technologies to identify new biomarkers for health and disease, as well as substantiate the health benefit of compounds. Together, we can make a contribution to future health.
https://www.tno.nl/en/focus-areas/healthy-living/roadmaps/biomedical-health/microbiome/
×Utilizing their qPCR-based Precision Microbiome Profiling (PMP™) platform, Bio-Me is transforming microbiome analysis, making it possible to analyze hundreds of samples in less than a day, with high resolution and reproducibility, at an affordable cost. With the existing range of PMP™ panels, Bio-Me offers profiling of fecal, skin and vaginal microbiome samples. Bio-Me also supports microbiome therapeutic companies during their clinical development programs, by providing Companion or Complementary diagnostic tests with clinical applicability.
×BaseClear is a biotechnology company with strong expertise and experience in applied microbiology. With our state-of-the art robotics and analysis equipment, including the latest sequencing technologies such as Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies we offer a complete suite of microbial genomics services from metagenomics, microbiome analysis to microbial strain characterization services and culturomics. Being the preferred partner for many leading brands in various industries such as human health, personal care and animal nutrition in the Netherlands, in Europe and beyond, we support our clients in improving their processes and products, gaining approval and confirming claims.
×Owlstone Medical’s mission is to save 100,000 lives and $1.5 billion in healthcare costs by breath-based diagnostics, through the development and application of Breath Biopsy®. Breath Biopsy operates by detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced during metabolic processes within the body or as a result of chemicals from external sources, such as diet, medication, or microbiome, changes in which can be characteristic of specific disease or indicate environmental exposure.
×Lallemand Health Solutions is a vertically integrated probiotic global leader specialized in the R&D, production and marketing of probiotic yeast and bacteria. Its Research Centre, The Rosell® Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, develops partnerships with key scientific experts to study the human microbiome and how probiotic supplements can improve or maintain health in specific populations or health segments. Our probiotics have already been studied in multiple research programs including 160 clinical studies leading to 350+ scientific publications
www.lallemand-health-solutions.com
×Computomics offers a proprietary machine learning technology platform that applies AI to genetics, phenotype, microbiome, and environmental datasets. Computomics is a team of world-leading experts in machine learning, plant research and bioinformatics, who use data to unlock the diversity of biological life. Our interpretable machine learning technology enables rapid understanding of genomic data for plant breeding, agricultural biotech, and microbiome researchers. To learn more about Computomics, please visit computomics.com or follow Computomics on Twitter at twitter.com/Computomics.
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QIAGEN serves more than 500,000 customers globally, all seeking insights from DNA, RNA and proteins – the building blocks of life. Using any biological sample – be it blood, a throat swab or many other materials – we help our customers advance science and improve outcomes for people everywhere. Our products for molecular research and testing serve a wide range of applications from basic life sciences research to clinical healthcare. Together, we are making improvements in life possible.
×Atlantia Clinical Trials is the world-leading microbiome CRO. For over a decade they have delivered clinical results to nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharma companies around the world. They strive to offer the highest quality science while maintaining a cost-conscious approach to maximise the value proposition.
Their state-of-the-art clinic sites both in Ireland and the USA ensure they can offer multicentre multinational studies of all design types, across a broad and diverse array of health areas and product portfolios.
http://www.atlantiaclinicaltrials.com/
×Don Whitley Scientific has designed and manufactured workstations for over 40 years. Use a Whitley Workstation in your research – the proven way to emulate the anaerobic conditions of the intestinal microenvironment. Call at the Don Whitley Scientific stand and see how our workstations have been developed specifically for researchers. There is a comprehensive range of features to help replicate an in vivo environment, plus options and accessories to tailor the workstation to meet your requirements.
×CosmosID® provides end-to-end solutions unlocking the microbiome. A provider of CLIA-certified & ICH-GCP compliant NGS, Metabolomics and Bioinformatics Solutions, CosmosID offers a range of validated and optimized workflows for research and development.
CosmosID also offers independently validated, industry-leading pipelines for processing metagenomic data, yielding multi-kingdom, strain-level resolution with leading sensitivity and precision. Results can be accessed via CosmosID-HUB, a user-friendly and interactive software for comparative analysis of microbiome data, complete with dynamic charts, visualizations, and statistics.
×Smaltis is a private laboratory specialized in microbiology and molecular biology, delivering tailor-made in vitro solutions to support the development of health products, from research to clinical trials.
One of the fields of expertise is microbiota harnessing with the support of microbiome-based programs for health prevention and therapeutic benefits, thanks to strain characterization and optimization, mechanism of action assessment and monitoring during (pre)clinical phases.
Smaltis also works on the fields of antimicrobial resistance, bioproduction and genomics/transcriptomics.
×Symcel provides a novel cell-based assay tool for real-time biological activity measurements using isothermal microcalorimetry. Our solution, the calScreener™, delivers a phenotypic, metabolic readout in real-time. By directly measuring the heat produced that result from metabolic processes in the sample, you get an energy output measured in μW, providing new insight, not previously possible with traditional methods. Measurements are sample independent, simply place your sample in the calScreener™ and let it do the rest.
×Novogene utilises scientific excellence, a commitment to customer service and unsurpassed data quality to help our clients realise their research goals in the rapidly evolving world of genomics. With over 2,000 employees, multiple locations around the world, 37 NGS related patents, and over 670 publications in top tier journal such as Nature and Science, the company has rapidly become a world-leader in NGS services. In this conference, we will exhibit the latest genome sequencing solutions.
https://www.novogene.com/eu-en/
×Metabolon deciphers thousands of discrete chemical signals from genetic and non-genetic factors to reveal biological pathways. We make connections where other omics cannot, and provide the definitive representation of the phenotype. Our scalable, customizable metabolomics solutions provide support across the research continuum from discovery through clinical trials, to in-market life cycle management.
×Select which delegates you would like to meet in a series of prearranged twenty-minute one-to-one meetings. Receive advanced delegate list from which to choose whom you’d like to meet with. Global Engage will schedule these meetings and send you an itinerary before the event
Host your own half or full day pre or post event workshop to a dedicated audience around a subject of your choice. Global Engage will assist with the marketing of your workshop to provide a guaranteed audience.
Market to our event database and / or increase brand awareness by taking a poster position or sponsoring the poster sessions. This can be supplemented by branding options such as placing your logo on the meeting background screen.
Showcase your technologies and products throughout the conference in the dedicated exhibition areas where all refreshment breaks and lunches take place, as well as the networking drinks reception at the end of day one.
Options include:
For further details please contact
Gavin Hambrook, Conference Director
Telephone +44 (0) 1865 849841 or
email [email protected]
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Clocate.com is a leading international directory for worldwide conferences and exhibitions. Clocate.com is equipped with a unique and comprehensive search that helps you find easily any event in any category or location. Each event includes detailed information, like, description, dates, location, map, prices, link to the event’s website and more…
If you search for a conference or exhibition in areas such as Industry and manufacturing, Health and medicine, Technology and IT, Business and finance, sciences, education, services (banking, insurance, tourism, Hospitality and more), government, environment, life style and arts, you’ll find it in Clocate.com.
Nutrients (IF: 6.706, ISSN 2072-6643) is an on-line open access journal that was first published in 2009. Nutrients adheres to rigorous peer review and editorial processes and publishes only high quality manuscripts that address important issues related to the impacts of nutrients on human health.
×ICON Outlook Magazine is a hub for businesses around the world using technology to transform our world. Our seasoned researchers, analysts, and writers spot global trends and the latest tech marvels poised for disruption. As a team with the most powerful and futuristic vision, we cater to the largest community of tech buyers, users, and enthusiasts around the globe. We demystify the industry space, enabling businesses to modernize and grow by creating their own niche of innovation.
×NutritionInsight provides a diverse news stream and delves into the latest market trends, scientific advances and geopolitical developments in the nutrition industry.
https://www.nutritioninsight.com/
×At Global Engage we are at the beginning of a project to make our meetings more sustainable. Last year we joined ISLA – a body created to accelerate the event industry’s transition to a sustainable future. Our goal is to measure and record the CO2 emissions of our meetings, with the ultimate goal of reducing them as far as practicable before looking at offsetting them.
Details of the green policies at the World Trade Center Rotterdam can be found here. https://www.wtcrotterdam.com/en/about-wtc/sustainability. A practical example of their efforts is the WTC is heated and cooled using a hot and cold storage system in the ground. In addition, all electricity used is certified ‘green power’. Finally, the car park was recently renovated with LED lighting.
In addition to carefully selecting meeting venues, we have made some other changes.
Gone
Plastic badge holders have been replaced with card name badges attached to a lanyard. Return your lanyard to the registration desk when you leave so it can be reused.
Printed conference documentation and agenda. All the meeting information is now available on an event app. Make sure you have it downloaded to your devices in time for the meeting. Get Agorify on Google Play and Apple App Store.
Changed
You will have some great food choices while you are with us but we have worked with the caterer to increase the proportion of plant-based items. Our aim is that you have some great meals, whilst with us, but with less environmental impact by the time you leave.
What you can do
An international meeting does involve travel but where it is practical, please consider more sustainable alternatives to flying. The app will also have a discussion space to arrange ride shares, so if you’re local or staying at a different hotel make use of it to cut the number of journeys being made.
Offsetting
To offset the carbon caused by attending a meeting please look at these three projects in the Netherlands.
https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/het-groene-woud/
https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/twente/
https://treesforall.nl/en/projects/leersum/
Our analysis suggests that last year attending a two-day conference produced .65 tonnes of C02e per person which can be offset for approx.€12 per person. All Staff attending the meeting will be offset.
Social Responsibility
Where we have consent from our expert speakers the presentations will be actively promoted to developing nations and students as a free resource.
Our commitment is to make sustainable choices wherever we can.
William Baird
Conference Director
Global Engage
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