PLANT-POWERED
PERSPECTIVES SLOVAKIA 2024
A unique conference on current trends and news in the plant-based food market!
November 6 | 8:00 – 17:30
Hotel Color, Pri Starom mýte 1, Bratislava
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PLANT-POWERED
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The food industry is changing at an ever-increasing pace. The popularity of plant-based food is growing significantly and progressively more retail chains, food manufacturers and restaurant chains are finding business potential in it. The growing interest in flexitarianism has made plant-based alternatives to meat or dairy products common items in shopping carts. The Plant-Powered Perspectives Slovakia conference will offer a platform for discussion on these topics for the fifth year. Experts agree that the market for plant-based foods will continue to grow in the world and in Slovakia. Meet the leaders in the field and get the latest information to help you make the most of the opportunities this market has to offer.
WHO IS THE CONFERENCE FOR?
Previous years have revealed a great interest in sharing expertise and experience in the field of new plant-based products, but also in the needs of the consumer. That is why we are presenting the fifth edition, which will be a lively platform for discussing not only current trends and customer needs but also future development and upcoming challenges.
The Plant-Powered Perspectives conference should not be missed by:
- retail and wholesale representatives
- food producers
- representatives of the meat or dairy industry open to new solutions
- food and food-tech start-ups
- representatives of the FMCG and HoReCa sectors
- trend watchers, innovators
- venture capitalists, angel investors and accelerators within the food industry
- people involved in policy-making (especially in the food sector)
- marketers from the gastronomy sector
- institutions that want to keep up with the latest trends
- anyone interested in the development of the food market and the growing popularity of plant-based products
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Program
All conference presentations will be translated between Slovak/Czech and English, ensuring accessibilit for all attendees.
Program will be announced soon!
8:00 – 9:00
Registration
Registration
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome by Jem pre Zem
9:05 – 9:35
Presentation
Plant-Based Foods by the Numbers: Key Data on Household Purchases in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
9:35 – 10:05
Presentation
Plant-Based Raw Materials as a Source of Innovation in Vegan Food Production
10:05 – 11:00
Panel discussions
The Future of Plant-Based Alternatives: Processed vs. Clean Label
11:00 – 11:30
Networking
Coffee break and networking
11:30 – 11:55
Presentation
Why We Are Beginning to Focus on Plant-Based, Our Experience Bringing These Products to the Market, and Our Challenges as a Distributor
11:55 – 12:15
Presentation
Plant-Based Names Under the Microscope: Navigating the Maze of Legislation
12:15 – 13:05
Panel discussions
Plant-Based Names Under the Microscope: Legislation and Practice in Labeling Plant-Based Alternatives
13:05 – 13:30
Presentation
Next-Level Texturization of Proteins with 3D Food Structuring: Scaling Up the First Whole-Cut Fish Filet
13:30 – 14:30
Networking
Lunch and networking
14:30 – 15:00
Presentation
Revolutionizing Food Production: The Latest Breakthroughs in Precision Fermentation
15:00 – 15:30
Presentation
How Alpro Brand Is Building Awareness of Flexitarianism Among Gen Z in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
15:30 – 17:30
Networking
Evening networking
SPEAKERS
Ladislav Csengeri (CPS GfK / YouGov)
Director of the Consumer Panel division of CPS GfK / YouGov for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which monitors consumer and purchasing behavior of households. He has been working in the company since 2007 and specializes primarily in the fast-moving consumer goods segment. He also participates in several international projects within the CEE region.
Katarína Horňáková (Lidl)
Lawyer, CSR manager responsible for purchasing goods and supply chain in Lidl Slovakia. Her goal is to bring affordable, quality products that are healthy for people and the planet. Player of the first flag football women’s team in Slovakia.
Jakub Lunter (Alfa Bio | Lunter)
Jakub Lunter is a member of the management of Alfa Bio (producer of the Lunter brand). He considers the opportunity to contribute to changing eating habits to be his work motivation. He believes that tofu is the „new pizza“ and will one day be part of the daily diet of Europeans.
José Guillamón Reverte (Transtrade)
Dedicated professional with a diverse background in trade and innovation. He is part of Transtrade’s team, an international FMCG distributor, where he has held roles of Business Intelligence and Brand Management. His work focuses on enhancing operational efficiency.
Michal Britvík (Ryba Žilina)
CEO of Ryba Žilina, spol. s.r.o., which is the largest producer of fish and delicatessen salads in Slovakia and has been operating in the plant based food segment for three years.
Zuzana Charvátová (Nestlé | Garden Gourmet)
Brand manager of the Garden Gourmet brand for the Czech and Slovak Republics and communication manager for the CEE territory. She loves good food and takes care of a balanced diet. She is an active person who likes to spend time in nature.
Jana Petrova (Danone)
Head of Plant Based Category for Central and Eastern Europe, has 20 years of marketing experience in the FMCG sector, including 15 years at Danone. Her responsibility is to build and develop this category through the Alpro brand, managing its P&L, strategy, innovations, media support, and evaluating activities.
Samuel Rybnikár (University of Trnava | Faculty of Law)
Assistant professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Trnava, where he teaches food law. He is a lecturer at professional seminars and supervises the Food Law conference. Provides advice in the field of food labeling and food law. He is currently a member of the Sector Council for the Food Industry and cooperates with the Food Chamber of Slovakia.
Bogna Borowiec (WePlanet)
Molecular biologist and geneticist. Since 2023, she has led the ReBoot Food campaign at WePlanet, promoting sustainable protein production through precision fermentation and advocating for New Genomic Techniques in crop breeding.
Mária Jendrišáková (Danone)
She has been working at Danone since 2016 and leads the Czech-Slovak Corporate Affairs team. She is responsible for public affairs strategy, stakeholder collaboration, and CSR projects. She is a member of the governing bodies of several professional associations and chambers.
Joanna Radoszko (C.E. Roeper GmbH)
Sales Manager, has been working in C.E. Roeper GmbH for 13 years building up her experience through the cooperation with customers and producers from all over the world. On a daily basis she is involved in the sales of natural food ingredients which contribute to the development of plant-based products.
Robin Simsa (Revo Foods)
CEO and co-founder of Revo Foods, which develops a new 3D food structuring process to create meat-like textures from plant proteins, by integrating fat into protein fibers. This leads to a new flaky texture and retains a juicy fat profile. Their salmon-inspired product was the first 3D-structured food available in supermarkets.
More speakers will be announced soon!
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JEM PRE ZEM
Jem pre Zem (I Eat for the Earth) is a non-profit program with the mission to promote sustainable food choices and make them more accessible.
Two main goals of the program are to encourage individuals to take an interest in plant-based foods and to make it easier for them to include these foods more often. At the same time, it increases the availability of plant-based products and foods on the market by creating an environment that is profitable, attractive and easy for producers and sellers to expand their supply of such foods.
The vision is a food system that conserves natural resources and can feed humanity.
