Conference Programme
An overview of the programme is available below. More details, including additional speakers and presentation topics, will be added as we near the event.
Sunday 19 April
13:30 Badge collection opens
17:00 Drinks Reception – Palace of Culture & Science, Warsaw
Monday 20 April
08:00 Badge collection opens
09:00 Official conference opening – Ballroom, Sofitel Hotel, Warsaw
09:15 Conference Session | Navigating Today’s Global Market
Eggs Market: Current Situation and Trends
Dr Magdalena Kowalewska, Director of Food & Agri Sector Analyses Bureau, BNP Paribas Bank Polska, Poland
10:00 Coffee
10:45 Conference Session | Feeding Laying Hens: Strategies for Modern Egg Production
Sustainable Nutrition: Gut Health Factor
Dr Ovsanna Mikhaylovskaya, Independent Poultry Consultant, Latvia
Extended Laying Cycles: Feeding for Lifetime Performance
Vitor Arantes, Global Product Manager, Hy-Line International, United States
Lieske van Eck, Senior Poultry Scientist, Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health, Netherlands
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Conference Session | Global Feed Grain Outlook
Nan-Dirk Mulder, Senior Global Specialist Animal Protein, Rabobank, Netherlands
14:45 Coffee
15:15 Conference Session | Egg Marketing & Innovation
16:30 Conference sessions end
Tuesday 21 April
08:30 Badge collection opens
09:00 Conference Session | HPAI Progress, Perspectives and Pathways to Vaccination – Part 1 – Ballroom, Sofitel Hotel, Warsaw
Global HPAI Overview
Ben Dellaert, Chair, WEO AI Global Expert Group, & Director, AVINED, Netherlands
Journey to Vaccination: What’s happening around the world?
Dr Olivier Espeisse, HPAI Consultant, WEO, & Chairman, IABS, France
10:15 Coffee
11:00 Conference Session | HPAI Progress, Perspectives and Pathways to Vaccination – Part 2
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Conference Session | Today’s Food Trends & the Future of Eggs
What are the consumer health & nutrition trends that will drive future growth for eggs?
Julian Mellentin, Director & Founder, New Nutrition Business, UK
15:15 Conference sessions end
18:00 Closing Dinner & Party – Sofitel Victoria, Warsaw