TIME

TITLE

LOCATION

AFP26 - Room 033

09:30-9:45

Head of Department welcomes all participants

Michelle Williams, Head of Department, AU FOOD

AFP26 - Room 033

09:45-10:00

Background, overview and introduction

Milena Corredig, AU FOOD

AAFP26 - Room 033

10:00-10:40

Plenary Session: presentation of food packaging research pillars in AU FOOD
(Chair: Milena Corredig)

Speakers:

• Ilke Uysal-Unalan, AU FOOD: Overview of food packaging activities

• Emmanouil Tsochatzis, AU FOOD: Food contact materials

15’ min presentation, 5’ min Q&A for each speaker

AFP26 - Room 033

10:40-11:00

Coffee Break

AFP26 - Room 033

11:00-12:20

Plenary Session: presentation of packaging oriented research pillars across departments of AU (Chair: Milena Corredig)

Speakers:

• Thomas William Seviour, AU BCE: Transforming wastewater treatment plants into biopolymer production plants through an understanding of their extracellular polymeric substances

• Zheng Guo, AU BCE: Chemo-enzymatic depolymerization of cellulose for food applications

• Polymeros Chrysochou, AU BSS: Food packaging from a marketing perspective

• Martin Hansen, AU Environmental Science: Non-target chemical analysis and assays to capture endocrine disruptors (Online)

15’ min presentation, 5’ min Q&A for each speaker

AFP26 - Room 033

12:20-13:00

Lunch Break

AFP 48 Cantine

13:00-14:00

Infrastructure – visit to Food Packaging facilities

In two groups led by Ilke Uysal-Unalan, AU FOOD

AFP 48 

14:00-15:00

Round Table Discussion including coffee: Identification of shared goals and next steps across departments

AFP 26 - Room 033

15:00-15:15

Conclusion and Wrap-up: Reiteration of key points and next steps, and information about follow-up actions or future meeting

Milena Corredig, AU FOOD

AFP 26 - Room 033

End of program for panel chairs