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Towards Health & Wellness - Nutra India Summit & NuFFooDS from March 13
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Tuesday, 26 February, 2013, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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fiogf49gjkf0d Vivanta by Taj-President, Mumbai, and the World Trade Centre, Mumbai, are the venues for the eighth edition of the Nutra India Summit, which is slated to take place between March 13 and 16, 2013, and NuFFooDS, a co-located health and food exhibition, respectively. They will bring together the leading players in the nutraceutical, functional food, dietary supplement and ingredient industries.
The theme of this year's event, jointly organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the International Society for Nutraceuticals, Natural and Nutritionals (ISNNaN) and MM Activ (an Indian sci-tech communication company) in association with various industry bodies, is Health and Wellness through Nutraceuticals and Naturals.
Satej Dnyandeo Patil, minister of state, home (urban and rural), rural development and food and drug administration, Government of Maharashtra, is the patron of the event.
The summit
According to a 2012 estimate by Biospectrum Asia Edition, India's nutraceutical market is estimated to grow to $2,731 million at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 per cent by 2013.
The Indian subcontinent has rapidly transformed into a health and wellness-conscious consumer base. The demand for nutraceuticals, nutritionals and natural finished products has increased in the region.
The country's robust economic growth has witnessed the entry of a number of international brands of fast moving health goods (FMHG) into the Indian market, and given Indian companies and entrepreneurs an opportunity to enter into partnerships with their counterparts from overseas.
The summit will also offer global players a conducive environment to connect and interact on a one-to-one basis with industry leaders and policy-makers and prepare a roadmap of India's growth strategies, which will help them influence global business trends.
Highlights
Besides the highlight lectures and a series of workshops and seminars, the event will feature the following:
International conference: Impact speakers from all over the world will discuss marketing strategies which are driving the industry's growth, the progress of the regulatory mechanism, new ingredients and technologies, new product development, public awareness, consumer trends and current issues the industry is facing
NuFFooDS, the health and food expo: It brings industry leaders and small-scale entrepreneurs together under one roof to have face-to-face interactions and is a platform for the launches of new products. One of the highlights of the expo is the new segment for the health, nutrition, lifestyle and wellness sector to showcase their latest offerings
CEO Summit: This is a by-invitation-only networking evening, where business leaders will get together. There will be panel discussions by chief executive officers to discuss the current and future events in the aforementioned industries
Dieticians' and Nutritionists' Forum: Panels comprising dieticians and nutritionists will deliberate on the role of nutraceuticals and health foods in improving the lifestyle and well-being of the society. This forum will be conducted in association with the Indian Dietetic Association (IDA)
Poster sessions (Walkway of Discovery): This is a platform for young researchers to share ideas and present their thoughts in the form of interactive posters. It is expected to attract university students and students of research institutes from India and overseas
Morning Mantras: It is a platform where entrepreneurs can share thoughts, ideas and opinions and make the right streaming for their businesses, with tips from mentors and opinion leaders
Nutra Awards: At this ceremony, the industry will get together to felicitate the hard work and passion of the achievers in various areas of work, including exhibiting and poster design
NutraPartnering: NutraPartnering India, powered by InterlinX, assists all participants in planning business meetings in advance much before the events commences. It will facilitate tie-ups and collaborations
Conference
Apart from the aforementioned areas, the international conference would focus on the current trends driving new product development in functional foods and opportunities for the future. Over 600 delegates are expected to attend the conference, which will be addressed by over 70 experts, both from India and overseas.
The key focus areas would be ingredient innovation and novel dietary supplements, encouraging the right nutritional habits by creating health snack options, disease management through consumption of nutraceuticals and nutritionals, innovation in technologies and systems for smooth manufacturing processes, nutrigenomics (creating designer foods and offering personalised nutrition), quenching the thirst for wellness with health beverages, clinical trials and claims validation in nutraceuticals and functional foods, understanding and implementing of the regulatory framework and new food laws, growing market for traditional and ethnic foods with functional attributes, market strategies and brand innovation for commercialising nutraceuticals and dietary supplements and the Doctors' and Nutritionists' Forum.
Expo
NuFFooDS is a health and food expo which has emerged as both a business-to-business (B2B) and a business-to-consumer (B2C) platform for these sectors. It offers brand leaders and small- and medium-scale enterprises opportunities to meet their business objects. The products showcased at this expo include technologies, ingredients and the exhibiting companies' latest range of offerings.
The expected footfall at the expo is over 5,000. The visitor profile comprises exporters, importers, sourcing companies, production and purchase professionals, doctors, nutritionists, research and development heads, etc.
CEO Summit
The CEO Summit is a networking dinner whose invitees are the who's who of the nutraceutical, functional food and dietary supplement industries.
Its objective is to provide a platform where delegates can discuss the global business trends and issues. The CEO Summit looks at the current business environment from four points of view, namely industry, growth, strategy, right resources and balanced and strong finance.
The participants belong to the nutraceutical sector and will speak on specific subjects, including the current growth drivers and barriers. The Grand Ball Room at Hotel Vivanta by Taj-President would host the CEO Summit and panel discussion, which will be followed by a networking dinner.
Nutra Awards
People who have made outstanding contributions towards the sector will be felicitated with the 8th Nutra India Summit Lifetime Achievement Award.
The new categories of awards are best ingredient, best exports company, best start-up/MSMe company and best business strategy and marketing.
The Hall of Fame award categories include industry recognition award for industry growth in the nutraceutical, nutritional and natural sectors, achievement in the areas of traditional knowledge in industry and society welfare, international promotion of the nutra sector to the international markets and exhibitor awards.
All the entries will be scrutinised by the jury appointed by the Nutra India Summit Advisory Council. There will no entries in the Hall of Fame award categories.
Doctors' and Nutritionists' Forum 2013
Slated to take place at the Vivanta by Taj-President, Mumbai, on March 15, 2013, the Doctors' and Nutritionists' Forum is a gathering for all dieticians, doctors, nutritionists and healthcare professionals to deliberate on lifestyle and health updates on current food habits, right supplements and awareness on food safety and security for the welfare of society.
The theme of the event, at which a panel comprising opinion leaders and mentors will deliberate on the new products in the nutraceutical and health food sector with a special focus on building strong immunity with nutraceuticals, is disease management through nutraceuticals, nutritionals and naturals. Registration to the forum is free for all members of the IDA.
InterlinX
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Programme
The conference sessions, which will take place on the first three days of the show, will be addressed by over 75 experts from India and overseas. More than 700 experts are expected to attend the conferences.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
After the inauguration of the event, there will be a series of inaugural lectures. The topics to be discussed on the opening day include new ingredients and novel routes to product innovation in functional foods and dietary supplements and quenching the thirst for wellness and health beverages.
The NuFFooDS exhibition and the poster interactions will be inaugurated on March 13, 2013, after which there will be high tea and the CEO Summit, which will be followed by a networking reception.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
On the second day of the event, there will be a Food For Thought lecture series focussing on health and wellness.
Topics include novel technologies with good manufacturing practices (GMP), market strategies and brand innovation for consumer reach out for nutraceuticals and dietary supplements, scientific validation of claims in nutraceuticals and functional foods and epidemiological claims in traditional and ethnic foods. The programme includes interactions and award ceremony.
Friday, March 15, 2013
The Food for Thought lecture series – focussing on health and wellness – will continue on the third day as well.
There will be a Doctors and Nutritionists Forum dealing with disease management through nutraceuticals, nutritionals and naturals. Another topic of discussion will be harmonisation of global regulatory framework and emerging Indian food regulatory scenario.
There will be an interactive panel discussion on the regulatory role of Team India, followed by the valedictory function.
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