8:00 am Depart Hyatt Regency Bloomington, 3200 E 81st St, Bloomington, MN 55425, for Aveka
  9:20 am  Tour and Presentation at Aveka, 2045 , Wooddale Drive, Woodbury, MN
 11:20 am Depart Aveka for for TBA
12:00 pm Box Lunch on the bus   
1:30 pm Tour and Presentation at TBA 
3:30 pm Depart TBA for Hyatt Regency Bloomington, 3200 E 81st St, Bloomington, MN
4:00 pm Arrive Hotel (Estimated arrival may be different based on traffic)
 8:20 am Welcome and Opening Remarks, Sefa Koseoglu, Bioactives World Forum
  8:00 am Starch 101 and Applications, Dale Betrand, Technical Business Development Manager, Avebe America Inc.
  8:30 am Seed Gums (LBG, Guar, Tara): Applications and Formulation, Bastien Berepion, Global Technical Support Manager, Food, Beverage & Industrial Solutions, EMEA & America, Nexira
 9:00 am Seaweed Gum: Agar, Carrageenan, and Alginates, Kyle Bailey, Technical Business Development Manager, IMCD US, LLC
  9:30 am Fermentation Hydrocolloids (Xanthan, Gellan) and Uses in Food Applications, Kyle Bailey, Technical Business Development Manager, IMCD US, LLC 
10:00 am Product Tasting, Followed by Coffee/Tea Break and Networking
10:30 am Tree exudate: Acacia and its use for GLP1 support, Bastien Berepion, Global Technical Support Manager, Food, Beverage & Industrial Solutions, EMEA & America, Nexira
11:00 am How to use Pectin in Food Systems, Kyle Bailey, Technical Business Development Manager, IMCD US, LLC
11:30 am Citrus Fiber in Plant-Based Foods, Brock Lundberg, the Division President of R&D and Product Applications, Fiberstar, Inc.
12:00 pm Unlocking the Benefits of Gelatin, David Poppen, Technical Service Manager, PB Leiner
12:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm Cellulosic Hydrocolloids – HPC, MCC, HPMC, and CMC, Greg Gilleland, Product Sales Manager Functional Systems, J. Rettenmaier USA LP
2:00 pm Applications in Soups, Sauces, and Dressings, Kyle Bailey, Technical Business Development Manager, IMCD US, LLC 
2:30 pm Hydrocolloid Functionality in Beverage Systems, Kyle Bailey, Technical Business Development Manager, IMCD US, LLC
3:00 pm Texture Analysis Methods and Applications for Hydrocolloids and Starches, Marc Johnson, President, Texture Technologies Corp
3:30 pm Product Tasting — Followed by Coffee/Tea Break and Networking
4:00 pm Cultured and Frozen Dairy Applications, Kyle Bailey, Technical Business Development Manager, IMCD US, LLC
4:30 pm The Beauty of Collagen: How Collagen Peptides Support Health and Beauty, David Poppen, Technical Service Manager, PB Lein
5:00 pm Program Ends