​09.30 - 10.00         Welcome address

                               

Prof. Claude BRAGARD, Director of the Earth and Life Institute, UCL, Belgium

                         

Prof. Sonia COLLIN, Chairman of the Scientific Committee, Head of the Brewing Section of UCL, Belgium

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SESSION I. WHY A CRAFT BEER PARADOX ?

Chairman : Eric VAN DEN EYNDE

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10.00 - 10.30          Craft beer: disruptive model of growth

Jérôme PELLAUD, ABInBev, Belgium

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10.30 - 11.00          Organic beers in Belgian craft brewery

Marc-Antoine DE MEES, Brunehaut, Belgium

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11.00 - 11.30         Coffee Break

                                 

Chairman : Celso LORENZO

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11.30 - 12.00          Sustainable microbreweries

Nicolas DECLERCQ, Brasserie de Marsinne, Belgium

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12.00 - 12.30          What does the French market expect for craft beers ?

Patrick BOIVIN, IFBM, France

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12.30 - 14.00         Lunch

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SESSION II. HOW TO CREATE A MICROBREWERY ?

Chairman : Catherine LIEGEOIS

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14.00 - 15.30         Round Table with craft equipment producers

Marc MAUDOUX with Co&Co, Krones, Kaspar Schulz, Spadoni, Meura, TMCI, Padovan, PSS,...

 

15.30 - 16.30         Round Table with subcontractors for beer production

Peter GERARD with Anders, Naheca, Proef brouwerij,...

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16.30 - 17.00          Coffee Break and Craft Beer tasting (offered by brewers)

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17.00 - 17.30          Filtration and adjuvants for crafts

Philippe CARIO, AEB, France

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17.30 - 18.00          How to manage yeasts in craf breweries ?

Stéphane MEULEMANS, Fermentis, France

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18.00 - 21.00         Tasting of Belgian craft beers (offered by brewers) with a cheese buffet

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