10:30

Conference Opening - VLB past and present

Josef Fontaine (VLB Berlin) / Roberto Biurrun (VLB Berlin)

11:00

A new taste and feel: A refreshed outlook for beer post COVID

Jacques Olivier (Euromonitor International)

11:30

The transforming World of brewing materials from an African perspective

Brent Atthill (RMI Analytics)

12:00

The prospects and challenges of using cassava as local raw- materials in brewing industry

Sike-Ezo Okeoghene

12:30

African Beer: Brewing with locally grown raw materials

Petr Vesely (AB-Inbev)

14.00

Resilient African Brewing in uncertain times

Jens Eiken, Jannik Munksgaard  (IFF)

14:30

The cassava revolution

Hubert van Melick (Dadtco Africa)

15:00

Congress Mash vs. Isothermal 65°C – Influence on the standard laboratory mashing procedure on malt quality parameters

Henrike Vorwerk  (VLB Berlin)

11:00

Welcome & introduction

Roberto Biurrun (VLB Berlin)

11:15

How to start your new brewery: From the idea to the first beer

Florian Schneider (Ziemann Holvrieka)

11:45

Brewery Tanks: From technical considerations to local requirements

Michael Kurzweil (Ziemann Holvrieka)

12:15

Brewing with local raw materials - the Shakesbeer mash system and the Steinecker mash filter in a perfect combination

Ralph Schneid (Steinecker)

12:45

Reliability of brewing process – next step of an automation perspective

Munish Choudhary & Kobus Van Niekerk (Siemens)

14:15

Continuous fermentation using crossflow filtration modules, an innovative approach

Burghard Meyer (VLB Berlin)

14:45

Producing Low alcohol beer with SafBrew ™ LA-01

Andrew De Groot (Fermentis)

15:15

Chemical and sensorial properties of non-alcoholic beer (NAB) and their relation to consumer preference

Nils Rettberg (VLB Berlin)

10:30

Welcome & introduction

Roberto Biurrun (VLB Berlin)

10:35

One-way kegs - Overview and technical status quo

Georg Wenk (VLB Berlin)

11:00

Good practice transportation solution for high-class beer quality

Ingo Pankoke (VLB Berlin)

11:30

10 years “VLB´s proof of performance test for empty bottle inspectors (EBI)” – a look back and forward

Georg Wenk (VLB Berlin)

13:00

New aspects of brewing waste water recycling

Stefan Reimann (VLB Berlin)

13:30

How GEA supports your sustainable targets – an overview for the African brewing industry

Jürgen Dietrich (GEA)

14:00

Discussion: How to realize sustainable profitability right down the line

Sören Storbeck, André Böddeker, Jonathan Lorenz – Presenter: Matthias Hahn (all KHS)

14:30

Sustainably improving the shelf life of your beer

Roland Pahl (Pall)