Consumer trends and their impact on wet food processing technology

Commercial Engineer , with more than 10 years of experience in sales, in Dairy and Beverage Industry,

Purified Beta Glucans: From Concept to the Application in Pets

Zootechnician with a MBA degree and Ph.D. in dog and cat nutrition from Unesp (FMVZ/Botucatu). She did part of her Ph.D. at Kansas State University with a specialization in extrusion. Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Clinical and Veterinary Surgery of Unesp (FCAV/Jaboticabal). She was coordinator of the Research Laboratory on Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases of Dogs and Cats of Unesp (FCAV / Jabotical) for six years. During two years she has been Technical and Product Manager for Pet Food at Biorigin.

Green Grinding – reducing the CO2 Footprint in Particle Size Reduction

Federico Vicario was born in Buenos Aires Argentina. He is an Industrial Engineer (University of Buenos Aires) working as a Sales Engineer responsible for LATAM, Spain, Italy, and Portugal region at Tietjen. He has been working in different multinational companies from diverse industries that specialize in technical products and services with tailor-made solutions. His background includes Research and Teaching Experience. He lives with his future wife in Hamburg, Germany.

Vitamin and mineral premix formulation for dogs and cats

Aulus Cavalieri Carciofi is a veterinary doctor, with a master's degree in animal nutrition and a doctorate in veterinary clinic. He is a professor at the Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences of UNESP, Jaboticabal campus, where he teaches in the undergraduate course, the disciplines of Clinical Care of Endocrine, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition, as well as Feeding of Dogs and Cats.

 At the postgraduate level, he´s advisor and responsible for the subjects Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, as well as Formulation and Thermomechanical Processing of Food for Dogs, Cats and Aquatic Organisms. He created and is responsible for the Dog and Cat Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition Residency Program at the Veterinary Hospital and the Dog and Cat Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases Research Laboratory. He´s  a member of the board of directors of the Brazilian College of Animal Nutrition (CBNA), president of the Brazilian Society of Nutrition and Nutriology of Dogs and Cats and vice president of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ESVCN).

Fluidity characteristics of raw materials and how to achieve highly accurate dosing.

Diego Clivio is an experienced Industrial Engineer who has been in permanent contact with the Pet Food, Fish Food and Animal Feed Industry for more than 25 years. He has been in charge of the production of Feed and Pet Food in Argentina, then frequently visited during the last 18 years numerous production plants in Latin America, Spain and Portugal offering advice and solutions in Drying and Cooling for Pet Food, Aqua Feed and animal feed in general.

 He has been a Speaker at various Seminars in Europe, Latin America and the United States. He is currently Commercial Director of JESMA WEIGHING SOLUTIONS, a Danish company specialized in Weighing and Dosing, in addition to serving as General Director of CLIVIO SOLUTIONS, a company dedicated to providing Consulting, Engineering, Services and offering Solutions for Projects and Processes to the Pet Food, Aqua Feed and Animal Feed around the world.

Lean manufacturing & sanitary design in pet food factory

Presence of Heavy Metals in Pet-foods traded in the domestic market

Chemical engineer. Graduated in 2019 from the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Rio Cuarto. Joined JLA Argentina in September 2019 as a chromatography laboratory technical staff. Currently she is responsible for elemental analysis laboratory. Tasks developed within the company: laboratory management, sample analysis by ICP-MS, collaboration with the R&D Department

Formulation strategies in crisis times

Miguel Angel López is a Zootechnician Veterinary Doctor graduated from UNAM, he´s got a master's degree in administration from Tecnológico de Monterrey and a specialization in companion animal nutrition from the University of Illinois.

He has been working for 32 years both, the private sector, as well as in his own businesses and as a consultant in different companies in Mexico, Latin America and the United States, always involved in the development of pet food products & nutrition.

He has been a keynote speaker for different companies and at different national and international events. He has participated in 2 scientific publications and is a founding columnist for Pet food Latin America magazine. Originally from Mexico City and Jalisciene by adoption, Miguel has wonderful family with 2 human children, Ana and Miguel and 2 dogs, Sam -bichon frisé- and Sofi -adopted-

Benefits in an automatic pallet emptying by means of a bag breaker

Born in Florence in 1975, I graduated in Physics and then started my career in pneumatic conveying applications. Specialized in handling systems for raw materials in powder and bulk in different industrial sectors such as food, PET FOOD, plastic and chemical, both in components and solutions for emptying bags and emptying/filling Big Bags, Octabins and Containers.

Feeding the Gut Microbiome: Biotic Nutrition and its Impact on Pet Well-Being

Dr. Juan Gómez received his B.Sc. and B. Eng. from the Federico Villareal University in Lima, Peru; MSc. in Food Sciences, from the University of Leeds, England; and a Ph.D. in Food Science from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Dr. Gomez held a postdoctoral position at Cornell University before joining Ralston Purina International (now known as Cargill Agri Brands Purina) as Director of Research & Technology with additional responsibilities in the areas of formulation, nutrition, quality assurance , supply and logistics, technical support, and product development.

Dr. Gomez is currently the global head of Alltech's companion animal business. Throughout his Alltech career, he has been responsible for various business unit and technical roles for Alltech's key technologies and brands, including Mycosorb, NuPro, Fibrozyme and others.

Dr. Gómez received grants from the British Council and the Fulbright Commission, among many other awards. He has published significantly in commercial and scientific publications. He´s an invited guest speaker to numerous conferences and trade shows worldwide. He´s a former chairman of the AFIA Committee on Nutrition, a member of the American Dairy Science Association, the Institute of Food Technology, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
 

Wenger New Technologies

Extrusion Systems Process Director. Founder & Former President of Wenger do Brazil. Member of the Brazilian College of Animal Nutrition on the Pet Food committee (CBNA) since 2011. Concluded Master of Business Administration at Getulio
Vargas Foundation – SP, Brazil. Graduated from Fort Hays State University, Kansas in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Agriculture and joined Wenger Manufacturing. With 27 years of extrusion process experience, serves Wenger Customers globally, assisting with process issues and providing both classroom and hands-on training regarding the latest in extrusion technology.

Kibble coating: How to maximize palatability performance

Rubens Pulzatto Junior is Brazilian and lives in Brazil. He´s a chemical engineer graduated from the University of São Paulo – USP in 2013; he worked 4 years in the production of infant formula (powdered milk for children) as a machine operator and logistical assistant. He then made change in his career,  moving into the pet food industry and working 4 years in the process area and as a manufacturing supervisor (grinding, extrusion, drying, coating and packaging). He has been working at Symrise Pet Food since May 2021 as an Aplicalis engineer for LATAM, assisting clients in the dry kibble manufacturing process.

Industrial Odor control and elimination with Non-Thermal Plasma Technology

Francisco Pantoni is an Industrial Engineer. Nowadays he works as head of the Engineering and Projects area of Clivio Solutions, a consulting company that provides services and solutions to industries involved in the Pet Food and Aqua Feed sectors .

Microdosing of powder components and coating systems

Area Manager for South America of  PLP SYSTEMS S.R.L; he also has a degree in administration. Gonzalo currently also represents leading companies such as TECHNIPES SRL and LA MECCANICA SRL, Italian companies that provide solutions for the Pet Food, Animal Feed, Human Food and Milling industries.

Comprehensive management of health in our pets through formulation of diets and food preparation.

Veterinarian; Master in Animal Health; Professor at the National University of Luján and postgraduate courses at UBA; UNLZ; UNLP. 15 scientific publications; 3 books; 75 conference presentations, 22 research projects, 43 conferences given, 10 theses supervised. Owner of the Peuco Laboratory and of the Animal Nutrition and Metabolism Experimental Unit. 34 technology transfer, quality control and ID&I jobs for companies, 46 consulting jobs on nutrition and animal feed for companies.

Traditional Baked Treats & The Emergence of Deposited Functional

Jessica's exposure to the industry began at a young age via her father and his business.  She loved joining him on customer visits and learning the process of how consumables are produced. Jessica took her interest in food and petfood processes and pursued her B.S. in Milling Science at Kansas State University.  During her college career Jessica immediately recognized the value of practical hands-on experience combined with technical knowledge and sought that out by working at the campus pilot mill and interning during her summers at corn milling facility Lifeline Foods and then at Buhler as a process engineer. Following her graduation from KSU, she began her professional career at Buhler in milling, starting as a project engineer and then quotation engineer. Jessica took this foundation and transitioned into sales for ingredient handling, moving into account management.  It was in her role as an account manager that she recognized her passion of helping customers find bespoke solutions.  Jessica joined the Baker Perkins team one year ago as an Account Manager where she is focused on identifying innovative solutions for her customers with a focus on baked products and extruded food and petfood.

Why do we must invest in the Pet Food industry?

Ivan is an economist and has 20 years of experience as an economic analyst, consultant and market researcher. His area of specialization is the pet food and animal feed industries in Latin America. He´s founder and director of Triplethree International Market Research and has made some collaborated with numerous companies helping them to deepen their knowledge and strategies in the market. He has published more than 300 analysis and opinion columns in international media. In addition, he has given multiple lectures worldwide.