10 September 2025
16:00 – 18:00 Registration and informal introductory meeting
19:30 Dinner
11 September 2025
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - I0:00 Opening Remarks/Welcome session
Welcome by Organizing Committee Chairs:
Prof Renald Blundell & Prof Ana Sanches Silva
Session 1: Benefits for Human Health of Phytonutrients in Functional Foods and Supplements
10:00 -10:30 (KLI) The Science Behind the Benefits of Phytonutrients
Speaker: Prof Renald Blundell
10:30- 10:50 (IT I) Innovative Formulations of Functional Foods with Phytonutrients
Speaker: Prof Jolanta Sereikaite
10:50- 11:30 Coffee Break and Posters
11:30 - 11:50 (I2) Nanotechnology as a tool for the delivery of food Supplements
Speaker: Prof Omar Atrooz
11:50 -12:40 Flash Oral Communications
(3 communications/ 5 minutes per presentation)
12:40-13:00 Roundtable Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Phytonutrients- Fortified Products
13:00 Lunch
19:30 Dinner
12 September 2025
Session 2: Active Packaging incorporating Phytonutrients: Challenges and Opportunities
10:00-10:30 (KI2) Active Packaging Innovations: Enhancing Shelf-Life with Phytonutrients Rich Extracts
Speaker: Prof Ana Sanches Silva
10:30-10:50 (IT3) Interdisciplinary Approaches of Active Packaging incorporating Phytonutrients
Speaker: Prof Khaoula Khwaldia
10:50-11:30 Coffee break and Posters
11:30-12:00 (IT4) Building (Inter)national Partnerships in Phytonutrients
12:00-12:30 Regulatory Frameworks for Functional Foods, Supplements, and Active Packaging
Speaker: Prof. Iffet Irem Cankaya
12:20-12:50 Short Oral Presentations: 3 Presentations on innovative research projects integrating phytonutrients into food systems or food packaging
12:50-13:00 Closing Session
13:00 Lunch
19:30 Dinner
13 September 2025
10:00-15:00 Informal meetings
