PROGRAM
Day 1: Monday, June 1, 2026
8:55
Opening remarks
9:00

AI in Oils and Fats Industries, Dr. Wim De Greyt, Desmet, Belgium

Session 1: OILSEED EXTRACTION and PROTEIN PROCESSING
9:30

Oil Seed Preparation and Dehulling, Mr. Kevin Jobling, Europa Crown, U.K.

10:00
CPM Monarc Clean Oilseed Processing™; Mr. Kevin Shadlock, CPM Crown Iron Works, U.K.
10:30
Coffee/Tea Break
11:00
Protein Concentrates and significant synergies when incorporating with Monarc, Mr. Kevin Shadlock, CPM Crown Iron Works, U.K.
Session 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF EDIBLE OIL PROCESSING & MODIFICATION
11:30
Review of Degumming and Refining Technologies, Mr. Andrew Logan, Alfa Laval, Denmark
12:00
GEA Advanced Degumming with Enzymes: when Sustainability meets Efficiency , Mr. Patrick Schürmann, GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Germany
12:30
Lunch Break
14:00
Review of Edible Oil Refining Separator and Decanter Processes, Mr. Patrick Schürmann, GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Germany
14:30
New Significant Innovation in Oil Refining, Mr. Benjamin Sleiman, CPM Crown, the Netherlands
15:00
Filtration of Edible Oils: Options, Optimization, and Economy, Mr. Bart Scholten,  Envirogen Group, The Netherlands
15:30
Coffee/Tea Break
16:00
Introduction to the Deodorizing Process, Dr. Wim De Greyt, Desmet, Belgium
16:30
Latest Developments in Deodorization to Minimize Heat Induced Contaminants, Mr. Andrew Logan, Alfa Laval, Sweden
17:00
Edible Oil Refining : it is (Not) All about Contaminant Mitigation, Dr. Wim De Greyt, Desmet, Belgium
Session 3: NEW TECHNIQUES IN OIL PROCESSING AND REFINERY OPTIMIZATION
17:30
Comparison between Conventional and Newly Developed HVO Pre-treatment Process, Mr. Patrick Schürmann, GEA Westfalia Separator Group, Germany
18:00
End of day 1
Day 2: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Session 3: NEW TECHNIQUES IN OIL PROCESSING AND REFINERY OPTIMIZATION (Cont'd)
9:00
Fractionation: A Cutting-edge Modification Process for High Value Food Products, Mrs. Veronique Gibon, Artemis Lipids, Belgium
9:30

Conversion of Edible Oils into High Quality Food Products, as Margarines, Shortenings and Other, Mr. Josef Barbi, E.S.E. Intec, U.S.A

10:00
Advancing Measurement Reliability in Edible Oils: Four Critical Challenges Solved, Mr. Yannick Farine, Industry Specialist Vegetable Oils, KROHNE, Belgium
10:30
Coffee/Tea Break
11:00
Innovative Bleaching and Dry Degumming, Dr. Stefan Neufeld, J. Rettenmaier & Söhne, Germany
11:30
New Developments in Vegetable Oil Bleaching, Mr. Jorge Bello, EP Engineered Clays, U.S.A.
12:00
TD-NMR Combined to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Process Control, TBC, FIT  - Fine Instrument Technology, Brazil
12:30
Lunch Break
14:00

New Pathways for the Production of Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Dr. Roland Verhe, Ghent University, Belgium

14:30

Micronutrients Recovery and Concentration from Deodorizer Vapor/Distillate, Dr. Bent Sarup, Alfa Laval, Denmark

15:00
End of program