Tony Moore & Lisa Navarro Join Understanding Vanillin Solutions and Emerging Technologies Panel

Perfumer & Flavorist+ is excited to announce that research flavorist and flavor chemist Tony Moore (Moore Flavor Labs Inc.) and Lisa Navarro, Ph.D., DABT, ERT, Principal, Health Sciences, Product Safety & Stewardship, Business Development, Americas (Ramboll) will be joining the "Understanding Vanillin Solutions and Emerging Technologies" panel set for day two (October 9) of Flavorcon 2024 (www.flavorcon.com). Both offer unique perspectives into today's challenges facing the vanillin market.

The vanillin market is experiencing numerous disruptions, Flavorcon 2024 (www.flavorcon.com) will dig into the challenges as well as emerging technologies and solutions with a panel led by P&F+ advisory board member Scott Chaplin. The panel is set for Wednesday, October 9, you don't want to miss insight from industry leaders! More on the "Understanding Vanillin Solutions and Emerging Technologies" panel below.

👃Flavorcon is set to return to Atlantic City, New Jersey this October! Register ASAP for the best rates for the conference and expo hall set to be held October 8-9, at Harrah's Resort & Casino. 👉🏽

Register now to set your flavor innovation agenda; 1-day passes are available, as are group rates.

Tony Moore

Tony Moore has been an active flavor chemist for 35-ish years and is currently engaged as a contracted research flavor chemist in Diageo’s global Commercial Science team. Tony is afflicted with a constant curiosity of the aroma and flavor chemistries of all sorts of plants and foods and drinks and maintains a research garden and lab to satisfy these curiosities. Tony and friends will soon launch a collaborative compendium of flavor and aroma ingredient information at FlavScents.com and a video series that explores the chemistry of the smells that surround us called “What’s That Smell?”

Lisa Navarro, Ph.D.

Lisa Navarro, Ph.D., provides strategic scientific support to drive solutions for her client’s most challenging product safety and regulatory compliance needs. Leveraging industrial experience she advises clients on services including GRAS Notifications and Determinations, Cell Culture Consultations, cGMP Reviews, Due Diligence Support, New Dietary Ingredient Notifications, Cosmetic Formulation Safety Reviews, Dietary Intake Assessments, and Food Contact Substance Notifications. Her clients include a broad range of manufacturers, including cosmetics, consumer and household products, food and flavor ingredients, alcoholic beverages, and dietary supplements.

Fellow Panelists

• Mahdi Abu-Omar, Ph.D., CEO at Spero Renewables LLC: With 27 years of experience in R&D management and innovation, Dr. Mahdi Abu-Omar is the Founder and CEO of Spero Renewables, where he guides the company's business and technical development together with his experienced team. He is the author of more than 200 original scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and co-inventor of many patents. He is the recipient of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Affordable Green Chemistry Award in 2022. Abu-Omar holds the Endowed Mellichamp Chair in Green Chemistry and is a Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
• Yang Zhou, Global Sales Director at SiyoMicro Biotech: Yang Zhou is dedicated to promoting precision fermentation in nutrition, cosmetics, food, and Ag segments, aiming to provide high-quality ingredients with a fraction of the carbon emissions, land requirements, and water usage. Zhou holds a Master's Degree in International Business from the University of Mannheim as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California, Berkley, Haas School of Business.

Moderator

Scott Chaplin manages SCMC Consulting, which is a privately managed consulting firm that focuses on business support to the Flavor, Fragrance and AP Ingredient industry with emphasis on the F&F and FMCG companies in the Food, Beverage, Confection, Dairy, Pharma, Nutraceutical, Cosmetic and Biotechnology industries. SCMC specializes in driving revenue, profits, new product introductions, category & distribution expansion, and operational efficiencies with defined strategies. Active in M&A, Board Advisor, strategic partnerships and JDA’s both in the North American and the Global markets. We are working with top-tier global and mid-level regional companies in the US and abroad, having high levels of success on short & long-term consultations on novel ingredients, advanced innovations, and disruptive technologies.

Discounts Available

Did you know that if you're a member of the Society of Flavor Chemists (SFC), British Society of Flavourists (BSF) and/or Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce, Inc. (WFFC) you receive a a $200 (for access to both days of expo hall and conference sessions),  $150 discount (for 1-day conference registration), $35 discount (1-day expo hall only) from early bird rates? Don't miss out on serious savings! Reach out to your society for the discount code today!

Registering a group of three (3) or more attendees from the same company? Your group may qualify for a discount! Email flavorcon@allured.com for more information and to register your group.

What Your Registration Includes

Registering for the full Flavorcon 2024 event comes with some serious perks like:

• Breakfast on both days of the show (October 8 & 9)
• Lunch on both days of the show (October 8 & 9)
• Admission to the Opening Reception Cocktail 
• Admission to conference sessions led by flavor innovators 
• Admission to the expo hall featuring the latest flavor ingredients, technologies and services

Pre-Connbsp;

Flavorists, get your education started early with this first-come first-served pre-Flavorcon session on Monday, October 7! This session will take attendees on a guided tour through a lineup of organoleptic materials with the help of Bell Flavor & Fragrances principal flavorist, Cyndie Lipka, and junior flavorist Michael Morrison as well as a second session featuring independent flavorist and “Flavor Bites” columnist, John Wright and Giuseppe Bongiorno, associate principal scientist/junior flavorist at PepsiCo. This session has an additional fee and lunch is included!

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