Healthy Living Symposium

The Functional Foods Research Group at the University of Southern Queensland is hosting a Healthy Living Symposium with topics including the latest research updates on development, production and health benefits of functional foods and health supplements.

This will be an excellent opportunity for networking with key R&D personnel, including leading international authorities on health benefits.

Keynote Presentations –

Professor Grant Pierce - Executive Director, St Boniface Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada and

Professor Penny Kris-Etherton - Distinguished Professor of Nutrition Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA

Professor Grant Pierce has delivered over 250 invited lectures in 31 countries and received multiple awards for research excellence. He was awarded the 2016 Research Canada Leadership Award and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest distinction for a scientist in Canada. He provides a wealth of knowledge in the area of functional foods, in particular their potential to improve heart health. Professor Penny Kris-Etherton is a leading authority on the heart health benefits of dietary fats including canola oil.

Other speakers at the symposium include:

Associate Professor Andrew Pipingas (Swinburne University, Melbourne)

Dr Rachel Wong (University of Newcastle, Newcastle)

Professor Peer Schenk (The University of Queensland, Brisbane)

Mr Bruce Hardy (Myera Group, Winnipeg, Canada)

Mr Dai Suter (Weston Milling, Sydney)

Professor Bram Ramjiawan (St Boniface Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada)

Mr Ron Plant (SorgPlus, Toowoomba)

Associate Professor Alison Coates (University of South Australia, Adelaide)

Dr Sunil Panchal (University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba)

Professor Roger Hurst (Plant & Food, Palmerston North, New Zealand)

Professor Jon Buckley (University of South Australia, Adelaide)

Professor Stuart Biddle (University of Southern Queensland, Springfield)

Professor Peter Howe (University of Southern Queensland, Springfield)

Associate Professor David Colquhoun (The University of Queensland, Brisbane)

Session chairs:

Professor Geoffrey Annison (Australian Food & Grocery Council, Canberra)

Professor Lindsay Brown (University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba)

Professor Peter Terry (University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba)