THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2006   Morning chair: Dr. Niek J. Snoeij, TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands

08.30 Opening of Foods for the healthy Elderly - Fit for Growth   08.35 Healthy ageing - a consumer perspective Dr. Frans van der Ouderaa, Unilever Corporate Research, UK

Skeletal health - food and drink perspectives   09.00 Food ingredients to improve bone health: how does it work? Dr. Igor Bendik, DSM Nutritional Products, Switzerland   09.30 Phytoestrogens and the control of osteoporosis Prof.dr. Kevin Cashman, University College Cork, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences / Department of Medicine, Ireland   10.00 Networking break: coffee and tea     The immune system - food and drink perspectives

10.30 Immune functioning and healthy ageing Dr. Richard Aspinall, Imperial College London, Department of Immunology, UK   11.00 The immune system and the impact of zinc during ageing Prof.dr. Lothar Rink, RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Immunology, Germany

The colon and its microflora - food and drink perspectives   11.30 Potential benefits of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics for elderly people Prof.dr. Elisabeth Norin, Karolinska Institute, Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Sweden   12.00 Dietary fibre and intestinal benefits for the elderly Prof.dr. Julie Miller Jones, College of St. Catherine, USA   12.30 Lunch     Afternoon chair: Prof.dr. J. Bruce German, Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland / University of California, Davis, USA Vision and cognitive functioning - food and drink perspectives

14.00 Ageing, visual function and food ingredients Dr. Allen Taylor, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (HNRCA), USA   14.30 Cognitive functioning: effectiveness of food supplements for elderly persons Dr. Lisette C.P.G.M. de Groot, Wageningen University, Department Human Nutrition, the Netherlands

Prevention of the metabolic syndrome - food and drink perspectives   15.00 Food related strategies in maintaining cardiovascular health Prof.dr. Anna Arnoldi, University of Milan, Department of Agro-alimentary Molecular Sciences, Italy   15.30 Food related strategies for prevention of type II diabetes Dr. Swen Wolfram, DSM Nutritional Products, Switzerland   16.00 Networking break: coffee and tea     Dietary energy intake - food and drink perspectives   16.30 The importance of low glycaemic index in healthy ageing  Dr. Diederick Meyer, Sensus, the Netherlands   17.00 The anorexia of ageing Dr. Claudia Savina, University of Rome "La Sapienza",  Food Sciences and Nutrition Institute, Italy     17.30 - 18.30 Poster presentations at the Scientific Café

20.30 Conference dinner The conference dinner will take place in the 15th century St. Olof's Chapel. Take this opportunity to network with experts and potential business partners in an informal and relaxed atmosphere accompanied by good food and wine.

FRIDAY 27 JANUARY 2006   Morning chair: Dr. Karin Wertz, DSM Nutritional Products, Switzerland Antioxidants - food and drink perspectives     08.30 The role of antioxidants in healthy ageing Prof.dr. Gerald Rimbach, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institut für Humanernährung und Lebensmittelkunde, Germany   09.00 Fat-soluble vitamins and dietary needs for the healthy elderly Dr. Edmond Rock INRA, Unité des Maladies Métaboliques et Micronutrients, France     Quality of life - food and drink perspectives   09.30 Ageing, sensory perception and food preferences Dr. Peter Leathwood, Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland   10.00 The food-related quality of life for the elderly Dr. Monique M. Raats University of Surrey, School of Human Sciences, UK   10.45 Networking break: coffee and tea       Specific issues - food and drink perspectives   11.15 Benefit-risk assessment of foods and food supplements Dr. Hans Verhagen, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Nutrition and Health, the Netherlands   11.45 Beauty food - also for the elderly? Dr. Sybille Buchwald-Werner, Cognis Nutrition and Health, Germany   12.15 Healthy ageing is linked to healthy DNA Dr. Rein Strijker, DNage, the Netherlands   12.45 Lunch     Afternoon chair: Dr. Hans Verhagen, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Nutrition and Health, the Netherlands Healthy ageing - Adjusting food to individual metabolism     14.00 Nutrigenomics research for the elderly Prof.dr. J. Bruce German, Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland / University of California, Davis, USA   14.30 From general nutrition guidance to personalised foods for the healthy elderly Dr. Rosalynn D. Gill-Garrison, Sciona, USA     15.00 Smart food: die young as late as possible Prof.dr. Michael Müller, Wageningen University, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, the Netherlands   15.30 Japan: in the forefront of food development aimed specifically for the silver generation Dr. Satoshi Kudo, Yakult, the Netherlands   16.00 Closing lecture Foods for the healthy elderly: fit for growth? Dr. Jo Goossens, BioSense, Belgium     16.30 End of conference