Programme

From 08:00 – Registrations and welcome coffee

OPENING

09:00 – OPENING BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Dr. Corina-Aurelia Zugravu (RO)
Video streaming Interview

09:15 – Key note speech – Beer on our minds: the alcohol, brewing and the roots of civilization
Andrew Curry, journalist (DE)
Biography Presentation Video streaming Interview

SESSION 1
THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF MODERATE BEER CONSUMPTION: ESTABLISHED FACTS OR MERE FAIRY TALE?

Chair
Prof. Frans Kok (NL)
Biography

09:40 – Recent evolutions in drinking guidelines across the world: the facts and drivers of these decisions
Helena Conibear (UK)
Biography Presentation Video streaming

10:00 – Different concepts in alcohol research: are the observed protective health effects of moderate beer consumption still valid?
Dr. Luc Djoussé (US)
Biography Presentation Video streaming Interview

10:20 – The effects of moderate beer consumption on cardiovascular diseases, what is the current state of research
Prof. Demosthenes Panagiotakos (GR)
Biography Presentation Video streaming Interview

10:40 – Panel discussion
Video streaming

10:55 – coffe break

SESSION 2
MODERATE BEER CONSUMPTION AND LIFESTYLE-RELATED DISEASES

Chair:
Prof. Arne Astrup (DK) Biography

11:25 – What does science show on the link between beer consumption and type 2 diabetes?
Prof. Kjeld Hermansen (DK)
Biography Presentation Video streaming Interview

11:45 – Moderate drinking and the ageing brain; a potential fit for smart ageing?
Prof. María José González Muñoz (ES)
Biography Presentation Video streaming Interview

12:05 – Panel discussion
Video streaming

12:20 – Lunch break

SESSION 3
BEER IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Chair:
Prof. Ramon Estruch (ES)
Biography

13:30 – Is beer an appropriate drink for rehydration?
Prof. Ronald J. Maughan (UK)
Biography Presentation Video streaming Interview

13:50 – Does beer consumption have a place in a healthy lifestyle?
Prof. Giovanni De Gaetano (IT)
Biography Presentation Video streaming Interview

14:10 – Panel discussion
Video streaming

14:25 – Panel debate
With: Dr Corina-Aurelia Zugravu, Prof. Arne Astrup, Prof. Ramon Estruch, Prof. Frans Kok
Biographies Video streaming Interview

15:00 – CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

Video streaming
Followed by a farewell drink