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Young IFFI Event – Building resilience in a changing industry

Network meeting

18 September 2025

Building resilience in a changing industry

The annual Young IFFI event is in line with the overall theme of the annual IFFI program 2025 ‘Sustainable Business, Resilient Companies’. And tries to answer to the questions: ‘How can young professionals can become resilient in a changing industry?, In what way have senior professionals adapted to change? and ‘How to deal with complexities and uncertainties?’ Subject matter experts will share their latest insights and best practices and a panel of industry experts will share their own experiences and realtime business cases. It helps young professionals to gain insights in how to become resilient in a working environment where change seems to be the only constant factor. And enhance their skillset enabling them to become the resilient leaders of the future.

Entice Your Taste Buds & Grow Your Network at the annual Young IFFI Event

Join us for this inspiring event centered around resiliency, connection, and delicious food! The Young IFFI Event brings together young professionals from the (Young) IFFI network to share ideas, spark new conversations, and build lasting connections. It is a full-day event for young executives in the ingredients industry with a dynamic program to learn, get inspired and meet peers in the industry. This event is also meant for students who are about to graduate and enter the industry as professionals.

Thursday 18th of September

18 September 2025
Venue: Antropia, Zeist

09:30 – 10:00  Walk-in and registration

10:00 – 10:05  Welcome by Ward van Ruijven, moderator

10:05 – 10:15  Opening by Thijs van de Water / Jantine Kievit,
Young IFFI

10:15 – 10:30 ‘The only constant is change’ by IFFI member
(to be announced)

10:30 – 11:30 ‘Mental strength, high performance’
                         by Michael Kortekaas, Trainer Police Academy

11:30 – 12:00  Introduction parallel sessions by Food Valley

12:30 – 13:30  Lunch

 

13:30 – 14:15  Parallel sessions, first round

Session 1          To be announced
Session 2          To be announced
Session 3          To be announced

14:15 – 14:45  Break

14:45 – 15:30  Parallel sessions, second round

Session 1          To be announced
Session 2          To be announced
Session 3          To be announced

15:30 – 16:00    Break

16:00 – 16:30    Panel discussion by Ward van Ruijven, moderator

16:30 – 16:45    Closing by Thijs van de Water / Jantine Kievit,
Young IFFI

 

Drinks & Dinner

16:45 – 17:45    Drinks

17:45 – 20:00    Walking dinner

Ward Ruijven
Political Editor Renze / Humberto / Beau

Ward van Ruijven is a political editor for RTL’s late-night talk shows and a podcast host. With his interest in societal issues in the fields of (geo)politics and science, he quickly masters complex topics and knows how to ask the right questions. As a chairperson, Ward engages the audience. Expect optimism, a personal approach, and—when necessary—a critical question.

 

Michael Kortekaas
Trainer, author Mental Strength

Michael Kortekaas is an inspirational speaker on work happiness, leadership and mental resilience. He has the ability to move people into action. In his engaging sessions, he offers practical tools and insights that anyone can use to change their habits and improve their personal and professional lives. Michael reaches out for growth tools at various levels, both individual and team. With his focus on performance psychology and mental resilience, he creates awareness about how the brain works, offers insight into attention training and the distractors that affect us.

 

Speakers parallel sessions
To be announced soon

Registration

Questions regarding this meeting? Contact Marita Mantle-Kloosterboer via marita@iffi.nu

Venue

Antropia, Zeist

Plenary Session – 13:30 – 14:15

Session 1, to be announced
Session 2, to be announced
Session 3, to be announced

 

Plenary Session – 14:45 – 15:30

Session 1, to be announced
Session 2, to be announced
Session 3, to be announced

Details

Date:
18 September 2025
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Organizer

IFFI
Phone:
+31 (6) 254 333 96
Email:
marita@iffi.nu

Venue

Antropia, Cultuur- en Congrescentrum
Hoofdstraat 8
Driebergen, 3972 LA
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