Speakers
| We are currently recruiting our 2026 Speakers. Until then, take a look at our 2025 speakers |
Hosts
The IPA World Congress + Probiota 2025 was chaired by the award-winning editorial team from NutraIngredients.com:
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Stephen Daniells, PhD
NutraIngredients
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Danielle Masterson
NutraIngredients-USA
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Olivia Haslam
NutraIngredients-Europe
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George Paraskevakos
IPA
Our 2025 Speakers
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Prof. Mani Arumugam
Associate Professor
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Bruno Balen
Founder
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Silvia Barbaresi
Sport Scientist, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
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Mads Bjørnhof
Co-Owner and Chief Commercial Officer
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Dr. Arno Bouwens
R&D Director
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Dr. Jeremy Burton
Chair in Human Microbiome and Probiotics
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Eleonora Cavani
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Dr. Richard Day
VP Medical Affairs & Clinical Development, Health & Wellness
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Dr. Deyan Yavorov Dayliev
Researche
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Afif Ghannoum
Chief Executive Officer
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Dr. Sean Gibbons
Associate Professor
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Prof. Simone Guglielmetti
Professor
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Thomas G. Guilliams PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Dr. Patrick Guye
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Guzzetta
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Dr. Caitlin Hall
Head of Research
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Ewa Hudson
Director of Insights
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Dr. Ralf Jäger
Managing Member
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Dr. Muhammad Tanweer Khan
Associate Professorr
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Louis Koeninger, PhD
Global Scientific Advisor, Gut and Mental Health
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Alana Macfarlane Kempner
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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Johanna Maukonen
Global Director of Clinical and Translation
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Prof. Javier Moran
Professor of Food and Regulatory Innovation
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Mónica Olivares Martín, PhD
RDA Director Women´s and Infant Health
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Dr. Siobhain O’Mahony
Senior Lecturer
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Marco Pane
Chief Scientific Officer
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Connor Parker
Lecturer and PhD Researcher
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Martin Patz
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
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Dr. Emily Prpa
Yakult UK & Ireland
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Prof. Maria Rescigno
Vice Rector and Delegate for Research; Deputy Scientific Director Basic Research
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Prof. Ger Rijkers
Em. Professor in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
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Dr. Julia Rode
Associate Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Olga Sakwinska
Senior Scientist
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Dr. Chrysi Sergaki
Head of Microbiome
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Dr. Robert E. Steinert
Principal Scientist
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Dr. Asuka Tada
Commercial Manager
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Hongwei Wang PhD, MD.RD
Chief Technology Officer
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Xiangdong Zhao
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer