Speakers

Introducing our 2025 Speakers

Hosts

The IPA World Congress + Probiota 2025 will be chaired by the award-winning editorial team from NutraIngredients.com:

Bruno Balen

Founder
Silvia Barbaresi

Sport Scientist, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
Mads Bjørnhof

Co-Owner and Chief Commercial Officer
Dr. Arno Bouwens

R&D Director
Dr. Jeremy Burton

Chair in Human Microbiome and Probiotics
Eleonora Cavani

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Richard Day

VP Medical Affairs & Clinical Development, Health & Wellness
Afif Ghannoum

Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Sean Gibbons

Associate Professor
Prof. Simone Guglielmetti

Professor
Dr. Katherine Elizabeth Guzzetta

Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Caitlin Hall

Head of Research
Ewa Hudson

Director of Insights
Dr. Ralf Jäger

Managing Member
Louis Koeninger, PhD

Global Scientific Advisor, Gut and Mental Health
Johanna Maukonen

Global Director of Clinical and Translation
Prof. Javier Moran

Professor of Food and Regulatory Innovation
Mónica Olivares Martín, PhD

RDA Director Women´s and Infant Health
Dr. Siobhain O’Mahony

Senior Lecturer
Prof. Maria Rescigno

Vice Rector and Delegate for Research; Deputy Scientific Director Basic Research
Dr. Julia Rode

Associate Senior Lecturer
Dr. Olga Sakwinska

Senior Scientist
Dr. Robert E. Steinert

Principal Scientist
Asuka Tada

Commercial Manager
Hongwei Wang

Chief Technology Officer