Treat Your Body Like a Temple: Functional Foods for Health
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked consumers’ interest in healthier eating and increased demand for information on functional foods. The journey towards healthy eating may have just begun, but it’s clear that food has enormous impact to transform our health and wellbeing.
Technology and businesses were quick to discover a variety of health foods while finding the “cure” to improve our immune system against infectious diseases like Covid-19.
The International Association for Agriculture Sustainability (IAAS) specially host a virtual event on 24th June 2022 to explore the opportunities and challenges in Functional Foods.
This virtual event serves as a platform to offer insight into the functional food for people who are focusing well-being, health, biodiversity, sustainability, and future technologies. We welcome all thought leaders, change makers, and everyone to join us to exchange various ideas and perspectives.
Treat Your Body Like a Temple: Functional Foods for Health
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked consumers’ interest in healthier eating and increased demand for information on functional foods. The journey towards healthy eating may have just begun, but it’s clear that food has enormous impact to transform our health and wellbeing.
Technology and businesses were quick to discover a variety of health foods while finding the “cure” to improve our immune system against infectious diseases like Covid-19. The International Association for Agriculture Sustainability (IAAS) specially host a virtual event on 24th June 2022 to explore the opportunities and challenges in Functional Foods.
This virtual event serves as a platform to offer insight into the functional food for people who are focusing well-being, health, biodiversity, sustainability, and future technologies. We welcome all thought leaders, change makers, and everyone to join us to exchange various ideas and perspectives.
Treat Your Body Like a Temple: Functional Foods for Health
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked consumers’ interest in healthier eating and increased demand for information on functional foods. The journey towards healthy eating may have just begun, but it’s clear that food has enormous impact to transform our health and wellbeing.
Technology and businesses were quick to discover a variety of health foods while finding the “cure” to improve our immune system against infectious diseases like Covid-19. The International Association for Agriculture Sustainability (IAAS) specially host a virtual event on 24th June 2022 to explore the opportunities and challenges in Functional Foods.
This virtual event serves as a platform to offer insight into the functional food for people who are focusing well-being, health, biodiversity, sustainability, and future technologies. We welcome all thought leaders, change makers, and everyone to join us to exchange various ideas and perspectives.
THE SPEAKERS
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Dr. Liangli (Lucy) Yu
Professor
Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, USA
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Dr. Mathew Baker
Professor and Department Head of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Dr. Min-Hsiung Pan
Professor
Institute of Food Science & Technology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Dr. Tsung-Hsi Wang
Director
Department of Planning Division, National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
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Dr. Tai-Yuan Chen
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Agenda
Time (SGT)
Agenda
21:00
Opening Address
Dr. Cheng-I Wei
Honorary Chairman of International Association for Agricultural Sustainability (IAAS)
Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, USA
21:05
Opening Address
Dr. Richard Zwe-Ling Kong
President of Taiwan Society of Health Food, Taiwan
Distinguished Professor and Director of Center for Academia and Industry Collaboration, Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
21:10
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Liangli (Lucy) Yu
Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, USA
21:30
Speech Topic : Representative Communication Pathways for Tailoring Consumer Messaging in Functional Foods
Dr. Mathew Baker
Professor and Department Head of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
21:50
Speech Topic : Chemopreventive Effects of Bioactive Phytochemicals on Chronic Inflammation-associated Human Diseases
Dr. Min-Hsiung Pan
Professor, Institute of Food Science & Technology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
22:10
Speech Topic : Adding Value of Healthcare System Through Technology- A One-Health Perspective
Dr. Tsung-Hsi Wang
Director, Department of Planning Division, National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
22:30
Speech Topic : Antioxidant Capacity and Their Functional Components of Herbal Teas
Dr. Tai-Yuan Chen
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
22:50
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Dr. Cheng-I Wei | Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, USA
Panelists
Dr. Liangli (Lucy) Yu | Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, USA
Dr. Min-Hsiung Pan | Professor, Institute of Food Science & Technology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr. Tsung-Hsi Wang | Director, Department of Planning Division, National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Dr. Tai-Yuan Chen | Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
23:20
Closing Remarks
Dr. Tzong-Ru Lee
Chairman of International Association for Agricultural Sustainability (IAAS)
Professor, Department of Marketing, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
About IAAS
International Association of Agricultural Sustainability (IAAS) serves as an international platform for academicians, researchers, industry players and policy makers in the fields of agri-technology, sustainability, food technology, innovation, management and economics to communicate and interact for the advancement of research, instruction, trade promotion and policy development.
IAAS has built global partnerships across research institutes, established and start-up private enterprises in the past years to drive agri-food and agri-tech innovation. Our guest speakers from the related industry and institutions will deliver their thoughts and insights of the innovative solutions.
Everything we do– from our conferences to annual meetings– is driven by our goal:
How can we spark conversations and spread powerful ideas to change lives and, ultimately, the world?
Innovation in agriculture cuts
across all dimensions
of the production cycle
along the entire value chain.
Farmers rely on technology
to make their operations
as efficient, productive and
profitable as possible.
Sustainable agriculture is
intended to protect the
environment, expand the
Earth’s natural resources base.
Investing where it matters
to farmers and the
natural environment.
Virtual Event
Functional Food: Food as Medicine
24th June 2022, Friday
21:00 – 23:30(SGT)/09:00 -11:30(EST)
