Thursday,

23 May 2024

08:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Marshal Garden Hotel

Bucharest

(Stefan cel Mare area/ASE)

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hours

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What is the IFS Conference?

The IFS conference is already a traditional event of the food industry and the industry of household and personal care products, of the FMCG and retail industry that facilitates the meeting of specialists in the field, meeting partners, collaborators, customers, suppliers and certification bodies.

It is at the same time a moment of respite that we allow ourselves once a year, a day when we forget about the daily routine and current challenges. We exchange opinions, learn cutting-edge information from all areas of the supply chain, as well as from related industries, new practices, innovative solutions on automation and digitization of processes, records, processing technologies, packaging, logistics, testing, product quality control and safety assurance supply and find new business partners.

It will be a pleasure for me to attend at the 10th IFS Conference in Romania 🇷🇴
Thanks a lot to Ionut NACHE for organising the conference and in general for representing IFS - International Featured Standards in this region not only in Romania

Stephan Tromp

IFS Managing Director

Among other breaking industry news:

This year, the IFS Conference, the 10th edition, was organized at the Marshal Garden hotel on May 23, 2024, which will allow partners networking options with the participants.

The IFS Food standard, version 8, IFS Food 8 Doctrine version 2, IFS Food 8 Audit Checklist Guideline
The IFS HPC standard, version 3
The IFS Broker standard, version 3.1
IFS Logistics standard, version 3 – Made to meet the current needs of the market
IFS PACsecure standard, version 2
IFS Progress – Progress for our development programs
A new IFS tool – International Featured Standards: IFS ESG Check
The IFS standards – your passport for identifying new business partners and for EXPORT
INAQ Training Center, INAQ Data &Research, INAQ Branding, INAQ Commercial Consulting.

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What we talked about at the conference

The IFS Food 8 standard aims to deliver reliable products. Its vision is cooperation within the supply chain to improve product integrity.

IFS HPC 3 is the standard for evaluating the safety and quality management system and production processes of household and personal care products.

IFS Logistics applies to all areas of logistics, such as delivery by truck, train or ship, and to all types of food and non-food products, whether they need to be transported at freezing temperatures, refrigerated or non-refrigerated.

Every company has a duty to align itself with the principles of sustainable development. And IFS has come up with the right solution, by creating this independent self-assessment and evaluation tool to determine the degree to which a company is already prepared or adopting ESG principles.

ESG, which stands for environmental, social, and governance, or more simply, sustainable development, is centered around transparency, pollution reduction, and establishing a wholesome development framework for the planet and its inhabitants.

Who benefits from ESG? Every company bears the responsibility to align itself with the principles of sustainable development. Recognizing this need, IFS has introduced a practical solution through the development of a self-assessment tool. This tool serves to gauge the extent to which a company is currently prepared or adopts ESG principles.

It is crucial to underscore that ESG is not exclusively the responsibility of large corporations. Hence, the IFS ESG Check tool is designed to empower all companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to initiate the process of aligning with sustainable principles and operational practices.

IFS CONFERENCE 2024

23 May

Marshal Garden Hotel

IFS CONFERENCE 2024

23 May

Marshal Garden Hotel

Speakers

Stephan Tromp

Managing Director IFS

Ionuț Nache

General Manager INAQ Consulting, IFS Representative

Marek Marzec

EWA BIS Poland

Chryssa Dimitriadis

Director Standard Management

Sybil-Marie Deinhard

HPC Standard Manager

George Bădescu

Director Executiv AMRCR

Adrian Bălăoi

CEO Frigo Consult Tehnic AB SRL

Cătălin Rădulescu

Claims Manager – IBC Romania Hub at RENOMIA | Gallagher

Angelos Spiliotis

Managing Director Axiven Pest Control

Bogdana Gheorghe

Managing Director Retail Zoom

Iolanda Pancu

Business Development Manager, SATO Europe

Ciprian Bejenariu

Managing Director & Country Manager Workwear Romania, CWS-boco Romania

Katerina Peeva

Biotechnologist, Biotrend Plus

Marius Maier

Managing Director CMC GRUP RISK ADVISOR SRL

Sapfo Laina

Senior Technical Manager, ESG Check Coordinator

Gabriela Fistiș

Sustainability Trusted Advisor

Tulia Căşvean

Strategic Marketing & Communication Consultant, Transavia

Magdalena Caramilea

Sustainability Director, Autonom Group

Gabriela Ciulacu Bițan

Department of Sustainable Development of the Romanian Government

Jan Verhesen

Managing director Ikma

Alexandru Băjenaru

Director Marketing Online INAQ Branding

Mihai Coliban

Brand Communication Expert, Creative & Design Director

Gabriela Ciulacu Bițan

Department of Sustainable Development of the Romanian Government

Jan Verhesen

Managing director Ikma

Organizers

Partners

PLATINUM partners

GOLD partners

SILVER partners

SUPPORTING partners

MEDIA partners

MOBILITY partners

Agenda

First part

08.30 – Welcome coffee

09.00 – Official opening of the 10th edition of IFS Conference in Romania

– Ionuț Nache, General Manager INAQ Consulting, IFS Representative in Romania

09.10 – IFS latest news, programs and development directions

– Stephan Tromp, Managing Director of IFS Management GmbH

09.30 – IFS Food 8. Doctrine

– Chryssa Dimitriadis, Director of IFS Standard Management

09.50 – IFS ESG Check Program impressions after the first training courses

– Sapfo Laina, IFS Coordinator ESG Verification Program and Senior Technical Manager of the Academy

10.10 – The situation of IFS Logistics 3. Romania vs. European countries

– Chryssa Dimitriadis, Director of IFS Standard Management

10.25 – IFS HPC 3. Feedback after the first certification audits

– Sybil-Marie Deinhard, IFS Standard Manager

10.45 – New opportunities to export your products or find new business partners

– Marek Marzec, EWA BIS Poland

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee break

Second part

Process optimization means solutions to reduce risk, reduce costs

11.15 – Presentation of Mirdatod – David Todoran, Owner

11.30 – SATO & Traceability. Everything starts with a single label

– Iolanda Pancu, Business Development Manager SATO Europe

11.45 – RENOMIA presentation – Cătălin Rădulescu, Claims Manager

12.00 – Keeping food safe. HACCP Workwear

– Ciprian Bejenariu, Managing Director CWS Boco România

12.15 – Innovative Solutions Optimizing Pest Control Services

– Angelos Spiliotis, General Manager Axiven Pest Control

12.30 – Innovative solutions for safety and hygiene

– Katerina Peeva, Biotechnologist Biotrend Plus

12.45 – Risk Management – challenges and solutions for food businesses

– Marius Maier, General Manager CMC Grup Risk Advisor

13.00 – Solutions in combating food fraud

– Dana Sofia, Managing Director E-Labels

13.15 – Why is a designer important for a refrigeration plant?

– Adrian Bălăoi, General Manager AB Frigo Consult

13.30 – 14.15 Lunch break

Third part

14.15 – INAQ School of Consultants, INAQ School of Auditors – new services offered by INAQ Consulting

– Ionuț Nache –General Manager INAQ Consulting

14.30 – INAQ Branding – new services offered by INAQ Consulting. Case Study

– Mihai Coliban – Brand Communication Expert, Creative & Design Director

– Alexandru Băjenaru – Online Marketing Director

15.00 – Awards of the IFS Conference Romania offered by INAQ Consulting – IFS Training Center

15.30 – Round table: How ready are we to implement ESG principles in our businesses?

• Bogdana Gheorghe – Managing Director Retail Zoom

• Adela Jansen – Board Member

• George Bădescu – Executive Director AMRCR

• Ionuț Nache – General Manager INAQ Consulting – IFS Training Center

• Tulia Cășvean, Director of Corporate Communication and PR Transavia

• Gabriela Fistiș – Sustainability Trusted Advisor

• Magdalena Caramilea – Sustainability Director Autonom Group

• Gabriela Ciulacu Bițan – Department of Sustainable Development of the Romanian Government

• Jan Verhesen – Managing Director Ikma

• Claudiu Petre – Smart Business & Technologies Solutions (EV Connect)

16.30 Cocktail & networking (tasting of Crama Basilescu wines and Artesana cheeses)

Registration

EARLY BIRD

150 €

75 €

Discussion sessions

Morning snack, lunch and drinks

(water, coffee)

Networking and the opportunity to

connect with over 100 specialists

in the field

Fee valid until April 16

Fee valid until April 24

STANDARD

150 €

100 €

Discussion sessions

Morning snack, lunch and drinks

(water, coffee)

Networking and the opportunity to

connect with over 100 specialists

in the field

Fee valid between April 17 – May 8

Fee valid until April 24

LATE

150 €

Discussion sessions

Morning snack, lunch and drinks

(water, coffee)

Networking and the opportunity to

connect with over 100 specialists

in the field

Fee valid between May 9 – May 22

EARLY BIRD

150 €

75 €

Discussion sessions

Morning snack, lunch and

drinks (water, coffee)

Networking and the

opportunity to connect with

over 100 specialists

in the field

Fee valid until April 16

STANDARD

150 €

100 €

Discussion sessions

Morning snack, lunch and

drinks (water, coffee)

Networking and the

opportunity to connect with

over 100 specialists

in the field

Fee valid between April 17 – May 8

LATE

150 €

Discussion sessions

Morning snack, lunch and

drinks (water, coffee)

Networking and the

opportunity to connect with

over 100 specialists

in the field

Fee valid between May 9 – May 22

Partnerships

You have the opportunity to customize your participation, so we expect from you proposals of approaches, ideas, topics, themes that represent you, highlight the business, that could give more value to the quality of Partner.
We strive to make it a unique experience!

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