Ideas on the Global Stage
Explore conference talks and keynote speeches showing how
the biology of meaning transforms brand strategy,
communication, products, ingredients and packaging.
CONFERENCE SPEECHES
From Artificial to Affective Intelligence: Teaching Technology to Taste Emotions
IFT FIRST 2026, Chicago — July 2026
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Maximizing the Success of Product Innovation Through Digitally Enabled Food Product Design
IFT FIRST 2024, Chicago — with Maria Velissariou
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From Generic to Extraordinary: Transforming Ingredients into Strategic Growth Platforms
IFT FIRST 2023 — Fireside Chat with Maria Velissariou, PhD
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Fundamental Shifts in Food & Beverage Consumer Behavior During and Post COVID-19
IFT Virtual Session | 2021
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How Consumer Behavior Shapes Brand Desirability
Institute of Food Technology (IFT) British Section
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From “What” to “Why”: Moving Beyond the Limitations of Conventional Research
IIEX Europe, Amsterdam — June 2026
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The Crave Code: Unlocking Desire Through Texture, Taste & Truth
IIEX Asia Pacific 2026, Bangkok
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Combine AI with Neurobiology to Reach Unprecedented Consumer Insights
Combine AI with Neurobiology to Reach Unprecedented Consumer Insights IIEX 2024 — Virtual Conference
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Unlocking Canderel’s Brand DNA: Establishing a New Global Emotional Positioning
QUAL360 APAC, Singapore — with Sandrine Ambrosi, Canderel Brand Manager
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Beyond What Consumers Can Tell Us: Bringing Biology Back into Research
QUAL360 APAC 2022 — Tanushree Mainrai
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Living Brands: Marketing Through Human Nature
Unleashing Innovation in Branding Strategy Summit | Amsterdam, 2 November 2017
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Discovering the Origins of Brand Preference
Shopper Brain Conference | New York City, 2019
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Successful Brands Are Alive
American Marketing Association | Stamford, Connecticut
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Wine & Spirits Brand Strategy: The Motives Behind the Choice
A discussion with Dr. Constantinos Pantidos and Konstantinos Lazarakis MW at WSPC
CONFERENCE SPEECHES
The Architecture of Emotion in Art: A Neuroaesthetic Approach
How biological mechanisms of perception help explain our experience of art.