Japan’s Morinaga Milk Industry will present insights on how evolving scientific understanding of gut health and immunity is reshaping infant and child nutrition strategies in Asia.
Kyoko Saito, lead of the Marketing Group, Functional Food Ingredients Division, will explain the connection between early nutrition, digestive development, and resilience against illness, while addressing parental expectations and trust.
Singapore-based Yeo’s will address how everyday foods can be designed, fortified and formulated to deliver macro- and micronutrients seamlessly into kids’ diets.
Deepapriya Velumani, head of R&D at Yeo’s, will also discuss how formulators can integrate clinically validated nutrients into culturally relevant, affordable, and appealing food formats to improve nutrition uptake among kids.
From a research front, Dr Elaine Quah, assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and senior research fellow at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, will present insights on children’s eating behaviours and caregiver feeding practices.
These insights have helped shape national guidelines, such as the Singapore Infant and Young Child Feeding Guidelines, developed to cultivate healthy eating behaviours and habits in children.
The Growth Asia Summit 2026 will be held at the iconic Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center from July 8 to 10.
Register for your delegate passes here.
The three-day summit will also shine the spotlight on topics significant to APAC’s health and nutrition market, including “Maternal and Women’s Health” and “Healthy Aging and Healthspan Advances”, “Active Lifestyle Nutrition”, “Weight Management”, and “Protein and Healthier Product Innovation”.
For the first time, the summit will also introduce the Growth Asia Start-Up Stars, inviting start-ups to showcase their innovations and delegates to pick the three overall winners.
Confirmed speakers include:
Dr Teena Badshah, Life Sciences – Associate Principal Scientist, PepsiCoSanjib Bose, Regional Director of Strategy & Digital Commerce, Asia & General Manager, Philippines, Mars WrigleyTomás Centeno, Vice President, Strategy and Commercial Excellence, Mondelēz InternationalKai Jia Chua, Professional Care & Development Manager, Alpro PharmacyFleur Cushman, Executive Director, CurraNZJohn O’Doherty, CEO, Complementary Medicines AustraliaJeff Duyvesteijn, Executive Director, For YouthMeiyuan Feng, Associate Director, Life Sciences, PepsiCo Asia R&D CenterDavid Foreman, Pharmacist, Author, Speaker, Herbal Pharmacist Dr Heng Hui Gan, Expert, GourmetProTim Hill, Key Account Director South East Asia, GlobalDataCraig Houliston, Executive Director, APAC Consulting and Insights, NielsenIQTakayuki Kushida, General Manager, Health Science Business Department, Kirin Holdings CompanyJulia Laukemann, Founder and CEO, L’évive LabsShanlu Liang, Senior Ingredient Innovation Scientist, Sirio PharmaYunn Lim, Senior Analyst, Food Science, Mintel Dr Dominic Lomiwes, Science Team Leader, Immune Health & Physical Performance, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy ScienceWarren Mackay‑Smith, General Manager of Ai Innovation Hub, BlackmoresDave McCaughan, Founder & Storyteller, BIBLIOSEXUALDr Suman Mishra, Science Team Leader, Digestive & Metabolic Health, New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy ScienceDavid Naidu, Chief Strategy Officer – Asia, Bel GroupMasae Nakano, Chief Technology Officer, CalbeeAlicia Ng, Vice-President, Head of R&D, Asia Pacific & Indian Subcontinent, HaleonKelvin Ng, Managing Partner Asia and Expert, Green Bridge Partners representing GourmetProYi Ling Ng, Professional Care & Development Manager, Alpro PharmacyCelia Ning, Senior Director, Scientific Affairs, ProActive Health, Kerry Andy Mckimmie, Country Manager, Singapore and Regional head of eCommerce for Southeast Asia & Korea, BlackmoresKeisuke Muroi, Chief Operating Officer, Morus Inc.Veronika Müller-Wigger, Head of Portfolio Innovation, NovonesisNaoko Onishi, Body Granola Overseas Development Lead, CalbeeAsst Prof Elaine Quah, Senior Research Fellow I, Division of O&G, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Duke-NUS Medical SchoolDr Amanda Rao, Founder and CEO, RDC Clinical representing Pharmako BiotechnologiesKanan Pardeshi, Product Manager – Innovations, Siens by DaburDr Novita Puspasari, Scientific Affairs Manager, H&H GroupHiroyuki Saito, Asian Region Lead, Ajinomoto Group VenturesDr Ignatius Szeto, Assistant President, Yili Group Dr Sheryl Tan, Wider Asia Medical & Scientific Affairs Lead, Haleon Deepapriya Velumani, Head of R&D, Yeo’sVijayaraghavan Venugopal, Co-founder, Fast & Up Dr Ross Walker, Integrative Cardiologist, Sydney Heart Health Clinic representing Kaneka Ubiquinol™Decky Yao, Chairman, APSKI (Asosiasi Pengusaha Suplemen Kesehatan Indonesia)Kelvin Zhang, Head of Marketing, BYHEALTHZhongpeng Zhang, Secretary-General, China Nutrition and Health Food Association (CNHFA)
To learn more, visit the Growth Asia Summit homepage here.
