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20th Global Water Drinks Congress
The highest level and most influential event for the global water drinks industry. Designed for industry leaders, suppliers, customers and advisers, this 20th annual Congress will provide a complete overview of the latest market trends, innovations and issues alongside networking opportunities with key industry figures. Insights will be shared by leading international and regional businesses on the latest market and strategic developments, as well as by innovators and entrepreneurs bringing new ideas and taking up new challenges.
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About
Zenith Global's annual Global Water Drinks Congress is regarded as the highest level and most influential forum for the global water drinks industry.
Designed for industry leaders, suppliers, customers and advisers, the Congress offers attendees a complete overview of the latest market trends, developments, innovation and issues, alongside extensive networking opportunities.
The event will feature two days of conference sessions, extensive networking opportunities, a gala industry dinner and presentation of the Global Water Drinks Awards 2023, highlighting the best in global water drinks innovation worldwide.
Leading international and regional manufacturers, industry suppliers and advisers will present on the latest market and strategic developments, as well as topical issues ranging from packaging and sustainability to water stewardship and innovation.
Speakers at last year’s Congress included Coca-Cola, Danone, Flow Water, Gerolsteiner, Icelandic Glacial, IRi, Kantar, Mahou San Miguel, Nestlé Waters, Niagara, PepsiCo, Rabobank and Spritzer. View the complete agenda online here.
Programme details and registration will be available shortly.
Speakers include
Monday 27 November
Afternoon visit to Highland Spring Group bottling and canning plant, followed by Scotch whisky tasting at nearby distillery. Timings to be confirmed.
Welcome drinks reception
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Tuesday 28 November
Speaker to be announced
Ananda Roy, Senior Vice President – Thought Leadership & Growth Insights for Circana
Richard Lee, Strategic Insight Director at Kantar
Ross Colbert, Global Head – Consumer Beverage M&A for Capstone Partners
Questions and discussion
Hydration and networking break
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced
Questions and discussion
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced
Questions and discussion
Lunch and networking
Alaa Hattab, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saniton Plastic
Speaker to be announced
Emmanuel Ladent, Chief Executive Officer of Carbios
Speaker to be announced
Questions and discussion
on collection, recycling, regulation, recycled content quality and availability, new materials, reducing impact and climate change
Speakers to be announced
Rehydration and networking break
Gerrit Smit, Managing Director of the Yili Innovation Center Europe
Rahul Narang, Founder and Chairman of The Narang Group/Ocean Beverages, India
Andy Peykoff, Chief Executive Officer of Niagara Bottling
Marco Tkachuk, Chief Executive Officer of IDS Borjomi
Questions and discussion
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Wednesday 29 November
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced
Leila Khoury, Chief Marketing Officer of Nirvana Water Sciences, United States
Questions and discussion
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced
Questions and discussion
Hydration and networking break
Guillaume Zarka, Co-founder of Drink Waters, France
Daisuke Fujiwara, Executive Officer of Kirin Holdings, Japan
Speaker to be announced
Mubarak Malik, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Barcode, United States
Speaker to be announced
Questions and discussion
Lunch and networking
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Speakers
Ross Colbert
Global Head – Consumer Beverage M&A for Capstone Partners
Emmanuel Ladent
Chief Executive Officer of Carbios
Ananda Roy
Senior Vice President – Thought Leadership & Growth Insights for Circana
Ananda supports top corporate executives in FTSE-100 organisations identify & capitalise on growth opportunities, sharpen marketing effectiveness & optimisation, & use the power of analytics and data-driven inputs to make smart commercial decisions.
Ambroise Veillon
Senior Vice President – Sustainability Transformation for Groupe Danone
Mubarak Malik
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Drink Barcode
Guillaume Zarka
Co-founder of Drink Waters, France
Marco Tkachuk
Chief Executive Officer of IDS Borjomi
Richard Lee
Strategic Insight Director at Kantar
Daisuke Fujiwara
Executive Officer of Kirin Holdings, Japan
As an author of more than 60 publications, Daisuke’s main research interests are in immunology and microbiology.
Daisuke attended the University of Tokyo and achieved a Ph.D. He started his carrier as a basic scientist at Kirin before becoming a visiting researcher the national research center of Japan and completing his post-doc at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.
Currently, Daisuke is serving as General Manager of the Institute of Health Sciences of Kirin Holdings CO., Ltd and leading R&D innovation by linking research activities and business development. In addition, Daisuke serves as visiting lecturer at the University of Tokyo.
Rahul Narang
Founder and Chairman of The Narang Group / Ocean Beverages
Andy Peykoff
Chief Executive Officer of Niagara Bottling
Leila Khoury
Chief Marketing Officer of Nirvana Water Sciences, United States
Alaa Hattab
President and Chief Executive Officer of Saniton Plasticsa
Gerrit Smit
Managing Director of the Yili Innovation Center Europe
Additional speakers to be announced
Additional speakers to be announced
Tours
On 27 November, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Highland Spring bottling facility, along with the local Tullibardine Whisky Distillery.
About Highland Spring
- Highland Spring is one of the leading UK producers, investing over £100 million on its expansion over the past 10 years.
- Sourced from the majestic Ochil Hills, the water was the first in Britain to be certified as coming from organic land.
- The Glen bottling site in Blackford bottles up to 2 million litres per annum.
About Tullibardine Distillery
- Located on the site of Scotland's oldest brewery dating back to the 12th century, Tullibardine was developed as a traditional distiller in 1949.
Location and accommodation
One of the Leading Hotels of the World, Gleneagles was host to the G8 summit of world leaders in 2005 and golf's Ryder Cup in 2014. It has 3 championship golf courses, Scotland's only restaurant with 2 Michelin stars and an award-winning spa.
The 850-acre Gleneagles estate is 1 hour's drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports. It has its own railway station.
For delegates wishing to book accommodation, an allocation of rooms is available at a negotiated rate of £330 per night on a strictly first come, first served basis. This rate is inclusive of overnight accommodation, full Scottish breakfast, use of the Club facilities and VAT. To reserve, please call +44 (0)1764 694499 (select option 1), or email playground.planners@gleneagles.com, quoting the group booking code ZEN3110
Room rates are subject to availability. Once our allocation has been used or is released as contracted, room rates may fluctuate according to availability.
The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder PH3 1NF
t +44 (0)1764 662231 e resort.sales@gleneagles.com
| Pay by 28 Jul Super saver | Pay by 29 Sep Early booking rate | Pay by 27 Nov Standard booking rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Congress | Each delegate | £1,490.00 | £1,590.00 | £1,790.00 |
| Concession* | £490.00 | £525.00 | £590.00 | |
| Separate elements | 27 Nov tour, reception | £300.00 | £350.00 | |
| 28 Nov conference | £900.00 | £950.00 | ||
| 28 Nov awards dinner | £150.00 | £200.00 | ||
| 29 Nov conference | £700.00 | £750.00 |
*A concession rate is offered to start-ups and early-stage entrepreneurs. To be eligible, you must have annual sales below £1 million. For more information and to book at this rate, please contact events@zenithglobal.com
Substitutions will be accepted at any time. Cancellations will be subject to £150 + VAT administration charge per delegate and cannot be made after 29 September. Bookings are subject to Zenith Global Event Terms and Conditions, available here.
Visas may be required from some countries. Zenith Global will be happy to help with visa support and documents where possible.
e events@zenithglobal.com t +44 (0)1225 327900
Awards
The industry's only Global Water Drinks Awards are designed to celebrate excellence and innovation across every category of the packaged water industry.
The awards are a great way for you to enhance your brand and ensure your product, concept or campaign is recognised on an international scale.
The awards will open from June 2023 until September 2023, and the winners will be announced on 28 November 2022, during the 20th Global Water Drinks Congress.
The categories
- Best Natural Still Water
- Best Natural Sparkling Water
- Best Flavoured Water
- Best Functional Water
- Best Hard Seltzer
- Best New Brand
- Best Brand Extension
- Best New Water Concept
- Best in Can
- Best in Carton
- Best in Glass
- Best in PET
- Best Packaging/Label Design
- Best Cap/Closure
- Best Technology Innovation
- Best Marketing/Social Media Campaign
- Best CSR Initiative
For more information, visit the awards page on our website or contact awards@zenithglobal.com.
Sponsorship
Our event and awards sponsorship packages offer a unique and effective opportunity to showcase your brand and services to a highly relevant audience.
You can choose from our Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorship packages, or we can create a custom sponsorship package to suit your specific needs and budgetary requirements.
Sponsorship opportunities include:
- Presentation within the main event programme
- Opportunity to host a workshop, roundtable or drinks reception
- Exhibit display in the networking area
- Distribution of marketing material / product samples
- Delegate passes
- Discounted delegate access for your clients
- Branding across event collateral, including stage backdrop, lectern and programme
- Logo on event webpage hyperlinked to your website
- Sponsored email communication to all attendees
- Sponsored social media posts
- Regular mentions in Zenith Global's event marketing and press releases
For information and pricing, please contact Francesca Hall, Events Director
e fhall@zenithglobal.com t +44 (0)1225 327900
