PROGRAM
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH THEME
Day 1 – Tuesday 16 December 2014
Exercise and Health Theme
09.30-10.30 Plenary session
Nutrition for brain health and performance
Nick Gant (New Zealand)
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee/Tea
11.00-11.45 Protein: beyond the elite athlete
Luc van Loon (The Netherlands)
11.45-12.30 Sugar and health: what’s the story?
Ian MacDonald (UK)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.30 Exercise and glycaemic control
John Hawley (Australia)
14.30-15.30 Original communications
15.30-16.00 Tea/Coffee
16.00-17.00 Plenary session
Managing food allergies and intolerances in elite and non-elite athletes
Nigel Mitchell (UK)
Evening Reception
18.30 An evening with Sir Chris Hoy in association with SIS (Science in Sport)
Day 2 - Wednesday 17 December 2014
Exercise and Health Theme
09.00-10.00 Plenary session
Nitrates and endothelial function in health and disease
Nigel Benjamin (UK)
10.00 – 10.30 Tea/Coffee
10.30-11.30 Diet, lifestyle, blood lipids and health
Bruce Griffin (UK)
11.30-12.30 Diet, exercise and gut health
Fred Brouns (The Netherlands)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.30 TBC
14.30-15.30 Original communications
15.30-16.00 Tea/Coffee
16.00-17.30 Plenary session
Making a career in sport and exercise nutrition
Sport
Louise Burke (Australia)
Industry
Susan Shirreffs (UK)
Academic
Ron Maughan (UK)
Evening Reception
19.00-21.00 To be confirmed. In association with GSSI.
Day 3 - Thursday 18 December 2014
Exercise and Health Theme
09.00-10.00 Plenary session
Essential fatty acids for health and performance: new directions
Paul Clayton (UK)
10.00 – 10.30 Tea/Coffee
10-30-12.00 Symposium: Exercise, energy balance and health
Energy balance: what does it really mean for the active individual?
Mark Hopkins (UK)
Improving health and body composition: exercise intensity and exercise volume
Robert Ross (Canada)
12.00-13.00 Original communications
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-16.00 Plenary session
10 Questions and 10 Answers session: Busting some current fads
SPORTS PERFORMANCE THEME
Day 1 – Tuesday 16th December 2014
Sports Performance Theme
09.30-10.30 Plenary session
Nutrition for brain health and performance
Nick Gant (New Zealand)
10.30 – 11.00 Tea/Coffee
11.00-13.00 How to avoid getting sick in hard training and competition
Micronutrients
Neil Walsh (UK)
Prebiotics and probiotics
Stephane Bermon (Monaco)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Symposium: Carbohydrate in the athlete’s diet
High fat diets for athletes - time to abandon sports nutrition guidelines?
Louise Burke (Australia)
Training with low CHO availability
John Hawley (Australia)
15.30 – 16.00 Tea/Coffee
16.00-17.00 Plenary session
Managing food allergies and intolerances in elite and non-elite athletes
Nigel Mitchell (UK)
Evening Reception
18.30 An evening with Sir Chris Hoy in association with SIS (Science in Sport)
Day 2 – Wednesday 17th December
Sports Performance Theme
09.00-10.00 Plenary session
Nitrates and endothelial function in health and disease
Nigel Benjamin (UK)
10.00 – 10.30 Tea/Coffee
10.30-12.30 Symposium: Functional foods
Functional peptides in elite sport
Einar Lied (Norway)
Functional foods and recovery
Emma Stevenson (UK)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 -15.30 Original communications
15.30-16.00 Tea/Coffee
16.00-17.30 Plenary session
Making a career in sport and exercise nutrition
Sport
Louise Burke (Australia)
Industry
Susan Shirreffs (UK)
Academic
Ron Maughan (UK)
Evening Reception
19.00-21.00 To be confirmed. In association with GSSI.
Day 3 - Thursday 18th December
Sports Performance Theme
09.00-10.00 Plenary session
Essential fatty acids for health and performance: new directions
Paul Clayton (UK)
10.00 – 10.30 Tea/Coffee
10.30-11.30 Recent developments in personalized nutrition
Asker Jeukendrup (UK)
11.30-13.00 Making weight: health and performance implications
Combat sports
James Morton (UK)
Horse racing
Graeme Close (UK)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00-16.00 Plenary session
10 Questions and 10 Answers session: Busting some current fads