U.S. Dairy Nutrition Conference: Dairy Nutrition Solutions to Address the Double Burden Of Undernutrition and Overnutrition in Southeast Asia August 4-5, 2016 | Bali, Indonesia

Speaker Profiles

Thursday, August 4, 2016

8:30am Welcome Dalilah Ghazalay, Southeast Asia Director, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Singapore Dalilah “Dali” Ghazalay joined the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) in 2014 as regional director of USDEC’s office in Southeast Asia, focused on marketing programs and operations. In this role, she plans and executes marketing programs and trade engagement initiatives, helping buyers and end-users in the region to connect and forge new partnerships with U.S. dairy suppliers. Ghazalay’s career experience in agriculture spans over 19 years, most recently serving as director of program management and communications of the U.S. Soybean Export Council. Ghazalay holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of South Australia and a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Western Kentucky University.

8:45am Opening Remarks Thomas M. Suber, President, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA Thomas M. Suber directs all the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) programs to build global markets for U.S. dairy ingredients products. His work in the dairy industry began in 1990 when he set up the National Dairy Board’s export program, and he was hired to lead USDEC when Dairy Management Inc. created it in 1995. With past positions in the private sector, he has more than 30 years of international trade experience. Suber serves as chair of the U.S. government’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Animal Products. He is vice-chair of the Food & Agricultural Export Alliance. Suber has a master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a bachelor’s degree in history and Asian studies from Colorado State University.

9:15am Overview of Health and Nutritional Status in Southeast Asia Dr. Geok Lin Khor, Professor Emeritus, International Medical University, Malaysia Dr. Geok Lin Khor was a professor in community nutrition at the Univerisiti Putra Malaysia for many years and was conferred emeritus professorship in 2013. Dr Khor is also adjunct professor of International Medical University in Malaysia and served as the dean of the School of Health Sciences. Dr. Khor is a fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. She has served as a consultant for the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Food and Nutrition since 1996 and the Southeast Asia Nutrition Leadership Program since 2004, a scientific advisor of the International Life Sciences Institute Southeast Asia since 2003, a member of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations World Food Program Technical Advisory Group from 2004 to 2014, and a member of the United Nations Systems Standing Committee on Nutrition, Working Group on Capacity Development/Task Force on Capacity Strengthening in Nutrition in Asia from 2002 to 2010. For decades Dr. Khor has contributed significantly to the development and conducting of food and nutrition policy and programs of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia, including the National Nutrition Policy, National Plan for Action on Nutrition (2016-2025), Recommended Nutrient Intake (2005), Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents (2013) and Nutrition Research Priorities (2016-2025). Dr. Khor serves as the chief editor of the Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, the official publication of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia, of which she is a founding member, trustee and fellow. Dr. Kohr has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from McGill University in Canada, a master’s degree in nutritional science from University of Guelph in Canada, and Ph.D. in social and preventive medicine from University of Malaya in Malaysia.

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10:15am Dairy as an Engine of Economic Growth: An Overview Veronique Lagrange, Senior Vice President, Strategies and Insights, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA Veronique Lagrange joined the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) in 1996 is responsible for planning and supervising strategic, product, and nutrition research projects in the US and internationally. She is on the steering committee of the Whey Protein Research Consortium, an international non-profit group dedicated to funding clinical trials. She also leads the U.S. industry’s “Dairy for Global Nutrition” initiative to fund independent scientific studies to address stunting and manage moderate malnutrition, and collaborates with foundations, universities and researchers worldwide to advance science in this area through partnerships. Lagrange has bachelor and master’s degrees in food science from the University of Wisconsin, a nutrition degree from Ecole de Medecine Paris V in France, and completed the course requirements for the doctorate in engineering management at George Washington University.

10:50am Dietary Protein Quantity and Quality Requirements Are Determined by Context and Life Cycle Dr. Mark J. Manary, Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Washington University, USA Dr. Mark J. Manary is an American pediatrician who has worked in sub-Saharan Africa most of his professional life. He is the Helene Roberson Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University. He maintains three active field research teams in Africa in Sierra Leone, Malawi and Ghana. Dr. Manary’s professional goal is to ‘fix malnutrition for kids in Africa’. To this end, he has developed ready-to-use therapeutic food and used the food in home-based therapy. Ready-to-use therapeutic food is a novel lipid-based food which has been accepted as the standard of care for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition by the United Nations agencies. He did the first clinical trial with this food in 2001 and continues to improve it today. He is currently formulating and evaluating new foods designed to augment the therapy of HIV in Africa and treat moderate childhood malnutrition. He also recognizes the importance of work to prevent childhood malnutrition, and to that end is exploring the use of lipid nutrient supplements as complementary foods for children in Malawi. Dr. Manary received his education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

11:25am Latest Findings on Dairy’s Nutritional Contribution to Healthy Child Development and Growth Dr. Alok Bhargava, Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, USA Dr. Alok Bhargava has been publishing on important aspects of nutrition, food policy, population health, child development, demography, , AIDS, and finance in developing and developed countries since 1991. His academic publications demonstrate the usefulness of rigorous econometric and statistical methods in addressing issues of under-nutrition and poor child health in developing countries, as well as obesity in developed countries. Prior to joining the School of Public Policy, Dr. Bhargava was professor of at the University of Houston in Texas and has also held teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. Dr. Bhargava studied mathematics at and received his Ph.D. in econometrics from the London School of Economics.

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1:00pm Panel Discussion: Dietary Interventions for Vulnerable Populations Veronique Lagrange, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA Dr. Mark J. Manary, School of Medicine, Washington University, USA Dr. Alok Bhargava, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, USA Dr. Pattanee Winichagoon, Associate Professor, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand Dr. Pattanee Winichagoon’s work in the area of maternal and child micronutrient status, micronutrient intervention and community-based nutrition is well-regarded and she has provided advice and consultation to various World Food Program, United Nations Children's Fund Regional Office for East Asia and the Pacific (UNICEF-EAPRO), and Australian Agency for International Development projects, to name a few. Dr. Winichagoon was the vice chair of the scientific committee for the 19th International Congress of Nutrition held in Bangkok in 2009. She obtained her master’s degree in nutrition from University of Hawaii and her Ph.D. in international nutrition from Cornell University.

1:30pm Delivering Targeted Nutrition with Dairy Ingredients Vikki Nicholson, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA Vikki Nicholson leads the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s global marketing efforts to promote U.S. cheese and consumer products overseas and dairy ingredients for the U.S. and export markets. Prior to joining USDEC in 2009, Nicholson worked for Kraft Foods Inc. for 19 years in various business units and functions, including marketing director at Kraft Food Ingredients. In addition to her 11 years of business-to-business marketing experience in ingredients and foodservice, Nicholson has a technical research background in product development, emulsion and lipid technology, and flavor encapsulation. She has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a mathematics minor from Howard University and a master’s in marketing and business policy from the University of Chicago.

2:00pm Beyond Bone Health: Latest Findings on Dairy’s Nutritional Contribution Dr. Moises Torres-Gonzalez, Director of Nutrition Research, National Dairy Council, USA Dr. Moises Torres-Gonzalez’s role at the National Dairy Council (NDC) is to define the research strategies needed to build the scientific support to highlight the unique health benefits of whole dairy foods and dairy proteins. His research experience comprises areas of food sciences, processing of vegetable oils, fatty acids and cholesterol metabolism and their effects on metabolic diseases, e.g., type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, mitochondria DNA damage and its implications on mitochondria dysfunction. Dr. Torres-Gonzalez has previously held scientific research positions at the Linus Pauling Institute at the Oregon State University, and at the School of Medicine at the University of California in San Diego. Dr. Torres-Gonzalez earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemical engineering with a focus on biotechnology and food technology at the Instituto Tecnologico de Colima in Mexico. He later obtained his master’s degree in biochemical engineering at the Instituto Tecnologico de Veracruz in Mexico. He also earned a master’s degree and Ph.D in nutritional sciences at the University of Connecticut.

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3:00pm Clinical Evidence on Whey Protein and Weight Management and the Prevention of Chronic Disease and Obesity Dr. David Baer, Supervisory Research Physiologist, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, USA Dr. David Baer is the research leader of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center’s Food Components and Health Laboratory, which is part of the Agricultural Research Service and is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s principal in-house science research agency. Dr. Baer also serves as the director of the Center’s Human Studies Facility. Dr. Baer has 25 years of experience conducting highly controlled clinical intervention studies as well as experience in dietary assessment. Dr. Baer’s research focuses on the link between diet and risk for chronic, degenerative disease, especially cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. He also conducts studies on health impacts of weight gain and calorie content of foods. His experience includes assessment of dietary impact through a broad array of biochemical and clinical markers as well as the use of emerging technologies such as metabolomics, transcriptomics, nutrigenetics, and microbiota profiling. Dr. Baer earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. in nutrition from Michigan State University.

3:50pm Panel Discussion: Strategies and Practical Approaches to Combat Chronic Diseases and Obesity Vikki Nicholson, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA Dr. Moises Torres-Gonzalez, National Dairy Council, USA Dr. David Baer, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, USA Dr. Geok Lin Khor, International Medical University, Malaysia Dr. Cecilia C. Santos-Acuin, Chief Science Research Specialist, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Philippines Dr. Cecilia C. Santos-Acuin concurrently serves as the chief science research specialist in the Nutrition Assessment and Monitoring division of the Philippine’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute and as part- time graduate faculty in the School of Nutrition at Philippine Women’s University. Dr. Santos-Acuin has also previously held positions with the University of the Philippines, De La Salle University Medical Research Center, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, and Manila Central University. She received her bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of the Philippines - Diliman and doctor of medicine degree from the College of Medicine, University of the Philippines - Manila. She subsequently continued her education in the United States, earning a master’s degree in medical anthropology from the University of Connecticut, and Ph.D. in nutrition from Cornell University.

4:20pm Final Remarks Dalilah Ghazalay, Southeast Asia Director, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Singapore

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Friday, August 5, 2016

8:30am Opening Remarks Dalilah Ghazalay, Southeast Asia Director, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Singapore

9:10am Role of Protein Distribution on Muscle Health and Protein Synthesis Dr. Douglas Paddon-Jones, Professor, Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Dr. Douglas Paddon-Jones’s research focuses on muscle protein metabolism and interventions, such as nutrition, to counteract muscle loss in healthy and clinical populations. He is a fellow of the Sealy Center on Aging and director of the Nutrition and Metabolism Laboratory. He was the inaugural recipient of the American Society for Nutrition, Vernon R. Young International Award for Amino Acid Research. Dr. Paddon- Jones has undergraduate degrees in medical imaging and physiology from the Queensland Institute of Technology and the University of Queensland, a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Ball State University and a Ph.D. in human movement studies from the University of Queensland.

9:50am Dietary Approaches to Reduce Sarcopenia Risk Dr. Satoshi Fujita, Professor, College of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan Dr. Satoshi Fujita’s current area of research focus on nutritional and contractile regulation of muscle growth in the prevention of sarcopenia. He was the recipient of the Recognition Award for Meritorious Research by a Young Investigator from The American Physiological Society, as well as the Abstract Competition Award from the American Society for Nutrition. Dr. Fujita has held previous posts as an assistant professor of internal medicine, division of geriatrics at the Sealy Center on Aging of the University of Texas Medical Branch and assistant professor at the Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences of the University of Tokyo. He received his Ph.D. in kinesiology from the University of Southern California.

10:50am Achieving a Fit and Active Lifestyle: Enhancing Body Composition and Exercise Recovery with Whey Protein Dr. Chris Mohr, Co-Owner, Mohr Results, Inc., USA Dr. Christopher Mohr is a nutrition spokesperson and consultant to a number of media outlets and corporations including the National Dairy Council, General Mills Bell Institute of Health, Nestle and Unilever. He is a consulting sports nutritionist for the U.S. football team Cincinnati Bengals and is also an expert contributor for ReebokONE. Through his company, Mohr Results, Inc., he works with all types of individuals from soccer moms to collegiate and professional athletes. He often appears on TV as a nutritional guest expert and has served as the nutrition expert for several fitness books. He is on the Advisory Board for Men’s Fitness Magazine and has written over 500 articles for consumer publications, such as Men’s Fitness, Weight Watchers, Men’s Health and Fitness, to name a few. Dr. Mohr has bachelor and master’s degrees in nutrition from The Pennsylvania State University and University of Massachusetts, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh and is a Registered Dietitian.

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11:40am Panel Discussion: Smart Nutrition for Exercise and Healthy Aging Kristi Saitama, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA Dr. Douglas Paddon-Jones, Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Dr. Satoshi Fujita, College of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan Dr. Widjaja Lukito, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Food and Nutrition, University of Indonesia, Indonesia Dr. Widjaja Lukito serves as an advisor to the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition; he was the director of the Center from 2004 to 2008. Since 2009, he has also been acting as the coordinator of the ongoing development of the Human Nutrition Research Cluster at the Medical Education and Research Center of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia. Dr. Lukito was appointed to the Council of Advisor of the Office of the President, Indonesia, from 2010 to 2014, and is currently the chair of the Indonesian Danone Institute Foundation. He is the immediate past president of the Indonesia Clinical Nutrition Society, and the past president of the Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society. His research interests include nutrition, aging and non-communicable diseases, and their linkages with metabolism. Dr. Lukito received his medical degree from Airlangga University in Indonesia and his Ph.D. in medicine at the Monash University in Australia.

Pauline Chan, Director of Scientific Programs, International Life Sciences Institute Southeast Asia, Singapore Pauline Chan has extensive experience in developing scientific programs and facilitating dialogue between scientists, government regulators and industry to address regional and international issues in nutrition, food safety and health. Chan serves as director of scientific programs in the Southeast Asian region for the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), a global non-profit organization that seeks to improve public health through the advancement of science in the areas of nutrition and food safety. She is based in Singapore where the regional office covers the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries, Australia and New Zealand. A registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association, Chan received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and her master’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from New York University.

1:00pm Enjoying Dairy in the Daily Diet: Global Product Trends and Opportunities for Southeast Asia Kristi Saitama, Vice President, Export Ingredient Marketing, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA Kristi Saitama joined the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) in 2010 and is responsible for activating USDEC marketing programs building export demand for and accelerating innovation success with U.S. dairy ingredients. She has over 20 years’ experience fostering expanded business, trade and investment ties between the United States and overseas markets, including prior positions with the Almond Board of California, Japanese dairy manufacturer Snow Brand Milk Products and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, DC. She holds bachelor’s degrees in economics, international studies and Japanese from the University of the Pacific in California and a master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

1:30pm Panel Discussion – Dairy’s Nutritional Role and Implications for Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Southeast Asia Pauline Chan, Director of Scientific Programs, ILSI Southeast Asia, Singapore Dr. Cecilia C. Santos-Acuin, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Philippines Dr. Pattanee Winichagoon, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand Dr. Widjaja Lukito, SEAMEO Regional Center for Food and Nutrition, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

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2:10pm Closing Remarks – Partnering to Support Southeast Asia’s Health and Nutrition Goals Thomas M. Suber, President, U.S. Dairy Export Council, USA

2:20pm Final Remarks Dalilah Ghazalay, Southeast Asia Director, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Singapore