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2026 Conference Schedule

K Korean / E English / JP Japanese

2026 Conference Schedule
Location Session Time Topic Organization & Companies Speaker Language
08.25 (Tuesday)
317 317A 10:20 - 11:20 The King of Ayurveda ; KSM-66 Ashwagandha with the proven science and how people would benefit from its health supplements formats KSM SungJin Lee, Team leader
K
317B 13:00 - 17:00 11th Health Functional Food Policy Seminar Health Functional Future Forum (HFFF)
13:40 - 14:20 The Global Growth Strategy for K-Health Functional Foods : From Threat to Opportunity Korea University Young Jun KIM, Professor
K
14:20 - 15:00 Analysis of Shifting Consumer Trends in the Health Supplements Industry Numerator Korea Jiwon Kim, Leader
K
15:00 - 15:30 Regulations on Health Functional Foods Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Eun ju Choi, Deputy Director
K
15:50 - 17:00 Panel Discussion Health Functional Future Forum (HFFF)
318 318A 10:00 - 12:00 Promising Technology Briefing (Health Functional Foods Division) National Research Council of Science & Technology
10:10 - 10:35 Development of Health Functional Foods for Sleep Improvement Using Glehnia littoralis Extract Korea Food Research Institute Um Min Young, Principal Research Scientist
K
10:35 - 11:00 Development of Solid-State Fermented Schisandra Pomace Extract-Based Health Functional Food and Formulation Technology for Sleep Quality Improvement Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) Jung Yu Jin, Principal Research Scientist
K
11:00 - 11:25 Respiratory Health-Promoting Effects of Black Ginseng Extract Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Hyung Won Ryu, Director
K
11:25 - 11:50 Blood Circulation Improvement Technology Using an Extract of Pepper By-products as an Active Ingredient Korea Institute Of Oriental Medicine Kyungho Kim, Principal Researcher
K / E
318B 13:00 - 17:00 K-Health Functional Food: Innovative Strategies for Global Expansion Ministry of Food and Safety Drug
13:30 - 14:00 Key Health Funtional Food Policies in 2026 Ministry of Food and Safety Drug Eun ju Choi, Deputy Director
K
14:00 - 14:30 Direction of Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Health Functional Foods Ministry of Food and Safety Drug Sun Namkyu, Deputy Director
K
14:30 - 15:00 Introduction to Global Trends in Health Functional Food Safety Management and Export Support Programs KAHAS (Korea Agency of HACCP Accreditation and Services) KIM DONG JU, Director of Future Strategy Project Association
K
15:20 - 15:50 A successful case of functional ingredient approval for health functional foods Samyang Foods Ahjin Kim, Head of department
K
15:50 - 16:20 R&D Strategies for the Globalization of Health Functional Foods: Insights from Practice Nutra-it Inc. Suengmok Cho, CEO
K
16:20 - 16:50 Pioneering Proventive Wellneess: K-Health Funtional Foods in the Era of Active Aging Ministry of Food and Safety Drug Han Gyuhong, Director
K
08.26 (Wednesday)
317 317C 10:00 - 12:00 Personalized Health Functional Foods, From Policy to Market: Integrated Strategies for Regulation, Technology, and Industry Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
10:00 - 10:30 Current Status of Personalised Health Functional Food Regulations & Regulatory Policy Direction Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
K
10:30 - 11:00 Business Cases and Strategies for Driving User Demand for Personalized Health Functional Foods Tobecon Co., Ltd.
K
11:00 - 11:30 Improving the Utilization of the Personalized Health Functional Food System from a Consumer Perspective Korea Consumer Agency
K
317D 13:00 - 17:00 Health Functional Food Export Strategy Seminar Korea Health Functional Food Association
13:30 - 14:20 Tapping into the World’s No. 1 Market: Recent Trends and Successful Export Strategies for US Dietary Supplements Bent Creek Institute Hyonho Baek, Vice President
K
14:20 - 15:10 US Regulations for Functional Types of Foods (Focused on NDI and GRAS) BioFood Network Jin-Young K. Park and Thane Scott Thurmond, Consultants, BioFood Network
K
15:20 - 16:10 The Era of Japan's Foods with Function Claims (FFC): What Should You Prepare? Research Mentor Dean Kwak, CEO / Ohnuki Koichiro, Japan Regulatory Affairs Advisor
K / JP
16:10 - 17:00 Detailed Analysis of the Japanese Health Food Market and Consumer Demand Yano Research Institute Ltd. Tomoyuki Iizuka, Executive Reseacher
General Manager
Food Group, Food & Life Science Unit
JP
08.27 (Thursday)
317 317E 10:00 - 12:00 A gap analysis between regulatory requirements on post approval changes in the global environment. / Post approval API changes: practical examples MARA Consultancy Marieke van Dalen, Global Regulatory Specialist
E
317F 13:00 - 17:00 Health Functional Food Distribution Trend Seminar Korea Health Functional Food Association
13:00 - 13:40 2026 Global Retail Trends & the Rise of Wellness Retail Trend Lab YOON EUN YOUNG, Research Director
K
13:40 - 14:20 Growth and Trends of Health Foods on Kurly - Recent Trends in Health Foods on Kurly Kurly LEE HYUN YONG, Team Leader
K
14:20 - 15:00 Market Trends of Health Functional Foods in Korean Convenience Stores CU BGF Retail HWANG JI SEON, Team Manager
K
15:10 - 15:50 Coupang’s Brand Protection Process and Growth Strategy for Healthy Food via Rocket Delivery Coupang Inc. Sang pil Hong, Sr.Manager
K
15:50 - 16:30 The Changing Landscape of Health Consumption : Consumer Behavior Shifts and Emerging Directions in the Health Supplement Market NAVER Corporation Hyung meen Choi, Business Development Manager
NAVER Shopping
K

* The above schedule is subject to change without prior notice.