Session Chair Appointments – Dr Vusi Mshayisa

📍 Cape Town, South Africa

🗓 28–30 August 2023

🎤 Role: Session Chair for the "Innovations in Functional Ingredients and Sustainable Food Systems" track.

📝 Remarks: Chaired an academic session that highlighted cutting-edge research in sustainable proteins and advanced food processing.

📍 Changi City, Singapore

🗓 19–22 June 2024

🎤 Role: Session Chair for "Innovative Processing Technologies for Insect-Based Food and Feed."

📝 Remarks: Led discussions on novel extraction techniques, scalability, and commercialization of edible insects.

📍 Cloppenburg, Germany

🗓 12–14 May 2025

🎤 Role: Session Chair – Young Forum, Session 6: Alternative Biomass in Human and Animal Nutrition (13 May, 11:15–12:30)

📝 Remarks: Moderated young researchers' presentations on innovative biomass applications including insect, plant-based, and marine-based sources.