For chefs, by chefs
Future-proof your career or business through expert talks, workshops, and unique networking experiences tailored exclusively for culinary professionals.
Over the course of 4-days, identify yourself as a trend leader in the culinary field and foster meaningful relationships to drive long-term professional potential. You’ll not only grow your network and knowledge base, you’ll have fun doing it.
PROGRAM
Congress & Expo Program
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2024 – ARRIVAL DAY ALL DAY REGISTRATION – MARINA BAY SANDS | ||
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Time | Session | Location |
19:30 – 22:30 | ICE BREAKER RECEPTION Dress Code: Business Casual | Level 4, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 1 | ||
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Time | Session | Location |
9:00 – 9:05 | Arrival and Welcome Congress Committee Chairman, Andy Cuthbert | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
9:05 – 9:10 | Introduction of Worldchefs Board Members | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
9:10 – 9:50 | Welcome Remarks Speaker to be announced | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
9:50 – 10:00 | Parade of Nations | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
10:00 – 10:25 | To be announced | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
10:25 – 10:55 | Discover Hawker Cuisine KF Seetoh and demonstration by Eric Lo | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
10:55 – 11:20 | To be announced | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
11:20 – 11:35 | Break Stretch your legs and grab a coffee! | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
11:35 – 12:15 | The Digital Revolution in the Kitchen A panel discussion on technology’s role in the culinary industry | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
12:15 – 13:15 | LUNCH | Cassia Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
13:20 – 13:45 | You Get the Team You Deserve: Make Experiences & People RISE by Reversing your Leadership Andre Wiringa , Chief Reverse Engineer and CEO at Start Reverse | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
13:45 – 14:10 | Cooking for a Healthy Gut: The Gut-Brain Connection Through Food Jeremy Lim , CEO and Co-Founder of AMILI | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
14:10 – 14:30 | BREAK Stretch your legs and grab a coffee! | Heliconia Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
14:30 – 15:30 | BREAKOUT SESSIONS Room 1: Dilmah Tea Room 2: Education Forum | Level 3, Marina Bay Sands Convention Center |
15:30 – 15:45 | BREAK Stretch your legs and grab a coffee! | Heliconia Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
15:45 – 16:10 | To be announced Presented by Unilever Food Solutions | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
16:15 – 17:15 | International Chefs Day Celebration | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
17:15 – 18:00 | Join us for the official Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024 photo | Sands Expo & Convention Center |
18:30 – 23:00 | Welcome Reception Dress Code: Chefs’ White / Smart Casual | Market Hall, Southside Sentosa, Sentosa Island |
MONDAY 21 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 2 | ||
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Time | Session | Location |
8:40 – 9:00 | Arrival and Welcome | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
9:00 – 9:25 | A Chef’s Journey Edward Voon , One of Restaurant Magazine’s Top 10 Most Innovative Chefs, Chef-Proprietor of Auor | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
9:25 – 9:50 | To be announced | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
9:50 – 10:20 | BREAK Stretch your legs and grab a coffee! | Heliconia Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
10:20 -11:00 | The Brigade of the Future A panel discussion on social sustainablility practices in the kitchen brought to you by Feed the Planet | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
11:00 -11:25 | Veal Meet Again David Veenstra and daughter Joséphine, Father-Daughter Culinary Duo Presented by VanDrie Group | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
11:25 – 11:50 | To be announced Presented by Fonterra | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
12:00 – 13:30 | LUNCH | Cassia Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
13:30 – 13:55 | Eat More Plants! Frank Fol, Founder & Chairman We’re Smart® World and Emile van der Staak , Head chef of the number one vegetable restaurant, Restaurant De Nieuwe Winkel | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
13:55 – 14:20 | To be announced Ana Isabel Aragon, presented by Nestlé Professoinal | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
14:20 – 14:25 | Break Stretch your legs and grab a coffee! | Heliconia Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
14:25 – 15:25 | BREAKOUT SESSIONS Room 1: “Join the Feed the Planet Community” Room 2 : To be announced | Level 3, Marina Bay Sands Convention Center |
15:25 – 15:40 | Break Stretch your legs and grab a coffee! | Heliconia Ball Room, Level 3, Marina Bay Sands Convention Center |
15:40 – 16:05 | From Burnout to Balance: A Chef’s Guide to Mental Wellness Emmanuel Stroobant,Chef-Owner of the two-Michelin-starred Saint Pierre | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
16:05 – 16:30 | To be announced | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
16:30 – 17:00 | It’s Not How You Start But How You Finish Eric Teo, Award-Winning Singaporean Celebrity Chef | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center |
Free Night Enjoy exploring Singapore! | ||
TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 3 General Assembly | TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 3 Global Chefs Challenge | ||||
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Time | Session | Location | Time | Session | Location |
9:00 – 9:50 | General Assembly Call for quorum | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | 6:00 – 14:30 | Global Pastry Chefs Challenge Final and Bill Gallager Young Chef Forum by Nestlé Professional | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo |
9:05 – 9:15 | Opening Remarks Thomas Gugler, Worldchefs President | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
9:15 – 9:35 | Presentation and voting of Statutes and Standing Rules Ratification of the 2028 Worldchefs Congress & Expo location | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
9:35 – 10:35 | Worldchefs Activity and Financial Report, Committee Presentations Presentations from: Ragnar Fridriksson , Worldchefs Managing Director and the following committees: International Chefs Day, Feed the Planet, Young Chefs, Culinary Competition Committee, and World Chefs Without Borders | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
10:35 – 11:35 | Award Ceremony Presented by Thomas Gugler , Worldchefs President Honorary Life Membership Ceremony Presidents’ Medals Ceremony Life Achievement Award | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
11:35 – 12:35 | Presidential Election | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
12:35 – 12:45 | Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2026 – Wales update Handing over of the bell | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
12:45 – 12:55 | Closing Remarks | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
13:00 – 14:00 | LUNCH | Cassia Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
Time | Session | Location | |||
14:30 – 15:00 | Global Chefs Challenge Finals and FHA HoReCa Kick-off Ceremony | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo | |||
15:00 – 17:00 | Global Pastry Chefs Challenge Final | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo | |||
20:00 – 23:00 | Gala Dinner Dress Code: Black Tie / Chefs’ White for Competitors | Hibicus Ball Room, Level 3, Sands Expo & Convention Center | |||
WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 4 | WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 4 | ||||
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Time | Session | Location | Time | Session | Location |
5:30 – 14:30 | Global Chefs Challenge Final (Group 1) and Bill Gallager Young Chef Forum by Nestlé Professional | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo | 08:00 – 16:00 | Culinary Arts & Hot Kitchen Competition Seminar | Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo |
15:00 – 21:00 | Global Vegan Chefs Challenge | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo | |||
THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 5 | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 5 | ||||
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Time | Session | Location | Time | Session | Location |
5:30 – 14:30 | Global Chefs Challenge (Group 2) and Bill Gallager Young Chef Forum by Nestlé Professional | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo | 08:00 – 16:00 | Pastry Arts Competition Seminar | Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo |
FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 6 | FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER 2024 – DAY 6 | ||||
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Time | Session | Location | Time | Session | Location |
6:00 – 12:30 | Global Young Chefs Challenge Finals and Global Young Chefs Challenge Finals | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo | 08:00 – 16:00 | Vegan/Plant-Based Competition Seminar | Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo |
14: 00 – 15:00 | Global Chefs Challenge Finals – Award Ceremony | Electrolux Professional Arena, Hall 3, FHA HoReCa, Singapore Expo | |||
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