Presented by John Brauer, EBC Executive Officer, The Brewers of Europe.

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European Brewery Convention (EBC) founded in 1947.
Merged with The Brewers of Europe end of 2007.
 EBC is the technical and scientific arm of The Brewers of
Europe.
 3 pillars:
 To plan and execute world-class technical events (congresses
and symposia)
 Leveraging the technical competence of The Brewers of
Europe
 Growing the EBC brand through effective communication
 BUT: 2016 will see a re-appraisal of EBC in terms of
structure and outputs
EBC Background

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EBC Executive Committee
Major Brewers: Heineken, Carlsberg, SABMiller, AB-Inbev
Non-Major Brewers: Diageo, Bitburger Braugruppe, Mahou
Sanmiguel, Brauerei Schützengarten, Tuborg Romania,
Brasserie Lefebvre, Sinebrychoff
The Brewers of Europe
EBC Analysis Committee Chair : Eric Welten (Heineken)
EBC Brewing Science Group Chair : Carsten Zufall (Cerv.
Polar)
European Raw Materials Network : currently inactive
EBC Governance and working
groups

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EBC 2016 SYMPOSIUM
“Modern Brewhouse Technologies and Wort Production”,
18-20 September 2016, Wroclaw, Poland
www.ebc-symposium.org
EBC 2017 CONGRESS
14-18 May 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia
www.ebc2017.org
www.brewersofeurope.org
EBC Diary Dates 2016 / 2017