Registration is open for the inaugural World Bakers Summit, a new international event dedicated to the baking and pastry industry in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Summit will take place from September 15–17, 2026, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bucharest and will bring together bakery manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, technology providers, retailers and hospitality operators from across the region.
Organized by European Baker & Biscuit under the World Bakers brand, the event is designed as a platform for knowledge exchange, networking and business development. Through a combination of keynote presentations, panel discussions, masterclasses and networking opportunities, World Bakers Summit addresses some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the baking industry today.
“We created World Bakers Summit because we saw a need for a platform that brings together all parts of the bakery value chain in one place. Producers, retailers, hospitality operators, ingredient suppliers and technology providers are all facing many of the same challenges, but they rarely have the opportunity to discuss them together. Our goal is to create meaningful conversations around the issues that are shaping the future of the industry in Central and Eastern Europe.”
— Tudor Vintiloiu, Editor-in-Chief European Baker & Biscuit
The conference agenda will focus on topics including labor scarcity, automation, operational efficiency, clean label product development, sustainability, plant-based and high-protein innovation, changing consumer preferences, supply chain resilience and the broader economic environment in which bakery businesses operate.
The first confirmed speakers reflect the diverse perspectives that the Summit seeks to bring together:
- Federico Aldorino, Group Director of Food & Beverage Apex Alliance Hotel Management
- Lara Schütz, Master Baker & Bread Sommelière
- Gabriela Bereș, Head of Central & Eastern Europe Puratos
- Ionuț Ilie, General Manager Bimbo România
- Viorel Ognean, General Manager SEE Lantmännen Unibake
- Iulia Pencea, Managing Director NielsenIQ România
- Ruxandra Târlescu, Partner, Tax, Legal & People Services Leader, PwC România
- Dr. Isabel Trogh, Customer Technical Support Manager la BENEO
- Miroslava Vopatová, VP Commercial & Country Lead Rohlik.cz
- René van Ass, Business Development Officer la Verhoeven Family of Companies
- Norbert Hübler, Global Sales Director König Maschinen GmbH
Additional speakers are currently being confirmed from the fields of manufacturing, retail, hospitality, ingredients, technology and market intelligence.
The Summit is supported by an expanding group of industry partners including, Grupo Bimbo (Main Partner) Pakmaya, Lantmännen Unibake, Puratos (Platinum Partners) Nutella (Gold Partner), 5 to go (Coffee Partner), AD Production (Solutions Partner), Polish Investment and Trade Agency, Hellenic Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and The Council of Slovak Exporters (Community Partners), Arta Alba and All Retail (media partners).
Alongside the conference program, a dedicated partner showcase area in the foyer will provide companies with the opportunity to present products, services and innovations while engaging directly with attendees throughout the event.
World Bakers Summit is designed as a content-driven event where decision-makers can engage directly with peers, suppliers and customers. The audience will include industrial and artisanal bakers, bakery chain operators, retailers, hotel groups, foodservice professionals and suppliers serving the bakery sector throughout the CEE region
Registration for the event is now open. An Early Bird registration rate is available until August 15, 2026.
Further information, speaker updates and registration details are available at www.worldbakerssummit.com.
About World Bakers Summit
World Bakers Summit is a new international conference dedicated to the baking and pastry industry in Central and Eastern Europe. The event is organized by European Baker & Biscuit under the World Bakers brand and is designed to connect bakery manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and hospitality operators through practical content, networking and business development opportunities.
The Summit is delivered with the support of Progresiv, Romania’s leading retail and FMCG publication, Trends HRB, a leading publication serving the hospitality industry, and Frozen Food Europe, a leading pan-European publication covering the frozen food retail and foodservice sectors.
World Bakers Summit also benefits from the experience of a media group with more than 26 years of expertise in organizing industry events, conferences and executive networking platforms across multiple sectors.
About European Baker & Biscuit print magazine
European Baker & Biscuit is an international B2B publication serving professionals in the baking and biscuit industries. For more than three decades, the publication has covered technology, ingredients, manufacturing, business trends and innovation across the global bakery sector.