In cooperation with
Antwerp Management School
At AMS, research and innovation form a core pillar of the school’s mission: “Opening minds to impact the world.”
The research unit brings together internal and external scholars with expertise in business, organisation, economics, technology and innovation.
The work is organised around three broad research domains:
- Enabling Human Impact, with a focus on next-generation work and future leadership.
- Leading Organisational Transformation, covering business design, innovation and digital innovation.
- Creating Smart Ecosystems, which involves partnerships, co-creation and large-scale systemic change.
AMS takes a dual approach: generating new knowledge through academic research, and working with organisations to implement effective change. The school also emphasises three guiding values in its research agenda: a global mindset, societal awareness, and critical reflection.
Overall, AMS’s research field is oriented towards harnessing management science to enable meaningful societal and organisational impact – both by cultivating insights and by actively embedding them in practice.
Supported by
Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC)
The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the pet industry reduce its environmental and social impact. With over 200 member enterprises across 18 countries, PSC guides businesses toward measurable sustainable progress by providing tools, educational training, and collaborative projects. Through certification programs, industry events, and research initiatives, PSC helps enterprises build consumer trust while creating a healthier future for pets, people, and the planet.
Supported by
Petfood Forum Europe:
Petfood Forum Europe is a one-day conference for professionals in the European and global pet food sector, taking place May 11, the day before Interzoo 2026.
The event brings together pet food experts, manufacturers, suppliers and innovators to explore the latest trends, research and technological advances shaping pet nutrition, ingredient sourcing, processing and safety. Attendees benefit from high-level educational sessions, strategic networking opportunities and the chance to engage with key decision-makers in a focused, business-driven setting ahead of Interzoo.
Knowledge Partner
Euromonitor International
Euromonitor International is an independent provider of global business intelligence, market analysis and consumer insights. From local to global and tactical to strategic, our market research solutions support decisions on how, where and when to grow your business.
Media Partner
Petfood Industry
Petfood Industry is the leading global business resource for pet food and treat manufacturing professionals, offering in-depth market news, technical analysis, research and insights that help industry leaders stay ahead. As an AAM-audited publication under WATT Global Media, Petfood Industry delivers trusted editorial content through its magazine, website, newsletters and events, with a focus on the entire pet food supply chain. Petfood Industry is the organizer of Petfood Forum Europe.
Keynote Sponsor
Bühler
Bühler is a Swiss, family-owned technology group serving the food, feed, and mobility industries. With 165 years of history, Bühler is active in more than 140 countries worldwide. Its technologies touch billions of lives daily. Driven by its purpose of creating innovations for a better world, Bühler has committed to having solutions ready to multiply by 2025 that reduce energy use, waste, and water by 50% in customers’ value chains, while targeting a 60% cut in its own Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 2030. Bühler invests up to 5% of annual turnover in R&D to improve the commercial and sustainability performance of its solutions, products, and services
Coffee Break Sponsor
D-Bone
D-Bone is built on Naturion™, an engineered bio-based composite derived from renewable plant-based materials and natural fibres. Naturion reduces reliance on fossil plastics and enables measurable carbon reduction compared to conventional petroleum-based materials at industrial scale. Our focus is advancing responsible material innovation within the pet industry.