2026 Global Brewing Conference

The 2026 Global Brewing Conference will be grandly held in Shanghai on April , 2026. Co-hosted by CBCE and the European Brewery Convention (EBC), with joint support from Jiangnan University and ZW-Lab International Brewing Academy. The summit will focus on topics related to Premiumization, Technological Innovation, and Sustainable Practices​.​It will bring together over 300 leading experts, scholars, investors, and well-known brand companies from both domestic and international circles. We warmly welcomed stakeholders from the alcoholic beverage and beer industries to participate and exchange ideas, to learn about advanced international brewing technologies and innovations, and to engage in in-depth communication with peers from the global beer industry!

Previous attendees

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Comments from Attendees

Xu Guangzhu

Wudalianchi Craft Beer, Vice Chairman

Wudalianchi Volcano Divine Craft Beer participated in the CBCE Technical Conference this time. Through exchanges with professionals from home and abroad, we gained insights into the latest craft brewing technologies and trends, and contributed new ideas and directions for the development of the craft brewing industry. We hope that the experience accumulated from this visit and participation in the Conference will create more opportunities and room for development for the future of the craft brewing industry.

Tong Baotai

AB Mauri Manager

The CBCE Technology Conference has always been sharing content with high-level topics, which is extremely inspiring for industry communication and development. It was a pleasure to hear speeches from representatives of leading international companies and academic institutions at this year's Conference. I hope that the CBCE Technology Conference will be even better next year and that there will be more opportunities to hear more professional content shared.

Li Zhihao

CR Beer Technology Research Institute, New Product Development

The content of this Conference was very rich, achieving the best in terms of professionalism, marketability, and internationality. It was a high- quality technical Conference.

Wang Jing

Manager of ZNNBACH

CBCE 2024 was truly fruitful, with four major exhibition areas: equipment and raw materials, craft beer, craft beer catering, and canning& labeling. I truly felt the development and progress in each link of the industrial chain. In addition to this, the professional Conference were filled with valuable insights. I was able to verify them with my own knowledge and experience, which resolved many doubts and gave me more confidence in the future development. I am looking forward to the CBCE 2025 next year.

2026 Global Brewing Conference

DAY 1

DAY 2

Time /

2026.4.7

Place /

Shanghai New International Expo Centre W1

Trends In Beer Market -Consumption

9:15-9:45

Registration

 

9:45-10:00

Speech by the Organizer

 

10:00-10:30

Strategies to overcome a context of volume’s decreasing market –Global Transformation Practices and Insights from Mature Markets

 

10:30-11:00

Europe's Beer Industry Sctrcture and Future Trends

 

ESG and R&D Perspectives from the World’s Top Breweries

11:00-12:00

Past, present and future of beer and brewing: 150 years of Carlsberg Research Laboratory

 

12:00-13:00

Luncheon

 

13:00-13:30

ESG Practices in Large-Scale Breweries

 

National Beer Outlook:2025 Edition

13:30-14:00

Data Insights into the future: 2025 China Beer Industry Data Analysis and 2030 Trend Outlook

 

Materials Big News – new topics influencing new product development

14:00-14:30

Controlled Complexity: How SafSour™ All-In-1™ Mixes improve the Quality, Safety, and Flavor of Mixed- Fermentation Sour Beers

 

14:30-15:00

How Dry Hopping Affects IPA Quality and Taste

 

15:00-15:30

Continuous Emergence of New Hop Varieties: Leading a New Dimension of Beer Flavor Innovation

 

Technology-Driven ESG Value Upgrades in the Brewing Industry

15:30-16:00

A Path to Low-Carbon, A Boost to Profits: Heat Pumps Powering Green Upgrades for the Brewing Industry

 

Local innovation

16:00-16:30

《From Regimen to Revelation: The Eastern Wisdom and Global Opportunity of Herbal Craft Beer》

 

16:30-17:00

Targeted Probiotic Biotransformation: A Strategy to Potentiate the Efficacy of Medicinal Food Compounds in Hepatoprotection and Urate-Lowering Applications

 

Time /

2026.4.8

Place /

Shanghai New International Expo Centre W1

NPD

9:30-10:00

Registration

 

10:00-10:30

Full-link Methodology for Beer Blockbuster SKU Development:Practical Insights from International Brands

 

Innovation in Brewing

10:30-11:00

Flavor insurance: How advanced Sensory Analysis Creats Consistent hop products

 

11:00-12:00

Panel-Boundless lavors, New Categories: Cross Field Flavor Fusion Drives Beer Brewing Innovation

 

12:00-13:00

Luncheon

 

13:00-13:30

Application of Heat Transfer Flow Simulation and Control Optimization Technology in Beer Fermentation Process

 

13:30-14:00

IGA, where traditional Italian winemaking and cutting edge brewing meet

 

14:00-14:30

Empowering Pearl River Beer’s Product Innovation Strategy through Manufacturing Excellence

 

14:30-15:00

Metabolic Study of Lager Yeast under Low-Temperature and High-Sugar Brewing Conditions

 

15:00-15:30

Research and Development of Low-Purine Wheat White Beer via Two-Strain and Dual-Tank FermentationBeer

 

Navigating the brew: Technical breakthroughs from production to filling

15:30-16:00

Filling and Packaging Innovations in the Craft Beer Industry

 

16:00-16:30

Equipment Empowering Brewing Innovation

 

Next-Generation Brewing: A Deep Dive into Overseas Innovation Strategies and Technical Case Studies

16:30-17:00

Brewing Science in a Changing World – Grounded in experience, guided by expertise, fueled by curiosity

 

How to get tickets?

Scan the mini-program QR code on the right to purchase tickets

Conference Sponsorship & Speaker Registration

We cordially invite high-quality enterprises in the Craft beer industry to participate in the Global Brewing Conference. If any enterprise is interested in sharing cutting-edge technologies and trends at the Conference, please contact us via email: mason.wang@nm-china.com.cn

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