2025 GLOBAL TASTE & SMELL SUMMIT
September 15–16, 2025
Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY
Presented by
World Taste & Smell Association
Reawakening the Senses.
Reimagining the Future.
The World Taste & Smell Association invites you to step into a new era of sensory innovation — where science meets story, perception meets purpose, and taste and smell take center stage.
Join us at our invite-only Global Taste & Smell Summit for two immersive days of dialogue, discovery, and multisensory exploration.
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Call for Participation: Showcase, Speak, or Collaborate
This year’s Summit will feature:
TED-style salons & roundtables
Breakthrough science & cross-sector panels
Live demos & a sensory innovation showcase
Sensorial workshops and tasting experiences
Have a product, prototype, installation, or insight that belongs in our Sensory Innovation Showcase? Want to host a tasting, demo a tool, or lead a discussion?
Why Get Involved?
Sponsoring or showcasing with WTSA isn’t just about visibility — it’s about creating real impact:
Support research & diagnostics for sensory loss
Help fund toolkits, education, and inclusive training
Drive awareness at the intersection of food, health & human experience
Get your innovations in front of scientists, media, clinicians, chefs, and cultural leaders
Not the right time to Sponsor?
You Can Still Join the Movement.
Tickets will be extremely limited —
registration opens soon.
Featured Collaborators
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Joshua M. Levy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Clinical Director, Sinonasal and Olfaction Program, NIH NIDCD
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Alex Woo, Ph.D.
Flavor Scientist & Innovation Expert
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Paule Joseph, PhD CRNP FAAN
Co-Clinical Director & Senior Researcher, Sensory Science and Metabolism (SenSMet) NIH/NIAAA
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Stephanie Feuer
WTSA Co-Founder, Writer & Advocate
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Amy Marks-McGee
Trend Expert
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Gabrielle Marks
Trendcaster & Anosmia Advocate
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Jenna Troyli
WTSA Board Member & Co-Founder, Noted Communications
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Benjamin P.C. Smith, Ph.D.
Executive Director & President, Monell Chemical Senses Center
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Dr. Jonathan Overdevest
Assistant Professor, Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery | Department of Otolaryngology - HNS, Columbia University Irving Medical Center | New York Presbyterian
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Mindy Yang
WTSA Co-Founder & CEO, Sensory Expert, & Human Experience Optimizer
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Tian Yu, Ph.D.
AI in Sensory & Consumer Science | CPG Digital Taste & Smell Expert
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Nadia Kadri
@NewYorkNose and perfumeversenyc
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Carla Seipp
Beauty Journalist
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Derek Toomre, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine
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Dr. Kavita Bhatnagar
Food Scientist, Author, Times Power Icon- Food, Nutrition & Eating Behaviour (Challenging fear driven narratives around food)
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Caroline McMillan, PhD
Sensory Design, Research + Technology | Speaker | Odor2Action Lab Research Fellow | EXIST-Women Scholar | Podcaster
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William Harris
Founding Partner at AvroKO, Award-Winning Hospitality Innovation Icon
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Dan Vinh
Vice President of marketing and communications at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
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Christian Santiago, MBA
Advancement Officer, the Society of Fellows, Culinary Institute of America.
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Danielle R. Reed
Chief Science Officer, Monell Chemical Senses Center
