The central theme of the conference is "Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods: Key Drivers in Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management", being organized by the CIAL, the FFC, the Functional Food Institute (FFI), the ASFFBC, the Journal of "Functional Foods in Health and Disease" (FFHD), the Journal of "Bioactive Compounds in Health and Disease" (BCHD) and the Journal of Functional Food Science (FFS).