7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM - Panel Discussion
Food Based on Animal Ingredients is a Big Market Segment, but Can we Demonstrate the Sustainability Behind Animal Protein
Fabien Robert, Zone America Quality Assurance Center Head, Nestle
Luis Carlos Chacon, Op-Ed Columnist | Global Consultant, Forbes Latin America | BusinessCase
Miri Eliyahu, Senior Research Analyst for Food and Beverages , Euromonitor International
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM - Keynote
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Topic TBC: Culture with Analytical Testing
Fabien Robert, Zone America Quality Assurance Center Head, Nestle
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Case Studies
Safety, Compliance and Risk Management
Food Defense and the FBI
Christopher Young, Intelligence Analyst, FBI Chicago
Heath Parvis, Special Agent, FBI Chicago
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
1-2-1 Meetings & Networking Refreshments
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Challenges to Merge Different Culture and Quality Systems
Jean-Pierre Punsola, Senior Vice President Quality North America, Ferrero
Safety, Compliance and Risk Management
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM - Solution Spotlights
Technology & IoT
Solution Spotlight by Veeva Systems
Safety, Compliance and Risk Management
Food Defense – Bridging the Gap Between Food Safety and Cybersecurity
Neil Coole, Director – Food & Retail Sector, BSI Americas
12:25 PM - 1:25 PM
Networking Lunch
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM - Case Studies
Safety, Compliance and Risk Management
Topic TBC (Fiera Foods)
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
Topic TBC (PepsiCo)
Jeannie Kim, Principal Scientist, Pepsico
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Solution Spotlights
Technology & IoT
Solution Spotlight by Nexcor
Leadership & Workforce Development
Solution Spotlight: Breaking Information Silos with an Automated Food Safety System
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
iSolve Meetings & Networking Refreshments
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM - Case Studies
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
A Predictive Quality and Error Proof Food Safety Journey
Brian Perry, Senior Vice President Food Safety, Quality
Leadership & Workforce Development
3:55 PM - 4:30 PM - Solution Spotlights
Technology & IoT
Solution Spotlight by TraceGains
Sara Jane Bellocchi, Networked Ingredients Functional Consultant, TraceGains
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Improving Quality Standards in the 21st Century
4:35 PM - 5:20 PM - Keynote
Leadership & Workforce Development
Transformational Leadership. The Key to Advancing Mainstream Food Safety Systems
Adeniyi Odugbemi, PhD, Global Director of food safety & food defense, ADM
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Day 1
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Evening Drinks Reception
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration & Refreshments
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:50 AM - 9:25 AM - Keynote
Leadership & Workforce Development
Emerging Market Entry Strategies: How to Establish a Foundation of Trust
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM - Keynote
Technology & IoT
Food Safety in The News: Fighting the Social Media War
Adeniyi Odugbemi, PhD, Global Director of food safety & food defense, ADM
10:05 AM - 10:40 AM - Solution Spotlights
Technology & IoT
Solution Spotlight by Zaptic
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Take Out the Guesswork – Characterising Flavour and Applying Sensory Science to the Assessment of Food Quality
10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
iSolve Meetings & Networking Refreshments
11:40 AM - 12:15 PM - Case Studies
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
USDA-ARS Food Safety Interventions Research
Brendan Niemira, Research Leader of the Food Safety and Intervention Technologies Unit, USDA
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Food Safety Culture to Food Safety Permit
Katie Burell, Senior Director – North American Quality , ASR Group
12:20 PM - 12:55 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
How Quality and Food Safety Culture, Programs and Technology Together Can Deliver Best-in-Class Performance
Arnie Sair, Head of Global Quality & Food Safety, Bunge
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
The New Era of the Food Safety Executive
Debby L. Core, Vice President QA/QC, Food Safety, and Compliance, Munger Farms
12:55 PM - 1:55 PM
Networking Lunch
1:55 PM - 2:30 PM - Case Studies
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
Topic TBC: Balancing Food Safety with Sustainability
Leadership & Workforce Development
Standardizing Growth: Creating New Pathways for Changing Culture
Melanie Braam, Director of Quality Assurance, Palermo's Pizza
2:35 PM - 3:10 PM - Case Studies
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Uniting to Achieve Supreme Sanitation
Erin Garcia, Food Safety Scientist, Taco Bell
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Topic TBC (Dole Fresh Vegetables)
Felice Arboisiere, Director FSQA N. America, DOLE Fresh Vegetables
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM - Case Studies
Safety, Compliance and Risk Management
Global Allergen Labelling and Claims Compliance – Taking a Closer Look at Global Differences
Miriam Maxwell, Research Fellow, Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Ocean Spray Cranberries
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Public Safety Threats from Antibiotic Use
3:55 PM - 4:30 PM - Keynote
Leadership & Workforce Development
What a Best-in-Class Risk Assessment Looks Like in 2023
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Conference