8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Networking & 1-2-1 Meetings
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
How has COVID-19 Changed the Food Industry and what Lessons are we Taking Forward?
Gideon Ashworth, Head of Food Defence, Bart Ingredients
Staci Willson, Owner, Sunnyland Farms
Dan Howell, Director of R&D Columbus Craft Meats, Dan Howell
Dr Darin Detwiler, LP.D, M.A.Ed., Assistant Dean, Professor, Northeastern University
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM - Case Studies
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Food Safety “Farm to Fork”
Debby Core, Director of QA and Food Safety for Farming and Processing, Munger Farms
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Solution Spotlights
Technology & IoT
How Market Leaders are Modernizing Quality and Food Safety through Veeva QualityOne
Joy Lizanetz, Solution Consultant, Veeva Systems
Sophia Finn, Director, Strategy, QualityOne, Veeva Systems
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Long Lasting Antimicrobial Agents that Inhibit Growth of Microorganisms Food Processing
Mike Motta, Chief Commercial Officer, Novalent
Mark Phelps, Microbiologist , Novalent
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Networking, 1-2-1 Meetings & Speaker Roundtables
Rebecca Etter, Global Marketing Director, Grupo Bimbo
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM - Case Studies
Session Title TBC (BART Ingredients)
Gideon Ashworth, Head of Food Defence, Bart Ingredients
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
One Health Concept and Food Safety
Alexandra Calle, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Texas Tech University
12:25 PM - 12:55 PM - Solution Spotlights
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
Automation and Digitization For Supply Chain Integration
Technology & IoT
The Future of Inspections: Using AR-Powered Visual Support to Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions
Katie Smart, Senior Director, Global Marketing , SightCall
Chiara Frausin, Global Supplier and CoPack Data Analyst, Kraft Heinz
12:55 PM - 1:55 PM
Networking Lunch & Solution Roundtables
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Small Scale Struggles and Successes
Antoinette Machado, Food Safety Manager, Hungenberg Produce
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Solution Spotlights
Technology & IoT
Quality Assurance Software in a Food Safety Culture: Have you Engineered a Food Safety Culture for your Business?
Nathan Fryzek, Director of Sales and Marketing, Presage Analytics
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
1-2-1 Meetings & Networking break
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Session by Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)
Jeff Hall, Food Safety Specialist, Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
Moving From nRTE to RTE - How to Create the Necessary Food Safety Culture for Success
Jennifer Weekes, Senior Director Food Protection, Lamb Weston
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
Women In Food Safety
Antoinette Machado, Food Safety Manager, Hungenberg Produce
Patricia Asante-Frempong, Quality Assurance Manager, Stella & Chewy’s
Alexandra Calle, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Texas Tech University
Angela Burton Ramirez, Food Safety Program Manager, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
Melody Ge, Founder, Women in Food Safety
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Networking & 1-2-1 Meetings
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Networking and 1-2-1 Meetings
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
How to Handle Trade-Offs Between Quality, Safety and Costs especially in the Context of a Post-COVID Recession?
Matteo Gori, Global Marketing Director, Barilla Group
Brian Quandt, Group Development Leader - Meat Products, Hormel Foods
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM - Keynote
Intentional Adulteration of Food - An FBI Perspective
Christopher Young, Intelligence Analyst, FBI Chicago
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Solution Spotlights
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
Steam - the Hidden Ingredient
Mike Skidmore, Global Market Development Executive – Food and Beverage, Spirax Sarco
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
The 3 Key Tenets to Prevent & Control Air Contamination and Ensure Product Safety
Kacey Hebert, Product Manager, North America , Clauger
Edith Patissier, Process Air Treatment Engineer, Process & Food Safety , Clauger
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
1-2-1 Meetings & Speaker Roundtables
Glenn Mathijssen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Alberts
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM - Keynote
Allergens Management The Case of a Chocolates Manufacturer
Atanasios Moschos, Quality, Security & Safety Director, Leonidas
12:25 PM - 12:55 PM - Case Studies
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Environmental Monitoring; Best in Class Practices of Mitigation and Elimination of Pathogenic Growth
Michael Ciepiela, Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Taylor Farms
Leadership & Workforce Development
Promoting a Culture of Food Safety
Angela Burton Ramirez, Food Safety Program Manager, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
12:55 PM - 1:55 PM
Networking Lunch & Solution Roundtables
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM - Case Studies
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Time/Temperature Control for Produce Safety
Dr Emily Griep, Food Safety Manager, United Fresh Produce Association
Leadership & Workforce Development
Case Study: Post-COVID Food Safety Leadership and Workforce Development
Dr Darin Detwiler, LP.D, M.A.Ed., Assistant Dean, Professor, Northeastern University
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Case Studies
Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations & Facilities
Sanitary Design Principles for Food Contact Conveyance
Kim Snyder, Food Safety Director, Monterey Mushrooms
Leadership & Workforce Development
Food Safety and Quality Assurance: Stella & Chewy's
Patricia Asante-Frempong, Quality Assurance Manager, Stella & Chewy’s
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
1-2-1 Meetings
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Case Studies
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Listeria monocytogenes: Advancing Food Safety in the Frozen Food Industry
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Leading Edge Genomics Supporting Regulatory Food Microbiology Objectives in Canada
Burton Blais, Head of Research and Development, CFIA
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM - Panel Discussion
Quality Assurance & Microbiology
Managing Food Safety Practices From Farm to Fork
Neil Marshall, Former. Global Director, Quality & Food Safety, The Coca-Cola Company (Formerly)
Jeff Hall, Food Safety Specialist, Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)
Christopher Young, Intelligence Analyst, FBI Chicago
4:35 PM - 4:40 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM
Networking & 1-2-1 Meetings