SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All events will occur at the Graduate Hotel Minneapolis. Click on the session titles for presentation descriptions and speaker bios.
All Times Listed in Central Time & Subject to Change
Tuesday, May 22
3:00pm- Check-In & Exhibit Session
4:30pm- Welcome & Keynote
Welcome
Amy Kircher & Jennifer van de Ligt- Food Protection & Defense Institute
Allen Levine- Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota
Keynote
Tom Vilsack- Former Secretary of Agriculture & President and CEO of the US Dairy Export Council
Intentional Adulteration Rule
Stephen Ostroff, M.D.- Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, Food & Drug Administration
6:00pm- Networking Reception & Exhibit Session
Wednesday, May 23
8:00am- Check-In & Exhibit Session
8:30am- Welcome & Keynote
Welcome
Amy Kircher & Jennifer van de Ligt- Food Protection & Defense Institute
Keynote: IBM Food Trust, IBM Blockchain
Azeem Malik- IBM Food Trust
9:30am- Plenary Session: Food Defense Solutions
Amy Kircher- Director, Food Protection & Defense Institute
10:15am- Exhibit Session & Break
10:45am- Plenary Session: Global Efforts to Stop Food Crime
Andy Morling- Head of Food Crime, UK National Food Crime Unit
11:15am- Plenary Session: Intentional Contamination of Chicken at GNP Company
Christie Kapsner- Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Pilgrim's Pride
11:45am- Plenary Session: Critical Roles: Five People Who Can Make or Break Your Incident Response Plan
Polly L. Sullivan- President/Owner, Ready Inc. Consulting
12:15pm- Lunch Break & Exhibit Session
1:15pm- Plenary Session: Cool Logic; Solving a Norovirus Outbreak in a Commercially-Distributed Food
Alida Sorenson, MPH-Response and Recall Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Amy Saupe, MPH- Epidemiologist Senior, Minnesota Department of Health
1:45pm- Plenary Session: Bio-Terrorism Regulations and Your Safety
Desmond Brown- Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Food Defense Targeting, FDA
2:15pm- Plenary Session: International Survey of Food Fraud and Related Terminology: Preliminary Results and Discussion
Brian Bedard- Executive Director, GMA Science and Education Foundation
2:45pm- Exhibit Session & Break
3:00pm- Plenary Session: Intentional Contamination Case Studies and Agency Response
Robert Simmons- Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Brad Deacon-Director, Office of Legal Affairs & Emergency Management, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Fred Stephens- WMD Coordinator, Minneapolis Division, FBI
4:00pm- Plenary Session: Protecting your Nachos - Implementing Food Defense in your Favorite Stadium
Amy Kircher- Director, Food Protection & Defense Institute
Daniel Huff, MPH REHS-Environmental Health Director, Minneapolis Department of Health
4:30pm- Closing Remarks
Amy Kircher & Jennifer van de Ligt- Food Protection & Defense Institute
5:00pm- Networking Reception & Exhibit Session
Thursday, May 24
8:00am- Check-In & Exhibit Session
8:30am- Opening Remarks
Amy Kircher & Jennifer van de Ligt- Food Protection & Defense Institute
8:45am- FDA Update: Part I- Intentional Adulteration Rule- Requirements, Dialogue with Stakeholders, Guidance and Training
Ryan Newkirk-Senior Advisor for Intentional Adulteration, FDA Food Defense and Emergency Coordination Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Caitlin Hickey-Policy Analyst, FDA Food Defense and Emergency Coordination Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
9:30am- Exhibit Session & Break
10:00am- Plenary Session: TBD
10:45am- Exhibit Session & Break
11:00am- FDA Update: Part II- Intentional Adulteration Rule- FDA Strategies for Inspection and Compliance
Don Kautter – Senior Advisor, FDA Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Colin Barthel- Policy Analyst Food Defense and Emergency Coordination Staff, FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
11:45am- Closing Remarks
Amy Kircher & Jennifer van de Ligt- Food Protection & Defense Institute