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Welcome Reception

Get ready for a fantastic time at our Welcome Reception sponsored by Cargill at the new Main Line venue at Oaklawn! Enjoy beer, wine, tasty bites, fun games, and plenty of networking opportunities.

Breakfast

Event Center B-C, Oaklawn Hot Springs

Welcome

Marvin Childers, President, The Poultry Federation

FSIS-USDA Office of Food Safety Update
Emilio Esteban, Ph.D.

Emilio Esteban, Ph.D., Under Secretary for Food Safety

  • Emilio Esteban, Ph.D. (Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA)

    Emilio Esteban, Ph.D.

    Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA
Regulatory Update
Ashley Peterson, Ph.D

Ashley Peterson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, National Chicken Council

  • Ashley Peterson, Ph.D (Senior VP of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs at National Chicken Council)

    Ashley Peterson, Ph.D

    Senior VP of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs at National Chicken Council
National Turkey Federation Policy Update
Lindy Chiaia, Ph.D

Lindy Chiaia, Ph.D., Director of Science and Regulatory Affairs, National Turkey Federation

  • Lindy Chiaia, Ph.D (Director of Science and Regulatory Affairs at National Turkey Federation)

    Lindy Chiaia, Ph.D

    Director of Science and Regulatory Affairs at National Turkey Federation
Break

Event Center Common Area, Oaklawn Hot Springs

Salmonella Recovery In Broiler Chickens From Differing Pathogen Challenge Methods
Christine Alvarado

Christine Alvarado, Ph.D., Technical Services Manager, Prosur

  • Christine Alvarado (Senior Food Scientist at Prosur, Inc.)

    Christine Alvarado

    Senior Food Scientist at Prosur, Inc.
Principal Sponsor Presentation: Elanco
Alissa Welsher

Darkling Beetles as Indicator of Pre-Harvest Salmonella
Alissa Welsher B.S., M.S., Ph.D Technical Advisor, Food Safety, Elanco

  • Alissa Welsher (Senior Consultant- Food Safety at Elanco Animal Health)

    Alissa Welsher

    Senior Consultant- Food Safety at Elanco Animal Health
Lunch

Event Center B-C, Oaklawn Hot Springs

Poultry Safety and Quality in the Age of Fresh for Everyone
Howard Popoola

Howard Popoola, Kroger Corporate FSQR Vice President

  • Howard Popoola (Vice President, Corporate Food Technology & Regulatory Compliance at The Kroger Co.)

    Howard Popoola

    Vice President, Corporate Food Technology & Regulatory Compliance at The Kroger Co.
Risk Assessment
Matthew Stasiewicz

Matthew Stasiewicz, Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Matthew Stasiewicz (Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

    Matthew Stasiewicz

    Associate Professor of Applied Food Safety at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Principal Sponsor Presentation: Safe Foods Innovations
Scott King

How Do You Know Your Sanitation Process Is Effective
Scott King Vice President of Food Safety, Safe Foods Innovations

  • Scott King (VP of Food Safety at PSSI Food Safety Solutions)

    Scott King

    VP of Food Safety at PSSI Food Safety Solutions
Prevention, Control and Detection- Sharing learning from Pilgrim's Foreign Material control programs
Kendra Waldbusser

Kendra Waldbusser, Global Head Of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Pilgrim’s Pride

  • Kendra Waldbusser (Head of FSQA & Live Tech Services at Pilgrim's)

    Kendra Waldbusser

    Head of FSQA & Live Tech Services at Pilgrim's
Break

Event Center Common Area, Oaklawn Hot Springs

Top Ten Food Safety Mistakes that Get Companies Into Trouble
Shawn Stevens

Shawn Stevens, Food Industry Attorney, Food Industry Counsel, LLC

  • Shawn Stevens (Food Industry Consultant and Lawyer at Food Industry Counsel, LLC)

    Shawn Stevens

    Food Industry Consultant and Lawyer at Food Industry Counsel, LLC
Food Service Keynote: Critical Factors of Processor and Customer Food Safety Success
Mark Seyfert

Mark Seyfert, FSQA, Taco Bell

  • Mark Seyfert (FSQA Manager at Taco Bell)

    Mark Seyfert

    FSQA Manager at Taco Bell
Reception

Join us for a Reception in the Event Center Common Area. Enjoy beer, wine and networking with attendees of the conference.

Breakfast

Event Center B-C, Oaklawn Hot Springs

Veterinary Panel Discussion
Elise Gerken•Scott Gustin•Sara Throne•Brian Wooming

Dr. Scott Gustin, Midwest Technology Partners
Dr. Sara Throne, Simmons Foods, Inc.
Dr. Brian Wooming, Cargill, Inc.
Dr. Elise Gerken, Butterball, LLC

  • Elise Gerken (Veterinarian at Butterball, LLC)

    Elise Gerken

    Veterinarian at Butterball, LLC
  • Scott Gustin (Consultant at Midwest Technology Partners)

    Scott Gustin

    Consultant at Midwest Technology Partners
  • Sara Throne (Sr. Director, Veterinary Services of Simmons Foods, Inc.)

    Sara Throne

    Sr. Director, Veterinary Services of Simmons Foods, Inc.
  • Brian Wooming (Veterinarian at Cargill)

    Brian Wooming

    Veterinarian at Cargill
Pre-Harvest and Early-Harvest Salmonella Data for Predicting Ground Turkey Test Results: Update
Jessie Vipham

Jessie Vipham, Ph.D., Kansas State University

  • Jessie Vipham (Associate Professor at Kansas State University)

    Jessie Vipham

    Associate Professor at Kansas State University
Principal Sponsor Presentation: CEVA
James Mills

Molecular Typing Of Salmonella Enterica
James Mills, Ph.D, Bacteriology & Parasitology Project Lead, CEVA Animal Health

  • James Mills (Bacteriology/Parasitology/Serology Project Lead at Ceva Animal Health)

    James Mills

    Bacteriology/Parasitology/Serology Project Lead at Ceva Animal Health
Industry Keynote: A Culture of Food Safety
Scott Stillwell

Scott Stillwell, Ph.D, Vice President of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Foster Farms

  • Scott Stillwell (Vice President, Food Safety and Quality Assurance at Foster Farms)

    Scott Stillwell

    Vice President, Food Safety and Quality Assurance at Foster Farms
Break

Event Center Common Area, Oaklawn Hot Springs

Mission Critical: Leadership in Food Safety Culture
Tia Glave

Tia Glove, Co-Founder Catalyst, LLC

  • Tia Glave (Co-Founder & President of Catalyst, LLC)

    Tia Glave

    Co-Founder & President of Catalyst, LLC
Food Safety Keynote: Forging a Legacy of Food Safety
Darin Detwiler

Inspiring Change: Harnessing The Inner Hercules
Darin Detwiler, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Northeastern University

  • Darin Detwiler (Professor at Detwiler Consulting Group, LLC | Michigan State Univeristy)

    Darin Detwiler

    Professor at Detwiler Consulting Group, LLC | Michigan State Univeristy