Conference Speakers

  • Dr. Jasna Kovac

    Associate Professor at The Pennsylvania State University's Department of Food Science

  • Gary Goessel

    The Acheson Group

  • April Bishop

    Food Safety Consultant

  • David Hatch

    Vice President, Marketing - Digital Solutions

    Neogen Corporation

  • Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus

    Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Food, Biprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University

  • Dr. Jean Buzby

    USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist

  • Karl Thorson

    Corporate Global Food Safety and Sanitation Manager, General Mills.

  • Dr. John Butts

    Industry Veteran in Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance. President, Food Safety by Design.

  • Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic

    Asociate Professor of Food Safety Systems

    Department fo Food Science, Oregon State University.

  • Dr. Angela Tellez-Lance

    International Risk Analysis and Food Safety Expert, Synthesis Consulting Group.

  • Patrick Bird

    Sr. Manager, Scientific Affairs, Biomerieux

  • Dr. Keith Warriner

    Professor of Food Science, University of Guelph, Canada.

  • Dr. Jovana Kovacevic

    Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Food Microbiology,

    Director, Western Regionals Center to Enhance Food Safety,

    Oregon State University.

  • Scott King

    Vice President Food Safety, PSSI.

  • Michael Cramer

    Retired, Industry Food Safety Veteran

  • Carey Bourlett

    Carey Bourlett

    Principal Technical Manager, NSF.

  • Fernando Mora

    Sr. Regional Manager, Hygiena.

  • Dr. Matthew Teegarden

    Senior Researcher

    Foods for health, The Ohio State University.

  • Dr. Valentina Trinetta

    Associate Professor, Food Science Institute

    Kansas State University

  • Justin Larsen

    Global Dairy Supplier Quality Assurance Leader – Mars Wrigley

  • Ms. Loralyn Ledenbach

    Ledenbach Food Safety LLC.

  • Dr. Laura Rolon

    Assistant Professor of Food Safety, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Staring in September 2024)

  • Dr. Brittany Baisch, D.A.B.T.

    Regulatory Toxicology Lead

    Enko Chem, Inc.

  • Dr. Elizabeth Palmer (Liz)

    Senior Director of Quality - Americas,

    Barry Callebaut.

  • Sharon K. K. Beals

    Industry Veteran in Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance. Most Recently serving as Chief Food Safety Officer at CTI Foods.

  • Dr. Govindaraj Dev Kumar

    Assistant Professor, Center for Food Safety

    University of Georgia

  • Dr. Priya Kadam

    Senior Advisor, FDA

  • Lana Suarez

    Associate Manager, EPA

  • Thomas Gauza

    District Director.

    U.S. Department of Labor

  • Susan Youngquist

    Senior Global Technical Consultant with Ecolab Life Sciences

  • Dr. Nika Larian

    Senior Nutrition Advisor for Food Safety, USAID

  • Katie Walker

    Food Safety Technical Director for QSI Sanitation and ZEE Company chemicals

  • Douglas McQueen

    Global Sanitation Manager, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

  • Cathleen Howick

    CEH Consulting Services, LLC · Contract

  • Rick Stokes

    Area Technical Support Manager, Food Safety and Digital Consulting

    Ecolab

  • Josie Greve-Peterson

    Corporate Microbiologist, PSSI

  • Steve Romero

    Director - Corporate Accounts

    IFC

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