Food Policy Impact: Schedule at a Glance

Thursday, December 1, 2011

7:00 a.m.

Registration Opens

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

8:45 – 10:15 a.m.

Opening Keynote
Mike Taylor, J.D.,
Deputy Commissioner for Foods, FDA;
Jenny Scott,
Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break

Track 1
Food Safety

Track 2
Food Labeling and Marketing

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Implications and Applications of FSMA; A Real Game Changer

John Bode,
John Bode LLC

David Acheson, Managing Director Food & Import Safety, Leavitt Partners LLC

Craig Wilson,
Vice President, General Merchandising Manager, Costco Wholesale Quality Assurance and Food Safety

Food Marketing Sweet Spot: The Intersection Between U.S. Government Requirements, Industry Initiatives and Global Policy Influence

Keith Fentonmiller,
Senior Attorney, US Federal Trade Commission

Dan Jaffe,
Executive Vice President, Government Relations
Association of National Advertisers, Inc

Dale Bornstein,
Senior Partner and Director, Global Practices
Ketchum

12:00 – 1:20 p.m.

General Session & Lunch
Implications of Social Media Oversight on Communications and Marketing Efforts

1:30 – 2:40 p.m.

Product Tracing is Not Optional: Insight Into Moving Industry Forward

Brenda Lloyd,
Director, Equipment Purchasing & Distribution, UFPC, LLC

Brian Sterling.,
Chief Executive Officer, OnTrace Agri-Food Traceability

Policy Rationale for Elements of the Food Label

Barbara Schneeman, PhD, Director, Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements
CFSAN- FDA

Carlos Alvarez Antolinez,
Minister Counselor, Food Safety, Health and Consumer Affairs

Dr. William Yan,
Director of our Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada

2:40 – 2:50 p.m.

Refreshment Break

2:50 – 4:00 p.m.

Bringing New Ingredients to Market

Gary Yingling,
Partner, K&L Gates

Duffy MacKay ND,
Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs- Council for Responsible Nutrition

Dr. Andrea Wong,
Senior Scientific & Regulatory Consultant- Cantox Health Sciences International – an Intertek Company

Navigating Today's Labeling Requirements…And What's Coming Up

Ricardo Carvajal, J.D., M.S.,
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

Jennifer Hatcher,
Senior Vice President for Government & Public Affairs, Food Marketing Institute

Scott Davis,
Chief Concept Officer, Panera Bread

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Closing Session: Is Any of This Working?


Peter Barton Hutt,                                                      

Senior Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP

Michael F. Jacobson,
Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)

Catherine Adams Hutt,(moderator)
President, RdR Solutions Consulting

Session topics, presenters and times are subject to change without notice.