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David William Kennedy Acheson, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Chief Medical Officer and
Director of the Office of Food Safety, Defense and Outreach
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Securing the Nation's Food Supply
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Regulatory Compliance |
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Nancy Higley, Ph.D.
Pepsi-Cola Company
Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Regulating Food Safety
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Managing the Supply Chain |
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David R. White
Campbell Soup Company
Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain
Changing a food company's focus from “Cost Savings” to “Total Delivered Cost” to drive costs out of the Supply Chain.
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Bernard Goor
Agile software
Vice President, Business Development
Key Enablers for Successful Innovation in the Food & Beverage industry
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Enterprise Transformation |
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Paul Kafer
Smithfield Foods, Inc
Asst.Vice President of Corporate Engineering
The Evolving Role of the Engineer in the 21st Century Food Manufacturing Company
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Rick Tallian
ABB Robotics
Consumer Industry Segment Manager
Solving Problems for the Food Industry with Robotic Automation
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Traceability |
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Arthur Smith
EPC Global GS1
President and CEO
RFID and the Next Generation of Food Traceability
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Ken Langley
Waters Corporation
Government Liaison
Leveraging advanced technology to protect brand equity
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Traceability |
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Gary Gold
Berner Foods Inc.
Vice President, Quality & Manufacturing
Automated Traceability - Ensuring Food Safety
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Food Safety |
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Professor Martin Cole
National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST)
Director
Next Generation Food Safety Tools
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Matthew Ruth
Advanced Automation
Director, Food and Beverage
Paperless Food Safety: Integrating Technology with Existing
Processes towards a Complete Automated Solution
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Advanced Technology |
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Gary Fleming
Produce Marketing Association
Vice President, Industry Technology & Standards
Using Advanced Technologies in the Produce Industry
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Greg Nutter
Lascom Solutions, Inc.
Vice President
Growth through Innovation: Key Strategies to Maximizing Innovation Performance
A Roadmap for Growth Oriented Processed Food Manufacturers
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Supply Chain of the Future |
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Rick D. Blasgen
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Marriage of Supply Chain and Manufacturing
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Future Factory Roundtable |
This roundtable consists of 10 of the worlds top operations professionals.
They will be debating the way forward
for the Food industry in this discipline.
This is an invitation only closed session but will be available post event via podcast
and as a review published in the relevant media
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Energy & Power Strategy Roundtable |
This roundtable consists of 10 of the worlds top power and energy professionals.
They will be debating the way forward
for the Food industry in this discipline.
This is an invitation only closed session but will be available post event via podcast
and as a review published in the relevant media.
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Packaging Roundtable |
This roundtable consists of 10 of the worlds top packaging professionals.
They will be debating the way forward
for the Food industry in this discipline.
This is an invitation only closed session but will be available post event via podcast
and as a review published in the relevant media.
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Supply Chain Roundtable |
This roundtable consists of 10 of the worlds top supply chain professionals.
They will be debating the way forward
for the Food industry in this discipline.
This is an invitation only closed session but will be available post event via podcast
and as a review published in the relevant media.
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Additional Topics to be Addressed
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Productivity Performance Improvement
· Capitalize on Production Optimization to Maximize Returns
· Line Changeovers – applying existing technologies and new techniques to improve performance in the plant
· Enhance Productivity Initiatives through Effective Systems Procedures
· Maintenance Technologies – fine-tune your productivity
· Production Flexibility – can you meet the demands of multiple consumer requirements on manufacturing efficiency and still maintain flexible and low-cost production?
Enterprise Transformation
· The Lean Extended Enterprise
· Collaboration – the ever-growing necessity for food companies to work together on safety, logistics and manufacturing standards to control costs and move innovations forward
· The Triple Bottom Line – economic prosperity, environmental quality and social equity
as a corporate philosophy
Food Safety and Security
· Labeling – is national uniformity best for both consumer and manufacturer?
· Secure Your Plant – retooling HACCP programs and tightening access to the floor
· Operational Security (OPSEC) Methodologies – the next step to food security
Plant of the Future
· Maximize ROI with energy management
· Plant Simulation – realize cost and time savings by implementing technologies to predict plant behavior and production
· Next Generation Tools – integrating the latest, most innovative tools into the manufacturing process to boost production and efficiency
Supply Chain of the Future
· Data and Its Value – improving supply chain performance productivity improvement
· Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles to your Logistics Operations – and eliminate waste
· Supplier Reliability Management – the need for manufacturer and retailer to collaborate
and coordinate logistics
· Super Traceability – RFID in the 21st century food manufacturing industry
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