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Monday, June 23, 2025
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast
Location: Reunion Foyer
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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Wake Up & Weigh In: Your Voice on AFDO Training
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
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Wake Up & Weigh In: Your Voice on AFDO Training
Location: Reunion B
Speaker:
Sally Flowers
– Association of Food and Drug Officials
Speaker:
Carrie Rigdon (she/her/hers)
– Association of Food and Drug Officials
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Registration
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Registration
Location: Trinity A
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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THRIVE: Strategies to Foster Resilience and Well-Being
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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THRIVE: Strategies to Foster Resilience and Well-Being
Location: Landmark B
Moderator:
Angela Montalbano
– New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Speaker:
Mollie Marti
– Worldmaker Resilience Institute
General
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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From Science to Skepticism: American Perceptions On Food Safety
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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From Science to Skepticism: American Perceptions of Food Safety
Location: Landmark B
Moderator:
Angela Montalbano
– New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Speaker:
Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RDN
– International Food Information Council
General
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Break & Exhibitor Showcase - Sponsored by: American Frozen Food Institute
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Break & Exhibitor Showcase - Sponsored by: American Frozen Food Institute
Location: Reunion Foyer
Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Virtually Extinct: Reviving Human Interaction for More Effective Teams
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Virtually Extinct: Reviving Human Interaction for More Effective Teams
Location: Landmark B
Moderator:
Laurie Farmer
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker:
Jason R. Evans, Ph.D
– Johnson & Wales University
General
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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General Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Lunch On Your Own
Lunch
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Body-Art Track
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
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Welcome
Location: Reunion C
Speaker:
Jodi Jackson, REHS MPH (she/her/hers)
– Grand County Public Health
Body-Art
1:35 PM - 3:00 PM
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From Needles to Norms: The Evolution of Tattoo Setups & Sterilization
Location: Reunion C
Moderator:
Jodi Jackson, REHS MPH (she/her/hers)
– Grand County Public Health
Speaker:
Brian Everett
Body-Art
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CENTRAL TIME
Break & Exhibitor Showcase - Sponsored by: PepsiCo
Location: Reunion Foyer
Body-Art
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Ink Integrity: Quality, Compliance, and Safety in Tattoo Aftercare Products
Location: Reunion C
Moderator:
Jodi Jackson, REHS MPH (she/her/hers)
– Grand County Public Health
Speaker:
Eddie Kolos
– H2Ocean
Speaker:
Dr. Rajiv Saini
– H2Ocean
Body-Art
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Between the Lines: A Manufacturer’s Perspective on Navigating the FDA and the Global Regulatory Environment — Building Effective Partnerships with Regulators
Location: Reunion C
Moderator:
Jodi Jackson, REHS MPH (she/her/hers)
– Grand County Public Health
Speaker:
Sean Brown
– Eternal Ink / Nexus Brands Group
Body-Art
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Cannabis Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Chaos: No Standard Testing Rules, Product Recalls, and Continued Rampant Lab Shopping
Location: Reunion A
Moderator:
Johnathan Gerhardt
– New Mexico Environment Department
Moderator:
Thuy Vu (she/her/hers)
– Thuy Vu Consulting
Speaker:
Sherman Hom, PhD (he/him/his)
– Medicinal Genomics Corporation
Cannabis
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CENTRAL TIME
Break & Exhibitor Showcase - Sponsored by: PepsiCo
Location: Reunion Foyer
Cannabis
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
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A Tale of Two and a Half Laboratories: A Case Study
Location: Reunion A
Moderator:
Thuy Vu (she/her/hers)
– Thuy Vu Consulting
Moderator:
Johnathan Gerhardt
– New Mexico Environment Department
Speaker:
Kevin L. Armbrust
– Louisiana State University
Speaker:
Thuy Vu (she/her/hers)
– Thuy Vu Consulting
Cannabis
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
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Introducing Hemp into the Mexican Basic Food Basket
Location: Reunion A
Moderator:
Johnathan Gerhardt
– New Mexico Environment Department
Moderator:
Thuy Vu (she/her/hers)
– Thuy Vu Consulting
Speaker:
Denyse Espinosa de Los Monteros Pineda (she/her/hers)
– Revolución Con Flores (VIRTUAL)
Speaker:
Heidy Alexis Sancén Gómez
– Revolución Con Flores (VIRTUAL)
Cannabis
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Food Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Fifty States, Fifty Regulatory Requirements? The not-so slow Fracturing of Interstate Commerce in the United States
Location: Landmark B
Moderator:
John Hewitt
– Consumer Brands Association
Speaker:
Rishi Banerjee
– SmartLabel, Consumer Brands Association
Speaker:
Lori Kelly
– LMK Regulatory and Nutrition Consulting LLC
Speaker:
Stephen Ostroff
– S Ostroff Consulting LLC
Speaker:
Katherine Simon
– Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Food
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CENTRAL TIME
Break & Exhibitor Showcase - Sponsored by: PepsiCo
Location: Reunion Foyer
Food
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Produce Track
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
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Troubled Waters: Tackling Issues With Wells
Location: Pegasus Ballroom
Moderator:
Kelly Hughes Thompson
– Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Speaker:
Chip Simmons
– North Carolina State University
Produce
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
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Growing in the Dark: Illuminating Food Safety Blind Spots in Hydroponic Systems
Location: Pegasus Ballroom
Moderator:
Kelly Hughes Thompson
– Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Speaker:
Kristen Gibson (she/her/hers)
– University of Arkansas System Divsion of Agriculture
Produce
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Break & Exhibitor Showcase - Sponsored by: PepsiCo
Location: Reunion Foyer
Produce
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: Exploring Sanitizers in the Produce Industry Including Usage and Labels
Location: Pegasus Ballroom
Moderator:
Kelly Hughes Thompson
– Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Speaker:
Thomas Saunders
– Produce Safety Alliance
Speaker:
Laura Strawn (she/her/hers)
– Virginia Tech
Produce
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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R.E.S.P.O.N.S.E. … Find Out What It Means to Me
Location: Pegasus Ballroom
Moderator:
Kelly Hughes Thompson
– Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Speaker:
Brenda Morris
– Association of Food and Drug Officials
Speaker:
Summer Williams (she/her/hers)
– Georgia Department of Agriculture
Produce
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Retail Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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New Handwashing Evidence: No Soap? No Water? No Worry!
Location: Reunion EFGH
Moderator:
Carolyn White, MPH
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker:
James W. Arbogast (he/him/his)
– JW Arbogast Advanced Science Consulting LLC
Speaker:
Don Schaffner
– Rutgers University
Retail
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CENTRAL TIME
Break & Exhibitor Showcase - Sponsored by: PepsiCo
Location: Reunion Foyer
Retail
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
CENTRAL TIME
The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Food Safety Management
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Food Safety Management
Location: Landmark B
Moderator:
Tara Paster Cammarata, FMP, CP-FS
– Cenza, Inc.
Speaker:
Eric Moore
– Testo Solutions
Food
Retail
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Applying Outbreak Lessons Learned to Strengthen Food Safety Improvements
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Applying Outbreak Lessons Learned to Strengthen Food Safety Improvements
Location: Landmark B
Moderator:
Raquel Maymir
– General Mills
Speaker:
Angela Montalbano
– New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Speaker:
Kathleen O'Donnell-Cahill
– Wegmans Food Markets
Speaker:
Haley Oliver
– Purdue University
Speaker:
Frank Yiannas (he/him/his)
– Smarter FY Solutions
Food
Retail
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Deep Ellum Networking Event - Sponsored by: Appian
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Deep Ellum Networking Event - Sponsored by: Appian
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