Meat+Poultry - September 2023 - SUPP10

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
provide an inside look at
the challenges each group
faced as they rallied a wide
group of suppliers.
12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Return on Investment
of Product Inspection
Devices
SPEAKER: Robert Rogers
SESSION DESCRIPTION: It
is difficult to put a price
on the importance of the
safety and quality of the
products we produce.
Despite the understood
value of a safe quality
product, it may be more
difficult to identify the
value of investment in
robust product inspection
solutions. This session
will look at the different
ways product inspection
solutions can have a rapid,
if not immediate, ROI.
1:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
1:45 P.M. - 2:15 P.M.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Bridging the Gap
Between Food Safety and
Cybersecurity
SPEAKER: Neil Coole, BSI
SESSION DESCRIPTION: In
this session attendees
will learn learn about the
emerging cybersecurity
threats and attacks
against the food and
beverage industry, the
different types of attacks,
motivation of the attackers
and how food safety
professionals can take
proactive steps to build
more resilient systems to
reduce the likelihood of a
successful attack against
your organization.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
Excelling in the Industry
- How to Turn a Passion
for Safe Food Into a
Successful Career
SPEAKER: Nicole Utne,
quality assurance director
at PepsiCo
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Interested in learning
about how you can take
the next steps in your
career? Utne discusses her
passion for the industry
and how she leveraged that
to amplify her career.
2:45 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Fur
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1:30 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Expanding Meat's Horizon
- The Risk and Reward of
Alternative Proteins
SPEAKER: Sebastion Bohn
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Across the emerging
alternative proteins
landscape, innovation
and aspiration are staring
down the realities of
evolving consumer
preferences, materials
cost, regulation, and
scalability challenges.
This session will outline
how opportunities in
the alternative proteins
space have evolved in the
last two years. Bohn will
show data to expain how
the evolving regulatory
environment and consumer
demands have impacted
the capital spending plans
in the segment.
Babies on the Horizon -
How the Humanization of
Pets is Transforming Pet
Food Manufacturing
SPEAKER: Tony Moses
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Pet
owners are increasingly
treating their dogs and
cats as part of the family.
We will present survey
data of 300 industry
professionals that reflect
an understanding of these
concerns and preferences
and show how the pet
products industry is willing
and able to meet them.
3:15 P.M. - 3:45 P.M.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Engineering Design
Factors to Improve
Equipment Cleanability,
Reduce Operational
Downtime and Provide the
Competitive Edge
SPEAKER: Allen Sayler,
Center for Food Safety
and Regulatory Solutions
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
In this session, design
factors will be discussed
in some detail with
recommendations provided
in order to provide insight
into improving cleanability,
reducing downtime, and
increasing the lifecycle of
processing equipment.
3:45 P.M. - 4:15 P.M.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Overcoming Labor and
Production Challenges
with a New Automation
Model that Requires Zero
Capital Investment or
Overhead
SPEAKER: Misa Ilkhechi
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Everyone is talking about
how automation can
solve the labor shortage,
but that does not make
adopting automation easy
or accessible. A new model
in the industry, commonly
called Robotics-as-aService
(RaaS), is changing
that for small-to-medium
sized companies.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25
10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Exhibit Hall Opens
11:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
Hungry for a Career? Food
Industry Technicians in
High Demand!
SPEAKER: David Seckman,
president, FPSA
SESSION DESCRIPTION: Join
FPSA President David
Seckman as he discusses
how the Food Industry
Technician (FIT) Program
can launch your career to
provide the stability and
compensation that your
technical skills deserve.
11:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Robotics in the Workplace
SPEAKER: Rick Gessler, vice
president of engineering,
Delkor Systems SESSION
DESCRIPTION: This session
offers insights and ideas
to help attndees to
recognize opportunities
for automation as well
as offering real-world
examples of success
stories that others have
experienced.
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