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Moved to Online

(with modified agenda)

August 27 & 28, 2020

Registration Closes on August 26,

5:00 p.m. EDT

Discounted Registration

CAD$100

Hurry, get others to attend with you and split this registration rate equally up the maximum of 5 per splitting group. You could end up paying only $20.

If interested in this offer, or the free registration for only 2 presentations, contact: events@afisservices.com

Time to go to the boss for budget approval (if necessary) to register for this event

If you are the boss, you could register to attend or send one or more delegates.

Some discounts apply for group registrations.

Submit Attendance Request Letter to your Supervisor

Contact events@afisservices.com for a 10% discount if registering 5 or more participants.

Registration for this event provides:

Access to direct application learning about how to efficiently and successfully run your food safety and quality assurance programs beyond mere compliance;
Opportunity to hear and be inspired by thought leaders in the food industry and allied services;
Access to attend all sessions;
Presentations on issues that are of direct and immediate concern to the food industry, and your operation;

50% discount for a searchable PDF copy of the food Safety, Security & Quality Assurance (SSQA) Implementation Manual;
Opportunity for ongoing collaboration between interested participants and system/service/concept providers.

Planned Sessions

(subject to changes as additional technical presentations are confirmed)

Central Theme:

"Advancing Food Safety, Security and Quality Assurance"

Themes of Keynote Speeches and Motivational Presentations:

Food safety and other Challenges Faced by the Food Industry;
Food Safety and Quality Assurance Obligations of Food Operations to Regulators, Customers and Consumers;
Food Industry Developments, Trends, Prospects and Opportunities.

Technical Presentations Themes:

Equipping Food Operations for Success
Strategies for Ensuring Consumer Safety & Customer Satisfaction
The Role of Science and Technology

Invited Participant Representation: Food producers, processors, manufacturers, industrial and institutional customers, retailers, food service operators, restaurants, consultants, industry trainers, academia, regulatory agencies, certification bodies, industry systems providers, instrumentation, tools, services, etc.

View the Past and Present Organizations Represented

Venue: Online

Agenda (subject to modification)

DAY 1: August 27

All indicated times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Opening Remarks and Presentation

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Introduction to SSQA and the SSQAPA Vision

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.Personal Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Discussion

Fraud Risk Assessment and Mitigation beyond "VACCP" and Global Database Search

1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Technical Presentation

The use of relevant technology, data and strategies for risk mitigation

By Dr. Giannis (John) Stoitsis

Head of FOODAKAI, Agroknow

The management of risk is too often approached as a checklist compliance task. Not utilizing appropriate technology, data and good strategies to the fullest extent is poor risk management practice. It causes resources to be misdirected towards redundant activities or towards addressing events that are unlikely to occur.

Participants in this session will come away with (i) an understanding that technology, data, and well-formed strategies are useful beyond mere compliance, and (ii) a primer in utilizing an optimized combination of technology, data and good strategies for enabling their organizations to maintain efficient and effective food safety and quality assurance systems while operating at each nexus where risk meets opportunity.

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Presentation/Workshop

Application of the NODE strategy in Meeting Local and International Regulations

By Felix Amiri

This workshop will take you through hands-on exercises with a focus on meeting regulatory, internal and other external requirements.

4:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day

DAY 2: August 28

Technical Presentations, demonstrations and Workshops

All indicated times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Presentation/Workshop

Supply Chain Resilience:

By Neil Coole

BSI-Canada

https://www.bsigroup.com/en-CA/

The food supply chain is continuously expanding and becoming more complex, leading to increased food safety and fraud risks as well as continuity and social responsibility threats around the world. Risks such as adulteration, mislabeling, counterfeiting, and contamination pose a huge threat to the livelihood of an organization as well as its customers. As the demand for traceability and quality continue to increase, food sector organizations must understand where their vulnerabilities are to ensure the protection of their customers and creditability of their goods.

As modern day supply chain networks increasingly span continents and become more complex, the ability to quantify and mitigate supply chain risks throughout the procurement, manufacturing, transportation and sales lifecycle is paramount. Organizations need to identify the critical risks to minimize disruption and help protect global operational, financial and reputational exposures.

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Roundtable Discussion

Advancing Your Professional Status as a Credible Food Safety and Quality Assurance Force:

(Including a discussion about SSQA Facilitators for new and potential facilitators)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Personal Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Technical Presentation (TBD)

Data-driven Supply Chains

By Irene Woerner

emTRUTH

The food supply chain is global and complex. Data needed to ensure food safety, compliance and quality comes from many sources and many formats across a myriad of organizations. Traceability is important, but a more complete view (i.e., a digital twin) is needed. A digital twin focuses not only on chain of custody, but also what is in it and what has been done to it, starting from raw ingredients. Technology is an enabler, not a panacea. Ultimately, data, its veracity and secure accessibility are drivers to ensuring food we grow, process, sell and eat is safe. This session will focus on a food’s digital twin and its lifecycle in a complex supply chain.

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Technical Presentation:

Establishing and maintaining an effective and successful food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) program without the added cost of annual re-certifications

By Felix Amiri

Food Safety and Quality Assurance by Desire, Design and Determination

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

4:30 p.m. Workshops Close