science forum 2015 onsite guide

April 12 –15, 2015Gaylord National Resort

& Convention Center National Harbor, MD

EMBRACING CHALLENGES. MEETING FUTURE NEEDS.

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2015 Schedule-at-a-Glance

Sunday, April 127:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open9:30 am – 11:30 am GRAS Modernization Workshop (GMA Members Only)

12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Pre Conference Workshops3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Pre Conference Workshops

Monday, April 136:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open 7:15 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast With Exhibitors8:00 am –10:30 am Welcome Keynote10:30 am – 11:00 am Networking Break With Exhibitors11:00 am – 12:00 pm Signature Sessions12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Keynote Luncheon1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Networking Break With Exhibitors3:45 pm – 5:15 pm Breakout Sessions6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Welcome Reception6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner & Entertainment

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2015 Schedule-at-a-Glance

Tuesday, April 147:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast With Exhibitors

8:15 am – 9:45 am PHO Working Group Meeting (Closed Meeting, WG members only)

8:45 am – 9:45 am Strategic Issue Sessions

9:45 am – 10:15 am Networking Break With Exhibitors

10:15 am – 11:00 am Idea Exchange Roundtables

11:15 am – 12:00 pm Idea Exchange Roundtables

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Networking Break With Exhibitors

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Breakout Sessions

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Closing General Session

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Biotechnology Committee Meeting2

Wednesday, April 157:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration Open

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast on Your Own

8:30 am – 11:30 am Chemicals Management (CMC) Committee Meeting

8:30 am – 11:30 am Regulatory Inspections & Compliance Committee(RICC) Meeting

8:30 am – 11:30 am Nutrition Health & Labeling (NHL) Committee Meeting

8:30 am – 11:30 am Food Defense (FD) Committee Meeting

8:30 am – 12:00 pm SRAC Executive Committee Meeting

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Processing Technologies (PETCO) Committee Meeting

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Food Industry Analytical Chemists (FIAC) Committee Meeting

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Microbiological Safety (MSC) Committee Meeting

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Food Allergens (FAC) Committee Meeting

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Science and Regulatory Affairs (SRAC) Council Meeting

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Full Program Schedule

Sunday, April 127:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open

Room: Woodrow Wilson Registration Desk

Pre Conference Workshops

9:30 am – 11:30 am GRAS Modernization: 5 Part Strategy Rollout. What You Need to Know (GMA Members Only)Room: Annapolis 1–2

12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Influential Food Law Cases Room: Annapolis 1–2

Economically Motivated Adulteration Room: Baltimore 1–2

Cultivating a Food Safety Culture Room: Baltimore 3–5

3:30 pm – 6:00 pm FSMA Implementation Workshop Room: Baltimore 1–2

Engage: Nutrition, Health & Wellbeing Room: Annapolis 1–2

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Monday, April 136:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open


7:15 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast With Exhibitors Room: Woodrow Wilson Foyer

8:00 am –10:30 am Welcome Keynote:Room: Woodrow Wilson Ballroom

Can Agriculture Save the Planet?Jack A. Bobo, Senior Advisor, Office of Agricultural Policy,U.S. Department of State

Agricultural Controversies and the Fight for the Future of FoodJayson Lusk, Ph.D., Food and Agricultural Economist, Oklahoma State University

Building Trust and Consumer ConfidenceCharlie Arnot, Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Food Integrity 5

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Monday, April 1310:30 am – 11:00 am Networking Break With Exhibitors

Room: Woodrow Wilson Foyer

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Signature Sessions:

Application of the Sciences to Address Societal Interests in FoodRoom: Annapolis 1–2

Assessing Food Safety CulturesRoom: Annapolis 3-4

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Keynote Luncheon:Room: Woodrow Wilson Ballroom

FDA & Industry Working Together to Build Consumer ConfidenceMichael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods, FDA

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1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions:

Emerging Ingredient Issues: GRAS—Focus on the FutureRoom: Annapolis 1–2

FSMA Implementation: Supplier Verification Room: Annapolis 3–4

Public Health: Hot Topics, Partnerships and Emerging IssuesRoom: Baltimore 1–2

Microbiology: Listeria monocytogenesRoom: Baltimore 3–5

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Networking Break With ExhibitorsRoom: Woodrow Wilson Foyer


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Monday, April 133:45 pm – 5:15 pm Breakout Sessions:

Emerging Ingredient Issues: PHOs/trans fat — Going ForwardRoom: Annapolis 1–2

FSMA Implementation: By-Products Directed to Animal FoodRoom: Annapolis 3–4

Public Health: Hot Topics, Partnerships and Emerging IssuesRoom: Baltimore 1–2

Thermal Processing: Verification and ValidationRoom: Baltimore 3–5

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Welcome ReceptionRoom: Woodrow Wilson Foyer

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6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner & EntertainmentRoom: Woodrow Wilson Ballroom

Amy Robach, News Anchor, Good Morning America

Tuesday, April 147:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open


7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast With ExhibitorsRoom: Woodrow Wilson Foyer

8:15 am – 9:45 am PHO Working Group Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Annapolis 1–2

8:45 am – 9:45 am Strategic Issue Sessions:

Protein, A Key Macronutrient: From Strategy to ImplementationRoom: Annapolis 3–4


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Tuesday, April 148:45 am – 9:45 am Strategic Issue Sessions:

Food Safety in the Classroom: Better Informed Consumers of the FutureRoom: Baltimore 3–5

9:45 am – 10:15 am Networking Break With ExhibitorsRoom: Woodrow Wilson Foyer

10:15 am – 11:00 am Idea Exchange Roundtables

Emerging CPG & Ingredient IssuesRoom: Annapolis 1–2

FSMA Implementation, Education, & TrainingRoom: Annapolis 3–4

Global Nutrition, Health, and WellbeingRoom: Baltimore 1–2

Microbiological Food Safety & ProcessingRoom: Baltimore 3–5

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11:15 am – 12:00 pm Idea Exchange Roundtables

Emerging CPG & Ingredient IssuesRoom: Annapolis 1–2

FSMA Implementation, Education, & TrainingRoom: Annapolis 3–4

Global Nutrition, Health, and WellbeingRoom: Baltimore 1–2

Microbiological Food Safety & ProcessingRoom: Baltimore 3–5

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Networking LunchRoom: Woodrow Wilson Ballroom


Caffeine—Is There a Safety Concern?Room: Annapolis 1–2


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Tuesday, April 141:15 pm – 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions:

FSMA: Implementation of Preventive Controls for Human FoodRoom: Annapolis 3–4

Nutrition Policy, Labeling Trends and Projections for the FutureRoom: Baltimore 1–2

Biotechnology: Challenges and OpportunitiesRoom: Baltimore 3–5

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Networking Break With ExhibitorsRoom: Woodrow Wilson Foyer


Carrageenan: A Safe Food IngredientRoom: Annapolis 1–212


FSMA Inspections: How to Prepare and What to ExpectRoom: Annapolis 3–4

Nutrition Policy, Labeling Trends and Projections for the FutureRoom: Baltimore 1–2

Biotechnology: Challenges and OpportunitiesRoom: Baltimore 3–5

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Closing General Session:Room: Woodrow Wilson Ballroom

Building Public Private Partnerships to Meet the Challenges Faced by IndustryPalmer Orlandi, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer of FDA

Mike Robach, Vice President, Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Cargill


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Tuesday, April 145:30 pm – 7:30 pm Biotechnology Committee Meeting

(Closed Meeting, Invite Only)

Room: Annapolis 1–2

Wednesday, April 15

7:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration OpenRoom: Woodrow Wilson Registration Desk

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast on Your Own

8:30 am – 11:30 am Chemicals Management (CMC) Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 1

Regulatory Inspections & Compliance Committee (RICC) Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 214

8:30 am – 11:30 am Nutrition Health & Labeling (NHL) Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 3

Food Defense (FD) Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 4

8:30 am – 12:00 pm SRAC Executive Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 5

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Processing Technologies (PETCO) Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 2

Food Industry Analytical Chemists (FIAC) Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 4


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Wednesday, April 151:00 pm – 4:00 pm Microbiological Safety (MSC)

Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 1

Food Allergens (FAC) Committee Meeting(Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 3

Science and Regulatory Affairs (SRAC) Council Meeting (Closed Meeting, Invite Only)Room: Baltimore 5

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