2016 AAFP Conference Schedule
A printable version of the schedule can be found here
Tuesday, September 13th
Tuesday, September 13th
Eureka Springs Ball Room C & D
5:00 PM
POSTER PRESENTATION
Eureka Springs Ball Room C & D
Poster competition will take place earlier in the day
5:00 PM
MIXER SOCIAL
Wednesday, September 14th
Wednesday, September 14th
SESSION I: LIVE PRODUCTION
Bella Vista Room
7.30 AM
Breakfast
Bella Vista Room
8.00 AM
Moderators:
Bella Vista Room
Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, D.V.M., Ph.D. Visiting Professor - University of Arkansas & Si Hong Park, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Associate - University of Arkansas
Bella Vista Room
8.15 AM
“Probiotic approaches to live animals and impacts on Food Safety”
Bella Vista Room
Todd R Callaway, Ph.D.
Research Microbiologist,
Food & Feed Safety Research, USDA/ARS
Bella Vista Room
8.45 AM
“In Ovo Pre/Probiotics: A new piece to the antibiotic puzzle?”
Bella Vista Room
Aaron Kiess, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Poultry Science
Mississippi State University
Bella Vista Room
9.15 AM
“The Diamond V experience with immunology”
Bella Vista Room
Stuart Reeves, Ph.D., ARCS.
Director - R & D, Embria Health Sciences
9.45 AM
BREAK
Bella Vista Room
10.00AM
"The Avian Microbiome and Prebiotic Supplementation"
Bella Vista Room
Steve Ricke, Ph.D.,
Professor, Donald "Buddy" Wray Chair in Food Safety
University of Arkansas
Bella Vista Room
10.30AM
"Assessment of the Anti-Salmonella Properties of Diamond V Products in Poultry"
Bella Vista Room
Steve Carlson, D.V.M, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
11.00 AM
PANEL
11.15 AM
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
11.30 AM
LUNCH
11.45 AM
Dr. Don L. Zink (President – Division of Foods & Regulatory Affairs, IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group)
12.30 PM
VENDOR BREAK
Wednesday, September 14th
SESSION II: FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA)
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
8.00 AM
Moderator:
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Cary Gray R.S. (Food Program Specialist) & Ashley Clement (Quality Assurance Manager)
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
8.15 AM
“HARPC or HACCP; Are they the same? FSMA in a dual jurisdiction facility”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Ms. Sharon Birkett (VP, North American Quality and Food Protection, OSI Group)
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
8.45 AM
“Food Safety Modernization Food Safety Act Implementation – Compliance Challenges”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Craig Henry, Ph.D., (VP, Global Business Development, Decernis)
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
9.15 AM
“Food Safety Modernization Act: Collaboration for a Preventive Food Safety System”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Ms. Samantha Cooper
Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Grocery Manufacturers Association
9.45 AM
BREAK
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
10.00 AM
“The Importance of Data Management and Predictive Modeling for Continuous Improvement”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Jackson McReynolds, Ph.D.,
Chief Scientific Officer, Passport Food Safety Solutions
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
10.30 AM
“Safe Transportation under the FSMA”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Pamela Johnston, Esq.
Vice President, Legal and Risk Services
11.00 AM
PANEL
11.15 AM
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
11.30 AM
LUNCH
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
11.45 AM
"The Changing Face of Food Safety"
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Don L. Zink, Ph.D.,
President, Division of Foods & Regulatory Affairs, IEH Laboratories
12.30 PM
VENDOR BREAK
SESSION III: VENDOR TECHNOLOGY
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
8.15 AM
“Keys to Effective Sampling of an Environmental Surface”
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
Rolando Demagajes
Senior Corporate Account Manager,
World BioProducts
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
9.00 AM
“Total solutions for FSMA and HACCP via detection and software/traceability”
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
Brian Umberson,
Sales, Sample 6
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
10.30 AM
“Environmental Monitoring: Simplify sample scheduling, records management, and data availability”
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
Charlotte Fort-Findley, Software Solutions Specialist - Autoscribe Informatics
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
1.00 PM
“Phages, a new tool to reduce the prevalence of pathogens in fresh & RTE Meats and poultry, and other types of food”
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
Robin Peterson, Micreos
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
2.00 PM
"iQ-Check® Free DNA Removal Solution"
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
Jesse Kay, Ph.D.
Field Application Specialist, Food Science Division, BioRad
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
3.30 PM
CosmosID
Eureka Springs Ball Room D
SESSION IV: EMERGING ISSUES
TBD
1.00 PM
Moderator:
TBD
Kendra Waldbusser, V.P. Food Safety and Quality Assurance – Pilgrims Pride & Suzanne Finstad, V.P. Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance - Tyson Foods
TBD
1.15 PM
“Food Safety – What’s on the Horizon”
TBD
Ashley Peterson, Ph.D.,
Senior VP, National Chicken Council
TBD
1.45 PM
“FSIS Policy Update”
TBD
Daniel Engeljohn, Ph.D.,
Assistant Administrator, USDA/FSIS
TBD
2.15 PM
“Where we have been, where we are, and what could be next”
TBD
Betsy Booren, Ph.D.,
Senior Policy Advisor, OFW Law
2.45 PM
BREAK
TBD
3.00 PM
Edward Reidy, Happy Apples
TBD
TBD
3.30 PM
“Salmonella in the Peripheral Lymph Nodes of Cattle: What Do We Know?”
TBD
Thomas S. Edrington, Ph.D.,
Research Animal Scientist, Food and Feed Safety Research, USDA
TBD
4.00 PM
“An Update from USPOULTRY’s Employee Training Programs Designed to be in compliance with Current Regulations.”
TBD
Rafael E. Rivera, M.S.
Manager Food Safety & Production Programs
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
4.30 PM
PANEL
5.00 PM
MIXER SOCIAL
Thursday, September 15th
SESSION V: FBI FOOD DEFENSE TTX AND WORKSHOP
TBD
8:00 AM
FBI FOOD DEFENSE TTX AND WORKSHOP
TBD
Daniel Sturgill WMDC/LR
9.45 AM
BREAK
11.15 AM
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
11.30 AM
LUNCH (Sponsored by AAFP)
TBD
11.45 AM
“Whole genome sequencing: Enhancing foodborne outbreak investigations and protecting public health”
TBD
Dr. Robert Tauxe
Director, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
SESSION VI: GENOME SEQUENCING & FOOD SAFETY
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
1.00 PM
Moderators
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
John Butts, Ph.D., President - Food Safety By Design & Craig Kiebler, DVM, MPH, MS, DACVPM, Head of Veterinary Science - Metabiota
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
1.15 PM
“Characterizing Shiga toxin-containing Escherichia coli from cattle and humans using next generation sequencing”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
James L. Bono, Ph.D.,
Research Microbiologist, USDA
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
1.45 PM
“Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches to Evaluate Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence in Salmonella enterica”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Steven L. Foley, Ph.D.,
Research Microbiologist, NCTR, FDA
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
2.15 PM
“WGS of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Retail--Delis, Produce, and Looking Forward"
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Haley Oliver, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, Purdue
2.45 PM
BREAK
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
3.00 PM
“Use of NGS in commercial broiler production”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Michael Rothrock, Ph.D.,
Research Microbiologist, Egg Safety & Quality Research, USDA
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
3.30 PM
“Cyber Threats and Emerging Trends”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Shun Turner, FBI, Littlerock
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
4.00 PM
“Data Enabled Security and Analytics Issues in Food Systems”
Eureka Springs Ball Room A & B
Jia Di, Ph.D., Professor and 21st Century Research Leadership Chair, Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering - University of Arkansas &
Dr. Chase Rainwater, Ph.D., Associate Professor, John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering - University of Arkansas
4.30 PM
PANEL
SESSION VII: PET FOOD & ANIMAL FEED SAFETY ISSUES
Bella Vista Room
Bella Vista Room
1.00 PM
Moderators
Bella Vista Room
Griffiths G. Atungulu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Grain Processing Engineering, Department of Food Science - University of Arkansas
Hank Cotney (Director, QA & Technical Services; 3D Corporate Solutions)
Bella Vista Room=
1.15 PM
“Self-Defense Training”
Bella Vista Room=
Richard Shields, Ph.D.,
Senior VP, Technical Services R&D, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs, Simmons Pet Food Inc.
Bella Vista Room
1.45 PM
“cGMPs for Pet Food Manufacturers as it relates to FDA Requirements”
Bella Vista Room
Billie Johnson, Ph.D.,
Director of Food Safety
Simmons Pet Food Inc.
Bella Vista Room
2.15 PM
“Industry Perspective On: Salmonella Mitigation in Pet Foods”
Bella Vista Room
Michele Evans, Ph.D.,
Diamond Pet Food
2.45 PM
BREAK
Bella Vista Room
3.00 PM
“Mycotoxins issues & their Mitigation in Pet Foods”
Bella Vista Room
Gina Clapper
Mérieux NutriSciences
Bella Vista Room
3.30 PM
“Effective Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act Requirements for Animal Food Producers.”
Bella Vista Room
Richard Sellers, PAS, Dipl., ACAN, Sr. Vice President, Public Policy and Education - American Feed Industry Association
Bella Vista Room
4.00 PM
“Natural Pet Product Preservation”
Bella Vista Room
Sara Cutler, Ph.D.,
Technical Manager – Antioxidants
Kemin Nutrisurance
4.30 PM
PANEL
Thank you to all our sponsors!
Arkansas Poultry Federation
Cargill
Diamond V
3 D Corporate Solutions
Kemin Nutrisurance
OK Foods
Safe Foods
Sea Star
2017 CONFERENCE
Tentative Dates for 2017 are most likely to be one of these weeks:
- Tuesday September 12th to Thursday September 14th
Or
- Tuesday September 19th to Thursday September 21st.
Please mark your calendars now and we will update in a few months.