List of Speakers 2017

Adrian Rogers
Senior Research Scientist, Romer Labs UK

Alexander J. Krynitsky
Science Advisor, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Regulatory Science, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Andreas Hensel
President, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

Andrew Roberts
Partner, Strategic Trust Initiative LLC

Andy Cheng-An Hwang
Research Food Technologist, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Andy Morling
Head of Food Crime, National Food Crime Unit, Food Standards Agency, U.K.

Andy Ru
Senior Researcher, Masterkong Holding

Angelika Tritscher
Coordinator Risk Assessment & Management, Department of Food Safety & Zoonoses,
World Health Organization

Antonia Mattia
Senior Science Advisor for Toxicology, Office of Food Additive Safety,
Center for Food Safety & Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Barbara Gallani
Head of Communications and External Relations Department, European Food Safety Authority

Bernard Chang
Project Manager, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology & Food Safety Consortium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Bernhard Url
Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority

Bi Kexin
Director, Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety, General Administration for Quality Supervision Inspection Quarantine (AQSIQ)

Brian Marterer
Senior Manager, Food Supply & Integrity Services, PwC China

Cao Wenming
Manager, Wilmar R&D Center

Carmen Rottenberg
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Charley Swofford
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chen Junshi
Chief Adviser, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Chen Ying
Vice President, Researcher, China Academy of Inspection & Quarantine

Chris Fosse
Vice President, Supply Chain Quality, Conagra Brands, Inc.

Clare Mills
Professor in Molecular Allergology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester

Claudio Gallottini
Food Safety Expert, Area Food Safety, Safety on Workplace and Quality, Euroservizi Impresa Srl

Darin Zehr
General Manager, Commercial Food Sanitation

David Tharp
Executive Director, International Association for Food Protection

David Zhang
Senior Lab Manager, Romer Labs

Deann Akins-Lewenthal
Director, Food Safety and Microbiology, Conagra Brands, Inc.

Derek Wu
CSR Director, Mengniu Dairy

Dietrich Rassow
Chief Veterinary Officer Trade, Head of Section 033, Veterinary Cooperation with Foreign Countries,
German Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture

Djien Liem
Lead Expert in International Scientific Cooperation, European Food Safety Authority

Dong Yan
PhD, Life Cycle Impact Assessment, Technical University of Denmark

Fan Yongxiang
Director, Food Safety Standard Division I, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Eva Ng
Vice President, CPG Vertical, Nielsen China

Eva Wanzenbock
Managing Director, Romer Labs

Frank Yiannas
Vice President, Food Safety & Health, Walmart Stores Inc.

Gale Prince
President, SAGE Food Safety Consultants, LLC.

Gan Weijia
Analytical Scientist, Nestlé Food Safety Institute of China

Ge Zhirong
Honorary Chairman, CIFSQ; Former Vice Minister, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine; Former Counselor State Council

Gerald Wojtala
Executive Director, International Food Protection Training Institute

Gérard Lasfargues
Managing Director General, "Science for Expertise" Division, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)

Greg McCullough
Director, Food Safety Quality and Regulatory, Fonterra Co-operative Group, Inc.

Guo Wei
Supplier Quality Assurance Manager, Nestle China

Gu Shaoping
Director, Department of Registration Administration, Certification and Accreditation Administration of China

Hank Karayan
Global FSMA Program Director, SGS

Heidi Yao
Quality Assurance Director, Pepsico Asia R&D Center

Herve Martin
Food Safety and Quality Director, Carrefour China

Huang Daoxin
Associate Professor, Beijing Business Management College

Huang Guosheng
President, China Food Newspaper

Huang Lihan
Research Leader, Residue Chemistry and Predictive Microbiology Research Unit,
Eastern Regional Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Huang Yasheng
Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

Janet Balson
Sr. Food Fraud Consultant, US Pharmacopeial Convention

Jason Wan
Associate Director, Institute for Food Safety and Health; Associate Chair and Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)

Jean Francois Legrand
Quality Assurance Director, Europe-Eurasia, BRF Global GmbH

Jennifer Burgess
Director, Food and Environmental Marketing, Waters Corporation

Jenny Chen Kilkelly
Senior Director, Regulatory Compliance, Walmart China

Jia Xudong
Director of Laboratory of Toxicology, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

John Keogh
President & Principal Advisor, Shantalla

John Peng
Executive Vice President, Global Business Group, iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd.

John Reeve
Principal Adviser (Toxicology), Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand

John Spink
Director & Assistant Professor, Food Fraud Initiative, Michigan State University

Johnny Kwan
Founder and Chairman, Bee Associates

Jorgen Schlundt
Michael Fam Chair Professor, Food Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University

Joseph Elrefaie
Director, International & Commercial Supply Chain Quality, Conagra Brands, Inc.

Joseph Scimeca
Assistant Vice President, Global Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Cargill

Julia Bradsher
President and CEO, International Food Protection Training Institute

Julio Salazar
Country Director, FDA China Office

Kalmia E. Kniel
Professor, Microbial Food Safety, Department of Animal and Food Sciences,
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Delaware

Karsten Nöckler
Head of Department for Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

Kenny Chuang
Senior Director, Quality Assurance, Yum! Brand China

Kurt Brunner
Global Research & Development Director, Romer Labs Division Holding GmbH

Li Jingguang
Professor and Academic Secretary to MOH Key Laboratory,
China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Li Ning
Deputy Director, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)

Liu Longhai
Director, Food Safety and Quality Affairs, New Hope Liuhe Co.,Ltd.;
Vice-Chair, GFSI China Local Group Steering Committee

Liu Meng
Head, Asia and Oceania, United Nations Global Compact

Liu Xiaoqing
Food Safety Manager, Beijing Hualian Hypermarket Co., Ltd.

Lu Chao
Deputy Director, Department for Registration, Certification and Accreditation Administration of China

Lucy Yu
Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland

Lystra N. Antoine
CEO, Global Food Safety Partnership, World Bank

Ma Qunfei
Director Technician, Fujian Center For Disease Control & Prevention

Mao Feng
Vice President, Agriculture Division, Sinochem Group

Mário Gadanho
Global Food Molecular Business Development Manager, SGS

Maritta Ko
Head, BioControl Global Portfolio Development, Merck Life Science

Mark Booth
Chief Executive Officer, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)

Mark Salter
Principal, Microbiology and Laboratory Oversight, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Australia

Marta Hugas
Head of Biological Hazards and Contaminants Unit, European Food Safety Authority

Mary McBride
Director, Global Market Regulatory and Standards Strategy, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Matilda Ho
Founder and Managing Director, Bits x Bites; Founder and CEO, Yimishiji

Melody Tang
Microbiology Marketing Manager, Thermofisher

Michael Yang
Food Safety Consultant

Michel Leporati
Executive Secretary, Chilean Agency for Quality and Food Safety (ACHIPIA)

Navy Hong
Applied Microbiology Manager, Unilever

Paul Dewsbury
Global Marketing Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Paul Hepburn
Director, Food Safety, Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever

Paul B Young
Senior Director, Government Affairs, Waters Corporation

Peter Karim Ben Embarek
Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses & Foodborne Diseases, World Health Organization

Peter Wesjohann
Chief Executive Officer, PHW-Group / Lohmann & Co. AG

Phillips Richard
General Manager, Agri-Product and Foods Department, China Certification & Inspection Group, N.A.

Ravi Gooneratne
Professor of Toxicology, Lincoln University, New Zealand

Retsef Levi
J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Operations Management, MIT Sloan School of Management

Richard Wang
Food Safety Senior Director, M (China) Company Limited

Robert Baker
Director, Mars Global Food Safety Center & Head of Technical Food Safety Development, Mars Inc.

Robert Deng
R&D and TS Manager China, Merieux Nutrisciences

Roger Genet
Director General, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)

Ron McNaughton
Head of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit, Food Standards Scotland

Ruby O
Executive Director of Food Safety, Melco Resorts and Entertainment

Ryan Newkirk
Policy Analyst, Food Defense and Emergency Coordination, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

Sabine Baumgartner
Assoc. Professor, Dept. for Agrobiotechnology Tulln, Center for Analytical Chemistry,
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)

Samuel Godefroy
Professor, Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Systems, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University Laval

Scott Crerar
General Manager, Risk and Regulatory Assessment, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)

Shi Yan
Executive Director, Shared Harvest (Beijing) Ecological Agriculture Service Ltd.

Stephen Ostroff
Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Steve Flint
Professor Food Microbiology and Safety, Massey University

Steve Ranford
Senior Scientist, AgResearch Limited

Sun Meijun
Vice Minister, China Food & Drug Administration

Tang Dawei
Mathematical Modeler, Unilever

Tao Xin
Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Terence Lau
Director of Innovation and Technology Development; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University;
Convener, The Food Safety Consortium

Tom Heilandt
Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission

Tony Huang
General Manager, Quality & Safety Management Department, COFCO Wines and Spirits

Wang Shuo
Professor, Nan Kai University

Wang Wei
Division Director, Global Compact China Network

Wendy Gao
Director, North Asia Regional Regulatory Affairs, Cargill

Wenna Xu
Head of Chinese Contact Point, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

Wu Di
Postdoctoral, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang

Wu Yongning
Chief Scientist, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Yan Jing
PhD Candidate, Wageningen University and Research Center

Yang Dajin
Researcher, Director of Risk Surveillance Division 1, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment

Yang Xianqin
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agric-Food Canada

Yao Su
Director, Fermentation R&D Department, China National Research Institute of Food & Fermentation Industries; Vice Director, CICC

Yasushi Yamazoe
Acting Chairperson, Food Safety Commission of Japan (FSCJ)

Yongwee Liau
Managing Director, Romer Labs

Yves Rey
Independent Senior Advisor to Industry Leaders;
former Danone Corporate General Manager and GFSI Chairman

Zhang Chunyi
Deputy Director General, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences &HarvestPlus-China Program

Zhang Dongfang
Advanced Technical Service Engineer, 3M China Limited

Zhang Guangtao
Global Head of Analytical Food Safety, Mars Global Food Safety Center

Zhang Xiaomei
Senior Engineer, Shandong Exit and Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of China

Zhang Yinbi
Asst. General Manager of Food Department, Intertek China

Zhao Dong
Deputy Chief Engineer, Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd.

Zhinong Yan
Executive Director, Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center

Zhong Qiding
Vice Director, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries

Zhou Jiehong
Professor, Zhejiang University

Zhou Shouan
General Manager, Shenzhen Total Test Technology Co., Ltd.

Zhou Zhifeng
Quality Manager, Aeon China

Zhu Jianghui
Vice Director of Division I of Risk Assessment, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)