List of Speakers 2017
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Adrian Rogers
Senior Research Scientist, Romer Labs UK
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Alexander J. Krynitsky
Science Advisor, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Regulatory Science, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
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Andreas Hensel
President, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
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Andrew Roberts
Partner, Strategic Trust Initiative LLC
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Andy Cheng-An Hwang
Research Food Technologist, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Andy Morling
Head of Food Crime, National Food Crime Unit, Food Standards Agency, U.K.
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Andy Ru
Senior Researcher, Masterkong Holding
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Angelika Tritscher
Coordinator Risk Assessment & Management, Department of Food Safety & Zoonoses,
World Health Organization
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Antonia Mattia
Senior Science Advisor for Toxicology, Office of Food Additive Safety,
Center for Food Safety & Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
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Barbara Gallani
Head of Communications and External Relations Department, European Food Safety Authority
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Bernard Chang
Project Manager, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology & Food Safety Consortium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Bernhard Url
Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority
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Bi Kexin
Director, Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety, General Administration for Quality Supervision Inspection Quarantine (AQSIQ)
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Brian Marterer
Senior Manager, Food Supply & Integrity Services, PwC China
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Cao Wenming
Manager, Wilmar R&D Center
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Carmen Rottenberg
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Charley Swofford
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Chen Junshi
Chief Adviser, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment
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Chen Ying
Vice President, Researcher, China Academy of Inspection & Quarantine
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Chris Fosse
Vice President, Supply Chain Quality, Conagra Brands, Inc.
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Clare Mills
Professor in Molecular Allergology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester
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Claudio Gallottini
Food Safety Expert, Area Food Safety, Safety on Workplace and Quality, Euroservizi Impresa Srl
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Darin Zehr
General Manager, Commercial Food Sanitation
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David Tharp
Executive Director, International Association for Food Protection
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David Zhang
Senior Lab Manager, Romer Labs
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Deann Akins-Lewenthal
Director, Food Safety and Microbiology, Conagra Brands, Inc.
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Derek Wu
CSR Director, Mengniu Dairy
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Dietrich Rassow
Chief Veterinary Officer Trade, Head of Section 033, Veterinary Cooperation with Foreign Countries,
German Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture
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Djien Liem
Lead Expert in International Scientific Cooperation, European Food Safety Authority
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Dong Yan
PhD, Life Cycle Impact Assessment, Technical University of Denmark
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Fan Yongxiang
Director, Food Safety Standard Division I, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment
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Eva Ng
Vice President, CPG Vertical, Nielsen China
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Eva Wanzenbock
Managing Director, Romer Labs
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Frank Yiannas
Vice President, Food Safety & Health, Walmart Stores Inc.
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Gale Prince
President, SAGE Food Safety Consultants, LLC.
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Gan Weijia
Analytical Scientist, Nestlé Food Safety Institute of China
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Ge Zhirong
Honorary Chairman, CIFSQ; Former Vice Minister, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine; Former Counselor State Council
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Gerald Wojtala
Executive Director, International Food Protection Training Institute
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Gérard Lasfargues
Managing Director General, "Science for Expertise" Division, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
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Greg McCullough
Director, Food Safety Quality and Regulatory, Fonterra Co-operative Group, Inc.
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Guo Wei
Supplier Quality Assurance Manager, Nestle China
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Gu Shaoping
Director, Department of Registration Administration, Certification and Accreditation Administration of China
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Hank Karayan
Global FSMA Program Director, SGS
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Heidi Yao
Quality Assurance Director, Pepsico Asia R&D Center
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Herve Martin
Food Safety and Quality Director, Carrefour China
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Huang Daoxin
Associate Professor, Beijing Business Management College
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Huang Guosheng
President, China Food Newspaper
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Huang Lihan
Research Leader, Residue Chemistry and Predictive Microbiology Research Unit,
Eastern Regional Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service
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Huang Yasheng
Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Janet Balson
Sr. Food Fraud Consultant, US Pharmacopeial Convention
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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)
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Jean Francois Legrand
Quality Assurance Director, Europe-Eurasia, BRF Global GmbH
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Jennifer Burgess
Director, Food and Environmental Marketing, Waters Corporation
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Jenny Chen Kilkelly
Senior Director, Regulatory Compliance, Walmart China
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Jia Xudong
Director of Laboratory of Toxicology, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
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John Keogh
President & Principal Advisor, Shantalla
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John Peng
Executive Vice President, Global Business Group, iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd.
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John Reeve
Principal Adviser (Toxicology), Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand
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John Spink
Director & Assistant Professor, Food Fraud Initiative, Michigan State University
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Johnny Kwan
Founder and Chairman, Bee Associates
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Jorgen Schlundt
Michael Fam Chair Professor, Food Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University
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Joseph Elrefaie
Director, International & Commercial Supply Chain Quality, Conagra Brands, Inc.
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Joseph Scimeca
Assistant Vice President, Global Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Cargill
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Julia Bradsher
President and CEO, International Food Protection Training Institute
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Julio Salazar
Country Director, FDA China Office
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Kalmia E. Kniel
Professor, Microbial Food Safety, Department of Animal and Food Sciences,
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Delaware
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Karsten Nöckler
Head of Department for Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
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Kenny Chuang
Senior Director, Quality Assurance, Yum! Brand China
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Kurt Brunner
Global Research & Development Director, Romer Labs Division Holding GmbH
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Li Jingguang
Professor and Academic Secretary to MOH Key Laboratory,
China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
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Li Ning
Deputy Director, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)
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Liu Longhai
Director, Food Safety and Quality Affairs, New Hope Liuhe Co.,Ltd.;
Vice-Chair, GFSI China Local Group Steering Committee
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Liu Meng
Head, Asia and Oceania, United Nations Global Compact
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Liu Xiaoqing
Food Safety Manager, Beijing Hualian Hypermarket Co., Ltd.
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Lu Chao
Deputy Director, Department for Registration, Certification and Accreditation Administration of China
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Lucy Yu
Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland
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Lystra N. Antoine
CEO, Global Food Safety Partnership, World Bank
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Ma Qunfei
Director Technician, Fujian Center For Disease Control & Prevention
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Mao Feng
Vice President, Agriculture Division, Sinochem Group
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Mário Gadanho
Global Food Molecular Business Development Manager, SGS
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Maritta Ko
Head, BioControl Global Portfolio Development, Merck Life Science
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Mark Booth
Chief Executive Officer, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
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Mark Salter
Principal, Microbiology and Laboratory Oversight, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Australia
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Marta Hugas
Head of Biological Hazards and Contaminants Unit, European Food Safety Authority
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Mary McBride
Director, Global Market Regulatory and Standards Strategy, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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Matilda Ho
Founder and Managing Director, Bits x Bites; Founder and CEO, Yimishiji
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Melody Tang
Microbiology Marketing Manager, Thermofisher
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Michael Yang
Food Safety Consultant
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Michel Leporati
Executive Secretary, Chilean Agency for Quality and Food Safety (ACHIPIA)
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Navy Hong
Applied Microbiology Manager, Unilever
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Paul Dewsbury
Global Marketing Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Paul Hepburn
Director, Food Safety, Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever
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Paul B Young
Senior Director, Government Affairs, Waters Corporation
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Peter Karim Ben Embarek
Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses & Foodborne Diseases, World Health Organization
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Peter Wesjohann
Chief Executive Officer, PHW-Group / Lohmann & Co. AG
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Phillips Richard
General Manager, Agri-Product and Foods Department, China Certification & Inspection Group, N.A.
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Ravi Gooneratne
Professor of Toxicology, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Retsef Levi
J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Operations Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Richard Wang
Food Safety Senior Director, M (China) Company Limited
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Robert Baker
Director, Mars Global Food Safety Center & Head of Technical Food Safety Development, Mars Inc.
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Robert Deng
R&D and TS Manager China, Merieux Nutrisciences
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Roger Genet
Director General, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
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Ron McNaughton
Head of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit, Food Standards Scotland
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Ruby O
Executive Director of Food Safety, Melco Resorts and Entertainment
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Ryan Newkirk
Policy Analyst, Food Defense and Emergency Coordination, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
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Sabine Baumgartner
Assoc. Professor, Dept. for Agrobiotechnology Tulln, Center for Analytical Chemistry,
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)
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Samuel Godefroy
Professor, Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Systems, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University Laval
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Scott Crerar
General Manager, Risk and Regulatory Assessment, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
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Shi Yan
Executive Director, Shared Harvest (Beijing) Ecological Agriculture Service Ltd.
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Stephen Ostroff
Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
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Steve Flint
Professor Food Microbiology and Safety, Massey University
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Steve Ranford
Senior Scientist, AgResearch Limited
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Sun Meijun
Vice Minister, China Food & Drug Administration
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Tang Dawei
Mathematical Modeler, Unilever
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Tao Xin
Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells US LLP
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Terence Lau
Director of Innovation and Technology Development; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University;
Convener, The Food Safety Consortium
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Tom Heilandt
Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission
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Tony Huang
General Manager, Quality & Safety Management Department, COFCO Wines and Spirits
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Wang Shuo
Professor, Nan Kai University
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Wang Wei
Division Director, Global Compact China Network
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Wendy Gao
Director, North Asia Regional Regulatory Affairs, Cargill
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Wenna Xu
Head of Chinese Contact Point, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
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Wu Di
Postdoctoral, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang
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Wu Yongning
Chief Scientist, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
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Yan Jing
PhD Candidate, Wageningen University and Research Center
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Yang Dajin
Researcher, Director of Risk Surveillance Division 1, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment
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Yang Xianqin
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agric-Food Canada
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Yao Su
Director, Fermentation R&D Department, China National Research Institute of Food & Fermentation Industries; Vice Director, CICC
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Yasushi Yamazoe
Acting Chairperson, Food Safety Commission of Japan (FSCJ)
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Yongwee Liau
Managing Director, Romer Labs
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Yves Rey
Independent Senior Advisor to Industry Leaders;
former Danone Corporate General Manager and GFSI Chairman
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Zhang Chunyi
Deputy Director General, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences &HarvestPlus-China Program
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Zhang Dongfang
Advanced Technical Service Engineer, 3M China Limited
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Zhang Guangtao
Global Head of Analytical Food Safety, Mars Global Food Safety Center
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Zhang Xiaomei
Senior Engineer, Shandong Exit and Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of China
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Zhang Yinbi
Asst. General Manager of Food Department, Intertek China
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Zhao Dong
Deputy Chief Engineer, Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd.
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Zhinong Yan
Executive Director, Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center
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Zhong Qiding
Vice Director, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries
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Zhou Jiehong
Professor, Zhejiang University
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Zhou Shouan
General Manager, Shenzhen Total Test Technology Co., Ltd.
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Zhou Zhifeng
Quality Manager, Aeon China
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Zhu Jianghui
Vice Director of Division I of Risk Assessment, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)