Honorary Conference Chair

Ge Zhirong
President, China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Association;
Counselor of State Council;
Former Vice Minister, AQSIQ

Conference Chair

David Tharp
Executive Director,
International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)

Conference Advisor

Chen Junshi
Senior Advisor,
China National Centre for
Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)

Alfred Almanza
Deputy Under Secretary
for Food Safety,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (tbc)

Annelise Fenger
Deputy Director General, Danish Veterinary &
Food Administration,
Ministry of Food Agriculture & Fisheries, Denmark (tbc)

Chen Xu
Deputy Director General, Department of Policy and Legislation,
China National Center For Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)
(tbc)

Gregory Read
First Assistant Secretary, Exports Division,
Department of Agriculture, Australia

Joan Menke-Schaenzer
Global Chief Quality Officer, ConAgra Foods, Inc.

John Spink
PHD,
Director & Assistant Professor,
Food Fraud Initiative

Jorgen Schlundt
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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

Samuel Godefrey
Global Food Safety Partnership, World Bank

Steve McCutcheon
CEO,
Food Safety Agency,
New Zealand

Vytenis Andriukaitis
European Commissioner, Health & Food Safety (tbc)

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

Yves Rey
Board Member,
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI);
Corporate Quality
General Manager,
Danone Group France

Global Host

Global Partners

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Advanced Microbiological Analytical Testing Methods & Technologies

Terence Lok-Ting Lau, Director of Innovation & Technology Development, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Food Safety Culture

Brian Bedard, Executive Director, GMA Science & Education Foundation, Grocery Manufacturers Association

Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Chemical Substance in Food

Anne Zhang, Director, Regulatory Affairs, North Asia, Unilever
Chen Junshi, Senior Advisor, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA)

Risk Communications

Andreas Hensel, President, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Marc Mortureux, Director General, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety

Food Safety Solutions for Processors and Manufacturers

Andy Hwang, Research Food Technologist, Eastern Regional Research Center,
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (tbc)

Strengthening Supply Chain Integrity with FSMA FSVP

Jason Wan, Associate Director, Institute for Food Safety & Health,
Associate Chair – Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Illinois Institute of Technology

Food Adulteration Fraud Detection & Prevention

Wu Yongning, Chief Scientist, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
John Spink, Director & Assistant Professor, Food Fraud Initiative, Michigan State University

Food Safety Best Practices

Yves Rey, Board Member, Global Food Safety Initiative; Corporate Quality General Manager, Danone Group

Emerging Issues & New Developments in Food Safety

Joseph Elrefaie, Director, International and Commercial Quality,
ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Effective Risk Communication: Enhancing Knowledge and Building Trust in The Food Industry

Matt Kovac, Policy Director, Food Industry Asia (FIA)

The Next Phase of Food Safety Initiatives: Focusing on Problem Prevention and Solving

Hua Wang, Professor, The Ohio State University; Project Team Leader, U.S.-UK Global Innovation Initiative,
Antibiotic Resistance Mitigation in the Global Ecosystem

Food Traceability

Janet Zhang, Director, Food Safety Programs, Institute of Food Technologists

Bob Baker
Head of Technical Food Safety Development, Mars Food

Barbara Kowalcyk
Senior Food Safety and Public Health Scientist, RTI International 

Barry McGraw
Director, Product Development & Commercialization, Ohio Soybean Council

Dong Qingli
Associate Professor, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Gale Prince
Founder & President, SAGE Food Safety Consultants, LLC

Heidi Yao
Director R&D, Quality Assurance, Great China Region, Pepsico Asia R&D center Co., Ltd

Herve Martin
Food Safety & Quality Director, Carrefour S.A.

Jan Kranghand
Quality & Food Safety Director Greater China, Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition

Jeyachchandran Visvalingam
Postdoctoral Researcher, Lacombe Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Kai Kottenstede
BfR-Representative for China Affairs, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany

Li Jianhui
Chief Engineer, GS1 China  

Lone Jespersen
Director, Food Safety Strategy, Maple Leaf Foods

Mark Erbaucgh
Professor and Director of the International Program, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University

Maurizio Ferri
Veterinary Officer, Italian Society of Public Veterinary Medicine (SIMeVeP)

Melvin Pascall
Professor, Food Science & Technology, College of Food, Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University

Michael J. Sadowsky
Distinguished Professor, Director BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota

Miodrag Mitic
Founder, European Traceability Institute, Belgium

Ramkishan Rao
National Program Leader, Division of Food Safety, National Institute of Food & Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture

Sheryl Barringer
Professor, Graduate Studies Chair, Department of Food Science & Technology, The Ohio State University

Steve Grueler
President & CEO, Global Quality Consultants

Sang Hyun Park
Managing Director, Lotte R& D Center

Susan J. Bach
Research Scientist, Food Safety, Science & Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Tang Xiaoyang
Assistant Professor, Key Laboratory of Food Safety Research, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Travis Coberly
Department of State, USA

Valente Alvarez
Professor and Director of the Food Industry Center, The Ohio State University

Wang Hui
Principal Investigator, Director, Food Safety Research Center, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wu Jinyu
Deputy Director, China State Farms Economic Development Center

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