Registration opens
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
Food Safety Consortium Opening Remarks
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Wednesday, Oct 21
Opening Session: FDA & USDA's Vision for Safer Food
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, Oct 21
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Coffee Break & Networking
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Wednesday, Oct 21
Skyview 1st Level
Engineering Food Safety into Existing Processes: A Practical Framework for Yield Recovery, Sanitary Automation, Risk Management, and CAPA in Dairy Manufacturing
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Wednesday, Oct 21
From Signals to Systems: Building Predictive Food Safety Organizations
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Wednesday, Oct 21
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
FSC Breakout 3
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Wednesday, Oct 21
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Advanced Risk Management Executive Workshop “From Risk Identification to Sustainable Mitigation”
10:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
FSPCA Food Traceability Rule (FTR) - Training for the Food Industry Participant Course Day 1
10:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Weds Working Lunch
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
Lunch Salons A,B,J,K
Agility Under Pressure: Building Adaptive Food Safety Systems for an Uncertain Risk Environment
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
Before You Buy the Traceability Platform: Is Your Supply Chain Digitally Ready?
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
The Future of Safe Dining: Allergen Transparency at Scale
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
FSMA at 15: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What “FSMA 2.0” Must Fix, from the Lawyers Perspective
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
Integrating Quality, Operations, Sanitation and Maintenance within a Total Operational Performance System
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
What Global Research Reveals About the Value of Food Safety Audits
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
The Road Ahead: Priorities, Trade-Offs, and Course Corrections for U.S. Food Safety
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Reception in Exhibits
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct 21
Skyview 1st Level
Networking Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
Skyview 1st Level
Benchmarking the Digital Maturity of Food Safety Organizations
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
FSC TechTalk 1
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
Leveraging Advanced Molecular Approaches for Food Safety and Quality Decision-Making
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
Advanced Strategic RCA & CAPA Executive Workshop “From Crisis to Compliance: Build Your Audit-Ready Investigation”
9:15 AM - 5:15 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
Food Safety 4.0 in Practice: Building the Digital Architecture, Governance, and Culture for Predictive Food Safety”
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Networking Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
Skyview 1st Level
Transforming Pest Control Through FMEA: A Predictive, Risk-Based Framework for Preventing Food Safety Hazards
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
You've Been Collecting Food Safety Data for Years. Why Isn't It Making You Better?
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Meet the “Other” Crisis Management Team: How Underwriters, Claims Adjusters, Forensic Accountants, and Crisis Consultants Reduce Exposure and Protect Value
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Thursday, Oct 22
Lunch & Award Presentations
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
Lunch Salons A,B,J,K
Networking with Exhibitors
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
Skyview 1st Level
Building Risk‑Based Supplier Compliance Systems for FSMA 204 and Beyond: Automation, Analytics, and Culture
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
The KPI Framework for Enterprise Success: Connecting Market Impact with Operational Excellence
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
What Does Good Look Like for Physical Security in Food Defense
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
Networking Break
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
Skyview 1st Level
Never Trust, Always (Validate and) Verify. Food Safety in the Time of AI
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Reading the Signals – Alpha-Gal and the Future of Food Allergen Safety
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
When the Recall Hits: How Traceability Data Drives Containment — and Unlocks Insurance Value
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
Networking Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
Skyview 1st Level
Beyond the Checklist: Are Food Safety Inspections Focused on the Risks That Matter Most?
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Food Safety Speed Talks
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday, Oct 22
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Networking Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
Skyview 1st Level
FSPCA Food Traceability Rule (FTR) - Training for the Food Industry Participant Course Day 3
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Friday, Oct 23
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Audit Leadership Executive Workshop
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Friday, Oct 23
Are Stronger Retail Food Safety Programs Associated With Lower Foodborne Outbreak Burden? A National Analysis of U.S. Counties
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
Food Safety in the Age of Social Media: Bridging the Gap Between Science, Influence, and Public Trust
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
FSMA 204 Navigating New Traceability Challenges in the Food Industry
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
From Preventive Controls to Continuous Sanitation: Applying Ozone and Nanobubble Technology to Modern Produce Washing
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
FSC Breakout
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
FSC Breakout
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
Putting AI to the Test: How to Benchmark, Verify, and Validate AI for Food Safety
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday, Oct 23
Networking Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday, Oct 23
Skyview 1st Level
The Food Safety Storytellers
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Friday, Oct 23
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
FSC Conference Wrap-up and Key Takeaways
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Friday, Oct 23
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K