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Friday, June 5, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Data & AI in Food Safety Workshop
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Data & AI in Food Safety Workshop
Speaker:
Jennifer Douglas
– CITO
Speaker:
Cameron Garrison
– HS GovTech
Speaker:
Jorge Hernandez
– The Wendy’s Company
Speaker:
Andrew Kennedy
– iFoodDS
Speaker:
Barbara Kowalcyk
– George Washington University
Speaker:
Brendan Ring
– Creme Global
Workshop
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Break
Saturday, June 6, 2026
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Joint - Retail & MFG Foods Program Managers Roundtable Discussion (INVITE ONLY)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Joint - Retail & MFG Foods Program Managers Roundtable Discussion (INVITE ONLY)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Networking With Purpose at the AFDO AEC
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Networking With Purpose at the AFDO AEC
Speaker:
Nancy Singer, JD, LLM (she/her/hers)
– USC
Speaker:
Kimberly Stryker
– Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Pre-Conference Activities
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Food Safety School: Preparing Food Businesses for Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule Compliance
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Food Safety School: Preparing Food Businesses for Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule Compliance
Speaker:
Laurel Dunn
– University of Georgia
Speaker:
Alexis Hamilton, Ph.D
– Virginia Tech
Pre-Conference Activities
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Break
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Managing Change in Regulatory Work: How AI Is Shifting the Way We Work
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Managing Change in Regulatory Work: How AI Is Shifting the Way We Work
Speaker:
Jennifer Douglas
– CITO
Pre-Conference Activities
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Retail Foods Program Managers Roundtable Discussion (INVITE ONLY)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Retail Foods Program Managers Roundtable Discussion (INVITE ONLY)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Pre-Conference Activities
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Lunch On Your Own
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Don’t Eat Poop!
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Don’t Eat Poop!
Speaker:
Matt Regusci
Speaker:
Francine L. Shaw
– Savvy Food Safety, Inc.
Pre-Conference Activities
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
FDA Update
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
FDA Update
Pre-Conference Activities
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
First-Timers Meet & Greet
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
First-Timers Meet & Greet
Pre-Conference Activities
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Opening Session
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Glenn W. Kilpatrick Memorial Conversation - FSMA @ 15
Speaker:
De Ann Davis, PhD
– Western Growers
Speaker:
Joe Reardon
– NASDA
Speaker:
Brian Ronholm
– Consumer Reports
Speaker:
Roberta F. Wagner
– International Dairy Foods Association
General
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Introductory Remarks and Welcomes
Speaker:
Brian Baldridge
– Ohio Department of Agriculture
General
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
President's Address
Speaker:
Kimberly Stryker
– Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
General
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Welcome Reception & Exhibitor Showcase
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Welcome Reception & Exhibitor Showcase
Event
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Endowment Foundation Benefit
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Endowment Foundation Benefit
Event
Sunday, June 7, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
EASTERN TIME
6 Thinking Hats for Better, Faster, Safer Decision-Making in Public Health
Speaker:
Jennifer Douglas
– CITO
General
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
From the C-Suite to the Front Line: A CEO Conversation on Food Safety Collaboration
Speaker:
Jay L.E. Ellingson, Ph.D.
– Kwik Trip, Inc.
Speaker:
Scott Zietlow
– Kwik Trip, Inc.
General
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Driving Food Safety Culture Together: Strengthening Trust and Accountability
General
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Lunch On Your Own
Lunch
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Food Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
The Story of an Emerging Contaminant: The Past, Present, and Future of PFAS in Food
Speaker:
Marcus Wasilevich, PhD
– Office of Agricultural Science and Research Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
Food
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Food
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Innovation and Technology in the Foods Industry
Food
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Produce Track
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
EASTERN TIME
Building Better Inspectors: Designing Training That Delivers Competence and Confidence
Speaker:
Julian Cereceres
– New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Speaker:
Ryan Knox
– North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Speaker:
Rene Nieto
– Texas Department of Agriculture
Produce
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Say it Clearly: Writing Observation Statements That Stand Up in the Field
Speaker:
Brenda Morris
– Association of Food and Drug Officials
Produce
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Produce
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
EASTERN TIME
Lessons in Resilience: What State Produce Programs Learned From Funding Cuts
Speaker:
Nicole Baysal (she/her/hers)
– Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Speaker:
Luisa Castro
– Washington State Department of Agriculture
Speaker:
Duane Sinning
– Colorado Department of Agriculture
Produce
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Innovation Harvest: State Success Stories to Grow in Your Own Program
Speaker:
Nicole Baysal (she/her/hers)
– Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Speaker:
Sarah Cope Avery (she/her/hers)
– North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Speaker:
Danielle Runion
– Arizona Department of Agriculture
Speaker:
Nicole Salinas
– Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Speaker:
Christy Smith
– Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
Speaker:
Luisa Castro
– Washington State Department of Agriculture
Produce
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Retail Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Cleaning Up Our Act: Fun & Fresh Resources to Fight Norovirus
Speaker:
Veronica Bryant
– North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Speaker:
Laurie Farmer
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker:
Mandy Sedlak (she/her/hers)
– Ecolab
Speaker:
Mary Yavelak (she/her/hers)
– Compass Group
Retail
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Retail
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
EASTERN TIME
President's Reception
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
EASTERN TIME
President's Reception
Event
Monday, June 8, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Food Safety: From Z to Alpha
Speaker:
Jason R. Evans, Ph.D
– Johnson & Wales University
General
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Who Doesn’t Get Licensed – and Why.
Speaker:
Brock Flint
– FBI
Speaker:
Kayla Hostmeyer
– FBI
General
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
General
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
De-escalation Strategies for YOU!! Enhancing Safety and Communication in Everyday Living
Speaker:
Phillip M. Rutherford
– Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy
General
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
General Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Wiley Awards Luncheon
General
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Food Track
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Cottage Food: How Social Media and Food Freedom Activists Have Changed Our Laws, Impacted Our Food Supply, and Kept Us on Our Toes
Speaker:
Alexis Hamilton, Ph.D
– Virginia Tech
Speaker:
Katherine Simon
– Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Speaker:
Kendall Vela
– Texas Department of State Health Services
Food
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Clean AND Safe? Navigating Clean-Label Formulation Trade-Offs
Speaker:
Byron D. Chaves, PhD
– Rutgers University
Food
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Food
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Novel "drugs" on kava, kratom, mushrooms, etc.
Food
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
From Alert to Action: Strengthening Recall Readiness Through the ByHeart Experience
Speaker:
William K. Hallman, PhD
– Rutgers University
Speaker:
Nicole Martz
– Department of Agriculture Bureau of Food Safety & Laboratory Services
Speaker:
Donald A. Prater, DVM
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker:
Summer Williams (she/her/hers)
– Georgia Department of Agriculture
Food
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Produce Track
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Decoding VAI and OAI: Educating and Understanding Inspection Ratings for Path B and C States
Speaker:
Cynthia White, CDR
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Produce
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
From Farm to Investigation: How FDA Core Is Integrating Produce Programs Into all Investigations Involving Produce
Speaker:
Karen Blickenstaff
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Produce
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Produce
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Building Bridges: FDA and State Collaboration for Understanding Needs, Challenges, and Solutions
Speaker:
Alex Goodman
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker:
Travis Goodman
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker:
Benjamin Marshall
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration (VIRTUAL)
Produce
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
NASDA Updates
Speaker:
Joe Reardon
– NASDA
Produce
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Retail Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Behind the Booth: Regulating Temporary Food Businesses
Retail
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Retail
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Is Food Safety One Size Fits All? A Comparison of Small vs. Large Brands
Retail
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
EASTERN TIME
Food Safety on the Move – Mobile Food Operations: Aligning Policy, Practice, and Public Health
Speaker:
Jamie Higley
– Ohio Department of Health
Speaker:
Amy Hoover (she/her/hers)
– Georgia Department of Agriculture
Retail
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Manufactured Foods Program Managers Roundtable Discussion (INVITE ONLY)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Manufactured Foods Program Managers Roundtable Discussion (INVITE ONLY)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Retail Track
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
The Next Chapter in Retail Food Safety: 2026 FDA Food Code and Deli Data Insights
Speaker:
Jon Tran
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker:
Juhi R. Williams
– U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Retail
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
EASTERN TIME
Data on the Menu: A Fresh Look at Retail Food Survey Results
Speaker:
Deanna E. Copeland
– Association of Food and Drug Officials
Retail
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EASTERN TIME
Break
Retail
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
EASTERN TIME
Small Plates, Big Impact: Retail Food Safety Resources
Speaker:
Gebi Kurkura, REHS
– Minneapolis Environmental Health
Speaker:
Owen Schwartz
– Minneapolis Environmental Health
Retail
