Food & Beverage

Food Safety Summit 2027

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Food Safety Summit 2027 runs May 10–13, 2027 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, United States. It is a Food & Beverage conference. ConferenceGrid lists 56 speakers, 16 sponsors and 206 exhibitors so far.

Lineup updated Oct 11, 2026 · dates verified Jul 13, 2026

The Food Safety Summit is a leading event for food safety professionals across the supply chain. Produced by Food Safety Magazine, with content curated by the Educational Advisory Board, the summit offers interactive sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities with industry solution providers. The event gathers a passionate community dedicated…

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56Speakers
16Sponsors
206Exhibitors
0Sessions
247Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at Food, in alphabetical order.

Abigail Snyder, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Food Science, Cornell University · Cornell University
Adrienne Blume, M.A.
Editorial Director · Food Safety Magazine
Alvin Lee, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Processing Innovation at the Institute for Food Safety and Health · Illinois Institute of Technology
Asma Madad
CORE+EP Response Team 2 · U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Bala Kottapalli
Senior Director, Food Safety & Quality · T. Marzetti Company
Bernie Steves
Founder and CEO · Steves Risk Strategies LLC
Byron Chaves, Ph.D.
Associate Extension Specialist and Professor · Rutgers University
Caitlin Boon
Senior Director - Health & Nutrition Policy, U.S. Public Affairs · Mars
Calvin Slaughter
Ph.D. Candidate · Cornell University
Cindy Jiang, M.S.
Senior Director, Global Food Safety Risk Management, Global Supply Chain, McDonald's (retired) · McDonald's
David Clifford
Director of Food Safety · Nestlé USA
Donald A. Prater
FDA
Drew McDonald
Senior Vice President Quality, Food Safety, and Regulatory Affairs · Taylor Fresh Foods
Gillian Kelleher
CEO, Kelleher Consultants LLC and Chair, Food Safety Summit Educational Advisory Board · Kelleher Consultants LLC
Gwen Biggerstaff, Sc.D., M.S.P.H.
CDC
Hal King, Ph.D.
Active FS
Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D.
Founder · Food Safety Strategy
Jeremy Zenlea, M.B.A.
Director, Head of Health and Safety · EG America
Jesse Newman
Reporter · Wall Street Journal
Joan Menke-Schaenzer
Chief Quality Officer · Van Drunen Farms
John (Chuck) Hassenplug
Senior Policy Analyst · FDA
John Spink, Ph.D.
Director and Lead Instructor, Food Fraud Prevention Academy and Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University · Food Fraud Prevention Academy / Michigan State University

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

ElisaSilver
Elisa TechnologiesSilver
Instant RecallSilver
CertusBronze
FlexXrayBronze
FSSBronze
FSS ZoneBronze
GS1 USBronze
LubriplateBronze
NSFBronze
NulogyBronze
ProvisionBronze
SGSBronze
TestoBronze
TrustwellBronze
WorkForgeBronze

Quick answers

When is Food Safety Summit 2027?
Food Safety Summit 2027 runs May 10–13, 2027 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, United States.
Where is Food Safety Summit 2027 held?
Food Safety Summit 2027 is held at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, United States.
Who is speaking at Food Safety Summit 2027?
ConferenceGrid lists 56 speakers, including Abigail Snyder, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Food Science, Cornell University, Cornell University), Adrienne Blume, M.A. (Editorial Director, Food Safety Magazine) and Alvin Lee, Ph.D. (Director of the Center for Processing Innovation at the Institute for Food Safety and Health, Illinois Institute of Technology).
Who sponsors Food Safety Summit 2027?
ConferenceGrid lists 16 sponsors, including Elisa, Elisa Technologies, Instant Recall, Certus and FlexXray.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 247 companies show up, and 12 bet on three roles at once?

247 companies. twelve are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
12All threespeak · spons · exh
7Sponsoringsponsor only
182Exhibitingexhibitor only
46Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Elisa Technologies·FlexXray·FSS·Instant Recall·NSF·SGS·Testo·Trustwell·WorkForge·Stop Foodborne Illness·Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)·Food Safety Magazine

Speakers by seniority

57% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite59%
  • Founder / Owner59%
  • VP-level611%
  • Director / Head of1629%
  • Manager / Lead35%
  • Engineer · IC24%
  • Research / Science12%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles1730%

Of 56 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Elisa TechnologiesSponsor · SilverExhibitor-
2FlexXraySponsor · BronzeExhibitor-
3FSSSponsor · BronzeExhibitor-
4Instant RecallSponsor · SilverExhibitor-
5NSFSponsor · BronzeExhibitor-
6SGSSponsor · BronzeExhibitor-
7TestoSponsor · BronzeExhibitor-
8TrustwellSponsor · BronzeExhibitor-
9WorkForgeSponsor · BronzeExhibitor-
10FDA4
11Stop Foodborne IllnessExhibitor2
12Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)Exhibitor1
13CertusSponsor · Bronze-
14Cornell University3
Sponsors by tier
silver3
19% of 16
bronze13
81% of 16