Food & Beverage

Food Safety Summit 2027

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
12Sponsors
206Exhibitors
41On the bill · sessions
245Companies · 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
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ElisaSilver
Elisa TechnologiesSilver
Instant RecallSilver
CertusBronze
FSSBronze
FSS ZoneBronze
GS1 USBronze
LubriplateBronze
SGSBronze
TestoBronze
TrustwellBronze
WorkForgeBronze
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Agenda

Selected from 41 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, May 11, 2026 — 9 am - 5 pm

    AI in Food Safety: Ethical and Efficient Food Safety Document Writing

    Certificate Courses
  • Monday, May 11, 2026 — 9 am - 5 pm

    Application of the Principles of Hazard Analysis - Beyond the Basics

    Certificate Courses
  • Monday, May 11, 2026 — 9 am - 5 pm

    Food Fraud Prevention Workshop and Certificate Course

    Certificate Courses
  • Monday, May 11, 2026, 9 am - 5 pm

    AI in Food Safety: Ethical and Efficient Food Safety Document Writing

    This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and practical experience to effectively use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to develop key components of a food safety…

    AI in Food Safety
  • Monday, May 11, 2026, 9 am - 5 pm

    Application of the Principles of Hazard Analysis - Beyond the Basics

    A thorough hazard analysis (HA) is one of the principal foundations for building an effective food safety risk management system. Without it, the entire HACCP/food safety plan coul…

    Food Safety Validation, Risk & Compliance
  • Monday, May 11, 2026, 9 am - 5 pm

    Food Fraud Prevention Workshop and Certificate Course

    Food fraud prevention is one of the most urgent and misunderstood food industry topics. This one-day course will begin with an overview of the food fraud problem, before quickly sh…

    Certification and Certificate Courses
  • Monday, May 11, 2026 — 9 am - 5 pm; Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — 1 pm - 5 pm

    FSPCA Food Traceability Rule Participant Course

    Certificate Courses
  • Monday, May 11, 2026, 9 am - 5 pm; Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1 pm - 5 pm

    FSPCA Food Traceability Rule Participant Course

    Finalized in 2022, compliance with the FDA Food Traceability Rule is set for July of 2028. Yet, awareness of the rule and its requirements is still varied. FDA collaborated with in…

    Food Safety Validation, Risk & Compliance
  • Monday, May 11, 2026 — 9 am - 6 pm; Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — 9 am - 6 pm; Wednesday, May 13, 2026 — 1 pm - 5 pm

    FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Participant Course Version 2.0

    Certificate Courses
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 245 companies show up, and 10 bet on three roles at once?

245 companies. ten 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
10All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
184Exhibitingexhibitor only
46Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Elisa Technologies·FSS·Instant Recall·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 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Elisa TechnologiesSp·SEx
  2. 02FSSSp·BEx
  3. 03Instant RecallSp·SEx
  4. 04SGSSp·BEx
  5. 05TestoSp·BEx
  6. 06TrustwellSp·BEx
  7. 07WorkForgeSp·BEx
  8. 08FDA4V
  9. 09Stop Foodborne IllnessEx2V
  10. 10Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)Ex1V
  11. 11CertusSp·B
  12. 12Cornell University3V
  13. 13ElisaSp·S
  14. 14Food Safety MagazineEx1V
Sponsors by tier
silver3
25% of 12
bronze9
75% of 12