The 2021 Virtual Food Safety Summit will offer three full days of education sessions, access to vendors who will be showcasing the newest and most innovative food safety solutions and several online networking opportunities. This online event will take place Tuesday, May 11 through Thursday, May 13, 2021 and will feature an opening keynote by Craig Wilson, Vice President, GMM, Costco, who will talk about The New Role and Responsibilities of the Food Safety Professional in the COVID-19 World; the Summit’s Annual Town Hall with leaders from FDA, USDA, CDC, and AFDO with the additions of Sandra Eskin, new Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, at the USDA and Sherri McGarry, COVID liaison for the FDA and CDC; and an interactive closing session Beyond COVID: Let’s Work the Problem People – A Guide to Flexible Crisis Planning. On Monday, May 10, the Summit will kick off with Intentional Adulteration: Conducting Vulnerability Assessment Course. Click here to register.
“We have developed a stellar education program which will offer many new speakers from McDonald’s, Rutgers Climate Institute, Hogan Lovells, Cargill, United Fresh, New York Department of Agriculture, Sysco Specialty Meats, Public Supermarket, and many returning speakers who will offer our attendees solutions for today and plans for tomorrow,” said Scott Wolters, Chief Events Officer, BNP Media, producers of the Summit. “We thank our Educational Advisory Board and all of our exhibitors for their continued support of our virtual format. We are excited to bring our community together online to have access to three days of live and on demand sessions, robust content, networking opportunities with peers, and an interactive exhibit hall.”