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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Opening and Welcome – MB 6
            Charlie Arnot, CEO, The Center for Food Integrity


 

Opening Keynote - Balancing for Success – The Bon Appétit Approach
            Fedele Bauccio is co-founder and CEO of Bon Appétit
            Management Company
 

• 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Concurrent Session One – The State of Consumer Trust
Immigration – MB 6
            What do consumers think?
            An in-depth review of the 2008 CFI consumer survey
            results on immigration, followed by a LIVE Consumer
            Panel on the issue.

EXPERT INSIGHT - OUR SPEAKERS:
        · Bob Heltman, President, Leading Edge Products &
          Services
            Immigration at ground zero

        · Tamar Jacoby - ImmigrationWorks USA
            Immigration - how did we get here and where are
            we going?

 

• 3:20 pm – 3:40 pm

Break

        · Craig J. Regelbrugge, Vice President for Government
          Relations and Research at the American Nursery
          and Landscape Association and Co-Chair, Agriculture
          Coalition for Immigration Reform
            The art of the possible
 

• 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Concurrent Session Two – The State of Consumer Trust - Food Animal Well Being – MB 6
      · What do consumers think?
        An in-depth review of the 2008 CFI consumer survey results
        on animal well-being followed by a LIVE Consumer Panel
        on the issue

EXPERT INSIGHT – OUR SPEAKERS:
        • Ivan Steinke – Director of Quality Resources at the
          Colorado Livestock Association
          Mitch Head – Managing Director -- GolinHarris Engage

          Ballots, initiatives and ingenuity

        • Dr. Ken Laughlin –Policy and Strategy Group Vice
          President, Aviagen

            Farm animal care 2020 – what does food animal
            production look like a decade from now?

 

• 3:20 pm – 3:40 pm

Break

        • Jocie Antonelli, R.D. – Manager of Nutrition and Safety,
          Notre Dame Food Services
            Your stakeholders want to mandate changes in your
            supply chain, now what?
 

• 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Panel Discussion
 

• 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm CFI Opening Reception
 

Thursday, October 9, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast event
 

• 8:00 am – 9:00 am

CFI 2008 Consumer Trust Survey Results – What do consumers think about sustainability, immigration, food safety and other critical food system issues?
 

• 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session Three – The State of Consumer Trust -
Food Safety – MB 5
           
• What do consumers think?
                An in-depth review of the 2008 CFI consumer survey
                results on food safety, followed by a LIVE Consumer
                Panel on the issue.

EXPERT INSIGHT – OUR SPEAKERS:
            • Dr. David Acheson, Associate Commissioner of Foods,
              U.S. Food and Drug Administration
                What the Contemporary U.S. Food System Must Do to
                Bolster Consumer Confidence.

           • Lorna Christie – Senior Vice President, Industry Products
             and Services, Produce Marketing Association
                What is the Future Role of Science and Technology in
                Food Safety?

           • Darren Blass – Director of Quality Assurance and Product
             Safety, Jack in the Box restaurants
                The History and Future of Product Safety at Jack in the
                Box.

Concurrent Session Four – The State of Consumer Trust -
            Energy/Sustainability – MB 5

 

• 11:15 am– 12:00 pm

Panel Discussion

Concurrent Session Four – The State of Consumer Trust -
Energy/Sustainability – MB 5
           
• What do consumers think?
               
An in-depth review of the 2008 CFI consumer survey results
                on sustainability, followed by a LIVE Consumer Panel on the
                issue

EXPERT INSIGHT – OUR SPEAKERS:
            • Kevin Lindemer – Executive Managing Director of
              Global Insight's Global Energy Group
                Energy, food and fuel, what’s the right answer?

            • Dr. Jeff Armstrong, Dean, Michigan State University
              College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and
              Dr. Dave Weatherspoon, Associate Professor of Food and
              Agribusiness Management, Michigan State University
              College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
               
Global demand for food is exploding, how can we
                possibly keep pace?

 

• 10:20 am – 10:40 am

Break

             • Dr. Jason Clay, Senior Vice President, Markets, World
               Wildlife Fund
               
Sustainable production means low input, low intensity
                agriculture, right?
 

• 11:15 am– 12:00 pm

Panel Discussion
 

• 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

Closing Keynote
The Future of Food – Wal-Mart’s perspective on balancing ethics, science and economics in today’s global food markets.
            Jack Sinclair is executive vice president of the grocery division
            for Wal-Mart Stores Division -- the world’s largest retailer.
 

• 1:00 pm Closing and Adjourn to lunch
 

Our Speakers:


Charlie Arnot

Fedele Bauccio

Tamar Jacoby

Ivan Steinke

Ken Laughlin

Mitch Head

Jack Sinclair

Dave Weatherspoon

Craig Regelbrugge

Jeff Armstrong

Kevin Lindemer

Jason Clay

Jocie Antonelli

Bob Heltman

David Acheson

Lorna Christie

Darren Blass
 

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