DAY ONE: Wednesday October 18th, 2006 |
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| 8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:45 AM |
Opening Remarks from the Chairperson |
| Gary Fread, President &
CEO, GUELPH FOOD TECHNOLOGY CENTRE |
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Keynote |
| 9:00 AM |
Can-Trace Update: What has it accomplished
for you? What can it do for you? |
| Norm Cheesman, Director,
CAN-TRACE/Directeur, CAN-TRACE |
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Industry Expert |
9:45 AM |
How to Build a National Traceability System:
Add Value, Save Money and Increase Revenue |
| Brian Sterling, Director, RFID
& Product Traceability, IBM CANADA |
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| 10:15 AM |
Networking Break |
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Case Study: BASF |
| 10:45 AM |
Leverage Whole-chain Traceability to Reduce
Cost, Increase Productivity, Create Competitive Advantage, and Increase
Strategic Profile |
| Cristian Barcan, Project Manager,
Traceability and Food Safety, BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (Germany) |
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Industry Expert |
| 11:30 AM |
Critical Regulatory Update from the EU That
Will Impact How You Do Business and Export |
| Ray Ellard, Director Audit
Compliance, FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND |
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12:15 PM |
Sponsorship Exhibition and Networking Luncheon |
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Case Study: Atlantic Beef Products Inc. |
| 1:45 PM |
Identify the Business Drivers of Traceability:
Improve Food Safety, Brand Recognition, and Revenue Generation |
Bruce Andrews, Purchasing Manager,
ATLANTIC BEEF PRODUCTS INC.
Dean Baglole, Chairman of the Board, ATLANTIC
BEEF PRODUCTS INC. |
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Case Study: Popeye’s Chicken and Biscuits |
| 2:30 PM |
Mitigate Food Safety Risks During Transport
Through Whole-chain Traceability |
| Veny Gapud, Director of Quality
Assurance and Food Scientist, POPEYE’S CHICKEN AND BISCUITS |
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| 3:15 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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Industry Experts Panel |
3:45 PM |
BSE and the Avian Flu: Learn the Real Threat
to Your Business and Gain Strategies to Protect Your Company |
| Robert Burden, Avian Influenza
Project Coordinator, NATIONAL FEATHER AGENCIES
Julie Stitt, Executive Director and Administrator,
CANADIAN CATTLE IDENTIFICATION AGENCY |
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4:30 PM |
Day One Adjourns |
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DAY TWO: Thursday October 19th, 2006 |
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8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:45 AM |
Recap of Day One by Chair |
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Industry Expert |
| 9:00 AM |
Invest in the Right Productivity: Traceability
is FREE |
| Frank Hennigar, President,
GLOBAL FOOD EXCELLENCE |
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Case Study: Research and Productivity Council |
| 9:45 AM |
DNA Traceability: Revolutionize the Way You
Can Track Products |
| Rachael Ritchie, D.Phil., Head,
Food Fisheries & Aquaculture Department, RESEARCH & PRODUCTIVITY
COUNCIL (RPC) |
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| 10:30 AM |
Networking Break |
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Case Study: Birds Eye Foods |
| 11:00 AM |
From Supply Chain to Value Chain: Facilitating
Communication and Information Sharing Across the Supply Chain |
| Rhett Smith, Director of ASIS
Implementation, BIRDS EYE FOODS |
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Standards Panel |
11:45 AM |
Enhance Food Safety, Ensure a Solid Supply Chain,
and Manage Recalls with Whole-chain Traceability Standards |
| John Kukoly, Development Manager
– Food Safety, QMI |
….more to come |
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| 12:30 PM |
Sponsorship Exhibition and Networking Luncheon |
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Luncheon Keynote |
| 2:00 PM |
How to Succeed Under Increased Security Measures,
and the Bioterrorism Preparedness Act |
| Lyle Jackson, Food and Agriculture
Sector Specialist, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Dr. Andrea Morgan, Associate Deputy Director,
USDA VETERINARY SERVICES |
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Industry Expert |
| 2:45 PM |
Crisis Management: Effective Strategies to
Mitigate Losses and Maintain Consumer Confidence During a Critical Event |
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| 3:15 PM |
Networking Break |
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Case Study: Ocean Nutrition Canada |
| 3:45 PM |
Dealing with Global Compliance Issues: Staying
on Top of Conflicting Requirements with an Efficient Traceability System
to Satisfy Regulations and Your Customers |
| Janet Shay, Vice-President
of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, OCEAN NUTRITION CANADA |
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Special Presentation: Federal Minister of Agriculture |
4:30 PM |
Canadian Traceability Legislation Is On The
Horizon. Are You Prepared? |
| Honourable Chuck Strahl, MINISTER
OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD and MINISTER FOR THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD
(may be subject to schedule) |
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| 5:15 PM |
Conference Adjourns |
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