Main Plenary
18 March 2021 Day 2
Chair's Opening
18 March 2021 Day 2
Keynote Speech: Harnessing the Power of Community to Drive a Food Sharing Revolution
18 March 2021 Day 2
Food Regulation and Policy: Looking to the Future and a New Era of Smarter Food Safety
18 March 2021 Day 2
Panel: How to Regulate to Increase the Integrity of the Food Industry
- Finding a harmonised approach to stringent food safety standards
- Regulating to prevent food fraud
- What are the likely impacts of BREXIT and the change in global food supply
- Evolving ethical trading standards
Panellist
Professor Huub Lelieveld, President, Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI)
Peter Whelan, Director, Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Dr Caitlin Boon, Associate Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, FDA
18 March 2021 Day 2
Panel: Building trust in food with Blockchain and digital technologies
- Enhancing traceability systems
- Guaranteeing the provenance of high value products
- Blockchain deployment strategies
- Technical challenges and solutions
Panel Moderator
Sterling Crew, Chairman of the Advisory Board, The Food Authenticity Network
Panellist
Tom Holland, Innovation and Technical Director, Raynor Foods
Julie Pierce, Director Openness, Digital and Data, Food Standards Authority
Shane McCarthy, Founder & Chief Executive, Ireland Craft Beers
18 March 2021 Day 2
Science innovation and digital transformation for food sustainability and security
18 March 2021 Day 2
Panel: Staying Ahead of the Game – Horizon Scanning
- Future predictions for food fraud/safety/authenticity issues
- The role of food as medicine – reducing antimicrobial resistance
- Justifying claims around novel products
- Aiming to prevent a new food scandal
Moderator
Andy Richardson, Head of Corporate Affairs, Volac and Chair Welsh Food and Drink Board
Panellists
Oliver Amdrup, Founder and CEO, puori
Simon Mills, Herbal Strategist, Pukka Herbs
Reginald Bevan, Food Standards Agency
Paul Callum, Director, Resilient World Solutions Limited
18 March 2021 Day 2
Chair's Summary and Closing Remarks
17 March 2021 Day 1
Chair's Opening
17 March 2021 Day 1
Keynote Session: Developing a Vision for The Food System of the Future
17 March 2021 Day 1
Protecting a brand – How can product claims be verified to deter consumer distrust
17 March 2021 Day 1
Panel Discussion: Assessing the Impact of Food Integrity
- Defining food integrity for different sectors of the food industry ecosystem
- Significant current food safety issues to be alert to
- The business impacts of food integrity issues
Moderator:
Professor Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety, Queens University Belfast
Panellists
Nemanja Vukanic, Head of Technical and Quality, ITSU
Renée Elliott, Founder, Planet Organic
Phillip Shaw, Managing Director, Integworld Food Integrity Services
17 March 2021 Day 1
Herb and Spice Authenticity – A Collaborative Approach
17 March 2021 Day 1
Determining Authenticity of Ingredients Across the Supply Chain
17 March 2021 Day 1
Panel: Assessing Supply Chains for Potential Vulnerability to Food Fraud Activities
- Understanding the increasing risks associated with constantly evolving supply chains
- New challenges from global economics
- Managing your suppliers’ suppliers and establishing provenance
Panel Moderator
Professor Louise Manning, Professor in Agri-food and Supply Chain Security, Royal Agricultural University
Panellists
Julie Pierce, Director Openness, Digital and Data, Food Standards Authority
Konstantina Karagkika, Central Technical Team Leader, innocent drinks
Robert Verkerk, Founder of the Alliance for Natural Health International and a co-director of ANH Consultancy Ltd