Join us for this engaging and highly practical workshop focused on building and sustaining traceability efforts across the food supply chain. Building on the success of the 2024 Food Safety Summit Traceability session, this year's discussion will take participants deeper into the how to of traceability, answering the critical question: If I only have six months, what do I need to do?

This interactive session will feature:

• How to develop and sustain a traceability plan: Participate in hands-on exercises designed to help you build or refine a practical, sustainable traceability plan for your organization.
• Diverse perspectives across the supply chain: A dynamic panel discussion, including representatives from key supply chain stakeholders, ensuring that every point in the chain is addressed.
• Implementation perspectives: Learn how firms are approaching traceability system implementation, including key learnings, continuous improvement opportunities, and sustained success.
• Insights on the Food Traceability List update and timeline: Understand FDA's approach to updating the Food Traceability List every five years and gain insights into potential changes.

• Tim Jackson, Senior Science Advisor for Food Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Kathleen O'Donnell, Chief Scientist, Wegmans

• Christopher Waldrop, M.P.H., Senior Health Scientist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
• Michael Lookup, Traceability Lead, Wegmans Food Markets
• Patrick Guzzle, Vice President of Food Science and Industry, National Restaurant Association
• Drew McDonald, Vice President Quality & Food Safety, Taylor Farms
• Hilary Thesmar, Ph.D., RD, CFS, Chief Science Officer and Senior Vice President, Food Safety, The Food Industry Association (FMI)
• Roberta Wagner, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association
• Rosalind Zils, Vice President, Head of Global Quality Nutrition, Reckitt
• Elise Binder, Senior Manager, Food Safety and Quality, The Hershey Company
• Mike Williams, Group Manager, QA Products, The Wendy’s Company