2019 Food Safety and Microbiology Conference Prospectus
| SUNDAY | Event | Location |
| 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | Registration | Wisteria Lanes |
| 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | Conference Kick-off Reception | Wisteria Lanes |
| MONDAY | Event | Speaker |
| 7:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome Message | |
| 8:30 AM | Whole Genome Sequencing in Foodborne Outbreak Detection | Art Liang, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 9:15 AM | Your First Out-of-Spec Result: Now What? | Elizabeth Fawell, Hogan Lovells |
| 10:00 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | Root Cause Investigation | Jeffrey L. Kornacki, Ph.D., Kornacki Microbiology Solutions, Inc. |
| 11:45 AM | Starting Up After a Contamination Related Shut Down | Kevin Lorcheim, ClorDiSys Solutions |
| 12:15 PM | The Value of a Food Defense Plan | Elizabeth Fawell, Hogan Lovells |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 2:00 PM | How to Train a Diverse Group of People | Dina Scott, Darden Restaurant Group |
| 2:45 PM | Tips for Establishing Cultural Change | Kevin Lorcheim, ClorDiSys Solutions |
| 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:45 PM | Allergen Control and Verification | Duane Grassmann, Nestlé USA |
| 4:30 PM | Roundtable | |
| 5:00 PM | Evening Reception | |
| TUESDAY | Event | Speaker |
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | The Missing Element in Microbiological Food Safety Inspection: Boots on the Ground | Jeffrey L. Kornacki, Ph.D., Kornacki Microbiology Solutions, Inc. |
| 9:15 AM | Sanitation Verification: Best Cleaning Practices for Pathogen Control | Duane Grassmann, Nestlé USA |
| 9:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:15 AM | Understanding Your Plant’s Microbiome Using 16S Metagenomics | Michele Sayles, Diamond Pet Foods |
| 11:00 AM | Results Right Now: Tracking Listeria in Your Facility | David Blomquist, DFB Consulting, LLC |
| 11:30 AM | Benefits of Mapping Your Environmental Monitoring Data | Melissa Calicchia, Food Microbiological Laboratories |
| 12:15 PM | Using Data to Drive Change within Your Sanitation Program | Michele Sayles, Diamond Pet Foods |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 2:00 PM | Proactive Integrated Pest Management in a Food Environment | Steve Romero, Industrial Fumigant Company |
| 2:45 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM | How To Validate a Clean Break | Melissa Calicchia, Food Microbiological Laboratories |
| 4:15 PM | Clean Break for Dry Sanitation | Kevin Lorcheim, ClorDiSys Solutions, Inc |
| WEDNESDAY | Event | Speaker |
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | Cost Savings & Industry Benefits of Working with the Center for Food Safety | Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, University of Georgia |
| 8:45 AM | Pathogens in Processing Water: Same Testing Standards since 1903? | Jeffrey L. Kornacki, Ph.D., Kornacki Microbiology Solutions, Inc. |
| 9:30 AM | How a Flour Recall Forever Changed Food Safety | Scott Hood, General Mills |
| 10:15 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | Hot Topic: What’s in the News? | Kathy Knutson, Ph.D., Kornacki Microbiology Solutions, Inc. |
| 11:00 AM | How to Convince Plant Executives to Increase Environmental Monitoring Program Budgets | Wendy White, Golden State Foods |
| 12:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Adjournment |