IFST Spring Conference 2018 SC(18) is therefore again focussing on showcasing the very latest tools and technologies being developed or adapted for the food sector, but particularly focussing on their applications for managing of risk.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08.30 | Registration opens, refreshments |
| 09:10 | Conference opens: Welcome David Gregory, IFST President Chair’s welcome and opening remarks Professor Lisa Jack, Professor in Accounting, University of Portsmouth |
| 09.30 | MORNING 1 – TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONSUMER HEALTH/SAFETY
Session 1: ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’. Shakespeare’s Hamlet addresses life, death and the nature of existence |
| 10.10 |
Session 2: Trumping the US with a paradigm shift in food risk Professor Seamus Fanning, Principle Investigator for S.A.F.E. and Director of the UCD Centre for Food Safety |
| 10.35 | Session 3: Speaker to be confirmed |
| 11.00 | Tea/coffee - Exhibition |
| 11.25 | MORNING 2 – TRACKING AND TRACING TECHNOLOGIES
Session 4: Everything you need to know about blockchain (but were too afraid to ask!) |
| 12.00 | Session 5: RFID Tracking Technology, short term gains and long term benefits James Stafford, Market Development Director, Avery Dennison |
| 12.25 | Session 6: Embedded RFID on pack technology Professor Bob StevensProfessor of Smart Materials and Devices, Nottingham Trent University |
| 12.55 | Lunch – Exhibition |
| 13:50 | AFTERNOON – FUTURE ASSURANCE
Session 7: The future of food audits |
| 14:25 | Session 8: Cybersecurity in the Food and Beverage Sector - Schneider Electric |
| 14:50 | Tea/coffee - Exhibition |
| 15:15 | Session 9: The world through the auditor’s eyes – Alternative global auditing solutions Rob Chester, Managing Director, NSF |
| 15:40 | Session 10: Chair’s round-up and perspectives from the day Professor Lisa Jack, Professor in Accounting, University of Portsmouth |
| 16:00 | Conference close |
Conference Dinner – 18 April 2018 (the evening before the conference) will start with drinks reception from 19.00.
After Dinner Speaker – Chris Barnatt, Futurist - What Will The Food Industry Look Like in 2030?
Dress code: Lounge suit/business dress
Venue and parking information are available by following the link https://conferences.bham.ac.uk/visiting-us/the-bramall/
Travel information are available by following the link https://conferences.bham.ac.uk/accommodation/find-us/
For other information or if you need an invoice please contact Delia Mertoiu.
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT
United Kingdom
| IFST Conference 2018 | |
| Conference Student | £50.00 |