TUESDAY MARCH 19 7:30am 9:00am Foundation Board Meeting (private meeting) San Miguel 9:00am 11:30am Board of Directors Meeting (private meeting) San Miguel 10:00am 6:00pm Registration San Jose Foyer 11:45am 5:00pm President s Cup Golf Tournament The Resort Course 12:45pm Pack it for San Antonio! (Sponsored by the Women s Alliance Network) All conference attendees (members, spouses and guests) are welcome to join in as we give back to the community by spending the afternoon working together to sort and pack at the San Antonio Food Bank. Transportation, snacks and refreshments are included in the cost. Sign up early as space is limited. Meet In Lobby 5:15pm 5:30pm Golf Awards Pro Shop Terrace 6:00pm 7:00pm New Member, First Timer & Sponsor Reception (by invitation only) City View Terrace 7:00pm 8:00pm Opening Welcome Reception Plaza San Saba WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 7:30am Registration 7:30am 8:30am Breakfast Open to all attendees San Jose Foyer La Cantera Ballroom I & II 7:30am 9:15am Network Breakfast & Sessions La Cantera Ballroom I & II Group welcoming meeting; members of each network to participate in roundtable sessions to discuss top issues. Food Safety Sanitary Packaging Technology Women s Alliance Young Professionals 8:00am 9:45am 10:00am 2:00pm Chairman s Spouse Breakfast (open to all spouses/guests) VIVA! San Antonio City Tour (optional spouse/guest tour) Loma De Vida Spa Meet in Lobby 9:30am 11:30am Food Safety & Sanitary Design Panel Discussion La Cantera Ballroom I & II Moderated by: Andrew Hanacek, Editor In Chief, National Provisioner Brian Perry, SVP, Food Safety & Quality TreeHouse Foods Chris Paliaro, Director of Food Safety, Taylor Farms John Butts, VP Research, Land O Frost & President, FoodSafetyByDesign, LLC John Merenick, Corporate Sanitation Program Manager, Sargento Foods, Inc.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 (continued) 11:45am 1:00pm Attendee Networking Lunch Esparza Lawn 1:15pm 2:00pm FPSA Annual Business Meeting La Cantera Ballroom I & II 2:00pm 2:30pm Break 2:30pm 3:15pm COUNCIL TRACK #1 Bakery, Beverage, Dairy, Pet Food, Meat/MISA Bakery: Pete Lachapelle, VP, Food Group, Emerald Expositions Artisan Bakeries. A Renaissance of Values, Traditions & Profits 3:15pm 3:30pm Break MISA/Meat: La Cantera III Darrin McCormies, SVP, Epstein Architecture, Engineering & Construction The Evolution of Industrial Automation & Robotics Beverage: David Lukan, CEO, CocoCanna San Felipe A Cannabis in 2019, where to go from here? Dairy: John Merenick, Corporate Sanitation Program Manager, Sargento Foods, Inc. A Discussion of Food Safety & Operational Changes at Sargento Pet Food: Thomas Butzke, Regional Sales Manager, Eurofins Scientific, Inc. Environmental Monitoring and How it Applies to You 3:30pm 4:15pm COUNCIL TRACK #2 Bakery, Beverage, Dairy, Prepared Foods, Meat/MISA Bakery & Prepared Foods: Stephen Dus, Director of R&D, Tyson Foods The Changing Landscape: Consumers Driving Innovation Beverage: Keith Sirois, President, HPP Fresh Florida The Future of Food Preservation MISA/Meat: Matthew Jin, iops, Program Manager, JBTC IoT Made Simpler Dairy: Paul Kafer, Leader, Engineering & Major Projects, Darigold Out of Control HELP! San Felipe A La Cantera III Pet Food: Ron Jackson, AIA, LEED AP, A/E Services at Gray Construction Walker Mattox, President, GraySolutions How to Build an SQF Certified, Award-Winning Pet Food Plant in 14 Months 4:15pm Break
WEDNESDAY 5:15pm MARCH 20 (continued) COUNCIL TRACK #3 Bakery, Beverage, Dairy, Prepared Foods Bakery & Prepared Foods: Wayne Sellers, President & CEO, CBM Global, Inc. The Future of the Baking and Prepared Food Industry as it Relates to The Aging Population of The USA and the Nutritional Needs Opportunities that await the Winners! Beverage & Dairy: Lloyd K. Snyder, P.E., Sr. Vice President, Woodard & Curran Alternative Technologies for Water Reuse in Food & Beverage 5:30pm Richard L. Knowlton Innovation Award Reception by meatingplace Award Recipient: James Hankes, Owner/CEO, Thrushwood Farms 5:30pm 6:30pm FPSA Banquet & Silent Auction Cocktail Reception 6:30pm 10:00pm Palo Duro La Cantera Terrace FPSA Banquet & Auction NEW! The FPSA Banquet and Auction is a new event for all registrants to enjoy an evening of giving back by raising money for scholarships and charitable causes across all our industry segments.
THURSDAY 7:30am 9:00am MARCH 21 Council Breakfasts & Annual Meetings Choose a Council Breakfast & Meeting- open to all attendees BakeryCouncil Beverage Council San Felipe A DairyCouncil Pet Food Council Prepared Foods Council La Cantera IV MISA/Meat Council La Cantera III 9:15am 9:45am Foundation Report 10:00am 2:00pm Grape Creek Vineyard Tasting & Lunch (Optional Guest/Spouse Event) Meet In Lobby 10:00am 11:00am Attendee / Speaker Networking Roundtables All attendees are encouraged to participate in these roundtables being led by Wednesday Council speakers pick a topic and table! 11:00am 2:00pm Head Shot Lounge All attendees are welcome to update their head shots a tour Head Shot Lounge! Photos will be sent to you after the conference. San Jose Lounge 11:30am 12:45pm Attendee Networking Lunch Esparza Lawn 1:00pm 2:15pm Network Roundtables All attendees are invited to participate and learn more about the Networks. Networks will discuss top issues pertaining to the Bakery, Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Pet Food and Prepared Foods segments. Food Safety San Felipe A Sanitary Packaging La Cantera IV Technology Women s Alliance Young Professionals
THURSDAY MARCH 21 (continued) 2:30pm 4:00pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS Dawn Hudson Former Chief Marketing Officer at the National Football League Former President and CEO of Pepsi Cola North America and PepsiCo Foodservice Sponsored by: 4:15pm 5:00pm Council Leadership Meeting 6:00pm 7:00pm FPSA Gala Cocktail Reception Palo Duro 7:00pm 10:30pm FPSA Gala Dinner & Dance ***To be held at the Resort Driving Range****