8:30am – 10am
Breakfast and Registration
LaSalle Ballroom
8:30am
Exhibit Hall Open
LaSalle Foyer
10am – 10:30am
Welcome and Kick-off | Objectives
Executive Forum Amphitheater
10:30am – 12pm
Washington/Regulatory Update
Designed to provide the latest from Washington specifically for PTNPA Members
Martin Hahn, General Counsel, Hogan Lovells
Executive
Forum Amphitheater
12pm – 1pm
Leading a Culture of Food Safety: Scorecards and Company-Wide Success One Year Later
Interactive session with highlights and stories of successes and challenges
Discussion
Lead: Erin Clem, Director of Food Safety & Quality, Diamond Foods, LLC
Executive Forum Amphitheater
1pm – 2pm
Networking Lunch
LaSalle Ballroom
2pm – 3pm
The Bottom Line: Risks and Rewards of Food Safety Investments
Interactive session discussing how investments in food safety are best business practices
Moderator:
Stephen O'Mara, President, J.F. Braun & Sons, Inc.
Panelists:
Brad Brown, Vice President QA & Food Safety, Harris Woolf Almonds
John Larsen, President, Marathon Ventures,
Inc.
Craig Leva, CEO & Owner, Arway Confections
Executive Forum Amphitheater
2:45pm
Mid-Day Break
LaSalle Foyer
3pm – 4pm
Session 1: In With the New, What To Do With the Old?
Food safety and facilities - engineering and design for new and existing equipment
Randy Porter, Vice President
of Technical Services for IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group
Executive Forum Amphitheater
Session 2: Working Session - Launch of Handbook Section on Importers and Brokers Food Safety Best Practices
Opportunity for importers and brokers to begin outlining a new section in the Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts
Discussion & Handbook Lead: Suzanne Chamberland, Food Safety Manager, Totally Nuts & More Inc.
Madison Room
4pm – 4:30pm
Open Discussion: Input for Handbook Section Focused on Exporter Best Practices
Opportunity to provide ideas for creation and topics for inclusion in new section of the Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts
Executive Forum Amphitheater
4:30pm
Wrap-up and Review of Day 1
Executive Forum Amphitheater
5pm – 7pm
PTNPA Chicago Regional Networking Reception
Open to all PTNPA members, Technical Summit attendees and prospective members
Offsite - Carlucci Rosemont
8am – 9am
Breakfast and Networking
LaSalle Ballroom
8am
Exhibit Hall Open
LaSalle Foyer
9am – 9:30am
Recap of Day 1
Observations, Curiosity, Questions?
Executive Forum Amphitheater
9:30am – 10:30am
Operational Expectations for Food Safety Management: Goals, Expectations and Realities
Interactive session to identify and clarify the connection between operations and technical practices
Moderator: Angelo Losurdo, Vice President of Quality & Quality Systems, Golden Peanut
Discussion Lead: Jasper Sanfilippo, Jr., Chief Operations Officer, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Executive Forum
Amphitheater
10:30am – 11:30am
Maintenance for Safe Food Systems: Predictive/ Preventative, Planned, and Emergency/ Surprise Maintenance
Panel discussion featuring insights into maintenance options and best practices
Moderator: Dr. Darlene Cowart, Vice President Food Safety & Quality, Birdsong Peanuts
Panelists:
Dr. Wendy Maduff, Vice President of Corporate Food Safety & Quality, The Wonderful Company
Dr. Yvonne
Masters, Director of Food Safety & Quality Policy, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Eric Paskerian, Principle & Owner, WEP Engineering and Consulting Co.
Executive Forum Amphitheater
11:30am – 12:30pm
Networking Lunch
LaSalle Ballroom
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Highlights from the Handbook: Nut Industry Handbook as a Guide for Operations/OEE Impact
Interactive discussion focused on the Handbook section on prerequisite programs
Panelists:
Gaby Chavarria, Quality & Food Safety Manager, Harris Woolf Almonds
Dulce Guzman, Director of Food Safety & QA, Arway Confections
Executive Forum Amphitheater
1:30pm – 3pm
Food Safety Scenarios: Working Group Break-Out Sessions
LaSalle A | Madison | Dearborn | Division
2:30pm
Mid-Day Break
LaSalle Foyer
3pm – 4pm
Food Safety Scenarios: Group Reporting and Discussion
Hosted by Michael Campagna, Vice President of Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Executive Forum Amphitheater
4pm – 4:30pm
Reflections & Wrap Up: Final Review and Attendee Input
Executive Forum Amphitheater
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