SCHEDULE at a glance
April 12-14, 2010
SESSIONS IN THE SAME TIME SLOT ARE CONCURRENT
Monday, April 12
1:00-7: 30 pm—Registration, Grand Registration
5:30-7: 30 pm—Opening reception, Grand Foyer
7:00 pm-12:00 am Petfood Forum Party Zone, Ventana’s (rooftop—take the main hotel elevators and press V
Tuesday, April 13
7:00-8:00 am—Breakfast, Grand Foyer
9:00 am-6: 30 pm—Exhibit hall open, Grand Ballroom
8:00-9: 15 am—Keynote: Joel silverman, Rosemont ABCD
9:15-9: 55 am—Break, Grand Ballroom
10:00-10: 40 am—General session: US petfood market outlook 2010-2011—David Lummis, Packaged Facts, Rosemont ABCD
10:45-11: 45 am—General session: Executive roundtable—Why is safety the most critical issue for the petfood industry? Rosemont ABCD
11: 45 am-12: 30 pm—Lunch, Grand Foyer and Entry Level Foyer
12:30-1: 30 pm—Visit exhibit hall, Grand Ballroom
Rosemont AB Rosemont CD
Nutrigenomics: recent advances in dogs and cats 1:30-2: 10 pm Convenience trends in petfood packaging
Kelly Swanson, PhD, University of Illinois Alexander Mikolasek, Mondi
Prebiotic and probiotic supplements in petfood: 2:15-2: 55 pm Dry petfood and the carbon footprint
impact on immunity, Sara Cutler, Kemin Nutrisurance Jacques Wijnoogst, Tema and Partners
Break, Grand Ballroom Break, Grand Ballroom
An outsiders’ view of petfood Emerging food safety technologies for petfood
Marion Nestle, PhD, New York University, James Marsden, PhD, Kansas State University
and Malden Nesheim, PhD, Cornell University
Corporate social responsibility: 4:15-4: 55 pm Impact of process hardware on petfood safety
from whim to strategy, JanHoijtink, consultant Galen J. Rokey, Wenger Manufacturing
Reception, Grand Ballroom 5:00-6: 30 pm Reception, Grand Ballroom
Poster reception, Grand Foyer 6:15-7: 15 pm Poster reception, Grand Foyer
Petfood Forum Party Zone, Ventana’s 7:00 pm-12:00 am Petfood Forum Party Zone, Ventana’s
2:55-3: 30 pm
3:30-4: 10 pm
Wednesday, April 14
Breakfast, Grand Foyer 7:00-8:00 am Breakfast, Grand Foyer
Exhibit hall open, Grand Ballroom 8:00 am-1:00 pm Exhibit hall open, Grand Ballroom
Making private label 8:00-8: 40 am HACCP: where did we go wrong?
superpremium petfoods competitive David Rosenblatt, DVM, Sher Consulting and Training
Serge Boutet, Mondou Ltd.
Petfood and the importance of a balanced diet 8:45-9: 25 am
Karen Wedekind, PhD, Novus International
Break, Grand Ballroom
Marketing petfood with emotional firepower
Bob Wheatley, CEO, Wheatley & Timmons
Animal supplement, functional ingredient
and treats market, Patrick Rea, publisher and
editorial director, Nutrition Business Journal
Lunch, Entry Level Foyer 11: 45 am-1:00 pm Lunch, Entry Level Foyer
9:30-10: 10 am
10:15-10: 55 am
11:00-11: 40 am
US regulatory update
