Technical Sessions
Attend and Earn Certified Food Scientist (CFS) Continuing Education Contact Hours
Don't Forget to visit the Suppliers Night Exhibits from 3:00 - 8:00pm
Questions? Feel free to contact: Dr. Nitin Joshi: nitin.joshi@pepsico.com​​
November 19, 2026
9:00am
Topic:
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Clean Label Strategies in
Meat & Poultry
Khalil Jallaq, PhD
Senior Scientist
Kalsec
10:00am
Topic:
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Making Sense of AI
Gavin Key
Senior AI Solutions Architect
Keypath AI
11:00am
Topic:
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Transforming Eating Habits: How the Food Industry Can Respond to the Rise of Anti Obesity Medications
Bernd Koehler, Ph.D.
VP Global R&D
Edlong
12:00 noon
Lunch on Your Own
1:00pm
Topic:
Closing the Listeria Control Gap: A Precision Bacteriocin Approach for RTE Food Processing
Kalpesh Gandhi
& Laurent Dallaire
Dempsey Foods Corporation
2:00pm
Topic:
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Role of starch in product development and trouble shooting
James Walsh
Technical Manager
Tate & Lyle