Senior Vice President, Nutrition and Food Safety
International Food Information Council (IFIC)
USA
Rob is vice president of RQI Packaging Development and Sustainability, serving in this role since October 2006. In his position, Rob is responsible for directing all aspects of package innovatio... [ view bio ]
Linda is responsible for leading the scientific research activities and the Open Innovation initiative for The Hershey Company. She has been at Hershey for 23 fun filled years. During that time... [ view bio ]
Brian Sharoff is President of the Private Label Manufacturers Association, a position he has held since 1981. In his official capacity, he reports on industry trends and is a frequent presenter o... [ view bio ]
John W. Roulac is the Founder and CEO of Nutiva®, the world’s leading brand of organic hemp, coconut, and chia superfoods. The firm is reporting a 42% annual growth rate since 2005 an... [ view bio ]
Roberto Reniero is leading R&D Solon based in the Cleveland suburb of Solon, Ohio since June 2010. R&D Solon is part of the Global Nestlé R&D Network and is supporting globall... [ view bio ]
Pattni is a strategic marketer with over a decade of experience increasing brand value for mature and emerging household brands including Procter & Gamble, Gillette, Nestle/Stouffers, Clif/Lu... [ view bio ]
Director MBL, Affiliate Appointment in Dept. of Food Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison
USA
Prof. James R. Claus joined the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall of 1999 as an Associate Professor in a research-teaching position specializing in ... [ view bio ]
Ricky Volpe earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at the University of California, Davis in 2010. He is a research economist in the Food Economics Division where he studies the structure and... [ view bio ]
Jeff joined Kahiki Foods in 2004 and has over 15 years of experience with menu and food product development. Jeff is responsible for guiding the development of the next generation of innovative a... [ view bio ]
Carol Borba is Vice President, Innovation Manager at Mattson, the largest independent food and beverage innovation company in the country. For more than 15 years, Carol has managed and guided c... [ view bio ]
Leslie Norris is a Senior Director of ARTS (Application Research and Technical Service) serving in this role since the formation of the Joint Venture in 2010. Her responsibilities include directi... [ view bio ]
Philippe is Sr. Director of Marketing at Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals (known as SRNutritionals), serving in his role since March 2011. SRNutritionals is a 50/ 50 Joint Venture between Solazyme,... [ view bio ]
Diana Derval is President and Research Director of DervalResearch, international market research firm specializing in human perception and behavior, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bet... [ view bio ]
Professor & Chairperson; School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Eastern Illinois University
USA
With his Ph.D. in Human Resource and Family Studies from the University of Illinois and his Master's Degree in Food and Nutrition from Oklahoma State University, Registered Dietitian James Painte... [ view bio ]
2011 speakers included:
Ingredients Editor, Food Processing / Wellness Foods Magazines; Director, Illinois Global Partnerships
Principal, Corvus Blue LLC
Kantha Shelke, Ph.D. is a diversified scientist, expediting new product and technology development in food and nutrition. She is the Founder and Principal at Corvus Blue, a consumer packaged good... [ view bio ]
Stacey Fowler is a passionate, results orientated food professional with 19 years experience in the food industry successfully building retail and food service businesses with innovation principl... [ view bio ]
Todd Hale serves as Senior Vice President, Consumer & Shopper Insights for The Nielsen Company. Appointed to this role in 1999, Todd is responsible for creating thought leadership content an... [ view bio ]
Dr. Michele Perchonok has been the Advanced Food Technology Project Manager at NASA/Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas since September 2000. Her responsibilities include space food product d... [ view bio ]
Dr. Dondeena Bradley is Vice President, Global Design and Development, Nutrition Ventures. She is responsible for designing and developing holistic solutions that target the special nutritional ... [ view bio ]
Dr. Mel C. Jackson, Vice President – Science, Sweet Green Fields is a leading innovator and inventor in the development of high yielding methods for production of high purity stevia extract... [ view bio ]
Paddy Spence is an operating executive with 18 years of general management experience in the natural/organic consumer packaged goods industry. Mr. Spence is a recognized authority on health and w... [ view bio ]
Kevin Schwartz is a Partner and Director in the Consumer Goods and Retail practice of PRTM, a leader in helping companies to implement best practices in both product innovation and operations man... [ view bio ]
With over 20 years of reverse logistics experience, Ashley Kerman is currently the Director of Product Management – Recalls for Inmar Reverse Logistics. Her responsibilities include managin... [ view bio ]
Co-Director of the Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist and epidemiologist; Co-Director of the Program in Cardiovascular Epidemiology (www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/cvdepi/); Associate Professor of Medicine in the... [ view bio ]
Dr. Michael Baumann is a project manager at Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM), leading initiatives for clients in the Food & Beverage and Life Science industries. He has direc... [ view bio ]
Following qualification as an Environmental Health Officer in 1982, Ian obtained experience in both a conventional health department and then Port Health Authority. He specialised in the inspe... [ view bio ]
Michael joined High Liner Foods/FPI in 1987 as Manager of Research and Development and is currently Vice President of Technical Services where he overseas all product development, Culinary and Qu... [ view bio ]
Mr. Hernandez began his career at US Foodservice in the fall of 2004. In this role, he is responsible for setting the food safety and quality strategy and standards for the 60 US Foodservice Dist... [ view bio ]
Kim Onett is Audit Operations Manager for Silliker, Inc. and has 15 years experience as a food safety and quality professional. She has been with Silliker for seven years and prior to joining Si... [ view bio ]
Steven Baker is Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Midwest Region in Chicago, a position he has held since 1988. The Region covers the central United States, and the office does primari... [ view bio ]
Since June 2007, Dr. Robert C. Post has been the Deputy Director of USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP). As the senior administrative official in the Agency, he represen... [ view bio ]
Tom has over 24 years experience in the food industry holding positions at both the facility and corporate level in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Supplier Quality, Corporate Audits and ... [ view bio ]
Tony has over 25 years experience in chemical and biological detection in senior management and executive roles covering both technology and business. Prior to joining Hollison Technologies he wa... [ view bio ]
Victor Muliyil is the Food Technical Manager, SGS SSC North America and serves as the primary SGS technical contact for food safety programs, including GFSI approved schemes and ISO standards. He... [ view bio ]
WhiteWave Foods is a pioneer in creating healthy, innovative, responsibly-produced foods, including organic and natural leaders Horizon Organic® milk, Silk® Soymilk, as well as other fa... [ view bio ]
Global Research Manager - Nutrition & Health - Global R&D
Cognis Corporation - now part of BASF
Christina Ehrhardt is currently a Global Research Manager for Cognis Nutrition & Health. She is responsible for the scientific support of nutritional and food ingredients in Cognis' North Am... [ view bio ]
Rob Kerfin is an Executive Sales Manager with Red Arrow Products Company LLC in Manitowoc, WI. He also serves as the company's Business Development Manager for Savory Reaction Flavors. Rob is res... [ view bio ]
Ken Johnston works for UK Trade and Investment as an R&D Specialist in Food and Drink. He is uniquely positioned to help companies find top rank UK researchers and to connect overseas compani... [ view bio ]
Senior Director, Innovation North America Flavor Creation and Application
Givaudan Flavors Corp
Mr. Spencer is Senior Director, Innovation North America Flavor Creation and Application, at Givaudan Flavors Corp. With over 25 years experience in the flavor, food, and ingredient business and... [ view bio ]
Rob Mann is a Principal in PRTM’s Consumer Goods and Retail Practice. He has over 18 years of consulting experience serving large branded and entrepreneurial companies in the consumer and f... [ view bio ]
Svetlana Uduslivaia is a Research Analyst working in Euromonitor International’s Chicago office. In her role, Svetlana manages the research program on Canadian consumer markets and coordina... [ view bio ]
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carlo Colombo, envisions and executes innovative technology solutions to revolutionize and streamline product lifecycle management(PLM) for the Consumer Pr... [ view bio ]
Espen has been the Sales & Marketing Director Omega 3 TINE Ingredients since 2007. He started his career within the Omega 3 industry late 1999 as Sales Manager North America for Denofa (later... [ view bio ]
Elizabeth joined Sensitech in 2004, after spending over 15 years in high-technology strategic marketing and business development roles. At Sensitech, Elizabeth works closely with food industry le... [ view bio ]
I am from Greenville, SC and graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences. I have been with Naturally Fresh (Atlanta, GA) since 2006. I started as a qua... [ view bio ]
Director, National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD)
Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence
Shaun is Director of the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD), a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, and also the Director of Partnerships and External Relati... [ view bio ]
Howard Moskowitz is the CEO of i-Novation Inc as well as President of Moskowitz Jacobs Inc., a firm he founded in 1981. Dr. Moskowitz is both a well-known experimental psychologist in the field o... [ view bio ]
Prof. Diana Derval is President and Research Director of DervalResearch, global market research firm specializing in human perception and behavior, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bett... [ view bio ]
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