2023 IFSH/FRI Data Sharing Symposium - In Person Event!

SYNOPSIS: In 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched its New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative to leverage technology and other tools and approaches to create a safer, more digital, traceable food system. Food companies and regulatory bodies around the globe share a common goal to deliver safe food to consumers and are becoming increasingly aware of the value of sharing data. Data sharing between companies (private), between companies and government regulators (public-private), and between regulating agencies (public) shows great promise for improving traceability, adopting and scaling artificial intelligence (AI) applications, and delivering safer food for all. However, there are significant obstacles to sharing data including privacy, trade secrets, and the potential for regulatory action. Data trusts, in which an independent organization serves as the fiduciary for the data and governs proper use of data, are a potential solution to these problems. In this symposium, speakers will describe the business case for sharing data, provide use cases of existing data trusts for food safety, and discuss data quality. A panel of experts from academia, industry and government will discuss the challenges and opportunities of data sharing.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Food safety and data analytics professionals from government, academia, and industry who have an interest in utilizing shared data for improving food safety.

General Agenda:

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Welcoming Remarks & Meeting Goals

Nathan Anderson, Ph.D., FDA

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM The Big Picture of Data Sharing

Cronan McNamara, Creme Global

8:45 AM – 9:15 AM USDA FoodData Central

Naomi Fukagawa, Ph.D., USDA ARS

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Data Sharing in Digital Food Safety Systems

Martin Wiedmann, Ph.D., Cornell University

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Networking Break

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM GreenLink®: A Grower-Led Data Sharing Platform

De Ann Davis, Western Growers

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM FDA Use Case: Seafood Safety Data Sharing Platform

Stacey Wiggins, Ph.D., FDA

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Sharing Food Safety Data: An Industry Perspective

David Clifford, Nestle

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Inform FSIS Regulatory Analysis

Clare Narrod, Ph.D., JIFSAN

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch

ICLN Use Case: Non-uniform Laboratory Information Systems and the Need for Standardized Data Sets

Andrew Scott, Ph.D., Homeland Security

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Sharing Data to the Public: Data Quality and Structure

Justin Ronca, Ph.D., USDA FSIS

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Data Quality

Barbara Kowalczyk, Ph.D., George Washington University Medicine

Juliana Ruzante, Ph.D., Research Triangle Institute and

Amanda Kreuder, Ph.D. Iowa State University

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Networking Break

3:15 PM – 4:40 PM Roundtable: Challenges and Opportunities with Data Sharing

Moderated by Adam Borger, Food Research Institute, UW-Madison

Panelists

Stacey Wiggins, Ph.D., FDA

Barbara Kowalcyk, Ph.D., George Washington University

Sheryl Shaw, Ph.D., USDA FSIS

Sean Leighton, Cargill

Shawn Stephens, J.D., Food Industry Counsel, LLC.

Sharon Mayl, J.D., DLA Piper

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Wrap Up and Survey

Nathan Anderson, Ph.D., FDA

Hotel

Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare 6501 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL 60018, Phone: 847-699-6300

Booking rate/dates:

Start date - Friday, June 22, 2023End date - Monday, August 30, 2023

Special Room group rate: $155/night

Additional Hotel Information

- Complimentary parking

- Shuttle service is only available from Chicago O’Hare airport to hotel (4am-Midnight)

Booking link Book your group rate for IFSH/FRI Joint Symposium

Dietary Needs: The menu should accommodate most dietary needs. However, please indicate any dietary restrictions when prompted during registration. If you have a SEVERE food allergy, we recommend you make other meal arrangements. Reach out to tgettis@iit.edu with any questions

REGISTRATION PRICING

Early Bird ends: August 1, 2023

General Registration ends: September 5, 2023

Early Bird - $200

Add-on to IFSH Annual Meeting - $100

General - $300

IIT/IFSH Staff - $50

SPONSORSHIPS

$1,500 silver sponsor

$2,500 gold sponsor

$5,000 platinum sponsor (Google, Microsoft, AWS, etc.)