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WFSD 2024 Schedule

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Jeddah May 29, 2024 - Jeddah Hilton Hotel

DAY 1 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • 0800 - 0815
  • Hilton Hall
Arrival of Guests, Registration & Issuance of Delegate Pack
  • 0815 - 0830
  • Hilton Hall Refreshment Area
Serving Morning Coffee Refreshment & Professional Networking
  • 0830 - 0845
  • Hilton Hall
Seating and Setting up the Guests for the Conference
  • 0845 - 0900
  • Hilton Hall
Call for the Conference
  • 0900
  • Hilton Hall
Start of the Conference
  • KHALED AL RASHIDI - GENERAL MANAGER, HERFY FOOD COMPANY LTD.
  • 0900 - 0910
  • Hilton Hall
Opening with the Name of Allah

Tilawat-e-Quran

  • QARI MUHAMMAD AHMAD
  • 0910 - 0915
  • Hilton Hall
Standing and Enthusiastic Applause

Saudi National Anthem

  • DR. AHMAD ALHARBI
  • 0915 - 0920
  • Hilton Hall
Call the Chief Guest, Guests of Honor and Session Chairs
  • Dr. Basil Alhilali
  • CHIEF GUEST
    MONTHER ALHARTHI - Chairman Arab Beverage Association
  • SESSION CHAIR
    WALID ALJARBOU - General Manger of Environmental Health, Riyadh Municipality
  • GUEST OF HONOR
    DR. ALI ABDULLAH ALSHATWI - Chairman Saudi Society of Food & Nutrition
  • 0920 - 0930
  • Hilton Hall
WFSD Movie
  • DR. AHMAD ALHARBI
  • 0930 - 0940
  • Hilton Hall
Opening Speech
  • AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF WFSD - Roles of Food Professional in Current Dav Scenarios
  • Dr. Monther Alharthi - Chairman Arab Beverage Association
  • 0940 - 1000
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Novelty & Futuristic Food Safety
  • CATHERINE FRANCOIS - GLOBAL DIRECTOR CONSULTING & EMEA FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY SOLUTIONS NSF
  • 1020 - 1040
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Emerging Risk to Food Safety
  • TOM HEILANDT - SENIOR LIASON OFFICERFOOD & AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
  • 1040 - 1100
  • Hilton Hall Refreshment Area
Tea Break & Professional Networking Session
  • 1100 - 1110
  • Hilton Hall
Call the Guests of Honor and Session Chairs
  • SESSION CHAIR
    SUSANA FORMER - President International Federation of Environmental Health
  • GUEST OF HONOR
    CLAIR (KOELSCH) SAND - Food Packing Consultant Packaging Technology & Research Edina, Minnesota USA
  • OR. LAYAL KARAM - Assistant Professor in Food Safety Qatar University
  • 1110 - 1130
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Food Additives and Chemical Food Safety
  • AMIN KASSOUF - Researcher Agroparistech
  • 1130 - 1150
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Innovation in Food Safety Inspection and Testing
  • FIDELE EL ACHKAR - CEO at FoodSight
  • 1150 - 1220
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Food Safety Risk Communication and Public Engagement
  • DR. PATRICK WALL - Professor of Public Health University College Dublin, Ireland
  • 1220 - 1230
  • Hilton Hall
Open House Discussion & QnA Session
  • 1230 - 1330
  • Lunch Area - Pray Area
Lunch, Pray Break & Professional Networking
  • 1330 - 1340
  • Hilton Hall
Call the Guests of Honor and Session Chairs
  • SESSION CHAIR
    DAVID ROSENBERG - CEO and Board Member of Aspire. Co-Founder and Former CEO of Aero Farms the Every Company
  • GUEST OF HONOR
    ROB LANGLEY - Sr Director - India, Middle East and Africaneogen
  • RASHEED AHMED - Chairman, Sifr Food Safety Consultant Storonto, Canada
  • 1340 - 1400
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Food Packaging Material Safety
  • MS. MONA GHOBASHI

Senior Director Scientific And Regulatory Affairs Global Emerging Markets (Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and Brazil) MARSs

  • 1400 - 1420
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Food Safety System and Standards - Current State of Affairs and Harmonization Updates
  • NECAT KIRKIL - Quality Assurance & Food Safety Consultant | Trainer | Auditor | FSSC Turkiye | The Middle East Regional Representative FSSC
  • 1420 - 1440
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Al and IoT in Food Safety - Current State and Future State Mapping
  • DR. BIZHAN POURKOMAILIAN - Global Restaurant & Distrbution Food Safety Director McDonald's
  • 1440 - 1500
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Traceability for Food Safety Assurance
  • SCOTT CRERAR - Food Safety Specialist - Science and Systems Food Safety Information Council
  • 1500 - 1515
  • Hilton Hall
Open House Discussion & QnA Session
  • 1515 - 1530
  • Hilton Hall
Tea Break & Professional Networking Session
  • 1530 - 1550
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Food Safety for Alternate Food, Plant Based (Alternate) Protein
  • MRS. VALERIA KRYNETSKAYA - Head Plant-Based Venture Thryve IFFCO
  • 1550 - 1700
  • Hilton Hall
Plenary Session No. 01
  • Food Authenticity & Provenance Global Level Data Sweeping for Food Quality & Safety Assurance
  • MODERATOR
    OSAILI - Professor, JUST
  • PANEL EXPERT
    SCOTT CRERAR - Food Safety Specialist Science and Systems Food Safety Information Council
  • PANEL EXPERT
    DR. JOANNE TAYLOR - Co-Founder Culture Excellence & TSI
  • PANEL EXPERT
    ALI BADARNEH - Division Chief, UNIOO
  • PANEL EXPERT
    MR. CESARE VARALLO - Food Lawyer | Founder FoodLawLatest.com
  • 1700 - 1715
  • Hilton Hall
Concluding Remarks and Session Closing
  • DR. AHMAD ALHARBI
  • 1715 - 1730
  • Hilton Hall
Tour to Shields, Awards and Gift Hampers Area
  • Volunteers
  • 1730
End of WFSD - Day 1

Jeddah May 30, 2024 - Jeddah Hilton Hotel

DAY 2 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • 0800 - 0815
  • Hilton Hall
Arrival of Guests, Registration & Issuance of Delegate Pack
  • 0815 - 0830
  • Hilton Hall Refreshment Area
Serving Morning Coffee Refreshment & Professional Networking
  • 0830 - 0845
  • Hilton Hall
Seating and Setting up the Guests for the Conference
  • 0845 - 0900
  • Hilton Hall
Call for the Conference
  • 0900
  • Hilton Hall
Start of the Conference
  • DR. AHMAD ALHARBI
  • 0900 - 0910
  • Hilton Hall
Call the Chief Guest, Guests of Honor and Session Chairs
  • CHIEF GUEST
    KHALED AL RASHIDI - General Manager, Herfy Food Company Ltd.
  • GUEST OF HONOR
    MUSTAFFA BIN KAMALUDIN - Plant Manager, MARS KAEC Saudi Arabia
  • SESSION CHAIR
    MOAMEN MABROUK - Proven Experience of Working Successfully with Major Partner Agencies
  • RANIA MOUALLA - Founder & Chairman ZADK The Saudi Culinary Academy, KSA
  • 0910 - 0920
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • End of Food Chain & Customer Facing Food Safety
  • CHIEF GUEST
    RASHEED AHMED - Chairman, SIFR Food Safety Consultants, Toronto, Canada
  • 0920 - 0950
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Modern Day Integrated Pest Management Innovative Tools and Technologies for Food Safety Assurance
  • DR. MUHAMMAD BASIT - Executive Director Food Vision Inc.
  • 0950 - 1020
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • End of Food Chain & Customer Facing Food Safety
  • CATARINA BJELKENGREN - Director Strategy Value Chain Optimization
  • 1020 - 1040
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Charting the Course for Future Food Safety Excellence
  • CINDY JIANG - Guangzhou Branch Manager Global Food Safety Ambassador
  • 1040 - 1100
  • Hilton Hall Refreshment Area
Tea Break & Professional Networking Session
  • 1100 - 1110
  • Hilton Hall
Call the Guests of Honor and Session Chairs
  • GUEST OF HONOR
    KEVIN WANG - Editor-In-Chief China Food Safety Magazine
  • MR. AXON
    Toxicologist at Food Standards Agencyfood Standards Agency
  • 1110 - 1130
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Food Safety & Navigating the Tech Frontier Regulatory Insights from the Arabian Region
  • ABDUL RASHID
    Group CEO Pulseberry Health Consultants
  • 1130 - 1150
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Active Managerial Control for Leaders
  • JOHN KEOGH
    Scientific Advisory Board Member Titan Project EU
  • 1150 - 1210
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Foodborne Pathogens as Contaminants: Redefining the Approach to Food Safety?
  • DAVID ROSENBERG
    CEO and Board Member of Aspire Co-Founder and Former CEO of Aerofarmsthe Évery Company
  • 1210 - 1230
  • Hilton Hall
Conference Proceeding & QA Session
  • Merely Being Correct Isnt Sufficient: Steering Food Safety Initiatives in Corporate and International Contexts
  • JORGE HERNANDEZ
    Quality Assurance VP the Wendy's Company
  • 1215 - 1315
  • Lunch Area - Pray Area
Lunch, Pray Break & Professional Networking
  • 1315 - 1320
  • Hilton Hall
Call the Guests of Honor and Session Chairs
  • SESSION CHAIR
    CORNELIS SONNEVELD - Food Safety Technical Regulatory Specialist British Standards Institute
  • GUEST OF HONOR
    MAHMOUD EMARA - Senior Food Safety Advisor USAid Funded Project
  • WIEM GUISSOUMA
    PH.D. ENGINEER GFORSS

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

SAFETY AS A FOUNDATION OF FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY REGIONAL SCOPE AND GLOBAL SUPPORT FRAMEWORK

MODERATORS

RICHARD SPRENGER - Charman Highfield Group
FADI NASER AL NATOUR - Risk Management Expert Abu Dhabi Agriculture And Food Safety Authority
  • 1320 - 1340
  • Hilton Hall
Technical Session No. 01
  • Mastering Food Allergen ControlDistinguishing Facts, Fallacies, and Innovations in Contemporary Food Safety Practices
  • DR. LAYAL KARAM
    Assistant Professor in Food Safetyutar University
  • 1340 - 1400
  • Hilton Hall
Technical Session No. 02
  • Enhancing Public Consciousness on Food Safety Fortifying Strategies and Fostering Collaborative Methodologies
  • WALID ALJARBOU
    General Manger, Environmental Health Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 1400 - 1430
  • Hilton Hall
Open House Discussion & QnA Session
  • 1515 - 1530
  • Hilton Hall
Tea Break & Professional Networking Session
  • 1530 - 1630
  • Hilton Hall
Plenary Session No. 02
  • Transitioning from Paper to Plastic, Tin to Glass Navigating Food Safety Challenges in Packaging and Addressing Public Concerns
  • MODERATOR
    RICHARD KOHN - Director, Global Logistics & Optimization Seacube Container Leasing
  • PANEL EXPERT
    FRANK YIANNAS - Former Deputy Commissioner Food Policy & Response US FDA
  • PANEL EXPERT
    GLEN NEAL - General Manager Risk Management And Intelligence FSANZ
  • PANEL EXPERT
    BASEM AZZAM - Managing Director TSI Quality Services
  • 1630 - 1645
  • Hilton Hall
Shields and Award Distribution to Guests, Speakers and Presenters
  • ABDALLA BAZZARI
  • ABDULAZIZ ALHAWAMOEH
  • ABDULAZIZ WAHAS
  • ALI MASRAIE
  • 1645 - 1700
  • Hilton Hall
Grand Group Picture
  • 1700 - 1715
  • Hilton Hall
Distribution of Gift Hampers and Takeaways
  • 1715
End of WFSD - Day 2