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Event Schedule:

First Evening: Monday, February 23, 2009
 
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Networking Reception in Table Top Tradeshow*
 
Second Day: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
 
7:00am – 8:00am
Continental Breakfast in Table Top Tradeshow
 
 
8:00am – 8:10am
Welcome
 
 
8:10am – 8:20am
Introduction video - a glimpse at modern pork production
 
 
8:20am - 9:30am

Keynote speakers - What Responsible Pork means to pork chain participants as it related to Animal Well-being, Food Safety, Human Capital and the Environment
  • Overview of the domestic pork chain: Challenges, goals, future direction, positive developments
  • Overview of the global pork chain and marketplace: Challenges, goals, future direction, positive developments. Phil Seng (bio), president and CEO, USMEF, with global perspecitve and Domestic
  • Audience Q&A
 
 
9:30am - 10:30am


“What does responsibility mean to me” panel discussion
  • Progressive representatives from the producer, packing, retail and consumer advocate sector will discuss what their sector is doing to ensure they are producing and supplying pork products responsibly.
  • Audience Q&A
  • Kevin Murhpy (bio), Food-Chain Communications; Bryan Black, president of NPPC; Bryan Weech, director of livestock and agriculture, World Wildlife Foundation
 
 
10:45am – 11:00am
Break in Table Top Tradeshow
 
11:00am – 12:00pm
Animal Well-Being presentations “Who will decide? "
  • Lynn Becker, MoMar Farms and a Hormel representative will discuss current issues
  • Audience Q&A
 
 
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Lunch
 
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Human Capital presentations “Who am I leaving in Charge?"
  • Dennis DiPietre and others discuss staffing priorities and challenges.
  • Audience Q&A
 
3:00pm – 3:15pm
Break in Table Top Tradeshow
 
3:15pm – 4:45pm

Food Safety panel discussion: What's the next issue?
  • Moderator: Steve Larsen, National Pork Board, director of food safety
  • Liz Wagstrom, DVM, Nationak Pork Board, assistant vice president, science and technology
  • William Flynn, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, senior advisor of science policy
  • James McKean, (bio) DVM/attorney, Iowa State University
  • Lynn Huskey, JBS Swift & Company
 
4:45pm – 4:55pm
Wrap Up /announcements
 
5:15pm – 6:00pm
Cocktails
 
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dinner

Third Day: Wednesday, February 25, 2008
 
7:00am – 8:00am
Continental Breakfast in Table Top Tradeshow
 
8:00am – 8:05am
Good morning/reconvene
 
8:10am – 9:10am

Environment: What is your role today and tomorrow?

  • Dennis Treacy, (bio) Smithfield Foods, discusses environmental responsibility and sustainability.
  • Kroger Foods
 
 
9:10am – 10:10am

How to feel comfortable talking to the media and get your message across, Amy Richards, Charleston Orwig (bio)

 
 
10:10am – 10:25am
Break in Table Top Tradeshow
 

 
10:25am – 11:30am

Speak up and tell your responsibility story, Bruce Vincent, Montanta logger

 
 
11:30am – 11:45am

Wrap Up

 
 

* Trade show area:

This is the area where we encourage our sponsoring partners to feature products and services that help the industry be responsible. Feature your “responsible message” with a 3-5 minute video message (Live from Responsible Pork) which will be made available to the full chain audience, both in attendance and online.

Any questions, please contact your sales representative or:

Jo Ellen Enns
Responsible Pork Project Manager
food360º
800-255-5113 ext 730
joenns@food360.com


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