Agenda

As of 11/17/20, subject to change

Annual Report from AAFCO	Erin Bubb, President, Association of American Feed Control Officials
Pet Food Production and Ingredient Analysis	Rob Cooper, Institute for Feed Education and Research
U.S Trade Policy Under the New Administration	Gina Tumbarello, American Feed Industry Association

10:00 - 10:05 a.m.	Introduction and Welcome
10:05 - 10:30 a.m.	Pet Care in a Post-Pandemic World Simon Gunzburg, Euromonitor International
10:30 - 11:10 a.m	Planning for the Next Pandemic: How Behavioral Economics can Improve Supply Chain Planning Jonathon Karlese, Chief Executive Officer, Northfind Management
11:10 - 11:50 a.m.	The Impact of Animal Proteins and Fats on the Sustainability of Pet Food Ansen Pond, Ph.D., Head of Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory, Pilgrims/JBS
BREAK
1:15 - 1:30 p.m.	Friend of Pet Food Award Announcement
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.	International Trade Update Ambassador Gregg Doud, Invited Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the US Trade Representative
2:15 - 2:55 p.m.	Training Dogs for Disease Detection: Their Role in Detecting Cancer and COVID Jennifer Essler, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Penn Vet Working Dog Center
2:55 - 3:30 p.m.	Federal Regulatory Update - U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2021 David Edwards, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Animal Feed, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Three graduate student presentations, topics and speakers to be announced by early December

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