SCHEDULE
Schedule is subject to change
Monday, October 20, 2025 |
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| 7:30AM – 5:30PM | Registration |
| 9:00AM – 9:45AM | Consumer Product Companies Committee Meeting - Open to Consumer Product Company Representatives and FEMA Committee Chairs Only |
| 10:00AM – 10:45AM | FEMA Fall Symposium Welcome Get to Know the FEMA Website |
| 10:45AM – 12:00PM | Introduction to IOFI: Advancing Global Flavor Collaboration Sven Ballschmiede, Executive Director, IOFI Sean Taylor, Scientific Director, IOFI |
| 12:10PM – 1:00PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:15PM – 2:45PM | Supply Chain Sustainability Committee Meeting • Securing Sustainable Vanilla Gaël Lescornec, Executive Director, Sustainable Vanilla Initiative (SVI) |
| 2:45PM – 3:00PM | Break |
| 3:00PM – 4:30PM | Science Affairs Committee Meeting • Beyond the Acronym: Unpacking the Science of FEMA GRAS Sean Taylor, Scientific Director, IOFI |
| 5:30PM – 6:00PM | First Time Attendee, FEMA FLI & New Member Reception – Invitation Only |
| 6:00PM – 9:00PM | A Taste of the Garden State: FEMA Dinner Social Enjoy the flavors of New Jersey, and networking fun at this indoor dinner reception. Includes a buffet dinner and an open bar |
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 |
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| 7:30AM – 5:00PM | Registration |
| 8:30AM – 9:00AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00AM – 9:45AM | GRAS Hot Topics Breakfast Christie Harman, Scientific Director, FEMA Tony Pavel, General Counsel, FEMA |
| 9:45AM – 10:00AM | Break |
| 10:00AM – 11:30AM | General Session • Trade and Tariff Policy: Impacts on Supply Chains and the Road Ahead Doug McKalip, Former Chief Agricultural Negotiator, USTR • State Food Ingredient Legislation: What We Know and What is Ahead Dan Colegrove, Prism Group |
| 11:30AM – 11:45AM | President’s Remarks Kelli Heinz, FEMA President |
| 11:45AM – 12:00PM | Break |
| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | Lunch with Excellence in Flavor Science Award Winner The Double Positive of Taste Modulation: Better Taste, Better Health Dr. T.V. John, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Ixora Scientific |
| 1:00PM – 5:00PM | Regulatory Affairs Committee Meeting |
| 5:30PM – 7:00PM | Networking Reception |
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
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| 7:30AM – 8:30AM | President's Breakfast - RSVP Required • Techniques for Optimal Performance Under Pressure Dr. Suzanne Johnson, Vice President of Research & Development, McCormick's Americas Region |
| 7:30AM – 8:30AM | Breakfast |
| 8:45AM – 10:00AM | Regulatory Affairs Committee Meeting |