18^th ANNUAL CANADIAN SUMMIT on FOOD SAFETY

The premier event for bringing together food safety leaders from across Canada to share experiences and learn from experts

Marriott Downtown at
CF Toronto Eaton Centre

Wednesday, April 24 &
Thursday, April 25, 2024

YOUR MOST PRESSING FOOD SAFETY QUESTIONS ANSWERED

The 18^th Annual Canadian Summit on Food Safety returns to Downtown Toronto in 2024 with senior food safety experts from top Canadian food manufacturing, retail and food service companies. Secure your spot today and:

Gain unique insights on the latest food safety trends and regulations directly from the CFIA, Health Canada and the FDA.
Unite with your peers to identify best practice in food safety training and culture.
Drive the reduction of single-use items in food safety to meet your organization’s sustainability goals.
Transform your organization’s supply chain to successfully meet demand without compromising food safety.

Get your ticket to join Canada’s top food safety professionals, including Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee, Maple Lodge Farms, Embassy Ingredients, Sysco, Dominos, University of Guelph and many more!

This edition is an in-person event featuring interactive sessions, curated breakout learning and face-to-face networking opportunities. The conference will also be streamed virtually for increased reach and higher engagement.

SOURCE ACTIONABLE FOOD SAFETY STRATEGIES

Get recommendations from world-leading expert, John Spink, Director of the Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank at Michigan State University, on top methodologies for detecting and preventing food fraud.
Engage with speakers from all leading government authorities and get answers to your questions directly from the CFIA, Health Canada and the
Bolster your safety track record via the integration of new AI applications for the food safety industry.
Take away proven strategies to enhance sustainability within your manufacturing process, reducing environmental impact and resource consumption.
Develop a blueprint for maximizing profitability from the fast-growing plant-based food and beverages market by getting quickly up to date with the latest regulations and labelling requirements.

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JOIN INTERACTIVE NETWORKING SESSIONS

Take a deep dive down the innovation rabbit hole and join one of our roundtable discussions.
Share common challenges and best practices with your food safety peers on a topic of your choosing.
Enjoy a quick icebreaker during speed networking and achieve your conference networking goals in a fun and agile fashion.
Exchange LinkedIn information and grow your network by meeting like-minded individuals.
Brainstorm innovative methods to fill the gap in your food safety strategies.

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HARNESS THE POWER OF AN IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL EVENT

This hybrid experience is specially designed to help attendees capture the most value possible!

Expand your network and enhance peer-to-peer learning with a larger audience and a broader reach of attendees.
Cultivate lasting connections through one week of pre-event virtual networking on the summit platform.
Consult industry experts and get your toughest questions answered with the help of an in-person and virtual exhibitor hall.
Connect and build relationships with peers who have similar interests and career objectives using AI matchmaking tools and filters.
Enjoy on-demand speaking sessions and content that can be viewed anytime, anywhere.

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2024 FEATURED SPEAKERS

Martin Duplessis

Director, Bureau of Microbial Hazards

Pamela MacDonald

Senior Director, Ontario Operations

Peter Koufopoulos

Deputy Director for Animal Derived Foods, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

John Keogh

Professor of Practice, McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics and Principal

Maria Corradini

Associate Professor and Arrell Chair in Food Quality, Department of Food Science

John Spink

Director, Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank

Sharon Mohammed

Director, Government and Industry Relations

Ron Judge

Senior Director - Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Animal Welfare & Customer Service

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DRIVE DEMAND GENERATION WITH INTENT-BASED BUYERS

The Canadian Summit on Food Safety brings together the biggest names in the food manufacturing, food service and retail sector and provides them with leading food safety solutions. It enables them to access strategically focused content in an environment conducive to forging lasting business partnerships.

This is your opportunity to cultivate relationships with the industry’s key influencers and buyers at this exclusive event. Build your pipeline with qualified sales leads by taking advantage of one of our sponsorship opportunities now.

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Testimonials

The networking opportunities have been numerous, useful and fun.

Longo’s
Well organized with a wide variety of interesting topics.

Food and Drug Administration
This was a meeting of my peers – good fit of audience, topics and speakers.

Ocean Spray Cranberries
Well organized, relevant program for food plants.

Tetra Pak Inc.
Great conference and speakers. Lot of variation in topics of speakers and what they are bringing. Great potential for networking with some elite food safety and regulatory industry leaders.

Reuven International Ltd.
The conference has been very valuable. Really appreciated all the speakers and presentations. Questions and answers are most valuable.

Sensient Flavors Canada