Day 1: Feb 12, 2020
Day 2: Feb 13, 2020
11:00 am
11:00 am
HEALTH CANADA
WELCOME FROM YOUR HOST
Plan your day to maximize your learnings and takeaways. This will ensure that you don’t miss any of the key highlights of the event.
11:05 am
11:05 am
OPENING FIRESIDE CHAT: A REGULATOR’S POV
Glean Insight from a Regulator’s Lessons Learned During the Pandemic
Compare notes with FDA and Health Canada representatives on key lessons learned throughout 2020. COVID-19 kept regulators on their toes with respect to food and beverage safety. Examine regulators’ challenges so you can enhance your company’s operations. Benefit from learning how to:
- Reduce the risk of non-compliance
- Evaluate the impacts of a dynamic regulatory landscape on your organization
- Gain awareness and prepare for challenges that lie ahead
Pivot your processes with the knowledge of what keeps a regulator up at night.
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
The Small Business Food & Beverage Landscape and The Safety Challenges They Face
SMBs are at the heart of our economy, and the food industry has no shortage of them. Delve into the top issues and challenges that innovative companies encounter. Uncover how they manage to thrive despite the lack of in-house safety and regulatory staff — and, in some cases, when the development and manufacturing is outsourced. Leverage SMB’s secrets to profitability by:
- Capitalizing on funds and services using government resources
- Establishing supply chain partners – and trusting them
- Scoping out cost-effective opportunities for export
Take note of the innovative and creative entrepreneurial endeavours of SMBs — they could be your future partners!
