Monday, April 2
12:00-6:30 pm Exhibitor set-up
12:00-7:30 pm Registration/check-in
5:30-7:30 pm Opening reception
Tuesday, April 3
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
8:30-9:30 am Keynote: Betsy Banks Saul, founder and president of Petfinder.com, which bills itself as the oldest and largest searchable directory of adoptable pets on the Web and serves as a portal to over 13,000 animal shelters and adoption groups around the US and Canada.
9:30 am-6:30 pm Exhibit hall open
9:30-10:30 am General session: How the brand story impacts e-commerce sales-Jon Roska Jr., founder of PetFoodDirect.com and VP of merchandising for Pet360, shares what he''s learned about pet owners who buy, rate and search for petfood online.
10:30-11:00 am Coffee break in exhibit hall/visit with pets from Petfinder.com member shelters
11:00 am-12 pm Time in exhibit hall/visit with shelter pets
12:00-1:30 pm Lunch
Concurrent sessions
1:30-2:10
Yellow pea products: functional petfood-Gary Lynch, PhD, Roquette
Trends and insights into pet retail channels-David Lummis, Packaged Facts
Impact of FSMA on regulation of petfood-Daniel McChesney, PhD, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration
2:15-2:55 pm
The link between nutrition and cancer in companion animals-Elizabeth P. Ryan, PhD, Animal Cancer Center , Colorado State University
Going from testimonials to real evidence-based science-Roger Clemens, Institute of Food Technologists and ET Horn
Validation of Salmonella reduction-Michael Hayes, director of food safety & quality, Del Monte Foods
2:55-3:30 Coffee break in exhibit hall
3:30-4:10 pm
New evidence on the effects of obesity on pet health-Jennifer Adolphe, RD, MSc, University of Saskatchewan Western College of Veterinary Medicine
The importance of petfood smell in leveraging consumer satisfaction-Chloe Champion, SPF, and Mark Rubin, Firmenich
Mycotoxins and mycotoxicosis in petfoods-Duarte E. Diaz, PhD, A to Zmycotoxins
4:15-4:55 pm
QMR: a new technique for determining body composition-Howard Dobson, DVSc, CanCog Technologies
Update on commodity ingredients and commodity risk management-Susan Sutherland, Agricultural Products, CME Group, and Bob Bresnahan, Trilateral
Panel: new safety certification or validation programs-Bill Bookout, National Animal Supplements Council; Will Henry, Extru-Tech Inc.; Leah Wilkinson, American Feed Industry Association*
*Safety panel lasts one hour, 4:15-5:15 pm
4:55-6:30 pm Reception in exhibit hall
5:45-6:30 pm Poster reception in exhibit hall annex
Wednesday, April 4
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am-12 pm Exhibit hall open
Concurrent sessions
8:30-9:10 am
In vitro procedure for comparing fiber sources in dog foods-Marie Varloud, PhD, In Vivo NSA
Petfood banks: an emerging industry partner-Elizabeth Asher and John Kane, Rescue Bank
New nutritional guidelines and labeling codes for petfoods in Europe-Thomas Meyer, European Pet Food Industry Federation
9:15-9:55 am
Particle size effect on feline palatability, processing and more-Kristopher Figge, AFB International
Consumer goods packaging trends and the importance of effective packaging communications-James Fraser and Matthew Diamond, Hunter Straker
Cross-contamination prevention and controls-James V. Giranda, American Nutrition
9:55-10:30 am Coffee break in exhibit hall
10:30-11:10 am
Optimal nutrition for canine athletes-Matt Panasevich, University of Illinois Department of Animal Sciences
How to arrest the ingredient cost assault on your brand value proposition Robert Wheatley, Emergent Communications
Validation of extrusion temperature as a CCP in the petfood process-Galen Rokey, Wenger Manufacturing
11:15-11:55 am
Innovations in treats and nutritional enhancements for small mammals-Micah Kohles, DVM, Oxbow Animal Health
The good, the bad and the ugly: petfood brands and social media-Bruce Plantz and Kathleen McLaughlin, Watt Publishing
Technologies for Salmonella reduction: focus on topical treatment-Carl Knueven, Jones-Hamilton Co.
12-1:15 pm Closing keynote/lunch: Michael Taylor, JD, deputy commissioner for foods for FDA and the person overseeing all food safety policy and regulation for the US, addresses similarities and differences between human food safety and petfood safety and new rules arising from FSMA.
12-10 pm Exhibit hall tear-down