FOOD ENGINEERING’s annual Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo (FA&M) will feature the latest developments, top-notch strategies, and state-of-the-art innovations in automation, sustainability, food plant construction, natural resource management, and more — all of which have a significant impact on the food and beverage manufacturing sector.

The FA&M Symposium and Expo is where the industry’s key stakeholders benefit from attending to gain insights from some of the top leaders at the manufacturing and supplier level. This two-day event includes an expo and is packed with educational sessions and intimate networking opportunities.

Agenda:

Date/Time
Session Title
Speaker(s)

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Opening Remarks
Speaker(s): Mike Leonard - Publisher, FOOD ENGINEERING

8:40 AM - 9:40 AM
Keynote Presentation - Mass Customization Driving Innovation in the Food and Beverage Industry
Speaker(s): Tom Kelly, CEO, Automation Alley

9:40 AM - 10:25 AM
Stampede & the Sous Vide Revolution
Speaker(s): Brock Furlong, President & CEO, Stampede Culinary Partners

10:25 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning Refreshments & Networking Break

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Solutions Theater Presentation - Food Safe Facility Drainage Design
Speaker(s): Viking Kristjansson, Vice President of Sales Engineering & Partner Management, Global Drain Technologies

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel - Spotlight on Women in the Food Engineering Industry
Speaker(s):
Shalima Sreenath - Head of Downstream Processing, Cellibre
Samara Heaggans - Director of Process Quality Engineering, Feastables

12:00 - 12:45 PM
Food Processor of the Year Award
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 2024 Processor of the Year Award Presentation - How Cafe Spice Uses Automation to Propel Private Label
Speaker(s):
Sameer Malhotra - Co-Founder and CEO, Cafe Spice
Virgilio Felix - COO, Cafe Spice
Giovanni Gomez - VP FSQA, Cafe Spice
Ryan Bakst - Director of Research & Development, Cafe Spice

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Processor of the Year Luncheon

1:45 PM - 4:30 PM
EXPO HALL OPEN - Afternoon Refreshment Break in the Expo Hall

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Networking Cocktail Reception - Join us for the outdoor networking reception for food, drinks and networking before heading out to dine in downtown Tampa.

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