Please keep in mind, the Conference schedule is subject to change.
Only confirmed sessions are listed; check frequently for updates.
*Tuesday’s events are for IACM members and invited guests only
1:00 – 2:30 pm | IACM Synthetic Color Committee Meeting |
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Break |
3:00 – 4:30 pm | IACM Natural Color Committee Meeting |
6:00 pm | Offsite Members Networking Event |
8:00 – 9:00 am | Breakfast (sponsored by Doehler) |
9:00 – 9:15 am | President’s Welcome Sue Ann McAvoy, Sensient |
9:15 am – 12:00 pm | Morning Sessions Communicating Science to a Conscious Consumer: Navigating Misinformation on Social Media Veronica Jaramillo & Priscilla Leftakis, The Food Truth Project The Delaney Clause: How it Impacts Regulatory Policy and Pathways to Change Joanna Drake, IACM Food for Thought: Create a Zeitgeist Effect to Influence State Legislative & National Impacts Dan Colegrove, Prism Group & Mara Burr, Consumer Brands Association |
12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch (sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company) |
1:30 – 4:45 pm | Afternoon Sessions The Impact of UPFs on Food Colors Mimi Bonnett, Innova Market Insights Similarities and Differences in Technical Reviews of Color Additives by FDA, EFSA and JECFA Mary Murphy, Exponent Supply Chain Sustainability – A Look Through the Lens of the Color Value Chain Erin McVeigh, Anthesis Food Policy and Regulatory Trends Eric Edmunds, The Acheson Group |
6:00 – 7:30 pm | Networking Reception |
8:00 – 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 – 8:45 am | Executive Director’s Welcome Sarah Codrea, IACM |
8:45 – 11:30 am | Biotechnology Symposium US & EU Regulatory Perspective on BE and Novel Ingredients Brian Sylvester, Perkins Coie & Hannah Lester, Atova Regulatory Consulting Consumer Acceptance of Biotech Ingredients Tony Pavel, Precision Fermentation Alliance Manufacturer’s Panel on Precision Fermentation Patrick Collopy, Chromologics Ricky Cassini, Michroma |
11:30 am – 12:15 pm | Closing Session Impact of FDA Reorganization on Color Additives Kristi Muldoon Jacobs, U.S. Food & Drug Administration |
12:15 pm | Adjourn Conference |
12:30 – 1:30 pm | Members Meeting (IACM members and invited guests only) |