Please keep in mind, the Conference schedule is subject to change.
*Monday’s events are for IACM members only
| 12:30 – 1:45 pm | Synthetic Color Committee Meeting Speaker: Dan Colegrove, Novel Strategies |
| 2:00 – 3:15 pm | Natural Color Committee Meeting Speakers: Daniella Taveau + Anna Gore, Minor Use Foundation |
| 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Annual Business Meeting |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Member Appreciation Dinner Open Road Restaurant |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | IACM Board of Directors’ Welcome Jennifer Gilman, Lycored |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am | OPENING SESSION: Post Midterm Brief & Impact on Food Policy Allison Graham, MS, RD, Food Directions & Lilia McFarland Horder, Monument Advocacy |
| 10:15 – 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:30 am | Impact of U.S. Trade Policy on Global Natural Color Supply Amb. (Ret.) Douglas McKalip, FarMarkets Trade Consulting, LLC |
| 11:30 am – 12:15 pm | Midwestern US Adapted Pigmented Corn Varieties for Red and Brown Food Colorants Pavel Somavat, University of Missouri |
| 12:15 – 1:30 pm | Networking Lunch Sponsored by ADM |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Color Additives in the Crosshairs: Emerging Legal Challenges in the U.S. Market John Cox, IACM |
| 2:15 – 3:00 pm | An Overview of FDA’s Petition Process & the Role of FCC in Protecting the Integrity of Food Colors Bhakti Petigara Harp, U.S. FDA & Tongtong Xu, Food Chemicals Codex at U.S. Pharmcopeia |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm | Trends, Tensions & Tradeoffs: What’s Shaping the Way America Eats Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RDN, International Food Information Council (IFIC) |
| 4:15 – 5:00 pm | Communicating Science in the Age of AI Elisabeth Anderson, Michigan State University, Center for Research on Ingredient Safety |
| 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Innovation Showcase & Networking Reception Sponsored by Food RGB |
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Breakfast Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Executive Director’s Welcome Sarah Codrea, IACM |
| 9:15 – 10:00 am | Global Headwinds for Color Additive Regulations David Pineda Ereno, DPE International Consulting |
| 10:00 – 10:45 am | Recoloring the U.S. Food Industry’s Future: A Shared Roadmap for Transitioning to Non-FD&C Colorants Kristen Giombi, RTI International |
| 10:45 – 11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 – 11:35 am | The Shift to Natural Colors: Challenges, Solutions and Commercial Successes Hudson Beyzavi, PhD, MBA, Kalsec |
| 11:35 – 11:55 am | Chasing the Rainbow: The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Naturally Sourced Colors Pamela Gesford, The Hershey Company |
| 11:55 am – 12:45 pm | CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: Innovation Under Pressure – the Future of the Global Color Additives Industry Panel: Hudson Beyzavi, PhD, MBA, Kalsec Pamela Gesford, The Hershey Company Natarajan Padmanabhan, Vivify Andrea Martin, Phytolon |
| 12:45 pm | Adjourn Conference/Box Lunch |