Please keep in mind, the Conference schedule is subject to change.
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| 10:00am-12:00pm | Board Meeting |
| 12:30-2:30pm | Synthetic Color Committee Meeting |
| 3:00-5:00pm | Natural Color Committee Meeting |
| 6:00-9:00pm | Member Networking Event |
| 8:15-8:30am | Conference Welcome |
| 8:30-9:30am | Keynote: The Future of Global Harmonization |
| 9:30-10:15am | FDA Safety Assessments of Natural Extracts Dr. Janet Zang, FDA (confirmed) |
| 10:15-10:30am | Break |
| 10:30-12:00pm | Focus on the Future of Natural Colors |
| 12:00pm-1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15-2:00pm | Colorful Communications in Food Science Dr. Taylor C. Wallace, Think Healthy Group and George Mason University (confirmed) |
| 2:00-2:45pm | A Colorful World: New Product Innovation Trends in Food Colors Tom Vierhile, Innova Market Insights (confirmed) |
| 2:45-3:15pm | Networking Break |
| 3:15-4:00pm | Complexity of the Global Market for Colors Dr. Martin Slayne, Slayne Consultants |
| 4:00-5:30pm | Finding Solutions to Colors Under Scrutiny Revolutionary Natural Colors via Yeast Fermentation -Halim Jubran, Phytolon (confirmed) -Ricky Cassini, Michroma (confirmed) |
| 6:00-8:00pm | Reception |
| 8:15-8:30am | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:30-9:15am | New Approaches to Tox Testing Dr. Thomas Hartung, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (confirmed) |
| 9:15-10:00am | Sustainability – Becoming a Certified B Corporation |
| 10:00-10:30am | Networking Break |
| 10:30-11:15am | Inclusion of Colors in Flavor Development Process |
| 11:15-12:00pm | Solution Session: The Evolution of the Color Industry Over the Next Decade |
| Adjourn Conference | |
| 12:00-2:30pm | Annual Business Meeting |