February 7-9, 2016 Chicago, Illinois Food Institute ® Food Institute February 7-9, 2016 l Chicago, Illinois Welcome! Congratulations on being selected for the AFA Food Institute! This event is AFA’s Mission : part of a growing number of AFA Leader Institutes, exposing and connecting Agriculture Future of America college leaders to specific sectors of agriculture. identifies, encourages and supports outstanding college What to Expect: men and women preparing for • Increase your knowledge of food systems, processing, marketing and careers in the agriculture and related service careers food industry. • Gain an understanding of joint interests of food processors around global supply and food safety • Enhance awareness of food system integration Student Opportunities: • Discuss issues, trends and opportunities of the industry • See a representation of participating companies’ business practices as AFA provides a variety of well as the environment and culture opportunities for personal • Create relationships that may aid in internship and work experience and professional development • Leave more prepared for a career in the food industry throughout the year, including the following: At a Glance: AFA Leaders Conference www.agfuture.org/conference Sunday, Feb. 7 Monday, Feb. 8 Cont. Orientation AFA Leader Institutes AFA Food Institute Executive Panel Food Industry Overview www.agfuture.org/institutes AFA Food Institute Dinner Current Trends Overview AFA ONTAP Tour Preparation Tuesday Feb. 9 www.agfuture.org/ontap Super Bowl Dinner Careers in the Food Industry Monday, Feb. 8 Current Trends Feedback and Wrap Up Industry Tours See the full AFA Food Institute Schedule on the following pages. 2016 Food Institute Partners AFA thanks Cargill and DuPont for providing program support toward the efforts of the 2016 AFA Food Institute. Food Institute February 7-9, 2016 l Chicago, Illinois Sunday, February 7 Palmer House Hilton 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603 3:00 p.m. Student Registration Empire Foyer 3:30 p.m. Welcome Empire Room 4:00 p.m. Food Industry Overview Empire Room Maria Velissariou and Marianne O’Shea, PepsiCo Inc. 5:00 p.m. Current Trends Overview Empire Room 6:00 p.m. Tour Preparation and Training Empire Room 7:00 p.m. Super Bowl Dinner Honore Ballroom 10:00 p.m. Adjourn Monday, February 8 6:00 a.m. Tour groups begin departing. Meet in Empire Room. Industry tours will take place from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Note: Bring a photo ID. Wear closed-toe, flat shoes and slacks. No heels, skirts or jewelry. Group #1 Departs 6:00 a.m. Group #4 Departs 6:00 a.m. McDonald’s/Cargill, Inc. (Breakfast) Tate & Lyle (Breakfast) Ferrara Candy Company (Lunch) Oberweis Dairy (Lunch on bus) fairlife, LLC PepsiCo Inc. Group #2 Departs 7:30 a.m. Group #5 Departs 6:45 a.m. FleishmanHillard, Inc. (Breakfast) Griffith Laboratories (Breakfast) Tyson Foods (Lunch) McDonald’s/Cargill, Inc. (Lunch) Plant Chicago Archer Daniels Midland Company Group #3 Departs 7:15 a.m. James Calvetti Meats, Inc. (Breakfast) Tate & Lyle (Lunch) William Wrigley Junior Company 5:30 p.m. AFA Food Institute Executive Panel Steve Havlik, PepsiCo Inc. Kim Kircherr, National Dairy Council Maria McKean, Cargill, Inc. Dena Strehlow, Archer Daniels Midland Company 6:45 p.m. AFA Food Institute Dinner with Area Professionals Empire Room 8:30 p.m. Adjourn Tuesday, February 9 Please check out of your room prior to the first session. You may store your luggage in the Empire Room or put it in your car or university vehicle. 7:00 a.m. Breakfast Red Lacquer Room 8:00 a.m. Morning Announcements Empire Room 8:15 a.m. Careers in the Food Industry Round Table Empire Room Moderator: David Schroeder, Kraft Heinz Company Group Inc. Tarrah DeClemente, Chicago Public Schools Susan Shivas, Tyson Foods, Inc. Katrina Kazda, Sustainable America Dena Strehlow, Archer Daniels Midland Company Mujahed Khan, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pepin Tuma, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Sara Lopez-Barton, Quid, Inc. Katrina Walton, Cargill, Inc. Anders Porter, fairlife, LLC 10:00 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Current Trends Sessions Red Laquer Room Food Categories on the Rise | Sara Lopez-Barton, Quid, Inc. Food Waste | Katrina Kazda, Sustainable America Research and Development: Food Safety | Joy Dell’Aringa, bioMerieux Empire Room Food Access in the U.S. | Mari Gallagher, Mari Gallagher Research & Consulting Group Policy & Regulations | Pepin Tuma, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Marketing to Consumers | Grant Prentice, FoodMinds, LLC 12:00 p.m. Current Trends Presentations Empire Room 12:30 p.m. Lunch, Feedback & Wrap up Session Empire Room 1:30 p.m. Adjourn Food Institute February 7-9, 2016 l Chicago, Illinois All student participants have been divided into five groups to tour designated food company locations. Tours will take place from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Please stay with your group, as each tour is full and cannot accommodate extra participants. Group #1: Group #2: Tour destinations: Tour destinations: McDonald’s/Cargill, Inc. (Breakfast) FleishmanHillard, Inc. (Breakfast) Ferrara Candy Company (Lunch) Tyson Foods, Inc. (Lunch) fairlife, LLC Plant Chicago Staff: Nancy Barcus Staff: Kate Ladd Students: Students: Srushti Acharekar University of Illinois Jacklyn Bennett Washington State University Elena Bailoni Purdue University Brittany Carter Auburn University Karina Barrios University of Illinois Rachel Chen University of Illinois Morgan Beach University of Missouri Morgan Dodson Kaskaskia College Bethany Bradford Auburn University Morgan Doggett University of Illinois Colleen Dommel Virginia Tech Cameron Jodlowski Iowa State University Michael Gallagher Illinois State University Katlyn Likens University of Nebraska - Lincoln Starr’Retiece Gibson University of Illinois Topanga McBride Kansas State University Natalie Hein-Ferris University of Illinois Abigael McClelland Purdue University Thomas Mallinson Kansas State University Chad McFee Michigan State University Molly Morello University of Illinois Claudette Reyes University of Illinois Ashley Moyna Iowa State University Tori Summey Oklahoma State University Lauren Tamm Michigan State University Jacqueline Thelen Michigan State University Asher Wenig California Polytechnic State University Sarah Wollenburg University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2016 Food Institute Partners AFA thanks Cargill and DuPont for providing program support toward the efforts of the 2016 AFA Food Institute. Group #3: Group #4: Tour destinations: Tour destinations: James Calvetti Meats, Inc. (Breakfast) Tate & Lyle (Breakfast) Tate & Lyle (Lunch) Oberweis Dairy (Lunch on Bus) William Wrigley Junior Company PepsiCo Inc. Staff: Johnna Wallingford Staff: Annie Storey Students: Students: Pierce Bennett Kansas State University Emily Bedwell Kansas State University Meghan Boucher Purdue University Emmalee Blough Michigan State University Kara Brockamp University of Illinois Jacquelyn Brown Purdue University Tara Cook Kansas State University Benjamin Conner University of Kentucky Katie Cregge University of Georgia Jacqueline Cook Michigan State University Peyton Greenwood Tuskegee University Kathlyn Engle Kansas State University Simon Itle The Pennsylvania State University Kelli Garry South Dakota State University Julianna Joseph Michigan State University Anne Geitner University of Illinois Lindsey Kelso University of Illinois Thomas Justison University of Illinois Kaitlyn Kornberg Oregon State University Victoria Lee University of California - Davis Elizabeth Kurburski Michigan State University Katherine Lukens Virginia Tech Shannon Liu University of Illinois Ahrianna Mitchell-Sodipe University of Illinois Alexandra Martin Purdue University Kimberley Morales Roca Michigan State University Sarah Maurer University of Illinois Ashley Nagele University of Illinois Gwynn Simeniuk Montana State University Amber Wampler Purdue University Efran Tash University of California - Davis Montana Wells Oklahoma State University Zachary Young Iowa State University Group #5: Tour destinations: Griffith Laboratories (Breakfast) McDonald’s/Cargill, Inc. (Lunch) Archer Daniels Midland Company Staff: Mark Stewart Students: Alexandra Becraft University of Illinois Jodi Boe North Dakota State University Michael Cropp Kansas State University Michael Cylkowski Michigan State University Yahya Eddouks Illinois State University Ima Eno University of Illinois Layton Hrubes Montana State University Anju Kothari Michigan State University Rebecca Kouba University of Kentucky Carley Meeks University of Illinois Molly Messner University of Illinois Danika Miller Purdue University Chloe Shearon Kansas State University Matthew Smith Arkansas Tech University Paige Stevenson Purdue University Wear your AFA nametag! Sihong Zhu University of Missour Your AFA name tag must be visible at all times. Food Institute Presenters Maria Velissariou Vice President — Nutrition R&D | PepsiCo Inc. Dr. Maria Velissariou is currently the Engineer pioneering Statistical Process Control and Total Vice President — Nutrition R&D with Quality Management. She then moved to the Food Industry responsibility for global technologies with (the then) Kraft Foods, first in the UK and subsequently that drive scale and growth in line with in the United States. During her 16-year career with Kraft the Global Nutrition Group agenda. Foods, Maria held various Regional and Global R&D positions Her focus is the delivery of advantaged in several categories, such as Coffee, Refreshment Beverages nutrition, superior product experiences and and Cheese & Dairy.