The world’s leading voices on food safety tackle emerging challenges at the GFSI conference

Over 1,000 of the most influential actors in the global food industry from more than 50 countries will be in attendance, including top-tier retailers, manufacturers and service providers as well as academics, regulators and consumer advocates. The theme of the conference — “Emerging Challenges & The Future of Food Safety” — gives delegates the opportunity to drive solutions for the most pressing new concerns and determine the face of the industry’s future.

The hand-picked roster of speakers includes leaders like Emmanuel Faber, Chairman and CEO of Danone, who commented: 

Emerging Challenges & The Future of Food Safety

This year’s conference programme will address existing and emerging challenges from across the food supply chain, as well as food safety innovations and solutions for the future. From high-level talks to in-depth discussions, topics will include supply chain integrity, capability building in developing markets, innovations in technology and data management, creative solutions for allergen management, the changing face of the global retail marketplace and the accelerating growth of third-party certification. Delegates will come away understanding the necessary steps that all actors in the food industry must take towards building a cohesive food safety culture in the years to come.

The GFSI stage welcomes renowned innovators and academics, business leaders and public authorities, multinational CEOs and grassroots players. It is a unique forum to learn from those at the forefront of food safety who share real life case studies – success stories and lessons learned – with peers, adopting the GFSI approach of collaboration for safe food for consumers everywhere.

Dirk van de Put, CEO of Mondelēz International, emphasised stakeholders’ responsibility to prepare for the future in the face of a rapidly-changing present. 

Fostering Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration

Since the GFSI Conference was created in 2001, the event has enabled the connections of thousands of senior industry members and sparked perennial global conversations, while creating a bridge across sectors and geographies. Up to 80% of GFSI attendees report that they return to the GFSI Conference every year, citing opportunities as varied as the wealth of networking opportunities to the display of cutting-edge technological innovations.

Marjolein Raes, Director of Pillar Events at The Consumer Goods Forum, noted the GFSI Conference’s relevance to stakeholders from every corner of the food industry.