Tracks: Petfood Forum Full Schedule, Petfood Forum Full Schedule, Petfood Forum General Sessions, Petfood Forum Full Schedule; Petfood Forum Roundtable Sessions
Find a topic of interest posted at a table, and enjoy lunch and an informal discussion among you and your tablemates. Seating and participation are first come, first served.
Topics include:
Protein in pet food: hot or not? – moderated by Jennifer Adolphe, PhD, of Petcurean
The push and pull between marketing and regulatory – moderated by Ryan Yamka, PhD, of Luna Science and Nutrition
Transparency and dealing with consumers: how can customer service teams help? – moderated by Melissa Brookshire, DVM, of North River Enterprises
The next generation of pet food professionals: where will they come from, and what does the industry need? – moderated by Serge Boutet of SB Nutrinnov Consultants
Updating pet food labels – moderated by David Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN, of Regulatory Discretion
The vet connection: what type of relationships should pet food companies have with veterinarians? – moderated by Micah Kohles, DVM, of Oxbow Animal Health
Pet food internships: expectations from companies and students – moderated by Taylor Jaffe and Renan Donadelli of Kansas State University
Tips and tricks for using social media and other online channels to reach today’s consumers – moderated by Justin Emig and Mike Canarelli of Web Talent Marketing
Achieving clean labels on pet food packages – moderated by Steve Peirce of Ribus
Pet food safety testing: what do pet food companies need and want? – moderated by Elaine Vanier of NSF International
Establishing partnerships between the pet food industry and university programs – moderated by Rebecca Robinson of Kansas State University’s Institute of Commercialization
The next big thing in pet food processing – moderated by Nick Pearson of Provisur
Lunch is sponsored by Cargill.