04/18/2016 | |||
7:00 am - 7:30 pm | Petfood Forum registration and check-in Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
8:00 am - 5:30 pm | Petfood Forum exhibitor move-in Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Petfood Forum/Petfood Innovation Workshop 2016 Taste of Kansas City opening reception Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center |
04/19/2016 | |||||
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
7:30 am - 6:45 pm | Exhibitor lounge open (for exhibitor personnel only) Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
7:30 am - 6:45 pm | Petfood Forum registration desk open Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
8:30 am - 9:30 am | Opening keynote: Victoria Stilwell Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
9:30 am - 10:15 am | General session: Making sense of pet food specialty trends in 2016 Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
9:30 am - 6:45 pm | Exhibit hall open Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
10:20 am - 11:00 am | Coffee break Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
10:20 am - 12:00 pm | Visiting pets: Pet Partners and Training to Lead Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
10:20 am - 12:00 pm | Time in Exhibit Hall E Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Petfood Forum Student Program Meet and Greet Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm | New eco-efficient solution to recover energy, water, and reduce odor in pet food extrusion Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
1:15 pm - 1:55 pm | Market/product development: What’s next? Trends and insights shaping natural pet food products Room 2505, Kansas City Convention Center | Ingredients: New profit stream for grain sorghum: sensory profiles and consumer acceptance of dry dog food Room 2504, Kansas City Convention Center | Nutrition: Emerging regulatory crisis for pet food ingredients Room 2502, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Analytical techniques for assessing carbohydrates in pet foods Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm | Nutrition: Genetic make-up: a new path to understand cats’ taste preference drivers Room 2502, Kansas City Convention Center | Ingredients: Role of novel proteins in the future of pet food and treats Room 2504, Kansas City Convention Center | Market/product development: Concept to kibble: insights into pet food product development Room 2505, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
2:15 pm - 2:40 pm | Market session reprise: Making sense of pet food specialty trends in 2016 Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Coffee break Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||||
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm | FSMA animal feed preventive controls rule: mitigating risks, reducing compliance costs, achieving transparency Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm | Ingredients: “Fido“ nutrients: Plant-based extracts and syrups as a source of phytonutrients and other antioxidants Room 2504, Kansas City Convention Center | Nutrition: New AAFCO dog and cat food nutrient profiles: Are you ready? Room 2502, Kansas City Convention Center | Market/product development: Menu to bowl: human food trends driving pet food product development Room 2505, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm | New research on microbial reduction and sanitization with dry acidifier Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
4:05 pm - 4:45 pm | Nutrition: Dietary sustainability of modern pet foods: science, culture and marketing Room 2502, Kansas City Convention Center | Ingredients: Using ingredients as a supplemental, natural color source Room 2504, Kansas City Convention Center | Market/product development: Rebranding pet food: strategies and success stories Room 2505, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster reception—scientific posters presented by academic and industry researchers Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||||
4:45 pm - 6:45 pm | Reception/Boulevard Beer Tasting Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center |
04/20/2016 | |||
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
7:30 am - 3:00 pm | Exhibitor lounge open (exhibitor personnel only) Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
7:30 am - 4:30 pm | Registration desk open Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
8:30 am - 9:15 am | General session: A pet retailing executive’s vision for meeting the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s pets and pet parents Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
8:30 am - 3:00 pm | Exhibit hall open Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
9:15 am - 10:00 am | General session: How pet food businesses can work with state and local governments Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
10:05 am - 10:45 am | Coffee break Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Petfood Forum Student Program Meet and Greet Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||
11:45 am - 1:00 pm | Lunch Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | New processing methods for complete extrusion-baked pet food diets Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm | Market/product development: Freeze-dried pet food—fantastic if you can get it right Room 2505, Kansas City Convention Center | Ingredients: Use of dietary carnitine in Labrador Retrievers Room 2504, Kansas City Convention Center | Nutrition: Does flavor variety stimulate food intake in kittens? Room 2502, Kansas City Convention Center |
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Guidelines for validating microbiological methods and verifying claims in selected pet foods Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center | ||
1:45 pm - 2:25 pm | Market/product development: Investment, private equity and M&A trends in pet food Room 2505, Kansas City Convention Center | Nutrition: Would developing technologies to measure micronutrients in vivo benefit pets and humans? Room 2502, Kansas City Convention Center | Ingredients: Sustainably grown biomass ingredients for pet food Room 2504, Kansas City Convention Center |
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Coffee break Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
3:00 pm - 11:59 pm | Exhibitor tear-down Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
3:05 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion session: The changing dynamics of the pet food market: responding to current and pending issues Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center | ||
4:45 pm - 7:00 pm | Closing reception: Kansas City BBQ bash Barney Allis Plaza, outdoor park across from Marriott Downtown |