Not just an ordinary food safety conference.
Bringing a collaborative forum to the food industry that shines a light on true innovation, challenges the status quo and advances food safety and hygiene, through networking and knowledge sharing.
Traditional conferences follow a fixed calendar, FSI takes a different approach. Rather than scheduling events by date, we convene when meaningful and relevant content has been validated and is ready to be shared.
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Registration & Welcome
- 08:30 Registration opens. Hot drinks and a selection of pastries will be available, with the opportunity for networking with sponsors and other delegates.
- 09:15 Conference welcome from Chair and Headline Sponsors.
- Chair: Alec Kyriakides, Former Head of Product Quality, Safety & Supplier Performance, Sainsbury’s.
- Headline Sponsors: Klipspringer, FoodClean.
Session 1: Individual Presentations
- 09:30 Food safety: the last year.
Alec Kyriakides, Former Head of Product Quality, Safety & Supplier Performance, Sainsbury’s.
- 09:45 Climate change and the impact on food safety.
Maddy Wilson, Director of Own Brand, Waitrose & Partners.
- 10:00 Innovation in food safety management systems and competency.
Lalaina Randriamanantsoa, Senior Technical Manager at Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
- 10:15 Innovation in incident prevention: Root cause analysis & industry learnings.
Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy at Food Standards Agency.
- 10:30 Innovation in food safety culture.
Rob Artley, QEHS Director – UK, Arla Foods.
- 10:45 Live Q&A Session for presenters.
Morning Break
- 11:00 Tea, coffee, pastries and canapés. Opportunity to engage with exhibitor stands and network.
Session 2: Breaking down the detail - Food Safety Workshops
- 11:30 Innovation in hygiene: Unpacking advances in hygienic design and allergen changeover cleaning.
- Katie Satterthwaite, Director, Food Safety Excellence Ltd.
- Laura Luque-Carey, Director, Food Safety Excellence Ltd.
- Lars Turner, Director, FoodClean.
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- 11:30 The digital journey: A real-life look at how digitalisation can help enhance food safety & quality management control.
- Mick West, Global Director, Quality Systems, Kerry.
- Debbie Barnes, Director of Central Technical Operations, Sainsbury’s.
- 12:30 Analytical advancements: Innovation in environmental hygiene testing
- Gabriel Linder, Managing Director, HyServe GmbH.
- Dr Stephan Speidel, Scientific Advisor, HyServe GmbH.
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- 12:30 Uncovering insights: A hands-on approach to Root Cause Analysis
- John Figgins, Senior Technical Manager, BRCGS.
- Hugh Mowat, Technical & Compliance Director at Morrisons.
Lunch
- 13:30 A buffet lunch will be available, with a further chance to network with sponsors and fellow attendees.
Session 3: Consolidating the learnings - Panel Session
- 14:30 Panel discussion bringing together a panel of industry leaders to discuss learnings from the day’s sessions, whilst identifying ways of tackling future food safety challenges.
- Chair: Denis Treacy, Former Chief Officer for Safety & Quality, Pladis Global.
- Reineke van Riemsdijk, Technical Quality Manager & Sustainability Lead, Nestlé Nespresso.
- Simon Flanagan, Research Fellow – Global Food Safety, Mondelēz International.
- Maddy Wilson, Director of Own Brand, Waitrose & Partners.
- Rob Artley, QEHS Director – UK, Arla Foods
- 15:30 Summary
Close and Depart
- 15:45
2025 Innovation Areas of Focus
Supply Chain
People & Culture
Cleaning & Hygiene
Operational Excellence
Sustainability
Process Automation
2025 Headline Speakers:
Katie Satterthwaite
Director, Food Safety Excellence Ltd
Denis Treacy
Former Chief Officer for Safety and Quality, Pladis Global
Matt Rayment
Chief Engineer at C-Tech Automation (Seafresh Group)
Serkan Atlas
Head of Operational Excellence – EMEA at OFI
Declan Ferguson
Research & Development, Sustainability and Technical Director, Finnebrogue
Dan Turner
CEO, Foodclean
Alan Edwards
Senior Operations Director, Activate Lubricants
Jonathan Reed
Managing Director, Hilton Foods UK & Ireland
Neil Marshall
Former Global Director Quality & Food Safety, The Coca-Cola Company
Looking ahead to the future of food safety and hygiene
Who is the event for?
Innovative minds with a passion for food safety and hygiene, from the food manufacturing and retail sectors. This includes C-suite and management from technical, hygiene, sustainability and continuous improvement roles, as well as food safety and auditing professionals.