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Petfood Forum

Where the Global Petfood Industry does business.

April 3-5, 2017

 

Petfood Forum 2016 schedule

04/18/2016
7:00 am - 7:30 pmPetfood Forum registration and check-in
Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center
8:00 am - 5:30 pmPetfood Forum exhibitor move-in
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmPetfood 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 amBreakfast
Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center
7:30 am - 6:45 pmExhibitor lounge open (for exhibitor personnel only)
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
7:30 am - 6:45 pmPetfood Forum registration desk open
Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center
8:30 am - 9:30 amOpening keynote: Victoria Stilwell
Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center
9:30 am - 10:15 amGeneral session: Making sense of pet food specialty trends in 2016
Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center
9:30 am - 6:45 pmExhibit hall open
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
10:20 am - 11:00 amCoffee break
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
10:20 am - 12:00 pmVisiting pets: Pet Partners and Training to Lead
Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center
10:20 am - 12:00 pmTime in Exhibit Hall E
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
11:00 am - 12:00 pmPetfood Forum Student Program Meet and Greet
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
12:00 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmNew 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 pmMarket/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 pmAnalytical techniques for assessing carbohydrates in pet foods
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
2:00 pm - 2:40 pmNutrition: 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 pmMarket 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 pmCoffee break
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
3:20 pm - 3:50 pmFSMA 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 pmIngredients: “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 pmNew research on microbial reduction and sanitization with dry acidifier
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
4:05 pm - 4:45 pmNutrition: 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 pmPoster reception—scientific posters presented by academic and industry researchers
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
4:45 pm - 6:45 pmReception/Boulevard Beer Tasting
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center

04/20/2016
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center
7:30 am - 3:00 pmExhibitor lounge open (exhibitor personnel only)
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
7:30 am - 4:30 pmRegistration desk open
Lobby 2300, Kansas City Convention Center
8:30 am - 9:15 amGeneral 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 pmExhibit hall open
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
9:15 am - 10:00 amGeneral session: How pet food businesses can work with state and local governments
Grand Ballroom A, Kansas City Convention Center
10:05 am - 10:45 amCoffee break
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
11:00 am - 12:00 pmPetfood Forum Student Program Meet and Greet
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
11:45 am - 1:00 pmLunch
Grand Ballroom D, Kansas City Convention Center
1:00 pm - 1:30 pmNew processing methods for complete extrusion-baked pet food diets
Exhibit Hall E, Pet Food Processing & Safety Learning Center
1:00 pm - 1:40 pmMarket/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 pmGuidelines 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 pmMarket/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 pmCoffee break
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
3:00 pm - 11:59 pmExhibitor tear-down
Exhibit Hall E, Kansas City Convention Center
3:05 pm - 4:30 pmDiscussion 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 pmClosing reception: Kansas City BBQ bash
Barney Allis Plaza, outdoor park across from Marriott Downtown