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Schedule

* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EST.

Thursday

Sept. 19

Friday

Sept. 20

7:30 AM

Canada/Eastern
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM EDT

Arrival of participants

Coffee and light breakfast. A reception table will be at the entrance with the conference badges. (Booths installation starts from 7:00 a.m.)

8:30 AM

Canada/Eastern
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM EDT

Welcome address

Anne-Marie Masella, AQIA director, Olymel Jean Baptiste Sarr, Saint-Hyacinthe RDC director

    8:45 AM

    Canada/Eastern
    8:45 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

    From Bugs to Breakthroughs: The Evolving Science of Pathogen and Indicator Testing

    Mark Carter, IAFP (International Association for Food Protection) representative, senior software product manager at Hygiena

      Conférencier d'honneur/Keynote

    9:30 AM

    Canada/Eastern
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

    Digital transformation in food safety implemented at the Federal Government (in French)

    Sébastien Villeneuve, Ph. D., government researcher at Saint-Hyacinthe RDC. Research member of INAF.

      Conférencier d'honneur/Keynote

    10:00 AM

    Canada/Eastern
    10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT

    Student presentation session

    180-second Flash presentations. 1) Rosie Beaulieu - La persistance des norovirus liés à différentes matrices alimentaires lors d’une digestion gastro-intestinale humaine, 2) Jean-Philippe Langlois - Portraits de biofilms dans l’industrie alimentaire au Québec et approches combinées de contrôle, 3) Vahideh Vahdatmanesh - Bacteriocins as Bio Safety Agents: Mitigating Clostridium Spoilage in Silage and Cheese, 4) Linda Amayele Sanka - Dépôt des virus sur les surfaces et les aliments après aérosolisation

    10:15 AM

    Canada/Eastern
    10:15 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Main hall

    Networking, booth visits and scientific posters

    10:45 AM

    Canada/Eastern
    10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

    Mariem Ellouze - Microbiological food safety and the digital transition: challenges and opportunities (in French)

    Group Food Safety Microbiology Senior Manager, Research Center Pietro Ferrero, Ferrero Group, Italy

      Conférence d'industriels/Industry conference (technologies)
      À distance/Remote

    11:15 AM

    Canada/Eastern
    11:15 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

    Julien Defferrard, M. Sc. - Predictive data models applied to microbiological monitoring of industry environments (in French)

    Associate Director, Augmented Diagnostics - Americas, BioMérieux, United States

      Conférence d'industriels/Industry conference (technologies)

    11:45 AM

    Canada/Eastern
    11:45 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

    Tools to assess the immunotoxicity of chemical contaminants in food: From in vivo to in silico

    David Prescott, Ph. D., research scientist, Regulatory Toxicology Research Division, Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate, Health Canada

    12:15 PM

    Canada/Eastern
    12:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Cafeteria

    Lunch

    1:15 PM

    Canada/Eastern
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Main hall

    Networking, booth visits and scientific posters

    1:45 PM

    Canada/Eastern
    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

    Nancy Ing - The Food Industry Revolution with Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence (in French)

    Digital transition specialist, Datahex

      Conférence d'industriels/Industry conference (technologies)

    2:15 PM

    Canada/Eastern
    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

    Development of a digital tool to support risk categorization of food establishments in low- and medium-income countries (in French)

    Nassima Rabhi, M. Sc., research professional, Research Chair in Meat Safety, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal

      2:45 PM

      Canada/Eastern
      2:45 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

      Round table on safety and digital transformation (in French)

      Moderated by Anne-Marie Masella, President of AQIA. Panellists : Tanguy Etoga (Normex), Vanessa Lessard (Les Petits Chefs), Marc-Antoine Larente (Agropol), Julie Jean (INAF, Université Laval) and Julien Defferrard (bioMérieux, off-line).

        Table ronde/Discussion panel

      3:30 PM

      Canada/Eastern
      3:30 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
      Main hall

      Networking, booth visits and scientific posters

      3:50 PM

      Canada/Eastern
      3:50 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

      Subject: INAF Platforms - Food safety and AI (in French)

      Pier-Luc Plante, PhD, INAF Platform Manager

      4:15 PM

      Canada/Eastern
      4:15 PM - 4:25 PM EDT

      Student competition awards

      Moderated by Julie Jean, PhD, AQIA Past President and Professor, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval

      4:25 PM

      Canada/Eastern
      4:25 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

      Closing remarks

      Anne-Marie Masella, President of AQIA