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Location: Virginia Tech Newport News Center (700 Tech Center Pkwy Suite 305, Newport News, VA 23606)

[Date: May 3rd, 2024]


7:30 am - 8:00 am

Registration & Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:10 am

Kickoff for Seafood Traceability Summit

Michael Schwarz

VSAREC, Director

8:10 am - 8:55 am

Title TBD

Joe Lasprogata

Samuels & Son Seafoods, Vice President

8:55 am - 9:40 am

FDA Overview on the Food Traceability Rule 

Adam Friedlander

Policy Analyst, FDA

9:40 am - 10:25 am

GS1 standards for FSMA 204

Lucy Angarita 

GS1, Community Engagement Director

Break 10:25 am - 10:35 am

10:35 am - 11:05 am

The National Shellfish Sanitation Program, the Originator of Traceability

Sarah Good

Shellfish Plant Program Manager, Virginia Department of Health

11:05 am - 11:30 am

Title TBD

Mike Hutt

Director, Virginia Marine Products Board

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Title TBD

Blake Harris

Global Food Traceability Center, IFT

Lunch 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm

It’s Not a Sprint But a Marathon: How to Prepare for FDA’s Traceability Rule

Lisa Weddig

Chief Food Safety Manager, National Fishery Institute 

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm


Title TBD

Bjarni Bergsson

International Sales Manager Innova software, Marel

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm

Everything Traceable

Jayson Berryhill

Cofounder, Wholechain

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Don't Sell Traceability: Learnings from the Shellfish Industry

Chip Terry, 

CEO, Blue Trace

Break 2:45 - 2:55 pm

2:55 pm - 3:25 pm

Simplifying FSMA Compliance for Global Adoption

Patrick Zelaya

CEO, Heavy Connect

3:25 pm - 3:55 pm

The Expanding role of Traceability: A New Public / Private Relationship

Sharmeen Khan

Founder, OpsSmart Global

3:55 pm - 4:05 pm

Amplify your Ability with TraceABILITY

Chris Bradford

Senior Vice President, Trace Register

4:05 pm - 4:40 pm

Tour to VSAREC (optional)