Edition overview
We want to express our sincere thanks to everyone who made this forum possible, held on May 20, 21 and 22 in Mexico City. Your energy, enthusiasm and active participation were key to turning these days into a truly memorable and enriching experience. The à la carte workshops were a resounding success, making the most of an agenda packed with experts eager to share their knowledge. We explored crucial topics of great interest to our community, including: Leadership and Food Safety Culture, Soft skills and behavior modeling, Risk management and SDG-aligned tools, Quality HACCP, efficiency and profitability, Risk assessment criteria in prerequisite programs, Digitalization and data analytics, Improving audit criteria, FSSC 22000 main findings, Sustainability, the Evolution of Retail and more. In addition, outstanding panels sparked rich discussions on vital topics such as retail challenges in Latin America and the challenges and opportunities in international food trade.
Venue: Mexico City. Dates: May 20–22, 2025.
448
Attendees
32
Speakers
18
Exhibitors
7
Workshops
Program
Day 1 — May 20
- 06:30 – 08:00
Registration, morning coffee and networking
- 08:00 – 08:15
Welcome and protocol with authorities
- 08:30 – 08:45
Welcome
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Grupo Delcen
- 08:45 – 09:00
Opening
Language: SpanishSpeaker: SENASICA, clusters, chambers and associations, Grupo Delcen
- 09:00 – 09:30
Talk: Winning synergies between authorities and the private sector
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Federal Government of Mexico / SENASICA
- 09:30 – 10:45
Panel: The role of food chambers, associations and clusters in supply chain development
Language: SpanishSpeaker: CANAINCA / ComeCarne / Guanajuato Food Cluster / Agroalim Nuevo León / CIAJ / CNA
- 10:45 – 11:30
Break in the trade expo
- 11:30 – 12:30
Two visions, one goal: safe and meaningful food for all. World Food Safety Day
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Tom Heilandt, FAO
- 12:30 – 13:00
FSSC 22000: main findings and non-conformities in version 6
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Juliani Arimura, FSSC Foundation
- 13:00 – 14:30
Lunch on your own
- 14:30 – 15:15
Managing incidents that impact business continuity
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Jesús Elizondo, Grupo La Moderna
- 15:15 – 16:00
Sowing innovation, harvesting sustainability
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Dr. Ashutosh Sharma, ITESM
- 16:00 – 17:30
People serving people: the evolution of retail and new consumer trends in complex times
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Laureano Turienzo, RetailN1
- 17:30 – 18:30
Trade expo: drinks, games, giveaways and raffles
Day 2 — May 21
- 07:00 – 08:00
Morning coffee and networking
- 08:00 – 09:30
Workshop: Data analytics for pathogen control
Room ALanguage: English with simultaneous interpretationSpeaker: Mike Edwards, Novolyze
- 08:00 – 09:30
Workshop: Building risk assessment tools: allergens, cleaning and pest management
Room BLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Francisco Mesa, Grupo Delcen
- 08:00 – 09:30
BRCGS as a solution: strengthening supply chain development in Latin America
Room CLanguage: English/SpanishSpeaker: Mercè Sánchez & Jessica Burke, BRCGS
- 08:00 – 09:30
Course: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSPCA)
Room DLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Juan Silva, FSPCA
- 09:30 – 10:30
Break and networking in the trade expo
- 10:30 – 12:00
Workshop: Digitizing key food safety data
Room ALanguage: English with simultaneous interpretationSpeaker: Tim Eddington, Provision
- 10:30 – 12:00
Navigating food safety leadership: a GPS for success
Room BLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Damarys Del Castillo & Rochelly Serrano, WIFS Latam
- 10:30 – 12:00
SQF workshop: Quality HACCP focused on efficiency and profitability
Room CLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Luis Alberto Cruz, SQFI
- 10:30 – 12:00
Course: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSPCA)
Room DLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Juan Silva, FSPCA
- 12:00 – 13:30
Workshop: Applying artificial intelligence to food risk prevention
Room ALanguage: English with simultaneous interpretationSpeaker: Giannis Stoitsis, Foodakai
- 12:00 – 13:30
Workshop: Elevating Food Safety Culture — From Compliance to Commitment
Room BLanguage: English with simultaneous interpretationSpeaker: Jill Stuber & Tia Glave, Catalyst
- 12:00 – 13:30
Prepared for the unpredictable: how IFS tools help tackle the biggest global risks
Room CLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Daniela Poblete, IFS
- 12:00 – 13:30
Course: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSPCA)
Room DLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Juan Silva, FSPCA
- 13:30 – 15:00
Lunch
- 15:00 – 16:30
Panel: Retail challenges in Latin America
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Cesar Ortiz, HEB / Jorge Rivas, Walmart / Monica Montoya, Grupo Éxito / Moderated by Laureano Turienzo, RetailN1
- 16:30 – 18:00
Panel: International trade, tariffs and their impact on safe food trade
Language: English/SpanishSpeaker: Tom Heiland, FAO / Melvin Spreij, World Bank Group / Horrys Friaça, IICA / SENASICA / Moderated by Quincy Lissaur, SSAFE
- 18:00 – 20:00
Welcome cocktail
Day 3 — May 22
- 07:00 – 08:00
Morning coffee and networking
- 08:00 – 08:30
FDA traceability rule: Key Data Elements and key compliance points
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Juan Silva, FSPCA
- 08:30 – 10:00
Course: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSPCA)
Room DLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Juan Silva, FSPCA
- 08:30 – 09:30
Food Integrity: industry cases and lessons
Language: English/SpanishSpeaker: Fernando Avelleyra, Walmart / Maryam Blythe, MARS
- 09:30 – 10:00
Panel: Food Integrity — a new vision for the food chain
Language: English/SpanishSpeaker: Quincy Lissaur, SSAFE / Fernando Avelleyra, Walmart / Maryam Blythe, MARS
- 10:00 – 10:30
Break in the trade expo
- 10:30 – 12:00
Course: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSPCA)
Room DLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Juan Silva, FSPCA
- 10:30 – 11:30
Talk: Legal risks from critical incidents — the industry's painful lessons
Language: English/SpanishSpeaker: Darin Detwiler, Detwiler Consulting Group
- 11:30 – 12:00
GFSI's contribution to raising food quality and safety management
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Itzel Castillo & Jorge Rivas, GFSI Mexico Committee
- 12:00 – 12:30
Culture improves when managers get involved: 10 keys to success
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Joaquín Nava, Grupo Delcen
- 12:30 – 14:00
Panel: The most common mistakes of quality managers
Language: SpanishSpeaker: Ulises Carrillo, Barry Callebaut / José Aurelio Calzada, Júmex / Miguel García, Kerry
- 14:00 – 14:15
Closing
- 14:15 – 15:00
Trade expo and networking
- 15:00 – 17:30
Course: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSPCA)
Room DLanguage: SpanishSpeaker: Juan Silva, FSPCA