Wednesday, October 28, 2026
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Registration/Continental Breakfast
Ballroom Foyer
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM
Why Are We All Here?
Salon A-C
7:45 AM - 8:35 AM
Review from Foundations: Equation, Risk Scoring, and Maturity Model
Salon A-C
8:35 AM - 9:25 AM
The Art of Monitoring for Listeria
Salon A-C
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Networking Break
 
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM
Seek and Destroy
Salon A-C
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
Networking Break
Salon A-C
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Traceback & WGS
 
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
Salon D-E
12:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Listeria Jeopardy
 
Tour
 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Sanitation Best Practices
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Reception
 
Thursday, October 29, 2026
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast/Registration
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Product Risk and Predictive Modeling Demo
 
 
 
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM
Seek and Destroy (Critical Thinking) Game Preparation 
 
 
Scott King
8:55 AM - 10:05 AM
Seek and Destroy (Critical Thinking) Game On 
 
 
Catharine Carlin Matt Henderson Katie Walker Scott King Felix Dietz Amanda Lockhart
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
Seek and Destroy De-Brief
 
 
 
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
 
 
 
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Beyond Sampling
 
 
Matt Thomas Mark McInnes
12:00 PM
Adjourn