Spoiler Alert-Food Safety Summit
Proudly Sponsored by
Normex (Gold Sponsor)
The Food Testing Company (Gold Sponsor)
FCC (Silver Sponsor)
Paperless Forms by Datahex (Silver Sponsor)

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Caboto Centre, Winnipeg

8:30-9:00 am: Registration & Breakfast

9:00-9:15 am: Opening Remarks – Mike Mikulak, Food & Beverage Manitoba, executive director

9:15-9:45 am: Claudia Narvaez, phD, U of M: Biofilms and sanitation – Main stage
“Biofilm formation on food contact surfaces and the effectiveness of sanitation strategies, practical food safety and regulatory compliance solutions.”

9:45-10:15 am: Danni Kneeland, Food Safety Solutions: Food Defence/Food Fraud – Main stage
“Protecting food products from intentional contamination, tampering, or economic deception to ensure product safety, authenticity, and consumer trust”

10:15-10:30 am: Networking and break

10:30-11:00 am: Tanguy Etoga, Normex: Digitization of Food Safety Programs – Main stage
“Transform fragmented processes into predictable, measurable systems that reduce recall improve audits, and strengthen customer confidence.”

11:00 am-12:00 pm: Beatrice Povolo, Director, Food Allergy Canada &  Silvia Dominguez, phD, Université Laval, Food allergens management – Main stage
“New allergen management guidelines to help food manufacturers implement effective allergen control plans”

12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch and networking

1:00-1:30 pm: Greg Adrian, Manitoba Agriculture, What to expect during an inspection – Main stage
“Be properly prepared for government inspections and understand the potential outcomes and expectations.”

1:35-3:05 pm Technical Stream (workshop 1) with:
Tim Hill, Sani Marc
Jesse Nugent and Richard Granger, DGH Engineering – Legionella Control and management 
Lincoln Poulin, Poulin’s Pest Control – Change Management
Moderated by Jorge Feldman, The Food Testing Company

1:35-3:05 pm Food Safety Culture and Quality Stream (Workshop 2) with:
Melissa Joaquin, Sofina – Food Safety Culture
Sum Yin Tang, Burnbrae – Change Management
Calvin Bewsky, NRC – Measuring to Manage the Quality and Value of our Agri-Food Products
Moderated by Denise Aminot-Gilchrist, Food & Beverage Manitoba

3:05-3:30 pm Networking and break

3:30-4:20 pm Leadership and Food Safety Panel Discussion Q&A with Danni Kneeland, Greg Adrian, Sum Yin Tang, and Melissa Joaquin
Moderated by Jorge Feldman, The Food Testing Company

4:20-4:30 pm Closing Remarks – Mike Mikulak