The main conference is organized in all plenary sessions.
Preliminary Program Structure
08:00-17:00 Registration and Help Desk is open during all conference
Monday, 9 November 2020
10:00-12:00 MoniQA Task Force Meeting on Food Authenticity
10:00-12:00 MoniQA Task Force Meetings on Food Allergen Reference Materials
10:00-12:00 MoniQA Task Force Meeting on Emerging Food Safety Issues
10:00-12:00 Exhibition and Poster Setup
12:00-13:00 Light Lunch
13:15 Official start of the International Conference
13:15-15:00 Session 1: Opening and Keynotes
Session 1: The burden of foodborne diseases and the benefits of investing in safe food
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
15:30-17:00 Session 2: Food safety, globalization and trade - Ensuring synergies between food safety and trade facilitation
17:00-18:00 Panel Discussion: Digitalization and its impact on food safety and trade
18:30-20:00 Welcome Reception in Hotel Radisson Blu in the exhibition area
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
08:50-09:00 Welcome
09:00-10:30 Session 3: Emerging and persistent food safety issues in light of changing food systems
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11:00-12:30 Session 4: Overcoming food safety challenges
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session 5: Science, innovation and digital transformation at the service of food safety
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
15:30-17:00 Session 6: The power of analytical tools, method validation and modern tools for food safety assurance and food fraud prevention
17:00-18:00 Panel Discussion: Promoting harmonized food safety regulation in a period of change and innovation – legal aspects and regulatory implications
19:00-22:00 Conference Dinner (location to be confirmed)
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
08:50-09:00 Welcome
09:00-10:30 Session 7: Food safety and emerging diseases threatening major commodity crops
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break, Networking, Exhibition and Poster Viewing
11:00-12:30 Session 8: Safe and sustainable food systems in an era of accelerated climate change
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session 9: Empowering consumers to make healthy food choices and support sustainable food systems
15:00-16:00 Panel Discussion: Communicating food safety to the consumer – multi-actor approaches
16:00-16:15 Farewell and Summary
16:15 Official Close of the Meeting
16:30-17:30 MoniQA General Assembly, coffee and finger food