Ashley Csaki, Director, Content & Experience, MOMENTUM

Join industry leaders as they provide unparalleled insight for creating and strengthening your eCommerce food and beverage strategy while remaining within the lines of regulatory compliance.

Featuring discussion on:

You are Chief Legal Counsel for “Company X", a mid-size beverage manufacturer best known for their popular carbonated fruit drinks. “Company X” has recently announced that they will be launching their next flavor exclusively on “Daintree”, a wildly popular e commerce site.

Using live polling and hypothetical fact patterns, presenters will walk attendees through various scenarios that post risk and uncertainty to even the savviest practitioner. Including an exchange of lessons learned and best practices for ensuring that proper checks and balances are enforced, between, amongst and across departments. With possible discussion on navigating:

• Unauthorized Sales
• Automatic Subscriptions/Recurring Payments
• Consumer Reviews
• Data Scraping and Collection
• Terms and Conditions Review

Listen and learn as compliance experts discuss the latest developments and emerging policies impacting data, privacy and cyber threats. Including possible discussion on:

• Data Security/Privacy Laws and Regulations
• Ransomeware Attacks and Technology Pitfalls- Addressing the latest takeaways and lessons learned from recent attacks
• Customer Data- Best and Worst Practices
• Top 3 Security Measures- Identifying key safeguards for protecting your customers and business alike

Join representatives from the FDA, USDA-FSIS and FTC as they address key regulatory and enforcement trends impacting the food and beverage industry. With potential conversation on:

• New Era of Smarter Food Safety- exploring the New Era Blueprint
• Labeling enforcement, priorities and triggers- “healthy”, bioengineered labeling, organic labeling and “Made in the USA”
• The new complaint portal for the National Bioengineered (BE) Food Disclosure Standard and Country of Origin (COOL) Labeling Program
• USDA and FTC jurisdictional considerations

Using recent class action litigation, join industry experts in a small working group environment as you dissect the facts and circumstances that lead to some of the most recent class action lawsuits. Attendees will be presented with a fact pattern before the session and will be expected to engage and interact during this intimate group exercise. Possible discussions to include what companies should have done differently, best practices for avoiding missteps, improving compliance operations and staying clear of increasing class action trends.

Jennifer Millones, Chief Legal Officer, NEWMAN’S OWN FOUNDATION
Megan Galey, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC
Adam Wegner, Chief Legal Officer, DAILY HARVEST
Katie Armistead, Deputy General Counsel, GRUBHUB

Moderator
Amy Lally, Partner, SIDLEY

Prepare to engage, collaborate and benchmark during our highly celebrated breakout format. Featuring an exclusive, intimate group setting- breakout discussions are purposefully designed to promote the sharing of expert knowledge, best practices and lessons learned while maximizing networking opportunities and relationship building.

In advance of the conference, session facilitators agree to prepare a conversational roadmap and substantive materials intended to inform and further industry-specific dialogue. Attendees will be encouraged to come prepared with questions for facilitators as well as a willingness to participate in dynamic conversation.

Lean- in and learn as industry experts participate in enlightening conversation exploring the current geopolitical landscape. Uncover the ways evolving and emerging conflicts, risks and uncertainty are impacting food and beverage regulatory compliance as well as proactive strategies and policies for improving agility and awareness. Topics for discussion are subject to change and may include:

• Russia/Belarus/Ukraine Update- identifying the conflict’s immediate and future impact on business- what compliance officers need to know
• Sanctions and Trade Restrictions- an overview of the latest global sanctions and trade restrictions impacting the food and beverage industry
• Emerging Unrest- assessing what impact recent social and political activism may have on your business and compliance operations
• Inflation and the Challenge of Rising Food Costs

Randy Liebowitz, Global Food Regulatory Senior Counsel, PEPSICO
Bill O’Connor, Vice President and General Counsel, HEARTLAND FOOD PRODUCTS GROUP

Covid-19, inflation, imbalanced import/export and geopolitical unrest are some of the key factors that have recently crippled the international supply chain. Challenges with logistics, transportation and workforce have resulted in delays and the increased risk of food fraud, shortages and contamination. Take note as facilitators uncover some of the greatest compliance risks that emerge during a supply chain crisis and share proven strategies and tools for navigating disruption. With possible conversation on:

• Understanding the Latest US and Global Regulatory Initiatives/Framework
• Effective Risk Assessment and Supplier Due Diligence Policies and Practices • Cost Reduction v Risk Mitigation
• Embracing and Encouraging a Pro-Compliance, Pro-Transparency Culture:Effectively Training and Empowering your Boots on the Ground
• Food Safety Supply Chain Risk Solutions- Innovated and Practical Tools for Any Budget

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw

Lean in and take note as facilitators and attendees share best practices for effectively engaging and collaborating with the marketing and R&D departments. Featuring proven strategies and expert tips for improving cross-department communication, ensuring compliance and building respect from pitch to campaign.

Kathryn Farrara, Associate General Counsel, NA - Marketing, UNILEVER
Jessica Bahr, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief of Staff, CONSTELLATION BRANDS