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NWA Vice President of Industry Leadership, Jeff Cawley, is one of the featured speakers at this year's conference.

There is an alphabet soup of food safety jargon that can cause confusion… GFSI, FSMA, BRC, SQF, IFS, ISO to name just a few. How do you protect your company?  How do you comply with your customer’s demands?  What do you need to require of your suppliers?  How will you comply with FDA’s new requirements?

This conference features expert speakers on food safety and quality to discuss strategies, best practices, and case histories for processors, suppliers, retailers, and service providers.  Questions that will be answered:

• What level of food safety is achievable?

• What makes an effective risk stratification program?

• What are the existing auditing schemes and their strengths and limitations?

• How much should your supply chain management be customized?

• What degree of control and transparency can and should companies have into their upstream suppliers?

• What is the status of the Food Safety Modernization Act and what will it mean for you?

• GFSI is part of the solution but not the “Silver Bullet.”  What are its strengths and limitations?

• GFSI is an investment.  How do you get the best ROI?

Survive Or Thrive in an Age of Uncertainty

Squeezed between recession and recovery, supply chain executives need a new set of fundamentals to achieve optimal efficiency and agility in their networks. From advanced sales & operations planning (S&OP), to sustainability strategies, and innovative approaches to talent management, executives have new tools at their disposal to achieve supply chain excellence. And none too soon, as global commodity and materials costs are rising much more rapidly than consumers' willingness and ability to pay higher prices. The result: A further squeeze on already-strained supply chains.

After two intensive days of Gartner analyst presentations, success stories from fellow supply chain executives, and roundtables aimed at sharing best practices, you'll leave with a deeper understanding of the success factors and pitfalls to avoid on your journey to supply chain excellence, and a strong set of relationships with peers to help you get there.

ISA Automation Week 2012 is an extensive technical conference and supplier exhibition. It serves as the premier annual gathering of process and discrete automation and control professionals to network and benefit from their collective experience and expertise. Engineers, technicians, management—anyone involved in automation, instrumentation, and controls will find the program content compelling and current. Attendees will hear from industry legends and learn about the future technologies and techniques in their field. An extensive exhibition will feature leading suppliers and vendors who support and serve automation professionals with products, services, and technical data. Poster sessions, standards briefings, and technology solutions theaters along with networking receptions and special events will round out an exceptional program.

ISPE is heading to San Francisco, California USA and will kick off a completely new type of annual meeting! Responding to your industry needs, we will offer cutting edge programs and sessions filled with dynamic information from industry experts addressing how to reduce costs and maximize resources. Join us to experience this topic-specific format inclusive of:

Education Sessions

Special Events

• Executive Series – High-level industry leaders discuss hot topics
• International Regulatory Forums
• Plant Tours