Unlocking the Value of Laboratory Data in Risk Prevention
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
19:00 EET | 13:00 EDT | 12:00 CDT | 10:00 PDT
For Chief Quality & Safety Officers/VPs/Directors and Laboratory & Quality Heads/Managers in large food manufacturers and retailers.
Food safety testing is essential in detecting potential contamination of foods by microbiological, physical, or chemical hazards. The majority of food manufacturers and retailers around the world rely upon internal or external food safety testing laboratories. They conduct frequent analyses of food samples and use testing results to inform their risk assessment and prevention actions.
Nevertheless, laboratory testing results come in multiple and very heterogeneous data types and formats. They are stored in many different document databases or Laboratory Testing Management Systems (LIMS). They are disconnected and siloed. This makes their overall processing, harmonization, integration and utilization extremely difficult.
In this live webinar, Agroknow’s CEO Nikos Manouselis invites a panel of experts to discuss ways in which the value of such laboratory testing data may be unlocked using advanced AI technologies & data analytics.
A conversation will then follow about where and how large scale food testing data integration may add value, what is still missing from the picture, and which direction digital solutions should take to become more relevant.
TOPICS:
This panel session is aiming to cover the following questions:
- • Which are the main challenges that food manufacturers and retailers face in collecting, combining and utilizing lab test results from their food safety monitoring programs?
- • In how many formats, types and languages are these food safety testing results being generated?
- • How can companies harmonize, combine and aggregate lab testing data from a variety of internal and external systems?
- • How can such different and heterogeneous sources of testing data be integrated in digital & interactive dashboards?
- • Which food safety assessment and prevention decisions may be supported by having access to real-time insights & analytics?
- • What is the value of combining results from various food safety testing programs and generating shared insights with other industry peers?
Plus, any other questions that will be posed by the audience in real time during the Q&A.
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SPEAKERS:
Alex Mikesell – currently serving as the Global Manager Digital Quality and Food Safety at Archer Daniels Midland were I currently drive the strategy, manage the digital roadmap, analytics strategy, and execution of digital enablement in support Quality Management Systems and Food Safety. Over a 15 year career have specialized in the implementation of LIMS and eQMS technology realizing operational optimization while ensuring quality and safe product. Leading the development lifecycles, organizational change program, and analytics strategies to realize successful implementation which have driven standardization, enhancing businesses capabilities to respond quickly and become pro-active in quality & food Safety practices.
Joelle Mosso, an entrepreneurial scientist, specializes in pathogenic food microbiology and risk assessment. As the VP of Science Programs at the Western Growers Association, she collaborates with growers to tackle food safety and sustainability challenges. With a background in Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment, she's skilled in building microbial testing labs and designing diagnostic tools. Joelle has extensive experience in managing food safety for international supply chains, having held leadership roles at the Organic Trade Association, Eurofins Produce, Earthbound Farm, and Olam Spice & Vegetable Ingredients. She holds a B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Maryland and an M.S. in Food Science from UC Davis. Joelle actively contributes to industry groups such as the Center for Produce Safety and USDA committees.
Giannis Stoitsis is a business partner and the CTO of Agroknow, the food safety intelligence company that predicts risks to help inform prevention. He is the creator of FOODAKAI, the food risk intelligence platform that has been described as “The Ferrari of food risk intelligence solutions” and is being used by global food manufacturers like the Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, McDonald’s, Conagra Brands, and the Chinese Yili Group. Giannis is an Electronics & Computer Engineer that holds an MSc and a PhD on Biomedical Informatics. During the past decade, he has led the design, development and deployment of large scale data platforms for organizations such as Michigan State University, UNESCO, and FAO of the UN. He is frequently speaking about the application of AI & predictive analytics in food risk prevention, and has created the video series “Explaining Food Safety Predictions for Busy People”.
Nikos Manouselis (https://nikosmanouselis.com) is founder and CEO of Agroknow, the food safety intelligence company that uses AI to predict food risks and inform prevention. He is an Electronics & Computer Engineer that holds two MSc degrees, as well as a PhD on Agricultural Information Management. With more than 15 years of expertise in the intersection of data and technology for food and agriculture, he is frequently working with industry, academia and international organizations on ways in which state-of-art technologies may be used to help solve critical challenges in the food supply chain.
“Congratulations on the great presentation! Super well thought-out process with a huge potential.”
Tamara Kichukova
Head of E-commerce Operations & Development
Vinokilo, Germany
“Excellent presentation. There is a real need for this type of AI.”
Mark Bristow
Global Quality Assurance, Food Safety and Technical Director with significant industry experience
