The New Jersey Food & Beverage Summit
Featuring exhibits, information sessions, panel discussions and speakers focused on the changing landscape of economic and workforce development within the Garden State’s food industry.
Agenda
9:00am – 10:00am
Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 3:00pm
Exhibit Area Open – food, beverage and service companies and educational exhibits
10:00am – 10:30am
Welcome, Opening & Sponsor Remarks – official opening of the NJ Food & Beverage Summit
NJBIZ, Rutgers Food Innovation Center, NJ Labor Workforce Development
Ken Kiczales, Publisher, NJBIZ
Peggy Brennan-Tonetta, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Economic Development, Office of Research & Economic Development, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Associate Director, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; Co-Founder, Rutgers Food Innovation Center
Robert Asaro-Angelo, Commissioner, NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
10:30am – 11:00am
Keynote Speaker
Ralph Jerome, Distinguished Mars Fellow
11:00am – 11:45am
Panel Discussion: Navigating the Challenges on the Path to Economic Growth
Moderator: Alan Markowitz, Partner, Marcum LLP
Panelists:
Emma Aer, Partner at Veepit
Brad Finkel, President, Hoboken Farms
Stefanie Katzman, President, S. Katzman Produce
Jessica Gasser, Executive Vice President, of Strategic Services, Kings Food Markets
11:45am – 12:15pm
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
12:15pm – 1:00pm
Buffet Lunch
1:00pm -1:15pm
Award Recognition and Sponsor Remarks
1:15pm – 2:00pm
Panel Discussion: Innovation and Incubation: Investing in Trends Shaping Food
Moderator: Linda Doherty, President, New Jersey Food Council
Panelists include:
Stacy A. Kimmel, Ph.D. Director of Global Research and Development Strategy, Campbell Soup Company
Chris Skyers, VP of Private Label, Wakefern Food Corp.
Dan Zuccari, Sr. Director of Sales, metro NY, Advantage Solutions
2:00pm – 2:45pm
Panel Discussion: Educating the Future Workforce of New Jersey’s Food Industry
Moderator: Danielle DeFilippis, Member, Norris McLaughlin, PA
Panelists include:
David Kennedy, Director of Business Development, VAC-U-MAX
Dr. Dave Rapaport, Head of Technology and Innovation Management US Research & Collaboration Management, Siemens
Nolan Lewin , Director, Rutgers Food Innovation Center, Piscataway
Mark Macellaro, PHR, SHRM-CP, Director, Talent Development & Culture, LASSONDE | Lassonde Pappas and Company, Inc.
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Partners and Sponsors
The New Jersey Food and Beverage Summit is proudly brought to you by:
NJBIZ
NJBIZ, the state’s definitive voice of business reaches over 100,000 decision makers across a multitude of media platforms including digital, events and print. NJBIZ, in our 31st year, continues to lead the charge in providing 24/7 business news coverage via NJBIZ.com and multiple daily e-newsletters. NJBIZ, where NJ businesses turn for NJ business news.
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) is New Jersey’s statewide Food Business Incubation and International Soft Landings Program. The FIC and its network throughout the state provide a unique food industry resource, supporting domestic companies as well as international companies seeking to establish a presence in the US, through training, mentoring and shared-use manufacturing facilities. The Rutgers FIC is the leader of the Food Industry Talent Network, committed to ensuring that New Jersey’s workforce is prepared to meet the evolving and specialized needs of the agricultural, food and beverage industries in the Garden State.
The NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
The NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development funds the Talent Network program, which targets each of New Jersey’s nine major industry clusters (Advanced Manufacturing, Construction Utilities, Financial Services, Food Industry, Health Care, Life Sciences, Retail Hospitality & Tourism, Technology, and Transportation Logistics & Distribution). Talent Networks are focused on creating employer-driven, high-quality partnerships connecting business, education, workforce development, industry, and community organizations to cooperatively develop shared solutions to meet industry demands.
Interested in Sponsoring or Exhibiting?
Contact Damon Riccio at driccio@njbiz.com
For information on panel discussions or educational exhibits, contact Denise Bartone, Food Industry Talent Network:
denise.a.bartone@rutgers.edu or Damon Riccio at driccio@njbiz.com
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