IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP virtual conference returns this summer with a jam-packed lineup of current and former federal regulatory officials and regulatory experts from IDFA and other organizations serving the food, beverage and nutrition sector. This is a once-per-year, can’t-miss event for dairy professionals involved in compliance, standards and labeling, nutrition and food science, workplace safety, legal counsel, sustainability efforts, marketing, communications, and federal policymaking.
This year’s virtual conference features a keynote from Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The sessions will also dive into emerging policies, regulations and guidance documents that are impactful to your business, including: federal nutrition policies and requirements; traceability and other FDA compliance regulations; ensuring compliance to state contaminant requirements (Prop. 65, PFAS, heavy metals, etc.); labeling and litigation case studies; and, the latest ESG developments affecting federal policies/regulations.
Additional agenda information will be provided in the coming weeks. Register now to join us from 12:00 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern on July 9-10 for these exclusives sessions.
Keynote Speaker: Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner, Human Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
In this new executive position, which reports directly to the FDA Commissioner, Jones leads the charge in setting and advancing priorities for a proposed, unified Human Foods Program (HFP), which includes food safety, chemical safety and nutrition activities. He has decision-making authority over all HFP entities, including resource allocation, risk-prioritization strategy, policy, major response activities involving human foods, and related Office of Regulatory Affairs activities. He currently oversees the leadership of the agency’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Office of Food Policy and Response until the proposed HFP reorganization is implemented. Jones came to the FDA with intimate knowledge of the foods program, having served on the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Independent Expert Panel that evaluated the program in 2022. He has decades of leadership experience and a track record of forging partnerships among diverse segments of stakeholders and achieving dynamic results to improve public health.
Join us at Regulatory RoundUP to gain exclusive insights from Jim Jones that you can use for your regulatory planning in 2024 and beyond!
Transformation of FDA Human Foods Program: What We’ve Accomplished and Future Plans
Join this interactive session with Deputy Commissioner Jones to hear firsthand about his vision and plans for the reorganization and transformation of FDA’s human foods program. This will be an interactive session with an opportunity for participants to ask questions.
Moderated by: Roberta Wagner, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association Speaker: Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner, Human Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Updates from FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs, the Inspection Arm of the Agency
Hear directly from head of FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs, the agency’s inspection arm, about plans to implement the largest reorganization of this component in decades and about cross-cutting initiatives of relevance to the food industry. Speakers:Michael Rogers, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs
Speakers
Michelle Albee Matto, MPH, RDN
Associate Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Nutrition
Michelle Albee Matto, MPH, RDN
Associate Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Nutrition
Michelle provides technical and regulatory leadership to advance IDFA’s nutrition and health advocacy, ensuring dairy’s role in federal nutrition programs and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). In addition, she delivers training on dairy standards and labeling, and provides guidance to IDFA members related to product labeling.
She has worked closely with IDFA over the years, serving on staff between 2002-2010, and then as founder and principal of AM Food & Nutrition consulting, where she worked closely with IDFA providing regulatory support on federal rulemaking and nutrition programs, led IDFA labeling training, and advised IDFA members on labeling requirements. Prior to 2002, Michelle worked at the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) in Washington, D.C. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Nutrition at Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y., and her Master of Public Health degree in Nutrition from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Nutrition and is a past board member of the DC Chapters of both the Institute of Food Technologists and the Society for Nutrition Education.
John Allan
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and International Standards
John Allan
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and International Standards
John Allan helps lead all dairy food safety efforts for IDFA and has responsibilities in federal, state and international regulatory, technical and scientific affairs. He engages on behalf of IDFA members with 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., and the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS). Allan also helps represent IDFA’s international interests through engagement with the International Dairy Federation and the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Prior to joining IDFA, Allan worked for the American Frozen Food Institute and National Yogurt Association; the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization within the Codex Alimentarius Commission Secretariat; and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He graduated from the Univ. of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in microbiology and a Master of Science in food science and technology. See LinkedIn profile.
Jim Jones
Deputy Commissioner, Human Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Jim Jones
Deputy Commissioner, Human Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
In this new executive position, which reports directly to the FDA Commissioner, Jones leads the charge in setting and advancing priorities for a proposed, unified Human Foods Program (HFP), which includes food safety, chemical safety and nutrition activities. He has decision-making authority over all HFP entities, including resource allocation, risk-prioritization strategy, policy, major response activities involving human foods, and related Office of Regulatory Affairs activities. He currently oversees the leadership of the agency’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Office of Food Policy and Response until the proposed HFP reorganization is implemented. Jones came to the FDA with intimate knowledge of the foods program, having served on the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Independent Expert PanelExternal Link Disclaimer that evaluated the program in 2022. He has decades of leadership experience and a track record of forging partnerships among diverse segments of stakeholders and achieving dynamic results to improve public health.
Danielle Quist
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Counsel
Danielle Quist
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Counsel
Danielle Quist leads IDFA’s work on environment, sustainability, packaging, worker safety, financial regulation, and environmental compliance, where she advocates industry positions and monitors regulatory issues impacting dairy processors. She has more than 20 years of legal experience and serves as IDFA’s legal counsel.
Before coming to IDFA, Quist worked as senior counsel for public policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), where she co-led AFBF’s legal advocacy program, advised lobbyists on policy matters, and lobbied federal agencies on behalf of farmers and ranchers for almost 14 years. Before that, Quist worked on Capitol Hill as a counsel on the House Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs for former Congressman Doug Ose (CA). Previously, she was an associate at Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, and served as a law clerk to Judge Eugene Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Quist earned her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and her Bachelor of the Arts in Political Science from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City. She is a member of the D.C. and New York Bars. Originally from southern California and New Mexico, she speaks Spanish.
Michael Rogers
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs
Michael Rogers
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs
Michael C. Rogers is Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (ACRA) in the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA). In this role, he oversees inspections, compliance, enforcement, field laboratory operations, import operations, and strategic planning, among other areas for all FDA regulatory programs.
Throughout his FDA career, Mr. Rogers has led on numerous national and international investigations, public health related emergencies, as well as natural disaster recovery efforts.
Mr. Rogers served as Assistant Commissioner for Human and Animal Food Operations in ORA, focusing on inspections, investigations, and compliance-related issues to keep the American food supply safe. Previously, he was senior advisor for medical products, where he was responsible for critical regulatory issues and policies, setting strategic direction for new regulatory and technological developments to critical issues. He also provided strategic guidance related to domestic and foreign inspections.
Prior to his role as senior advisor, Mr. Rogers served as regional director in the FDA’s Latin America regional office, where he was stationed in Costa Rica. He was responsible for the FDA’s oversight of products produced in 44 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean for the U.S. market, a region that was responsible for 30% of FDA-regulated imported products. Mr. Rogers also worked with foreign governments to develop international agreements.
Roberta Wagner
Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
Roberta Wagner
Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
Roberta Wagner is the Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs for the International Dairy Foods Association.
Prior to IDFA, Roberta served as vice president of regulatory and technical affairs for the Consumer Brands Association, formerly the Grocery Manufacturers Association since 2019.
Wagner spent 33 years in public service, most recently as the assistant administrator of the Office of Policy and Program Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Previously, Wagner served as the deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Field Operations at FSIS where she oversaw a workforce of 7,800 inspection program personnel, including consumer safety officers, public health veterinarians and food inspectors. Wagner also spent more than 25 years with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), working in a variety of roles from analytical chemist to associate commissioner for Food Safety Modernization Act implementation.
Registration fees are based on your company's IDFA membership status. For more information about membership, please email membership@idfa.org.
Registration Substitutions
Registration is non-transferable from one company to another; however substitutions within companies are welcome at any time. Please email registrar@idfa.org if you would like to make a registration substitution.
Registration Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellations received in writing will be accepted prior to June 30, 2024 for a full refund. Your registration fee is non-refundable after June 30, 2024. Substitutions may be made without penalty. All cancellations and substitutions must be received in writing at registrar@idfa.org.
Questions: If you have questions or need assistance with the registration process, please contact IDFA at (202) 737-4332 or registrar@idfa.org.
Sponsors
IDFA’s Regulatory RoundUP provides the opportunity for dairy professionals to hear firsthand from the decision-makers and the officials who have direct responsibility for the rules that affect dairy plants, products and personnel. The conference will help dairy professionals better understand the intent behind federal regulations, the parameters for compliance and how best to engage in the process to shape pending regulations. Each level of sponsorship offers opportunities to build awareness of your brand, promote your products and services and engage with colleagues, industry insiders and potential partners.
