Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.

Professor Chris Griffith
Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Professor Griffith was brought up in an hotel before obtaining a B. Sc and PhD in Microbiology from Liverpool University.

He has been awarded numerous international awards:

· New Zealand ESR international research fellowship Welsh National Assembly Award
· IAFP International Leadership award

He is editor of the British Food Journal and has authored / co-authored more than 380 books, book chapters, scientific papers and conference proceedings relating to food safety.

He is currently Head of the Food Research and Consultancy Unit (FRCU) in the Cardiff School of Health Sciences at the University of Wales

Ms. Manal Saleh
British Retail Consortium Approved Trainer for Middle East

Representative – British retail Consortium United Kingdom
General Manager – Blue Moon
Auditor – FLO-CERT GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Independent Consultant – GLOBALGAP c/o FoodPLUS
ISO220000 Internal Audit Trainer
Worked with Ministry of Economy and Trade in Quality Program Lebanon
Quality Management System’s Director – Magrabi Agriculture, Egypt

Mohammad Abdulbasit
Director Operations Food Vision Inc. North America

§ M.Sc. Food Safety & Quality Assurance – U of Guelph, Canada 2009
§ M.Sc.(Hons) in Food Science & Technology 1996
§ CURRENTLY PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – FOOD VISION INC. NORTH AMERICA (USA/ CANADA)
§ Former director food safety, QA & regulatory affairs– shashi foods inc. Canada

Mr. Ashraf Shehata
Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Africa, India, Middle East MARS GCC

Mr. Shehata is currently is responsible for managing health, food safety and regulatory programs at MARS.
Mr. Shehata holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has more than 17 years of R & D experience working mainly for FMCG companies holding many various positions in product development, technology, quality management and food safety.

Prior to joining Mars, Mr. Shehata worked for PepsiCo in the Middle East and the United Kingdom where he worked in R&D as the Product and Technology

Mr. Raymond Ellard
Director Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

§ Director Audit & Compliance – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Chief Specialist Environmental Health – Food Safety Authority of Ireland
§ Master of Science (European Food Regulatory Affairs) – University of Ulster
§ Master of Science (Health Services Management) – University of Dublin,
§ Member Advisory BoardS
§ Irish Delegate to Codex Committees and EU Commission
§ European Food Safety Authority
World Health Organization

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

§ Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chris Dunn
General Manager
Beverage Quality
NSF International USA

Mr. Dunn is currently General Manager of the Beverage Quality Program for NSF International, a public health and safety organization based in Michigan.

Chris is a 35-year veteran of the beverage industry. Before joining NSF he served as President of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC., who developed the world’s first environmentally-friendly bottle made from sustainable PLA resin.

He worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing and management positions at Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Ewen Todd
Professor Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing
Michigan State University USA

Mr. Todd was a Director of the Food Safety Policy Center (FSPC) and Director of the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (NSFTC) at the same institution

He is a graduate of Glasgow University with a B.S degree in Bacteriology and a PhD degree in bacterial systematic

Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998 by Health Canada;

Mr. Beat Stettler
Quality System Manager
Nestle Middle East

Mr. Beat Stettler, Quality System Manager at Nestle Middle East FZE in Dubai.

He is a lead auditor for ISO 22000 & BRC/IFS. He has a background in Food Chemistry and he is a holder of a Business Administration Diploma of IMAKA Zurich (Switzerland).

Mr. Taranum Ahmed
Manager Technical Services &QA
Qatar Flour Millis, Dandy Dairies, Q Bake, National Food & FoodCO

M. Sc. (Honor) Food Technology
PGC Manufacturing Management – Canada

He is working with ZAD Holding as Manager Technical Services. Before that he was Food Safety Manager AFKAR Group UAE. He has more than 25 years experience in food production management and quality assurance in different organizations in North America.

Mr. Russel Dunn
Regional Quality Manager KRAFT Middle East & Africa

Russell worked for 20 years in the UK initially as a Chemist and then as a Food Scientist for 20 years, the latter half being focused mainly on HACCP and Quality Management.

In 2000 he joined Kraft Foods as a Product Safety Auditor, progressing to International Auditing Manager, running a team overseeing the assessment of internal and external Food Safety Systems across the global Kraft business.

In 2007 he was appointed the Regional Quality Manager for Kraft MEA, and is also currently coordinating the roll out of ISO 9001 and FSSC across the 80 plants in EU and CEEMA.