2025 SCHEDULE
AT-A-GLANCE
EXPO
WEDS, FEB 19, 2025
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COBB GALLERIA
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*PLEASE NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE AT COBB GALLERIA
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9:30 – 11:30 am
Student Competitions
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12:00 – 2:00 pm
Educational & Insight Sessions
75 Years of Food Innovation: Honoring the Past & Shaping the Future
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Academic Contributions to Food Innovation
Dr. Josh Herring, Professor - Alabama A&M University
See Speaker BIO
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Pioneering Food Science: Breakthroughs in Research & Innovation
Dr. Brian Bowker - USDA
See Speaker BIO
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Advancing Food Innovation: The Changing Landscape of R&D & Product Development
Dr. Jim Gratzek - Director of UGA's Food Innovation & Commercialization Center
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Food Innovation Driven by Transformational Leadership
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Luis Martinez, Sr VP of R&D & Commercialization - Rubix Foods
See Speaker BIO
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2:00 – 4:30 pm
Student Networking Events
2:00 – 6:00 pm
EXPO HALL OPEN
Exhibitors Check-in & Set Up from 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Student Competition Winners Announced
Door Prizes | Reception (Food & Beverage) Celebrating 75 years!
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