IFST Autumn Conference 2024 (AC24)

Early-Bird Ticket Prices

Ticket Type Price
Pre-Conference Dinner £65
Conference Ticket: Member £115
Conference Ticket: Non-Member £175
Conference and Dinner Ticket: Member £180
Conference and Dinner Ticket: Non-Member £240

A special discount is available for IFST Student Members - there are 30 tickets available at the Student Rate. Please click here to apply for a ticket at the student rate

Pre-Conference Dinner and Networking Event: 14 October 2024

We warmly invite you to attend our event launch, in-person on the evening of 14 October 2024 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Leeds City Centre, for the chance to meet and connect with fellow members and colleagues, and celebrate the IFST 60th Jubilee in style. 

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What AC24 will do for you

We are delighted to confirm that we are hosting Autumn Conference 2024 at Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds.

Our conference agenda is designed to be both educational and practical. We will delve into the daily challenges related to food safety, affordability, and authenticity, while also exploring potential solutions and future directions. Additionally, we will highlight cutting-edge science and technologies from a diverse array of disciplines.

Our speakers come from across the food industry and include leaders from industry, policy, technology, academia, and international organisations.

All attendees will recieve a CPD certificate.

IFST Conferences always present a unique opportunity to meet and connect with experienced food sector professionals and grow your network, and we are proud of how inclusive our ecosystem continues to be. This is the perfect opportunity to engage with practical presentations on relevant topics, and we are excited to see how attendees learn from and apply these topics in their own work.

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Terms and Conditions

IFST would like to thank our supporters for making this event possible.

Programme:

08:30 - 09:45 Registration and Welcome Refreshments and Networking
9:45 - 10:00 Introduction and Welcome
10:00 - 10:30

Keynote Speech

Speaker details to be announced

Theme 1 Monitoring and controlling safe, good quality food
10:30 - 11:00

Peter Littleton, Technical Director, Christeyns Food Hygiene Ltd

11:00 - 11:30 Karin Goodburn, Director General, Chilled Food Association
11:30 - 12:00 Networking break
Theme 2:  Applications: Technologies to achieve safe, good quality food
12:00 - 12:30 Nik Watson, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Leeds
12:30 - 1:00 Peter Quigley, Deputy Director of Regulatory Services, FSA
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch and Networking
2:00 - 2:30 Case Studies
Theme 3 Innovative (sustainable) solutions - novel and emerging materials, and applications
2:30 - 3:00

Cheryl Lockett, Arthur Branwell & Co. Ltd. 

3:00 - 3:15 Breakout Session Transition
3:15 - 4:00 Workshop 1
4:00 - 4:45 Workshop 2
4:45 - 5:00 Closing Remarks
Thanks to IFST Corporate Supporters:

Special thanks to our Platinum Sponsor:

 

 

Sponsorship opportunities are still available! For more information, please contact Deborah Kendale, IFST Business Development Director.
Full details of sponsorship opportunities can be found in our sponsorship brochure.