Schedule

A view of the week’s schedule (download pdf)

Saturday, June 4, 2022

2:00PM

Golf Tournament - Amherst Golf Club

Day 1: Sunday, June 5, 2022

1:00PM

Registration

2:00PM – 2:15 PM

Welcome Remarks

2:15PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Maeve Webster

3:00PM – 3:30 PM

Speaker: Dr. Alessio Fasano

3:30PM – 3:45 PM

Break

3:45PM – 4:05PM

Speaker: Michel Nischan

4:05PM – 4:20 PM

Industry Presentations

4:20PM – 4:40 PM

Speaker: Gonzalo Campos

4:40PM – 5:00 PM

Break

5:00PM – 5:20 PM

Culinary Demonstration: Mai Pham

5:20PM – 5:50 PM

Speaker: Marie Molde

5:50PM – 6:20 PM

Speaker: Gary Hirshberg

6:30PM

Reception and Tournament of Champions hosted by Jet Tila

8:30PM

Networking in the UPub

Day 2: Monday, June 6, 2022

7:00AM - 8:00AM

Breakfast & Registration

8:00AM - 8:10AM

Welcome Remarks

8:10AM - 8:40AM

Opening Keynote

8:40AM - 9:20AM

Speaker: Dr. Walter Willett

9:20AM - 9:40AM

Industry Presentations

9:40AM - 10:10AM

Speaker: Michael Messersmith

10:10AM - 10:25AM

Break

10:25AM - 10:45AM

Culinary Demonstration: Iliana de la Vega

10:45AM - 11:15AM

Speaker: Eric Decker

11:15AM - 11:30AM

Break

11:30AM - 12:30PM

C-Suite Panel
Moderator: Larry Okerfell
Panelists: Sung Yoon (S.Y.) Nam (VP of Marketing)
Stuart McAllister Dole (VP of Sales & Marketing)
Michelle Wolf New Wave Foods (CEO)

12:45PM - 2:45PM

Industry Showcase

3:00PM - 6:30PM

Chef Workshops:
Mai Pham
Iliana de la Vega
Chai Siriyarn
Kenny Gilbert
Kevin Mitchell
Nijo Joseph and Devinder Kumar
Steve Petusevsky
Barton Seaver
Jet Tila
Martin Yan
Lumi Cirstea
Matthew Jennings

3:00PM - 3:45PM

Concurring Nutrition Session: Lisa Eberhart

4:00PM - 4:45PM

Concurring Nutrition Session: Jasmine Westbrooks and Ashley Carter

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Concurring Nutrition Session: Patsy Catsos

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Clambake and Tournament of Champions Finale hosted by Jet Tila

8:30PM

Networking in the UPub

Day 3: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

7:00AM - 8:00AM

Breakfast & Registration

8:15AM - 8:45AM

Speaker: Barton Seaver

8:45AM - 9:10AM

Speaker: Derek Sarno

9:10AM - 9:35AM

Speaker: Dr. Stefanos Kales

9:35AM - 9:50AM

Industry Presentations

9:50AM - 10:15AM

Speaker: Julian McClements

10:15AM - 10:30AM

Break

10:30AM - 10:55AM

Speaker: Mike Kostyo

10:55AM - 11:55AM

Directors Panel
Moderator: Rafi Taherian
Panelists: Johnny Curet, Director of Campus Dining–Senior Executive Chef at Rice University
Andre Mallie, Assistant Vice President, Auxiliary Services, University of San Diego
Ed Townsley, Executive Director, University of Guelph
Betsy Helgesen, Director Dining Services, University of Minnesota, Duluth

11:55AM - 12:10PM

Break

12:10PM - 1:10 PM

Introduction: Rafi Taherian
Moderator: Joanne Weir and Alex Ong
Culinary Conversation: Jacques Pepin, Alice Waters, Martin Yan

1:15PM - 2:15PM

Lunch

2:30PM - 6:00PM

Chef Workshops:
Iliana de la Vega
Chai Siriyarn
Kenny Gilbert
Kevin Mitchell
Nijo Joseph and Devinder Kumar
Steve Petusevsky
Barton Seaver
John Masi
Lumi Cirstea
Michel Nischan
Matthew Jennings

2:30PM - 3:15PM

Concurring Nutrition Session: Liz Weis

3:30PM - 4:15PM

Concurring Nutrition Session: Jonathan Poyourow

4:30PM - 5:15PM

Concurring Nutrition Session: Dianne Sutherland and Sabrina Hafner

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Evening with Jacques Pepin, Alice Waters and Martin Yan

Day 4: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

7:00AM - 8:00AM

Breakfast & Registration

8:30AM - 9:30AM

Student Panel Moderator: Marie Molde

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Director Symposium
Phil Kafarkis
Bruce Weinberg
Gerry Fernandez
Fleur Veldhoven

10:00AM - 3:00PM

Workshops conducted by Johnson and Wales University Chefs
Matthew Britt
Branden Lewis
Jonathan Poyourow
Jeff Alexander
Stacy Mirabello
Michael Makuch
Kelly Fernandes

6:00PM - 6:30PM

Reception

6:30PM - 8:30PM

Grand Banquet

Day 5: Thursday, June 9, 2022

8:00AM - 9:00AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:00AM - 9:30AM

Group Photo

9:30AM - 2:30PM

Workshops conducted by Johnson and Wales University Chefs
Matthew Britt
Branden Lewis
Jonathan Poyourow
Jeff Alexander
Stacy Mirabello
Michael Makuch
Kelly Fernandes

3:00PM - 5:00PM

ACF Sanction Team Competition Briefing

5:00PM

Dinner on your own

Day 6: Friday, June 10, 2022

6:00AM

ACF Sanctioned Team Competition

2:30PM

Awards and Medals Presentation