How do we define food safety business leadership in the retail foodservice industry? And how can leaders strive for excellence, so that they can serve as models for other food safety professionals to achieve in their careers? Led by renowned food safety business leader and public health specialist Hal King, Ph.D., this webinar features the perspectives of three top food safety business leaders at best-in-class retail foodservice operations. The discussion will draw on the learnings shared in Dr. King's recently published book, Food Safety Leadership in the Business of Food Safety.

Our speakers, who contributed to the book, will share insights on how to align food safety to business objectives, how to lead a food safety program as a value proposition for the business, and how to succeed in global food safety business leadership through the power of influence, among other topics. Join us for a comprehensive discussion on how to achieve excellence in food safety business leadership!

From this webinar, attendees will learn:

How top food safety professionals define and achieve food safety business leadership
How food safety business leaders can facilitate effective leadership in food safety and business management within their companies and the wider food industry
Why food safety business leadership is so important to the success of a retail foodservice or sales business, and how it impacts public health

Speakers:

Hal King, Ph.D., Managing Partner, Active Food Safety LLC. Dr. Hal King is Managing Partner at Active Food Safety and Founder/CEO of Public Health Innovations. He is a public health professional who has worked in the investigation of respiratory, foodborne, and other disease outbreaks at the CDC, performed federally funded research on the causation and prevention of infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases, and worked in the prevention of intentional adulteration of foods and food defense with the U.S. Army Reserves Consequence Management Unit. Dr. King has published four books on food safety management, with the latest being Food Safety Leadership in the Business of Food Safety.

Mary Weaver Gertz, Chief Food Safety and Quality Officer, Yum! Brands. Mary Weaver Gertz has been a food safety and quality leader in the retail and restaurant space for over 25 years. She has been with Yum! Brands as a food safety leader for almost ten years, and was elevated to Chief Food Safety and Quality Officer in 2020. Her previous experience includes one of the U.S.' largest retailers, Target, as well as work with NSF International, bringing invaluable experience in retail, restaurant, and technical consulting.

Steven A. Lyon, Ph.D., Director of Food Safety, Chick-fil-A. Dr. Steven A. Lyon is the Director of Food Safety for Field Operations at Chick-fil-A Inc. His role is primarily centered around control of foodborne diseases and respiratory diseases within the enterprise, and he has held several roles ranging from leading supply chain food safety, product safety, restaurant procedure and kitchen design reviews, solutions and innovations, animal welfare, and regulatory compliance. Prior to Chick-fil-A Inc., Dr. Lyon was with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for seven years, where he worked on several projects involving antibiotic resistance and surveillance programs aimed at protecting public health from emerging foodborne pathogens.

Jason Horn, M.B.A., CP-FS, Food Safety Quality Assurance Department Head, In-N-Out Burger. Jason Horn began working at In-N-Out Burger in 1995 and is currently Department Head of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, where he oversees food safety and quality efforts for the company, including In-N-Out's nearly 400 restaurants across seven states, seven distribution centers, a fleet of delivery trucks, and three meat and spread production facilities. Mr. Horn also participates in many professional organizations and national, state, and local food safety groups, including serving on the executive board of the Conference for Food Protection, participating on the National Council of Chain Restaurants Food Safety Task Force, and many others.

Moderator: Adrienne Blume, Editorial Director, Food Safety Magazine

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