Planning to attend IAFP 2025 in Cleveland? Western Growers staff will be active throughout the conference. Here’s a quick guide to where you can find us and join the conversation on the future of food safety. 

Sunday July 27th  

• Data Management and Analytics PDG (3:00 -4:30 pm ET): Gustavo Reyes, incoming Vice-Chair  

Monday July 28th  

• RT8: Career GPS: Guiding Your Professional Journey (1:30 – 2:30 pm ET): Gustavo Reyes, Panelist 

• S13: Outbreaks Linked to Cantaloupe: Improving Food Safety and Protecting Public Health (1:30 – 3:00 pm ET): Sonia Salas, Speaker 

• S17: The Tortuous Tangle of Water Regulations for Fresh Produce: Strategies to Navigate (3:45 – 5:15 pm ET): Sonia Salas, Presenter 

Tuesday July 29th  

• RT16: Decoding Regulatory and Public Health Uses of WGS: What Food Producers Should Know (10:45 – 12:15 pm ET) – Joelle Mosso, Panelist 

• RT19: Trusted Data Sharing: Collective Learning for Food Safety Insights (1:30 – 3:30pm ET) De Ann Davis, Panelist 

Wednesday July 30th 

• RT24: Microbiome and Metagenomic Data are Cheap and Detailed: What Now? (10:45- 12:15 pm ET): Joelle Mosso, Panelist 

Food Safety Innovation Award: 

Join us during the IAFP Banquet and Award Ceremony (Wednesday July 30th) as Western Growers is honored with the Food Safety Innovation Award for our work on the GreenLink® platform. The award recognizes WG’s efforts to advance trusted data sharing and proactive food safety solutions across the fresh produce sector. 

We invite you to connect with our team and engage in meaningful discussions. See you at IAFP 2025.