Petfood Forum schedule of events
Monday, April 28
8 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Petfood Essentials
2215 Rooms
8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Registration
Lobby 2200
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Exhibitor move-in
Halls A-D
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Petfood Forum and Petfood Essentials opening reception
Kansas City Power & Light District
Tuesday, April 29
7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Registration
Lobby 2200
7 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cash coffee bar
Lobby 2200
7-8 a.m.
Breakfast
Room 2215 A-C
8-8:50 a.m.
Welcome and opening keynote: Macro-economic outlook and what it means for pet food companies and pet owners
Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics, Budget Lab at Yale Law School
Tedeschi will provide a forecast for upcoming changes and events with the economy, inflation, consumer spending, the labor force, the financial markets and other key indicators.
Room 2103
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Exhibit hall open
Halls A-D
9:00 a.m – 6 p.m.
Visiting pet charities
Pet Charity Dog House, Aisle 1000
9:15-9:45 a.m.
Coffee break
Halls A-D
9:45 a.m.-12 p.m.
Petfood Forum Student Program research presentations and education session
Future of Pet Food Pavilion, Aisle 1400
9:35 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Petfood Tech Talks
Tech Talk Stage, Aisle 2900
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Halls A and D
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Women in Petfood Leadership Lunch
1:30-4:10 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
Five tracks, including one on career development and leadership powered by Women in Petfood Leadership
Rooms 2100
2:30-3 p.m.
Coffee break
Halls A-D
4-6 p.m.
Networking reception
Halls A-D
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Student and industry research poster meet-and-greet
Future of Pet Food Pavilion, Aisle 1400
Wednesday, April 30
7 a.m.-2 p.m.
Registration
Lobby 2200
7 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cash coffee bar
Lobby 2200
7:15-8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
Room 2215 A-C
8:15-9 a.m.
Wednesday opening session: : Break the bottle: How to shatter limiting beliefs and achieve peak performance in pet food development and marketing
Michael Allison, CEO, Adversity Academy Leadership Development Co.
Allison helps leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals break through the self-imposed barriers that hold them back and ways to overcome them.
Room 2103
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Exhibit hall open
Halls A-D
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Visiting pet charities
Pet Charity Dog House, Aisle 1000
9:30-10 a.m.
Coffee break
Halls A-D
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Petfood Forum Student Program presentations
Future of Petfood Pavilion, Aisle 1400
9:35-11:50 a.m.
Petfood Tech Talks
Tech Talk Stage, Aisle 2900
11:30-11:45 a.m.
Announcement of student research competition awards
Future of Petfood Pavilion, Aisle 1400
11:50 a.m. -1 p.m.
Lunch
Halls A and D
1-2:30 p.m.
Closing session
Monday, April 28; All activities will take place in the 2215 Rooms at the Kansas City Convention Center
7:45-8:30 a.m.
Registration/check-in with light breakfast & coffee
8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Sessions and group activities
10:30-11 a.m.
Coffee break
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Lunch
3:45-4:15 p.m.
Groups presentations and judging of the ideas
4:15-5 p.m.
Petfood Essentials mixer
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Join Petfood Forum opening reception at KC Live! at Power & Light District
