2025 ODI Conference AgendaApril 15-16, 2025 Salem Convention Center |
AGENDA: TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Pringle Creek Room 7:30 Registration Willamette Foyer and Hallway 7:30 Vendor Show, Beverages, and Donuts Willamette A&B Session 1 | Chair: Diep Wisniewski | Theme: Innovation in Dairy Research 8:30 Door Prizes, Welcome, and Opening Remarks 8:35 Background in Dairy Innovation Younas Dadmohammadi, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University 9:10 Application of AI in Food Safety and Processing: Rapid Pathogen Detection Luyao Ma, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University 9:40 Unlocking Kefir’s Potential in Biopreservation Gulhan Unlu, Associate Professor, Washington State University Willamette Foyer and Hallway 10:15 Break and Vendor Show Willamette A&B Session 2 | Chair: Hadi Eshpari | Theme: Food Safety and Regulatory 10:40 Session Chair 10:45 Update from the Oregon Department of Agriculture Rusty Rock, Food Safety, Animal Health and Lab Services Division Director 11:10 Food Safety Fireside Chat Joy Waite Cusic, Associate Professor, Oregon State University and Jovana Kovacevic, Associate Professor, Oregon State University 12:00 Lunch – Croisan Creek Willamette A&B Session 3 | Chair: Julie Rentsch | Theme: Big Picture Dairy Outlook 1:15 Door Prize, Session Chair 1:20 State of the U.S. Dairy Industry Monica Ganley, Senior Director, Global Trade Analysis, National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council 2:25 Oregon Legislative Updates Tami Kerr, Executive Director, Oregon Dairy Farmers Association Willamette Foyer and Hallway 2:50 Vendor Show and Ice Cream Break Willamette A&B Session 4 | Chair: Amy Spence | Theme: Connecting with Consumers Through Food 3:10 Session Chair 3:15 From Farm to Fortnite: Unlock New Paths to Dairy Consumers Julie Rentsch, Oregon Dairy Council on behalf of Dairy Max 3:40 Connecting with Consumers Through Food Emily Fuller, Communications Director, Oregon Dairy Council 4:05 Evolution of the Grocery Shopping Experience Beau Hayden, Vice President of Insights: Sales and Trust, Dairy Management Inc. 4:45 Evaluation Drawing, Adjourn Grand Hotel Boardroom 5:00 Hospitality Suite |
AGENDA: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 Pringle Creek Room 7:30 Registration Willamette Foyer and Hallway 7:30 Vendor Show, Beverages, and Donuts Willamette A&B Session 5 | Chair: Anne Goetze | Theme: Oregon State University 8:30 Door Prize, Session Chair 8:35 Oregon State University Student Presentations 9:35 Introduction of OSU Pilot Plant Brandon Riesgaard, Dairy Pilot Plant Manager, Oregon State University 9:55 Oregon State University Dairy Program Update Younas Dadmohammadi, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University and Zeynep Atamer, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University Willamette Foyer and Hallway 10:20 Break and Vendor Show Willamette A&B Session 6 | Chair: Marcia Walker | Theme: Product and Process Innovation 10:35 Session Chair 10:40 PCC-DBII Story, Update, Reflections Susan Pheasant, Director, Institute for Food and Agriculture, Fresno State University 11:00 Pacific Coast Coalition Subaward Recipients Stories of Success Panel and Impact of Receiving Funding Umpqua Dairy, Andersen Dairy, Nico’s Ice Cream 11:20 FIC Dairy Innovation Impact Melanie Hanlon, Dairy Initiative Program Manager, Oregon State University 11:40 Lunch – Croisan Creek 12:00 ODI Business Meeting – Croisan Creek 12:30 Vendor Show Tear Down Willamette A&B Session 7 | Chair: Chris Jackson 1:00 Session Chair 1:05 ODI Dairy Story: Oregon Cheese Guild, Katie Bray 1:30 Keynote Speaker: Oregon's Global Opportunity: Realizing Our World-Class Ambitions Mike Thelin, Principal, Bolted Consulting 2:20 Annual ODI Awards Program with Oregon Dairy Princess 2:55 Evaluation Drawing, Closing Remarks, Chris Jackson Willamette C&D 3:00 2025 ODI Elliker Cheese Tray |