CDR | Wednesday, April 17
Cheese Functionality and Performance
Challenges in cheese performance from manufacturer and end user points of view.
Dean Sommer, Cheese & Food Technologist, Center for Dairy Research
Impact of concentrated milks and calcium status on mozzarella functionality.
Varsha Swaminathan, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Insights into blister formation and browning on pizzas. | Video demo
Kelden Cook, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Impact of anti-caking agents for shredded cheese performance.
Philip Eberly, University of Wisconsin–Madison
WCMA | Policy Leadership and the 2024 Election
Moderator, Rebekah Sweeney, Senior Director, Programs & Policy, WCMA
Expert Speakers: Dr. Charles Franklin, Director, Professor of Law and Public Poligy and Marquette Law School Poll, Shawn Johnson, Capitol Bureau Chief, Wisconsin Public Radio, JR Ross, Editor, WisPolitics.com, Mike Brown, Chief Economist, International Dairy Foods Association, Gregg Doud, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Milk Producers Federation
CDR | Thursday, April 18
Impact of Dairy on Human Health
Oligosaccharides and minor proteins - Impact on health and their isolation from dairy streams.
Dr. Daniela Barile, Professor and Chemist, Chancellor Fellow, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis
Biomedical benefits of milk derived Extracellular Vesicles.
Dr. Joseph Pierre, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Enhancing the bioactive properties of cheese.
Dr. Rodrigo A. Ibáñez, Associate Scientist, Center for Dairy Research
Overview on biogenic amines in cheese.
John Larsen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
CDR | Whey Permeate and Acid Whey Utilization
Fermenting your whey to lactic acid products.
Dr. Tim Donohue, Director, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Replacing fossil-derived chemicals by fermentation of dairy co-products.
Dr. Victor Ujor, Assistant Professor of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Using bacteria to make bioplastics from acid whey.
Dr. Erica L-W Majumder, Assistant Professor of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Opportunities for dairy co-products by engaging in the bioeconomy.
Dr. John Lucey, Director, Professor of Food Science, Center for Dairy Research
Ginkgo Dairy Co-Product Valorization
Dr. Dena Strehlow, Sr Director, Business Dev., Ginkgo Bioworks
WCMA | Building Your Workforce on an ESG Foundation
Expert Speaker, Jim Link, Chief Human Resources Officer, Society for Human Resources ManagementIndustry Experts: Mathew Bartkowiak, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Development, Nelson-Jameson, Allison Bolet Cafaro, Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Great Lakes Cheese Company, Iassen Donov, GPHR, Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, Leprino Foods
WCMA | Food Safety Problem Solving for Dairy Processors
Tim Stubbs, SVP, Innovation Center for US Dairy
WCMA | Update of Listeria Research Projects
Dr. Kristin Schill, Associate Scientist, Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin