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IPPE's learning sessions from industry experts and thought leaders will focus on industry trends, food safety, plant operations, sustainability and many more current topics. The 2025 IPPE will feature many hours of dynamic education programs from which to choose.
The listing below includes programs offered at no extra cost as well as programs that require an additional fee to attend. Free programs are included with your IPPE registration. For paid sessions, you must register and pay for these programs when you register for IPPE.
AFIA Feed Education Program
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Registration Fee: FREE (included with trade show admission)
The American Feed Industry Association's production compliance committee is hosting the annual Feed Production Education program again in 2025. As regulatory requirements for the feed industry continue to evolve, this training session will update participants on any recent changes from several federal agencies including DOL, DOT, EPA, FDA and OSHA.
Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: FREE (included with trade show admission)
The American Feed Industry Association, the Meat Institute and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association will host a free conference on opportunities for animal agriculture to advance food supply chain sustainability goals. In addition, the Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners will be announced.
Poultry Market Intelligence Forum
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: FREE (included with trade show admission)
A leading industry economist and industry experts will provide insights on how the domestic and global economies are continuously improving performance and how regulatory issues impact the poultry and egg industries. They will identify challenges facing the industry and discuss how the U.S. and International poultry industries are positioned to move forward.
WMIN
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Registration Fee: FREE (included with trade show admission)
This workshop will showcase the Women's Meat Industry Network's mission of achieving the powerful benefits of gender diversity that will help create opportunities and diverse perspectives shaping the meat and poultry industries. Everyone, male or female, is invited to join to learn more about WMIN and their efforts to make the meat industry thrive!
Innovations in Sustainable Packaging for Meat and Poultry: Driving Industry Change
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: FREE (included with trade show admission)
As the global focus on sustainability intensifies, the meat and poultry supply chain faces increasing pressure to adopt environmentally friendly practices. This session will provide cutting edge information on advancements in sustainable packaging solutions designed to reduce environmental impact while maintaining product quality and safety. Join us as we explore the latest innovations in sustainable packaging, including biodegradable materials, recyclable options and reduced plastic use.
International Poultry Scientific Forum
Monday, Jan. 27, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95 early bird, $155 after Jan. 10
Sponsored by the Southern Poultry Science Society, the Southern Conference on Avian Diseases and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the forum presents information on industry topics such as environmental management, nutrition, physiology, pathology, processing and products and avian diseases. Students with a valid student ID may register complimentary onsite. Price includes admission to the IPPE show floor.
Latin American Poultry Summit
Monday, Jan. 27, 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Registration Fee: $300
The Latin American Poultry Summit will focus on leading technical topics covering live production and processing issues of greatest priority to Latin American poultry and egg producers and processors. The content focus will focus on a variety of areas for broilers and layers. The summit will bring together key researchers from universities and leaders from genetic companies, suppliers, integrators and commercial companies to learn, discuss and network.
Baseline Listeria monocytogenes Intervention and Control Workshop
Monday, January 27, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 28, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $399
Every day, RTE manufacturers face the challenge of controlling Listeria monocytogenes to produce safe, nutritious products. Taught by the foremost experts in the meat and poultry industry, this workshop will use real-life examples from their plant experience to cover the latest developments in Listeria control. From process control and sanitation to sanitary design, environmental monitoring, investigations and corrective actions, processors will gain critical information to stay up-to-date on regulatory issues and changes. This unique learning experience will provide attendees with first-hand knowledge that applies directly to their plants with take-home action items for continuous improvement.
Meat Institute Foreign Material Workshop
Monday, Jan. 27, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $299
This workshop will provide an in-depth update on foreign material prevalence, detection and mitigation in the meat and poultry industries. Attendees will gain close access to experts and technology related to foreign material detection and prevention and have the opportunity to review the Meat Institute Foreign Material Maturity Model, taking home tools to evaluate their organization's continuous improvement efforts.
Pet Food Conference
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $115 early bird/$160 after Jan. 10
The American Feed Industry Association's Pet Food Conference covers a variety of topics from regulatory and technical aspects of production to product claims, marketing and nutrition. The conference attracts more than 450 attendees from pet food manufacturing to ingredient suppliers covering all ingredient categories, offering an excellent opportunity to network with a diverse audience. Program registration includes breakfast and lunch.
Automation & Artificial Intelligence Workshop
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Fee: $299
The Meat Institute's Automation & Artificial Intelligence Workshop offers the opportunity to learn from leading industry and academic experts about how artificial intelligence (AI) and automation drive transformational change in efficiency, safety, animal welfare, and environmental goals in the meat and poultry industry. This workshop will set the stage for your experience on the IPPE show floor and provide new perspectives on how you can incorporate AI and automation your business.
Feed Mill of the Future Conference: How innovation and sustainability will shape the feed industry of tomorrow
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95 early bird/$125 after Jan. 10
The half-day Feed Mill of the Future Conference brings together leading feed industry experts to examine emerging feed industry trends and new technologies that will impact how animal feed is manufactured in the years ahead. Feed milling professionals will leave with a better understanding of how innovation and early adoption will help their business achieve its sustainability, productivity, and profitability goals. The conference is organized and presented by Feed Strategy and Feed & Grain magazines.
APHIS and Industry: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Importing/Exporting Animal Products
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration fee: $280 early bird/$380 after Jan. 10
This opportunity will allow the American Feed Industry Association, North American Renderers Association and Pet Food Institute Members to learn about the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) role in conducting animal food product facility inspections while processing a large volume of paperwork, such as import permit requests and export health certificates, required for animal product imports and exports, simultaneously advancing and expanding U.S. market access by negotiating with trading partners. APHIS headquarters negotiators and field office staff will come together with the industry to review "The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly" of what they are seeing and how the industry can be better prepared for inspections, handling paperwork, communicating and collaborating to keep imports and exports flowing without delays. This is a unique networking opportunity to interact directly with APHIS import and export personnel.
What's Keeping the Feed Industry Up at Night?
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration fee: $79/$90 after Jan. 10
Join the American Feed Industry Association team for a critical discussion on the most pressing challenges facing the animal feed industry. This 2-hour symposium dives deep into three key areas that are keeping producers and industry experts awake at night: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and its recent presence in dairy cows, the ongoing battle against African Swine Fever and its implication in feed production, and finally, the ever-evolving challenge of bridging the nutrient gap when animal genetics outpace published requirements.
International Rendering Symposium
Thursday, Jan. 30, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $250
Rendering is an integral and often invisible aspect of animal agriculture's economic and environmental sustainability. This program will discuss rendering's contributions, impact, and the future of the industry.