IFTPS - European technical summit 2026
2-3 November 2026
IFTPS Members: $450
Guests / Non-members: $700
Summary
A focused two-day technical program bringing together thermal processing specialists, regulatory professionals, and equipment partners to address real-world processing challenges including aseptic validation, heat distribution, energy optimization, and regulatory filing questions.
Who should attend
- Process authorities
- QA/QC teams
- Thermal processing specialists
- Operations professionals
- Equipment manufacturers
- Regulatory affairs professionals
Benefits of attending
- Hands-on thermal processing training
- Aseptic validation best practices
- Heat distribution case studies
- Energy optimization strategies
- FDA regulatory Q&A session
- Alternative proteins processing
Exhibiting
Limited number of exhibitor and sponsor opportunities available. Contact Christy Himel - christy.himel@iftps.org
Provisional programme
| Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
Monday 2 November |
|
| 12:30 | Registration and buffet lunch in exhibitors area |
| 13:30 | Welcome IFTPS and Campden BRI |
| 13:45 | Training is not a dumping ground Connie Muniandy, Niagara Bottling |
| 14:30 | Aseptic validation USA vs Europe Corpus Perez, Mead Johnson |
| 15:15 | Break |
| 16:15 | Aseptic sampling: Current practices and challenges |
| 16:30 | Chairman's closing comments |
Tuesday 3 November |
|
| 08:30 | Tea and coffee in exhibitors area |
| 09:30 | Effect of type of load on temperature distribution Karen Brown and Jo Suys, JBT Europe |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Practical challenges of heat distribution in steam / air batch retorts Hatti Prescott, Campden BRI |
| 11:15 | Optimizing a thermal process for energy usage whilst maintaining product safety Gareth Snook, FEI Foods Ltd |
| 12:00 | Round table |
| 12:20 | A word from the exhibitors |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Developments in retorting applications: Unlocking the commercial case for thermal processing in alternative proteins Chris Holland, Holmach |
| 14:15 | Is Pharma the Future for Food? Paul O'Hare and Mark Seiboth, Ellab |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:15 | FDA Filing Remote Q&A Daniel Geffin, FDA |
| 16:00 | Chairman's closing comments |
Please note copies of the presentations will not be available on the day but a recording of the event will be made available within a few days of the event for registered delegates.