Program Schedule – Conference

Sunday June 5th

12:00 pm Registration and Refreshments

1:15 pm Welcome and Opening Remarks (15 minutes) – Ken Toong & Garett DiStefano

1:30 pm Opening General Session I (40 minutes) – Barton Seaver

2:10 pm General Session II (30 minutes) – Catherine Katz

2:40 pm Industry Presentation (5 minutes)

2:45 pm General Session III (30 minutes) – Christine Seitz

3:15 pm General Session IV (30 minutes) – Cathy Holley

3:45 pm General Session V (20 minutes) – Christopher Coombs

4:15 pm Culinary Demonstration I (90 minutes) –

• Virginia Willis
• Corinne Trang
• Charlie Baggs

5:25 pm Networking Break (20 minutes)

5:45 pm Cutthroat Event I and Opening Reception (60 minutes) – Jet Tila and 4 chef contestants

8:00 pm UMass Pub (120 minutes)

Monday June 6th

7:00 am Light, Healthy New England Breakfast (60 minutes)

7:00 am Registration

8:00 am Welcome (10 minutes) – Ken Toong

8:10 am General Session VI (40 minutes) – David Katz

8:50 am General Session VII (30 minutes) – Greg Dresher

9:20 am Industry Presentations (20 minutes)

9:50 am Refreshment and Networking Break (10 minutes)

10:00 am Culinary Demonstrations II (90 minutes)

• Mai Pham
• Steve Petusevsky
• Roberto Santibanez
• Jehangir Mehta

11:30 am Refreshment and Networking Break (10 minutes)

11:40 am General Session VIII (30 minutes) – June Jo Lee

12:10 pm General Session IX (30 minutes) – Christopher Gardner

12:40 pm Refreshment and Networking Break (15 minutes)

12:50 pm Keynote Presentation (45 minutes) – Alice Waters moderated by Joanne Weir

1:30 pm Lunch (60 minutes)

2:30 pm 12 Workshops (3 hours, 30 minutes)

• Christopher Coombs
• Jehangir Mehta
• Alexander Ong
• Steve Petusevsky
• Mai Pham
• Roberto Santibanez
• Suvir Saran
• Barton Seaver
• Chai Siriyarn
• Virginia Willis
• Corinne Trang
• Charlie Baggs

7:00 pm Cutthroat Event II and Reception (60 minutes) – Jet Tila and 4 chef contestants

8:30 pm UMass Pub (120 minutes)

Wednesday June 8th

7:30 am Light, Healthy New England Breakfast (60 minutes)

8:30 am Panel Discussion I (45 minutes) – Directors Panel

9:20 am Break (15 minutes)

9:45 am General Lecture and Workshop (5 hours 30 minutes) – Johnson and Wales University

6:00 pm Reception (30 minutes)

6:30 pm Banquet and Celebration (120 minutes) – 30 minute dinner talk

8:30 pm UMass Pub (120 minutes)

Thursday June 9th

7:30 am Light, Healthy New England Breakfast (60 minutes)

8:30 am Group Photo

9:00 am General Lecture and Workshop (5 hours) – Johnson and Wales University

9:00 am General Lecture and Workshop (5 hours) – Chef John Masi

2:30 pm Networking Break

3:00 pm ACF Competition Briefing (60 minutes)

6:00 pm International Dinner (150 minutes)

8:30 pm UMass Pub (90 minutes)