Events and Education Calendar
Each year the Meat Institute in conjunction with the Foundation for Meat & Poultry Research & Education, conducts a series of annual conferences and educational workshops to meet the needs of our membership, the meat industry and their retail and food service customers
Operationalizing AI in Meat & Poultry: Turn Existing Data into Real-Time Decisions
Thursday, June 18th | 2:00 PM ET
Most protein processors already have the data, including environmental monitoring results, production metrics, supplier information, but struggle to turn it into real-time decisions on the plant floor.
This session focuses on how to identify the data you already have, assess what's missing, and build a practical path toward AI that works on the plant floor. We’ll walk through what data actually matters, how to connect it across food safety, production, and supply chain systems, and how to structure it for practical use and not just reporting.
You’ll hear real-world use cases, including:
- Amalthea, a global provider of goat and cow cheese, uses Infor AI to improve cheese quality and yields, reducing waste and increasing profitability by €500K for every 1% yield increase.
- Eagle Foods, a leading producer of canned and evaporated milk and snack foods, uses Infor AI to improve demand forecast accuracy to optimize inventory.
We’ll also cover the fundamentals needed to scale AI responsibly, including data governance, system integration, and workforce adoption.
Meat Industry Food Safety Conference
September 15-16, 2026
Oklahoma City, OK
The Meat Industry Food Safety Conference brings together food safety professionals across the industry, creating opportunities to openly share experiences and best practices that contribute to addressing the meat industry's most pressing challenges. From the latest scientific findings on foodborne pathogens and evolving food safety regulations and guidance documents to emerging threats, this event will inspire new innovative approaches to your food safety challenges and provide actionable and practical solutions to advancing your food safety programs.
Who Should Attend: Professionals in food safety and quality, technical sales, compliance, regulatory affairs, science and innovation, microbiology, research and business development.
The Solutions Summit
October 7-9, 2026
New Orleans, LA
This is the premier event where the efforts you make in your operation meet with the entire meat value chain to address the multitude of sustainability, supply chain management, animal welfare, food safety, and consumer trust challenges. This is not just a conference with endless speeches; it's a reimagined platform where industry leaders can come to benchmark their strategies, where innovators collaborate to find solutions, and where we all partner on pre-competitive action. Attend to discover how forward-thinking companies are future-proofing their business and leave with practical insights to help your organization reach its goals.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CEOs, COOs, sustainability, FSQA, animal welfare, legal and supply chain executives.
Advanced Listeria monocytogenes Intervention and Control Workshop
October 28-29, 2026
Kansas City, MO
RTE manufacturers face the constant challenge of controlling Listeria monocytogenes to produce safes products. This intimate workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of Listeria control, sanitation, sanitary design, environmental monitoring, investigations, corrective actions, and critical information to effectively navigate regulatory issues and standards. Attendees will engage in hands-on exercises, including a critical thinking exercise focused on ‘seek and destroy’ scenarios. This unique learning experience provides valuable insights and actionable takeaways that can be directly applied to your plants with take-home action items for continuous improvement. Seats are limited, and participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the workshop.
Who Should Attend: Professionals in food safety and quality, technical services, production, sanitation, HACCP, regulatory affairs, microbiology, maintenance, engineering, research development and operations.
