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Choose Your Pre-Conference Workshop

Arrive early and get more from your SQF Unites experience with one of three pre-conference workshops on Monday, March 22. Choose the workshop that best fits your role and interests, and spend dedicated time building practical skills you can bring back to your organization.

Advanced Workshop: Preparing for the Next Generation of Threats
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | $599

Join Rod Wheeler, founder and CEO of the Global Food Defense Institute, to go beyond basic compliance and prepare for the evolving threats facing today’s food industry. Through real-world scenarios and hands-on exercises, you’ll explore new approaches to food defense, facility security, and emergency preparedness. You’ll also examine the growing role of AI and cybersecurity in protecting your organization. Leave with practical strategies to strengthen your readiness for both traditional and emerging threats.

AI for Food Safety Practitioners: Expert-Guided, Traceable, Defensible
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | $599

Learn how to put AI to work in food safety while recognizing where it can fall short. Food safety experts will guide participants through practical applications, including drafting and reviewing documents, developing food safety and environmental monitoring programs, and analyzing food safety data. You’ll leave with tools for responsible AI use, verification, human review, and a practical 90-day implementation plan.

SQF Professional Update
1:00–5:00 p.m. | $399

Stay current on the SQF program with this four-hour update led by the SQFI Technical Team. Required for SQF Professionals seeking annual re-registration, the session will cover SQF Code Edition 10, Integrity Program results, implementation solutions, assessment database enhancements, GFSI benchmarking, key SQF documents, upcoming training, and more.

Seats are limited for all three pre-conference workshops. Add your workshop when registering for SQF Unites to reserve your seat before sessions fill up.