The Food Safety Innovation Conference is returning to the University of Lincoln on Tuesday 24th June, 2025. You can now register your interest in attending the event.

A collaborative effort from Klipspringer and Foodclean, the Food Safety Innovation (FSI) Conference is a dynamic mix of presentations, seminars, and networking opportunities – inspired by the key challenges faced by the food production industry.

With both the 2023 and 2024 event receiving glowing reviews, the conference is making a welcome return to the University of Lincoln on Tuesday 24th June, 2025.

You can now book a single or group ticket for the FSI Conference using the button below.

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What is the theme for the Food Safety Innovation Conference 2025?

We are thrilled to announce the theme for the FSI Conference 2025:

Exploring innovations that reduce waste and enhance food safety across today’s evolving food industry.

In this context, the reduction of waste covers everything from eliminating inefficient practices and avoiding product recalls to adopting operational innovations and ensuring the proper management of resources. The conference will also explore how waste reduction measures relate to industry-wide efforts to drive standards of food safety.

What is the agenda for the Food Safety Innovation Conference 2025?

Registration and Welcome (8:30 – 9:30)

Delegates are advised to be at the University of Lincoln for 8:30 am. Upon arrival, they will be treated to a selection of pastries and hot drinks. There will also be the opportunity to network with the event sponsors and other delegates. The Welcome Speech will be delivered at 9:15 am.

Expert Presentations (9:30 – 11:15)

The morning will see a series of expert presentations, covering the following areas of interest:

  • Setting the Scene: Exploring the link between food safety and waste reduction
  • People & Culture: How to effectively engage our most important resource
  • Cleaning & Hygiene: Unpacking advances in automation and resource utilisation
  • Production & Maintenance: Operational innovations that reduce the risk of rework and recalls
  • Key Note Speech: How to adopt the learnings from excellence outside the food arena to achieve enhanced food safety and waste reduction goals

At 11:00 am, there will be a fifteen minute Q&A session focused on the key learnings so far.

Morning Break (11:15 – 11:45)

The Morning Break offers the chance to enjoy hot beverages, pastries, and canapés. It will also be a further opportunity to network and to engage with the exhibitor stands.

Food Safety Workshops (11:45 – 13:45)

The afternoon will be dedicated to four topical workshops:

  • Food Safety Event Management: How to identify and resolve emerging food safety issues
  • Cleaning Optimisation: Reducing wasted water, cleaning chemicals, energy, and time
  • AI & Digitalisation: Practical insights on usage methods for improving food safety and efficiency
  • Condition Monitoring: How proactivity creates wins for food safety and waste reduction

Lunch (13:45 – 14:45)

In keeping with the previous events, delegates will sit down for a delicious buffet lunch. Again, this is another great opportunity to network with event sponsors and your fellow attendees.

Panel Discussion (14:45 – 15:30)

The final session of the day will be a panel discussion on the best way to apply the key learnings of the FSI Conference 2025. The expert panel will be reviewing and consolidating the most valuable learnings to ensure inspiration leads to action.

Close & Depart (15:30 – 15:45)

At 15:30, we will come together for a brief summary of the event, along with some closing words of inspiration. The Food Safety Innovation Conference will draw to a close at 15:45.

A look back at the FSI Conference 2024

Testimonials from the 2024 event

“A brilliant and truly insightful day. The FSI Conference offered a unique opportunity to collaborate with peers in the industry; through knowledge sharing we can advance food safety standards. Interactive workshops, panel discussions and individual presentations have provided inspiration which will further help on our mission to protect the magic of the Marks and Spencer food business through delivering safety as a service.”  

Bethany Gammon, Compliance Manager at Marks and Spencer 

“Slick and professionally organised from start to finish: amazing location, sharp and content rich presentations, expert-fuelled workshops, plus an unscripted, honest and insightful panel discussion. This is what the Food Industry has been missing for years. There is only one Food Safety Conference. Roll on FSI 2025!”  

Denis Treacy, Chief Executive Officer of Culture Compass

“Great conference! A pleasure to co-lead the digital session with Debbie Barnes to an audience that was definitely up for the Human Intelligence vs Machine Intelligence exercise.” 

Mick West, Global Director of Quality Systems at Kerry

“What an amazing day to learn from incredible professionals from various areas of the Food Industry about topics such as sustainability, climate change, AI, hygiene testing, and – of course – food safety.” 

Sofia Carneiro, Food Quality Manager for WildBran, LDA

“An excellent event, so good to be in the presence of so many like minded professionals with such a wealth of experience across the industry. Also, so nice to catch up with some former colleagues from the previous sites I’ve worked with.” 

John Burkitt, Hygiene Manager for 2 Sisters Food Group

“I had the opportunity to delve into the world of Food Safety with George Fiotakis, exploring how retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers all contribute to ensuring safe food reaches our homes. Discussions on climate change, AI, and innovation also shed light on the exciting future trajectories of the industry.”  

Chris Martin, Business Development Manager UK&I Food and Beverage at Ecolab

“A well organised and executed event, enhancing many key topics and practices to benefit the industry.” 

Myles Godden, Director of HVDS Ltd.

Discover the highlights of the 2024 event

The event opened with a fantastic presentation from Alec Kyriakides, Chair of the 2024 Conference. As the former Head of Product Quality, Safety, and Supplier Performance for Sainsbury’s, Alec was the perfect person to share the agenda, provide an overview of Food Safety in the Last Year, and introduce the line up of expert speakers:

Madeleine Wilson, Director of Own Brand at Waitrose & Partners, delivered a talk on climate change and its impact on food safety.

Rebecca Sudworth, Director of Policy for the Food Standards Agency, delivered a talk on the FSA and trending food safety incidents.

Lalaina Randriamanantsoa​, Senior Technical Manager at the GFSI, delivered a talk on the GFSI’s plans for the year ahead.

Rob Artley, QEHS Director for Arla Foods, delivered a talk on the role of innovation in food safety culture.

After a break for refreshments and a live performance from the Klipspringer band, delegates attended their choice of two out of four available workshops:

Innovation in Hygiene Workshop – led by FoodClean Director Lars Turner, along with Katie Satterthwaite and Laura Luque-Carey, Directors of Food Safety Excellence Ltd.

Analytical Advancements Workshop – led by Dr Stephan Speidel, Scientific Advisor for HyServe GmbH and Gabriel Linder, Managing Director of HyServe GmbH.

Digitalisation Workshop – led by Mick West, Global Director of Quality Systems for Kerry and Debbie Barnes, Director of Central Technical Operations at Sainsbury’s.

Root Cause Analysis Workshop – led by  John Figgins, Senior Technical Manager for BRCGS and Hugh Mowat, Technical & Compliance Director at Morrisons.

The day ended with a dynamic Q&A session, during which questions from the event’s attendees were answered by a panel of experts. Key topics of discussion included climate change, auditing, food safety culture, and advancements in AI technology.

Klipspringer Managing Director Murray Carlyon and FoodClean Managing Director Ben Turner then shared some closing words – thanking the industry speakers for their informative contributions and the delegates for their unwavering enthusiasm.

We can’t wait to connect with you at the Food Safety Innovation Conference 2025. You can now book a single or group ticket for the FSI Conference using the button below.

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