7:45 – 8:20
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Registration and Coffee
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8:20 – 8:30
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Introduction and Welcome Remarks
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8:30 – 9:15
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Opening Keynote Address:
Susan Schneider, University of Arkansas, Food Law: A National Perspective (via Zoom)
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9:15 – 10:00
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Tom Redick, Global Environmental Ethics Council, Product Liability Prevention & the PFAS Problem
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10:00 – 10:30
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Lisa Schlessinger, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Confessions of a Former FOIA Officer: Overview of current IL law and Tips for Successful FOIA Requests
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10:30 – 10:45
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Coffee Break
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10:45 – 11:15
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Jessica Guarino, University of Illinois, Misleading Food Labeling and the Reasonable Consumer
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11:15 – 11:45
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Alexis Pascaris, Agrivoltaics
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11:45 – 12:15
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Michaela Oldfield, Gorman Heritage Farm, Food Policy Councils, A Lawyer’s Perspective
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12:15 – 1:30
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Lunch & Keynote Address:
Alexia Kulwiec, University of Wisconsin, Legal and Policy Challenges faced by Independent Farms and Food Producers
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1:30 – 2:30
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Eric Greenberg, Eric F. Greenberg, P.C., Two Hot Topics: Label Claims & General Recognition of Safety
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2:30 – 2:45
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Coffee Break
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2:45 – 3:30
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Elaine Vorberg, McCarthy Duffy LLP, Legal Aspects of Financing a Food or Agtech Start-up
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3:30 – 4:00
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Terence Centner, University of Nebraska, Liability for Damages from Pesticides with Examples Involving Injuries from Glyphosate and Dicamba
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4:00 – 4:30
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Lynne Ostfeld, Lynne R. Ostfeld, P.C. Contracts and International Supply Chains in a Time of Uncertainty
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4:30 – 5:00
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Bryan Endres, University of Illinois, Agritourism Risk Management
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