May 9-11, 2022 - Washington, DC

Policy & Regulatory Forum

Name: Policy & Regulatory Forum
Start: 2022-05-09T04:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-05-11T04:00:00+00:00

The International Fresh Produce Association will convene volunteer leaders for a two-day event in Washington, DC. This will kick off IFPA’s enhanced focus on policy and regulatory issues that impact the fresh produce industry.

In addition, this will be the first opportunity for some of the volunteer leadership groups to come together under the IFPA banner. The Policy & Regulatory Forum will help highlight important legislative and administrative issues confronting the IFPA membership while showcasing the new organization before our elected leaders in Washington, DC.

Monday, May 9, 2022

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Registration Open
Oyster Hall, 12th Floor
Lanyards Sponsored By: Produce Alliance

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Welcome Volunteer Reception
Algonquian, 12th Floor
Sponsored By: American Packaging Corporation and Calavo

Dinner on Own
Wharf District Restaurants: https://www.wharfdc.com/restaurants/

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration Open
Potomac Hall, 2nd Floor

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast
Potomac Hall, 2nd Floor

Continental breakfast will be served for all volunteer leaders in the common area and can be enjoyed in your individual meeting room

8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Food Safety Council
Waterside 3, 2nd Floor
Sponsored By: Decon7

Political Advisory Committee
Harbor, 2nd Floor

U.S. Government Relations Council
Seaport 1&2, 2nd Floor

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Supply Chain Logistics Council
Waterside 2, 2nd Floor
Sponsored by: Laws Logistics

Organic Committee
Marina, 3rd Floor

Grower-Shipper Council
The Pearl, 12th Floor
Sponsored By: Bayer CropScience

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch
Potomac Hall, 2nd Floor

Lunch will be served for all volunteer leaders in the common area and can be enjoyed in your individual meeting room

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Food Safety Steering Committee
The Slip, 2nd Floor

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

General Session for All Volunteer Leaders
Waterside 1&2, 2nd Floor

2:30 PM, Welcome by Cathy Burns

2:40 PM, Volunteer Leadership 2022 Outlook Panel
Moderator, Robert Guenther, International Fresh Produce Association
Food Safety Council, Cheryl Enlow, Calavo Growers, Inc.
Grower-Shipper Council, Jeff Huckaby, Grimmway Farms
Organic Committee, Russ Hamlin, Grimmway Farms
Political Advocacy Committee, Mark Klompien, United Potato Growers of America
Supply Chain Logistics Council, Drew Zabrocki, Semios
U.S. Government Relations Council, Brian Kocher, Calavo Growers, Inc.

3:20 PM, Early Election Outlook with Nathan Gonzales
Hear from Nathan Gonzales editor and publisher of Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, as he shares thought-provoking non-partisan insights of the current 2022 political environment, analysis of what you need to know about the races you didn’t even know about, and performs an election “autopsy” on the latest races, projecting what the results mean for you.

4:15 PM Importance of FreshPAC and Grassroots Advocacy

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

FreshPAC Take Me Out to The Ballgame (Separately Ticketed Event)
Nationals Stadium, Suites 33-36, 1500 S Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003

Sponsored By: American Packaging Corporation and Grimmway/Cal Organic

Its game time! After a busy day, here’s a fun opportunity to personally make a fresh impact with fellow industry leaders by supporting FreshPAC. The FreshPAC provides the resources needed to help elect and re-elect federal congressional candidates who advocate for the produce industry. By collectively contributing personal resources, the produce industry can make a difference in key campaigns across the country. To learn more about the FreshPAC and to purchase a ticket contact Angela Tiwari at atiwari@freshproduce.com or 202-303-3416.

Nationals Stadium is a short taxi or 24-minute walk (1.2 miles) from the InterContinental Washington D.C. 6:00 PM suites open, 7:05 PM First Pitch
Casual baseball attire!

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Breakfast General Session
Waterside

During Breakfast sit with your Congressional Meeting team and discuss talking points, share cell phone numbers and review your specific congressional visit schedule. Each table will be numbered, team assignments and schedule will be posted on Monday May 9.

Open seating for all attendees not joining for congressional meetings.

8:30 AM, Congressional Panel

As we prepare for Congressional visits, leaders on the forefront of agricultural policy, Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) will sit down with IFPA's Robert Guenther. They will provide their take on current broad business of the House and how we can maximize our impact on critical issues impacting the supply chain. Together they founded, and co-chair, the congressional Agriculture Research Caucus, a bipartisan group focused on topics related to agriculture research, innovation, and mechanization efforts.

Congressional Panel Speakers:

Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Member, House Agriculture Committee
Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL-13), Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, House Agriculture Committee and Research and Ranking Member, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

9:00 AM, IFPA Expert Staff Panel

IFPA staff will walk attendees through each of our key message points for issue specific Congressional Meetings including Nutrition Policy, Immigration, Supply Chain, Food Safety, Organics and Farm Bill.

Moderator, Rebeckah Adcock, VP, U.S. Government Relations
Anne MacMillan, Legislative Counsel, Invariant
Jennifer McEntire, Chief Executive Food Safety & Regulatory Officer
Mollie Van Lieu, VP, Nutrition and Health
George Szczepanski, Director, Production, Supply Chain & Environmental Policy
Angela Tiwari, Director, Grassroots & Political Affairs

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

March on Washington: Congressional Meetings
Various

Join industry colleagues for engaging congressional meetings. International Fresh Produce Association will pair you with congressional offices to address the latest critical issues impacting our industry, food safety, immigration, nutrition policy, supply chain, organics and Farm Bill.

U.S. Senate and U.S. Representative offices on Capitol Hill are a short taxi from the InterContinental Washington D.C.

Take photos of your day and meetings use #PowerOfFresh and tag @InternationalFreshProduceAssociation on Facebook or @intlfreshproduceassn on Instagram

Capitol Hill Restaurants: teams can have lunch based on their meeting schedule. House and Senate cafeterias are currently open to guests. Use an online app to find additional dining options or see below list:

House
Talay Thai: 406 First St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Bullfeathers On The Hill: 410 First St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Hunan Dynasty: 215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
Santa Rosa Taqueria: 301 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
Good Stuff Eatery: 303 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003

Senate
The Monocle: 107 D St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Union Pub: 201 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Junction Bistro & Bar: 238 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Buffalo & Bergen – Capitol Hill: 240 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Union Station Food Court: 50 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

Thank you for attending the 2022 Policy & Regulatory Forum

March on Washington: Congressional Meetings

Issue Briefs

Look over the Issues Briefs for an outline of the key issues we'll advocate for, including:

Congressional Schedule

Coming soon

Helpful Tools

Capitol Hill Map
Committees of Jurisdiction for our priority areas
Whitelist our email address to ensure you receive all communications: HillVisits@freshproduce.com.

Thank you to our sponsors

Who Attends?

The following volunteer leadership groups will come together for their first in-person meeting under the IFPA banner.

Food Safety Council
Grower-Shipper Council
Organics Committee
Political Advocacy Committee
Supply Chain Logistics Committee
U.S. Government Relations Council
Board of Directors

Why Attend?

Volunteers are encouraged to participate in the two full days of programming, including their individual meetings, general sessions and March on Capitol Hill.

Get Involved

Looking to get engaged on policy and regulatory issues, but your group is not meeting? Contact Angela Tiwari, Director, Grassroots, at atiwari@freshproduce.com and save the date for the annual Washington Conference Sept. 26-28.

Event Location

InterContinental Washington D.C. - The Wharf

801 Wharf St. SW
Washington, DC 20024
Ph: 202.800.0844

Make your housing reservation by April 6.

Have any questions regarding this event?

Sarahi Kirschke

Event Manager

International Fresh Produce Association

(302) 781-5853 Email Sarahi Kirschke

Sponsorship

Erin Hutchison

Sales Account Manager, Trade Shows

International Fresh Produce Association

+1(202)303-3422 Email Erin Hutchison