The inaugural in-person SNAC Legal Forum will feature education sessions and discussion around some of the most pressing legal and regulatory issues facing the snack industry.
Location
Hogan Lovells
555 13th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
Cost
$900 for SNAC Members
$1,800 for Non-Members
Continuing Legal Education: CLE credit is available, pending individual state approval.
Forum Agenda
Program schedule subject to change.
| Tuesday, November 12 | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM |
Opening Remarks presented by SNAC International |
| 8:45 AM |
An Overview of FDA’s Human Foods Program Modernization Efforts presented by Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, FDA |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM |
Labor and Employment for the Snack Industry presented by Brendan Fitzgerald and Joseph Greener, Littler Mendelson, P.C. |
| 11:15 AM |
The Overturn of Chevron: How Recent Changes in Administrative Law will Impact the Snack Industry presented by Sean Marotta and Danielle Stempel, Hogan Lovells |
| 12:15 PM |
Lunch Session - A Deep Dive on the 2024 Election presented by Mike Torrey, Torrey Advisory Group |
| 1:30 PM |
State Additive Bans + What They Mean for the Snack Industry presented by Andrea Bruce, Hogan Lovells and Sarah Gallo, Consumer Brands Association |
| 2:30 PM | How and Why Tax Law will Change in 2025 and How it will Impact Business |
| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:45 PM |
Ultra-Processed Foods – What is UPF and How Will it Influence the Food Industry Moving Forward? presented by Maggie Gentile, Food Directions |
| 4:30PM | Adjourn |
| 4:30 - 5:30PM | Networking Reception at Hogan Lovells |
| Wednesday, November 13 | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM |
Opening Remarks presented by SNAC International |
| 8:45 AM |
FDA Download: A 360 Overview of Recent FDA Actions and What They Mean for the Snack Industry presented by Martin Hahn, Hogan Lovells |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM |
Recycling Deep Dive: What Your Company Needs to Know About How to Comply with State and Federal Recycling Actions presented by Veronica Colas, Hogan Lovells |
| 11:00 AM |
Proposition 65 Deep Dive: An Update on Recent Regulations presented by Trent Norris, Hogan Lovells |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch Session: SNAC International Legal + Regulatory Opportunities presented by SNAC International |
| 12:45 PM |
Litigation Claims - Hot Litigation Topics in the Food Industry presented by Trent Norris, Andrea Bruce and Veronica Colas, Hogan Lovells |
| 1:45 PM | Break |
| 2:00 PM |
Optional Compliance/Ethics Session: Ethics and Technology - How to Navigate New Technologies Available to the Food Industry presented by Katy Milner and Ryan Thompson, Hogan Lovells Attendees will receive 2 CLE ethics credit hours for attending this session |
| 3:00PM | Adjourn |
Forum Speakers
2024 Legal Forum Registration Request
Once registered, a SNAC team member will follow up with you shortly to confirm your registration and collect payment. In the meantime, please contact Christina Briones at cbriones@snacintl.org or Colleen Farley at cfarley@snacintl.org with questions.
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Jim Jones
Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, Food and Drug Administration
JIM JONES
Jim Jones joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in September 2023 as the agency’s first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods.
In this role, which reports directly to the FDA Commissioner, Jones leads the unified Human Foods Program (HFP), overseeing all FDA food safety and nutrition activities. He exercises decision-making authority over all HFP entities, including resource allocation, risk-prioritization strategy, policy, major response activities involving human foods. Jones came to the FDA with a thorough knowledge of the foods program, having served on the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Independent Expert PanelExternal Link Disclaimer that evaluated the program in 2022.
He has decades of leadership experience and a track record of forging partnerships among diverse segments of stakeholders and achieving dynamic results to improve public health. Jones spent most of his career as a federal regulator of pesticides, toxic substances, chemical safety, and pollution prevention at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and spent much of his tenure involved in leadership and decision-making related to food safety. He held positions of increasing responsibility at EPA and made public health-based decisions grounded in sound science, public policy, and law. As a principal architect of the 2016 overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act, Jones led discussions with members of Congress, industry and environmental groups that resulted in a law reshaping how chemical safety is managed in the U.S. He also led several national level sustainability programs, including the Environmental Preferable Purchasing Program and the Presidential Green Chemistry Awards Challenge.
From 2017 to 2020, Jones worked for the Household and Commercial Products Association as Executive Vice President for Strategic Alliances and Industry Relations, forging relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and leading sustainability and green chemistry efforts. He then ran his own company advising clients on issues related to chemical safety and sustainability.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland, and a master’s degree in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
