Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed in Food Safety Auditing

Marc Cwikowski is Co-Founder at World of Auditing. He has worked for more than 30 years in the food and beverage industry and held various senior global leadership and executive positions in companies including Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company, and Danone. Former positions include audit process manager, director of quality and food safety strategy, director of supply chain capability development, food safety center director, and vice president for quality and food safety. Marc holds a master's degree in chemical and agricultural bioengineering from Agro-Bio Tech University at Gembloux. He holds extensive international experience in innovation, quality assurance, and food safety.

Tülay Kahraman is Co-Founder at World of Auditing. She has 24 years of experience working for food and beverage companies including The Coca-Cola Company, Mondelez International, and pladis Global. She has held global senior positions in which she led initiatives designing business processes, including innovation management and specification management. In her operational capacity, she has led auditing teams; regional research and development; quality; and environment, health, and safety. Tülay is a food engineer who also holds an M.B.A. She combines her technical expertise with her knowledge of organizational psychology to design solutions to deliver a better learning experience.

Adrienne Blume is Editorial Director of Food Safety Magazine, a BNP Media brand. She has 18+ years of experience in B2B technical media, including the food safety and quality (FSQ) and energy technology sectors. She manages the editorial content for Food Safety Magazine and its podcast, Food Safety Matters, and also serves on the Educational Advisory Board for the annual Food Safety Summit. She keeps a pulse on trends, issues, and regulatory developments in FSQA by attending and moderating sessions at food industry and food safety conferences worldwide. Previously in her career, Ms. Blume launched and led two energy technology publications (H2Tech and Gas Processing & LNG) and a podcast (H2TechTalk) as Editor-in-Chief at Gulf Energy Information in Houston, Texas. She also worked as Managing Editor at Hydrocarbon Publishing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She speaks and moderates at technical conferences around the world and is published in several industry journals. Ms. Blume holds an M.A. degree in English and Publishing from Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, as well as B.A. degrees (hons) in English and Anthropology from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.