2025 NAFFS Convention Schedule (Tentative)

Thursday, Oct. 23
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Registration
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Board Meeting
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Reception Poolside

Friday, Oct. 24
8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. A Look Back at the Emergence of the Florida Citrus Industry
Dr. Robert Kryger, Florida Polytechnic University
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. The Flavor Industry in the Second Decade of the 21st Century
Alfred Fogel, Prodalim
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. The Story of Vanilla
Wayne Lewis, Tastepoint by IFF
11 a.m. – noon Understanding Your Beverage’s Foundation
Dr. Mark Sprowl & Tom Gibson, Flavorman
12:30 p.m. Kayak and Fishing Trips Lunch Pick-Up Departure (to-go lunch)
12:45 p.m. Fishing Trip Check-In – Marina Jack, 2 Marina Plaza, Dock E, Slip 23, Sarasota (self-transport)
1:45 p.m. Kayak Trip Begins – Bird Key Park, 200 John Ringling Cswy, Sarasota (self-transport)
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Reception Poolside

Saturday, Oct. 25
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:20 a.m. Membership Meeting
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Regulatory Update
Patrick McNamara, Partner, Weiner Law Group
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Primer on Antidumping Duty Regulations
Justin J. Prochnow, Greenberg Traurig
9:45 a.m. Break
10:05 a.m. – 11 a.m. A Look Back and a Look Forward – Trends Shaping Innovation
Amy Marks-McGeee, Trendincite
11 a.m. – noon The Evolution of Flavors
Ryan Kukuruzovic, executive chef, & Scott Gilbertson, chemist, Wixon
12:30 p.m. Golfers Lunch Pick-Up at Course
1:00 p.m. First Tee Time
2 p.m. Beach Volleyball
6:30 p.m. Reception/Dinner/Casino Night   Spike and Tees/Island House