K-State Olathe

Schedule

We're still finalizing details for the 2025 conference. Please note that speakers, session titles and location may change. Separate pathways for Nutrition, Bio and Pharma will be offered as breakout sessions that run concurrently throughout the conference's three days.

View Day 1 Agenda View Day 2 Agenda View Day 3 Agenda

 

Day 1: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025

Time

Event

Location
8 a.m. Check-in Lobby

Keynote

8:30 - 10 a.m. Opening Keynote
Carlos A. Gonzalez, Ph.D., Hill's Pet Nutrition		 Forum Hall
10 - 10:15 a.m. Break

Breakout Session One

10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Nutrition option one
TBD		 Great Plains A
10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Nutrition option two
AAFCO		 Great Plains B
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Pharma option one

FDA

 221A
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Pharma option two

TBA

 221B
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Bio option one

"Regulatory Strategies and Dealing with the Agency"

222A
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Bio option two

TBA

 222B
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch Bistro

Breakout Session Two

12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Nutrition option one

"Import/Export of Nutrition Ingredients"

TBA
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Nutrition option two

TBA

TBA
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Pharma option one

"NexGen Products" by Hilltop Bio, FDA, Matt Zehnder, PastureBio
Moderator: Rob Hunter

 TBA
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Pharma option two

TBA

 TBA
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Bio option one

"Licensing New Products through CVB: Continuum of Studies Needed"

 TBA
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Bio option two

"Epidemiology- Avian Flu or Emerging Diseases"

 TBA

1:45 - 2 p.m.

Break

Breakout Session Three

2 - 3:30 p.m.

Nutrition option one

TBA

 TBA
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Nutrition option two

TBA

 TBA
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Pharma option one

"CRO Selection and Oversight"

 TBA
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Pharma option two

"Global Pharmacovigilance Efforts"

 TBA
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Bio option one

"CMO Oversight" by Rick Cook

 TBA
2 - 3:30 p.m.

Bio option two

"Inspections" by Terrie Jo Hamtak and Renee Schnurr

 TBA

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Break

Wrap-Up

3:45 - 4:15 p.m.

Speaker Panel and Wrap-up

Great Plains

Social and Networking Opportunities

5:30 - 7 p.m.

Subject Matter Expert Dinners (by RSVP only)

Local Restaurants

 

Day 2: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

Time

Event

Location
8:30 - 9 a.m. Research and Academic Breakfast Great Plains

Keynote

9 - 10:15 a.m. Day 2 Keynote
TBA		 Forum Hall
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break

Breakout Session One

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Nutrition option one
Panel: "Value of Interdisciplinary Approaches to Developing Nutrition Products"

 Great Plains A
10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Nutrition option two
TBA		 Great Plains B
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Pharma option one

"A Conversation on the Developing Technology of Monoclonal Antibodies"

 221A
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Pharma option two

TBA

 221B
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Bio option one

"Career Opportunities for DVMs"

 222A
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Bio option two

TBA

 222B
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch with K-State Olathe Student Services and Faculty Bistro

Workshop

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Professional Skills Workshop led by Brent Mayabb, D.V.M., Royal Canin

TBA

2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Break

Workshop

2:45 - 4:15 p.m.

Professional Skills Workshop Two

 TBA

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Break

Wrap-Up

3:45 - 4:15 p.m.

Speaker Panel and Wrap-up

Great Plains

Social After Hours

5 - 6:30 p.m.

Social and Networking Opportunities

Off-Site

 

Day 3: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

Time

Event

Location
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Industry Resources Panel Breakfast Great Plains

Breakout Session One

9:45 - 11 a.m.

Nutrition option one
"Understanding Ingredient Approval Pathways"

 Great Plains A
9:45 - 11 a.m. Nutrition option two
TBA		 Great Plains B
9:45 - 11 a.m.

Pharma option one

"Understanding ADUFA/AGDUFA Fees"

 221A
9:45 - 11 a.m.

Pharma option two

TBA

 221B
9:45 - 11 a.m.

Bio option one

"Navigating the Regulatory Pathway of Novel Oral Biologics: Scaling a Scientific Discovery into Manufacturing at Scale and Setting up Quality Control"

 222A
9:45 - 11 a.m.

Bio option two

"Leveraging Bioassays for Quality Control & Regulatory Considerations in Animal Health Biologics"

 222B
11 - 11:15 a.m. Break

Breakout Session Two

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Nutrition option one
TBA

Great Plains A
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Nutrition option two
TBA

Great Plains B
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Pharma option one

"CMC Overview"

221A
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Pharma option two

"Clinical Efficacy vs Study Claims" by Beth Kee

221B
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Bio option one

"Innovation to Organization: From Compliance in a Post-Licensure Setting"

222A
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Bio option two

TBA

222B

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Case Studies Session

1:30 - 3 p.m.

Nutrition option one
Case Study Working Group A: Elements of a Label: Livestock and Companion Animals

 Great Plains A
1:30 - 3 p.m.

Nutrition option two
TBA

 Great Plains B
1:30 - 3 p.m.

Pharma option one

Case Study Working Group B: Labeling and the FDA

 221A
1:30 - 3 p.m.

Pharma option two

TBA

 221B
1:30 - 3 p.m.

Bio option one

Case Study Working Group C: Writing an Outline for Production (USDA)

 222A
1:30 - 3 p.m.

Bio option two

TBA

 222B

3 - 3:30 p.m.

Break

Skills Testing

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Optional Skills Testing

TBA