Modern quality leaders must influence beyond function and hierarchy. This panel dives into the political and relational skills required to drive change—from earning trust in the boardroom to mobilizing teams across the shop floor.Read More

Seán Leighton,
Senior Vice President of Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Affairs,
Cargill

Carla Serpa,
Chief Quality Officer, Ice Cream,
Unilever

Hugo Gutierrez,
Vice President of Global Quality Assurance,
Clorox

Gilberto Quintero,
Global Chief Quality Officer,
Kimberly-Clark

David Maher (Moderator)
Head of Strategy, QualityOne,
Veeva
Digital tech is redefining what’s possible in quality management. This session explores how CQOs are adopting AI, advanced analytics, and a unified digital ecosystem to enable predictive quality and faster decision-making—while navigating the governance, ethical, and change management challenges that come with it. Read More

Yanyan Huang, Ph.D.,
Vice President, Global Quality and Food Safety, ADM

Berenice Vettore,
Global Chief Quality Officer,
Estée Lauder

Ray Murray,
Chief Quality Officer,
Unilever

Derek Henderson,
Vice President Quality & Compliance North America, Kenvue

Conall Burns (Moderator)
Director, QualityOne Strategy,
Veeva
In today’s interconnected value chains, delivering quality to the end consumer depends on seamless collaboration between brand owners and their suppliers. This panel explores how leading companies are building transparent, trust-based partnerships that drive shared quality outcomes—from co-developing standards to real-time issue resolution. Read More

Mahir Bhagia,
Vice President, Chief Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Officer, PepsiCo

Maryam Mellatdoust,
Senior Vice President and Global Head of Quality, IFF

Thanh Nguyen,
Chief Quality Officer,
Kerry

Maria Calderon,
Global Quality and Food Safety Integration Lead, Mars

Alba Abelaira (Moderator)
Director, QualityOne Strategy,
Veeva
Quality is no longer just about compliance—it’s a key driver of brand value and business growth. This panel explores how companies are using quality to strengthen consumer trust, accelerate innovation, and deliver measurable impact across the value chain.Read More

Gregg Albus,
Vice President, Global Quality and Food Safety,
Hill’s Pet Nutrition

Jorge Hernandez,
Vice President Global Quality Assurance,
The Wendy's Company

Allison Milewski,
Senior Director Global
External Quality,
Mondelez

Bruce Beilfuss (Moderator)
Vice President, QualityOne Strategy,
Veeva
Tomorrow’s quality organization looks very different from today’s. This panel tackles the talent challenge head-on—what skills are needed, how to upskill the workforce, and how to build a strong leadership pipeline in an era of automation and transformation.Read More

Pawel Rudzinski,
Senior Vice President
and Global Quality,
Reckitt

Adora Johnson,
Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Compliance,
Dollar Tree, Inc.

Loan Ngô,
Vice President of Quality, Adhesive Technologies Americas,
Henkel Corporation

Andrew Douglass (Moderator)
Director, QualityOne Strategy,
Veeva
16.45 - 18.00
Veeva QualityOne helps manufacturers deliver high quality products that consumers trust. The cloud-based platform unifies applications, processes and partners across content management, Quality Management System (QMS), food safety management and training.
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