Director Food Safety, Ferrara

Wumi Yusuff is currently a Director, Food Safety for Ferrara Candy Company, a large manufacturer, and undisputed leader in sweet snacking headquartered in Chicago, USA. In this role, Wumi is responsible for the oversight of all food safety and sanitation programs for the company’s manufacturing facilities, Pack Centers, and warehouses.
Wumi has more than 15 years’ experience across diverse product categories in the food manufacturing industry using a systematic and risk-based preventative approach for food safety assurance. She has held multiple leadership roles in quality and food safety.

She is a board member of the Chicagoland Food Science Foundation (CFSF), a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and a board-certified Food Scientist (International Food Science Certification Commission). She holds an MSc in Food Technology from University of Algarve, Portugal, and BSc in Food Science and Technology from University of Agriculture, Nigeria.

She lives in Chicago, USA with her husband and three children and enjoys baking in her free time.

CEO, iComplai

Asli Solmaz-Kaiser is the CEO of iComplai, the early warning system for risks in the food supply chain. Asli has 14 years of experience in the product safety industry and has acted as a member of the German National Product Safety Committee. Before this role, Asli has been leading the global product development and innovation team of one of the leading testing, inspection and certification companies in Germany. Asli holds a master’s degree in business from the University of Mannheim.