Agenda
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ChainReaction 2026 Agenda
3Days
51Sessions
DAY 1 • Wed, Oct 7, 2026DAY 1 • Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Wed Oct 7
6:30 PM
Wilderness at Hyatt
Welcome Reception & Registration.
Networking
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
01:30
DAY 2 • Thu, Oct 8, 2026DAY 2 • Thursday, October 8, 2026
Thu Oct 8
7:30 AM
Portico West / Outdoor Terrace
Breakfast
Meal
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
01:00
Fuel up with coffee, breakfast, and good conversation before sessions kick off.
Thu Oct 8
8:30 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
Dean Brown
Speaker
Welcome
General Session
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
00:30
Speakers
Dean Brown
CEO at SafetyChain Software
Thu Oct 8
9:00 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
Keynote
General Session
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
00:45
Thu Oct 8
9:50 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
312:30
Thu Oct 8
10:20 AM
AM Break
Break
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
00:30
Thu Oct 8
10:50 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
00:30
Thu Oct 8
11:25 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM
312:35
Thu Oct 8
12:00 PM
Portico West / Outdoor Terrace
Lunch
Meal
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
01:30
Thu Oct 8
12:00 PM
Lunch & Women Leadership Panel
Meal
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
01:30
Thu Oct 8
1:30 PM
Gardenia
Executive Roundtable [ Invite Only ]
Roundtable
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
03:00
Thu Oct 8
1:30 PM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
00:30
Thu Oct 8
2:05 PM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
2:05 PM - 2:30 PM
00:25
Thu Oct 8
2:40 PM
Keeping Processes Consistent Across Sites
Track 1: Workflows that Scale
Roundtable
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
01:00
Thu Oct 8
2:40 PM
Which Metrics Actually Drive Decisions?
Track 2: Insight to Impact
Roundtable
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
01:00
Thu Oct 8
2:40 PM
Keeping Your System Clean as You Grow
Track 3: Built to Last
Roundtable
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
01:00
Thu Oct 8
2:40 PM
Moving from Compliance Tracking to Operational Improvement
Track 4: Continuous Improvement
Roundtable
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
01:00
Thu Oct 8
3:40 PM
Break & Networking
Break
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
00:20
Thu Oct 8
4:00 PM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
00:20
Thu Oct 8
4:20 PM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session & Wrap Up
General Session
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
00:20
Thu Oct 8
6:30 PM
Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Networking
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
03:00
DAY 3 • Fri, Oct 9, 2026DAY 3 • Friday, October 9, 2026
Fri Oct 9
8:00 AM
Portico West / Outdoor Terrace
Breakfast
Meal
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
01:00
Fri Oct 9
9:00 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM
312:35
Fri Oct 9
9:40 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
10:15 AM
Grand Cypress DEF
General Session
General Session
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
312:30
Fri Oct 9
10:45 AM
Break
Break
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
00:15
Fri Oct 9
11:00 AM
Building a CAPA Workflow in SafetyChain
Track 1: Workflows that Scale
Workshop
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00
Fri Oct 9
11:00 AM
Quantifying the Value of SafetyChain for Your Organization
Track 2: Insight to Impact
Workshop
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00
Fri Oct 9
11:00 AM
Designing Forms That Operators Will Actually Fill Out
Track 3: Built to Last
Workshop
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00
Fri Oct 9
11:00 AM
Workshop
Track 4: Continuous Improvement
Workshop
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
01:00
Fri Oct 9
12:00 PM
Portico West / Outdoor Terrace
Lunch
Meal
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
01:00
Fri Oct 9
1:00 PM
Breakout
Track 1: Workflows that Scale
Breakout
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
00:40
Fri Oct 9
1:00 PM
Breakout
Track 2: Insight to Impact
Breakout
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
00:40
Fri Oct 9
1:00 PM
Setting Up Production Monitoring in SafetyChain: Configuration and Baselines
Track 3: Built to Last
Breakout
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
00:40
Fri Oct 9
1:00 PM
Reading Production Monitoring Reports: Finding Your Biggest Loss Categories
Track 4: Continuous Improvement
Breakout
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
312:40
Fri Oct 9
1:40 PM
Break
Break
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
00:10
Fri Oct 9
1:50 PM
Using Dynamic Flows for Complex Multi-Step Processes
Track 1: Workflows that Scale
Breakout
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
00:40
Fri Oct 9
1:50 PM
Building Custom Reports in SafetyChain's Report Builder
Track 2: Insight to Impact
Breakout
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
00:40
Fri Oct 9
1:50 PM
Standardizing SafetyChain Configurations Across Multiple Sites
Track 3: Built to Last
Breakout
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
00:40
Fri Oct 9
1:50 PM
Using Production Monitoring Data to Run Improvement Cycles That Stick
Track 4: Continuous Improvement
Breakout
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
00:40
Fri Oct 9
2:30 PM
Break
Break
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
00:10
Fri Oct 9
2:40 PM
Managing Supplier Quality and SCARs in SafetyChain
Track 1: Workflows that Scale
Breakout
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
312:30
Fri Oct 9
2:40 PM
Getting SafetyChain Data into Power BI and Other BI Tools
Track 2: Insight to Impact
Breakout
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
2:40 PM
Getting Teams Across Your Organization to Actually Use the System
Track 3: Built to Last
Breakout
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
2:40 PM
Running CI in Manual Production Environments
Track 4: Continuous Improvement
Breakout
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
3:10 PM
Break
Break
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
3:40 PM
Verifications and Out-of-Spec Results
Track 1: Workflows that Scale
Breakout
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
3:40 PM
Using SPC to Monitor and Report on Process Variability
Track 2: Insight to Impact
Breakout
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
-168:-30
Fri Oct 9
3:40 PM
Using SafetyChain to Build and Measure Food Safety Culture
Track 3: Built to Last
Breakout
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
3:40 PM
Getting Operators Engaged in Day-to-Day Usage
Track 4: Continuous Improvement
Breakout
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
00:30
Fri Oct 9
4:15 PM
Grand Cypress DEF
Wrap Up!
General Session
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
00:15