safe food is essential to achieving sustainability, security, and above all, good health. around the world, governments and businesses share the enormous responsibility for safeguarding food. this challenging job benefits immensely from multilateral knowledge sharing, collaboration, and dialogue. with a focus on professional education and networking, the china international food safety & quality (cifsq) conference brings a passionate community of global experts together to address critical issues and identify recent advances in science, intelligent technologies, and effective best practices that can make a difference towards improving food safety. at the upcoming event in shanghai, up to 800 regulators, scientists, industry executives, technologists, and academics who are committed to protecting food and consumers are expected to attend, including 130+ talented food safety thought leaders who will take the stage to share their insights on the latest developments. we welcome your participation on october 30 – 31, 2024.