Speakers

Dr Phil Bremer

Academic

Distinguished Professor Phil Bremer is an internationally recognised food safety scientist who has made sustained contributions to New Zealand’s food sector through research, leadership, and collaboration. As an academic in the Department of Food Science at the University of Otago, the Chief Scientist of the New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre, and a network lead for the NZ Product Accelerator, he drives national research priorities, builds partnerships across industry, Māori, and government, and ensures delivery of high-impact, collaborative science.

His research spans fundamental and applied food safety and science, across the dairy, seafood, red meat and horticulture sectors .  He has over 290 publications on a wide range of topics including, the tracking and controlling of foodborne pathogens, new product development, the role of micro-organisms in flavour development and how to measure, improve and sustain a mature food safety culture.

A dedicated mentor, he has supervised 135 postgraduate students. His leadership has been acknowledged with awards from national and international organisations.  He is a former president of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology, the New Zealand Microbiological Society and the New Zealand Association of Food Protection.