RFA Technical Webcasts

 

The RFA hosts quarterly Technical Webcasts on timely food safety and regulatory topics affecting
the prepared foods industry. The Webcasts are live, interactive events that you can join from your office!

See below for details on the latest Technical Webcast.

RFA Members can access slide presentations from past Technical Webcasts at anytime in the Member Center.

November 5, 2025 RFA Webcast:

 
"AI for Presentations: Sharper Decks, Faster Decisions"

 

REGISTER HERE for this live, interactive Event that you can join from your office!

Non-member registration form

Date and Time:

* Wednesday, November 5, from 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
(1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Pacific) 


Overview:

Everyone is building decks—executive updates, ops reviews, capital requests, customer meetings. The problem: too many slides, too little time, and a story that doesn’t adapt when the room changes.

In this fast-paced, demo-driven session, RFA 2025-26 Keynote Speaker Julien LeBlanc and Ed Bilat (Blueprint Sales & AI Lead) show how to use AI to turn bloated presentations into sharp, audience-specific narratives—in minutes, not days. Learn how to cut a 90-slide deck down to what matters, tailor content for different stakeholders, and pivot mid-meeting when priorities shift.


Presenters:

Ed Bilat, Business to Consumer Pracice Lead, blueprint North America

Ed is a storytelling master, helping sales teams to ignite their performance and grow their business. Blueprint North America offers training, coaching, consultancy and keynote addresses that help build confidence in individuals, teams and organizations. Ed, his wife and two kids reside in Ottawa, Canada. When he is not traveling around the world consulting and speaking, Ed can be found at the local dojo practicing martial arts or in the middle of a lake paddleboarding and fishing.

 

Julien Leblanc, Managing Partner and Co-founder of blueprint North America

Julien is a Growth Strategist fueled by passion and purpose. Those of you who attended the 2025 RFA Conference will remember Julien’s presentation on “Tech Forward Leadership.” Back by popular demand, Julien will serve as the Keynote Speaker for our 2026 Conference in Ponte Vedra, FL this coming February. Julien lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife Bridget and daughters Naomi and Rowyn.

 

How does the Webcast work?

It's easy and convenient! A virtual seminar is one that you can "attend" and participate in right from your offices. There is no travel time, and now provided at NO COST to RFA members!

The RFA Webcast will include live audio along with a slide presentation on the Web. You just need a phone connection for the audio and an Internet connection.

In addition, the webcast will allow you to comment and ask questions at specified times during the event using your phone.

You can invite staff members to listen and participate too! To get the most out of a webcast, it is recommended that you have no more than five people at any one computer connection. If you have multiple locations, please register each location separately.


Credits

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Research Chefs Association (RCA) have confirmed that continuing education credits are available for numerous RFA technical functions. Depending on the specific educational criteria of these two organizations, credits will be accepted for attendance at 1) RFA Webinars, 2) the RFA Fall Symposium and 3) the RFA Annual Conference.

Contact the RFA office for more information or for proof of participation.

 

Registration Information:

The cost for this event is as follows:

  • RFA Members: NO CHARGE - Now Included as a Member Benefit!

  • Non-Members: $310 per computer/audio connection

To attend the meeting, you can either:

  • Just send an email to [email protected] to register. There is no cost for members.  Nonmembers: checks must be made payable to the Refrigerated Foods Association. Payment should be received no later than November 3, 2025.

Once you have registered for the meeting, you will receive an email message inviting you to attend the web conference with instructions on how to attend. This message will provide the information that you need to join the meeting.



If you have questions about the RFA Technical Webcasts, please e-mail the RFA office at [email protected].