"Meet the Press" Host David Gregory to Deliver Food Safety Summit Keynote

David Gregory, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press, will deliver the keynote address at the 13th annual Food Safety Summit in April. The keynote presentation, Wednesday, April 20, 9:30 a.m., is open to all participants of the Food Safety Summit, produced by BNP Media.

“Millions of Americans, including many Food Safety Summit attendees, watch Mr. Gregory every Sunday morning interview world-leaders and newsmakers,” said Emily Patten, director of tradeshows and conferences for BNP Media. “He has moderated many discussions about food safety issues, and we are confident he will deliver a highly relevant and timely speech for our audience.”

Gregory was named moderator of NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on December 7, 2008. He is also a regular contributor and back-up anchor for “Today”;  a regular contributor and analyst on MSNBC, and lends his voice and reporting to various NBC News broadcasts including coverage of special events.

Gregory first joined NBC News in 1995. He served as White House Correspondent during the presidency of George W. Bush, reporting extensively on the 9-11 attacks as well as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Gregory has also covered three presidential campaigns in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Earning a reputation for being one of the toughest questioners of President Bush and his press secretaries, Washingtonian magazine named Gregory one of Washington’s 50 best and most influential journalists, labeling him the “firebrand in the front row.”

The 13th annual Food Safety Summit will be held Tuesday, April 19 through Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Over 1,400 food manufacturing, retail, foodservice, academic, military and government professionals attend the Summit to share their knowledge and experiences in interactive workshops, general sessions and on the exhibit floor where more than 150 companies display products and services and the latest information in fighting contamination. For more information, call 847/405-4000 or visit www.foodsafetysummit.com.