The focal point of this roundtable will be career experience and advice from experts in food safety. The participants in the roundtable include three speakers, one from government, industry and academia. The members of the Student PDG, Developing Food Safety Professional PDG and others striving to make the most of their careers in food safety will gain an expounding level of information through hearing the career advice from those individuals well established in the realm of food safety. The inclusion of a roundtable portion will allow for interaction between the audience and speakers. Invaluable information portrayed from those speaking will include where they have been in their careers, where they see their careers going and what they would have done differently. The hindsight provided from those speaking will provide proper foresight to those up-and-coming individuals in food safety. Key learnings from the proposed discussions will lead to audience members thinking “What can I do next with my career and education?” and “I never thought of going down that path, but I would love to take myself there.” The selected speakers provide a variety of individuals who have been consistently growing in their careers, of which range from early to seasoned careers. A spread of newer professionals as well as veteran experts will allow for a diversity of experience to be portrayed.