Speakers

These are the speakers from the 2026 edition…

Alania Lindquist

Farm | Brand Liaison, Engagement


REGENERATIVE ORGANIC ALLIANCE

Alexis Flores-Betancourt

Senior Account Manager


UNCOUNTABLE INC.

Amanda Archilla

Executive Director


FAIRTRADE AMERICA

Amarjit Sahota

Founder & CEO


ECOVIA INTELLIGENCE

Carolyn Gahn

Senior Director | Mission & Advocacy


APPLEGATE FARM

Cecilia Chang

CEO


MISSION BARNS

Changmou Xu

Co-Founder | Assistant Professor of Food Processing


A+ BERRY | UIUC

Dan Sonker

Head of Sustainability


BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS

Dana Geffner

Director


REAL ORGANIC NATURLAND

Danielle Jezienicki

Sustainability Leader, CSO & Operating Advisor


FSL COLLECTIVE

David Joy

Partner


KELLER & HECKMAN

Debbie S.Yaver

Chief Science Officer


THE FYNDER GROUP

Dianna Cohen

CEO & Co-Founder


PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION

Emily (Lancaster) Moose

Executive Director


CERTIFIED REGENERATIVE BY AGW 

Evan Harrison

CEO


KISS THE GROUND

Felipe Arango

CEO


FAIR TRADE USA

Felipe Urioste

Director


LAND TO MARKET

Francisco Martin-Rayo

CEO


HELIOS 

Hans Eisenbeis

Director of Mission & Messaging


NON-GMO PROJECT

Heather Terry

CEO


GOODSAM

Jackie Marks

Senior Communications & PR Manager


MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

Jeffrey Bos

Chief Growth & Impact Officer


SOIL & CLIMATE INITIATIVE

Jennifer Hebets

Sr. Director Responsible Sourcing & Supplier Development


KELLANOVA

Jessica Adkins

VP & Head of Corporate Responsibility | Safety & Quality


BONDUELLE AMERICAS

Jessie Wright

VP of Product Intelligence & Sustainability Expert


SPINS

Joe Rouleau

Head of Sustainability


CIRANDA INC.

John Krzywicki

CEO


CHECKERSPOT

June Jo Lee

Author


FOOD ETHNOGRAPHER

Kara E. Leong

Executive Director


UC DAVIS CULTIVATED MEAT CONSORTIUM (CMC)

Karoline Schaufler

Marketing Manager


NON-GMO PROJECT

Keith Bearden

CEO


ALTER ECO FOODS LLC

Kim Fisher

Director of Programs


UC DAVIS, IIFH

Lara Jackle Dickinson

Executive Director & Co-Founder


ONE STEP CLOSER

Lara Ramdin, Dr.

Impact & Comms


HEALING SOILS FOUNDATION

Les Szabo

Chief Strategy & Impact Officer


DR. BRONNER’S | PURPOSE PLEDGE

Maricel Saenz

Founder & CEO


COMPOUND FOODS

Mark Russo

Chief Science Officer


EVERSTREAM ANALYTICS

Matthew Anderson

President


PHYTOTEQ

Mike Hower

Founder & Principal Consultant


HOWER IMPACT

Quinn Thompson

Senior Sourcing Manager


SEVEN SUNDAYS

Riley Linder

Category Manager


TRADIN ORGANIC

Sandy Pfaff

Communications & PR


OTA

Virginia Jameson

Deputy Secretary for Climate & Working Lands


CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE