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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]These are the speakers from the 2026 edition…[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Alania Lindquist<\/h4>

Farm | Brand Liaison, Engagement<\/p>

REGENERATIVE ORGANIC ALLIANCE<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Alexis Flores-Betancourt<\/h4>

Senior Account Manager<\/p>

UNCOUNTABLE INC.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Amanda Archila<\/h4>

Executive Director<\/p>

FAIRTRADE AMERICA <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Amarjit Sahota<\/h4>

Founder & CEO<\/p>

ECOVIA INTELLIGENCE<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
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Annie Brown<\/h4>

Vice President of Development<\/p>

RODALE INSTITUTE<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Benjamin Freedman<\/h4>

Vice President | Commercial<\/p>

NEW CULTURE<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
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Dr.Boligala Raju<\/h4>

President & CEO<\/p>

HIGH QUALITY ORGANICS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Carolyn Gahn<\/h4>

Senior Director | Mission & Advocacy<\/p>

APPLEGATE <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Cecilia Chang<\/h4>

CEO<\/p>

MISSION BARNS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
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Changmou Xu<\/h4>

Co-Founder | Assistant Professor of Food Processing<\/p>

A+ BERRY | UIUC<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Chris Edmonds<\/h4>

Sustainability Director | North America<\/p>

OATLY <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Dr. Dan Sonke<\/h4>

Head of Sustainability<\/p>

BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
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Danielle Jezienicki<\/h4>

Sustainable Operations<\/p>

IMPACT FWD<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

David Joy<\/h4>

Partner<\/p>

KELLER AND HECKMAN LLP<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Debbie S.Yaver<\/h4>

Chief Science Officer<\/p>

THE FYNDER GROUP<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Dianna Cohen<\/h4>

CEO & Co-Founder<\/p>

PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Elizabeth Sheppard<\/h4>

Manager of Integrated Supply Chain & Agriculture Strategy<\/p>

MCCAIN FOODS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Emily Moose<\/h4>

Executive Director<\/p>

CERTIFIED REGENERATIVE BY AGW\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Evan Harrison<\/h4>

CEO<\/p>

KISS THE GROUND<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Felipe Arango<\/h4>

CEO<\/p>

FAIR TRADE USA <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Felipe Urioste<\/h4>

Director<\/p>

LAND TO MARKET<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Francisco Martin-Rayo<\/h4>

CEO<\/p>

HELIOS\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Frieda Park<\/h4>

Director of Procurement & Co-Manufacturing<\/p>

BULLETPROOF 360<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Hans Eisenbeis<\/h4>

Director of Mission & Messaging<\/p>

NON-GMO PROJECT <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
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Heather Terry<\/h4>

CEO<\/p>

GOODSAM FOODS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Jackie Marks<\/h4>

Senior Communications & PR Manager<\/p>

MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Jeffrey Bos<\/h4>

Chief Growth & Impact Officer<\/p>

SOIL & CLIMATE INITIATIVE <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Jerry O\u2019Grady<\/h4>

Market Development Manager | Sustainability<\/p>

BRASKEM AMERICA<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Jessie Wright<\/h4>

VP of Product Intelligence & Sustainability Expert<\/p>

SPINS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Joe Rouleau<\/h4>

Head of Sustainability<\/p>

CIRANDA INC.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

John Krzywicki<\/h4>

CEO<\/p>

CHECKERSPOT<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

June Jo Lee<\/h4>

Author | TED Talks Speaker<\/p>

FOOD ETHNOGRAPHER <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
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Kara E. Leong<\/h4>

Executive Director<\/p>

UC DAVIS CULTIVATED MEAT CONSORTIUM (CMC)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Karoline Schaufler<\/h4>

Marketing Manager<\/p>

NON-GMO PROJECT <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Keith Bearden<\/h4>

CEO<\/p>

ALTER ECO FOODS LLC<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Kim Fisher<\/h4>

Director of Programs<\/p>

UC DAVIS, IIFH<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Kristen Stevens<\/h4>

Senior Marketing Manager<\/p>

MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Lara Jackle Dickinson<\/h4>

Executive Director & Co-Founder<\/p>

ONE STEP CLOSER<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Dr. Lara Ramdin<\/h4>

Impact & Comms<\/p>

HEALING SOILS FOUNDATION<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Lauren Hoffman<\/h4>

Vice President<\/p>

FOODMINDS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Les Szabo<\/h4>

Chief Strategy & Impact Officer<\/p>

DR. BRONNER’S | PURPOSE PLEDGE<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Mark Russo<\/h4>

Chief Science Officer<\/p>

EVERSTREAM ANALYTICS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Matthew Anderson<\/h4>

President<\/p>

PHYTOTEQ<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Michael Bortinger<\/h4>

Director of Marketing & Partnerships<\/p>

TASTEWISE<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Mike Hower<\/h4>

Founder & Principal Consultant<\/p>

HOWER IMPACT<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"New<\/div><\/div>

Quinn Thompson<\/h4>

Senior Sourcing Manager<\/p>

SEVEN SUNDAYS<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Rachel Maloney<\/h4>

Executive Design Director<\/p>

IDEO<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Ranjan Patnaik<\/h4>

CTO<\/p>

MYCOTECHNOLOGY INC.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Riley Linder<\/h4>

Category Manager<\/p>

TRADIN ORGANIC <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Robyn O\u2019Brien<\/h4>

Advisor | Forbes Impact 50 List<\/p>

TRAILHEAD CAPITAL <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Sheldon Baker<\/h4>

Editor-at-Large<\/p>

WHOLE FOODS MAGAZINE<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Timothy Childs<\/h4>

Founder & CEO<\/p>

NUTRI8<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″]
\"SFS<\/div><\/div>

Dr.Timothy LaSalle<\/h4>

Co-Founder<\/p>

CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RESILIENT SYSTEMS, CSU CHICO<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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