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Agriculture Resilience
Summit
2024
Summit
2024

October 22-23, 2024, Chicago, IL

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Join leaders in sustainability across food, agriculture and fiber industries for a 2-day summit about the future of agriculture. Together, we’ll work to understand how to build and maintain momentum on resilience. We'll dive deep into the levers that can help us make the most progress, including embedding resilience into core business strategies, building partnerships to impact our shared landscapes, and overcoming the practical challenges to program scale.

Chris Walberg

Lucia von Reusner

Regrow Ag

Dan Passette

Regrow Ag

Amy Hughes

Regrow Ag

Carol Arent

Regrow Ag

Jessica Kirshenblat-Gooderham

Regrow Ag

Al Yablonski

Anchor Ingredients

Bill Salas

Regrow Ag

Rick Clark

Farm Green LLC

Anna Pierce

Tate & Lyle

Chuck de Liedekerke

Soil Capital

Christian Holzleitner

European Commission

Matt Durler

ICM

Lori Marco

Landus

Meryl Kennedy

Kennedy Rice Mill

Kendra Levine

McDonald's

Ted Preister

Red River Basin Commission

Steve Rosenzweig

General Mills

Greg Bohrer

Walmart

Campbell Mauchan

AgriWebb

Kevin Miller

Croissant Red Angus

Vaughn Duitsman

Bartlett

Elizabeth Reaves

Sustainable Food Lab

Shalini Unnikrishnan

Boston Consulting Group

Suzy Friedman

WWF

Ross Plagman

Mars

Stewart Lindsay

Campbell's

Stefan Jirka

Verra

Ryan Locke

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Ryan Heiniger

Conservation Technology Information Center

Robert Bonnie

USDA, Farm Production and Conservation

Pilar Cruz

Cargill

Marion Verles

SustainCERT

Margaret Henry

PepsiCo

Leslie Dach

Walmart

Kim Sundy

Kellanova

Jeff Lakner

Lakner Farms, LLC.

Jay Brandt

Walnut Creek Seeds

Jay Watson

General Mills

Jason Weller

JBS Foods

Janelle Meyers

Kellanova

Anastasia Volkova

Regrow Ag

Adam Hardie

Mars Pet Nutrition North America

Brad Doorn

NASA

Agenda

At this year’s summit, we'll dive into the most pressing challenges facing today's sustainability and procurement leaders, including designing high-ROI regenerative agriculture programs, addressing producer hurdles to adopting regen ag practices, and co-creating frameworks for cross-supply chain collaboration.
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Through a mix of thought-provoking questions, calls to action, and boundary-pushing stories, we will challenge our audience to take the next steps in our collective journey toward resilience.

Monday, October 21, 2024

6:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Kick off this year's Summit with a networking cocktail hour on Monday evening from 6-8 pm CST in the Sofitel Hotel lobby. Enjoy signature cocktails and local Chicago bites while mingling with fellow attendees.

Speakers

Networking

TUESDAY, October 22, 2024

7:30 am

Networking breakfast

Speakers

Networking

8:30 am

Opening Remarks

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Plenary

8:45 am

Towards Resilience: Making the Transition a Mainstay

Welcome to the 2024 Agriculture Resilience Summit. Let's catch up on how we've been since last year, and build an action plan for Agriculture Resilience.

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Keynote

9:20 am

The Economic Reckoning Driving Agriculture Resilience

What does Agriculture Resilience really mean, through the lens of agriculture and business? This session dives into empirical insights from top professionals in these fields. Discover how markets experts define ‘Resilience’ for the agricultural sector, the principles they deem essential, and the practical implications of these definitions for the industry.

‍You’ll learn: Expert perspectives on the meaning and importance of agriculture resilience and how to apply these expert viewpoints to enhance resilience in your own business.

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Plenary

9:50 am

Networking break

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Networking

10:25 am

Producer Panel: Catalyzing Regenerative Ag Adoption

Experienced regenerative farmers will discuss what makes an on-farm program effective, and how to bridge the gap from initial adoption to farm-scale transformation. Farmers will identify the barriers they’re facing in on-farm programs and offer insights on how to make programs more beneficial for all stakeholders.
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You’ll learn: How to engage and retain farmers in regenerative ag programs.

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Panel

11:10 am

Activating on Shared Landscapes

What makes a successful program in a shared supply shed? Discover how an innovative partnership between CPG companies, nonprofits and research entities brought together stakeholders across the agrifood supply chain to utilize resources within a shared supply shed, unlocking the benefits of regenerative agriculture for all.

You'll learn: how effective stakeholder management across shared landscapes can lead to mutually beneficial regenerative programs.

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Case Study

12:00 pm

Lunch

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Networking

1:00 pm

What Happens When We Make Resilience a Company-Wide Mission?

In this session, leaders from global CPG companies will show how they leveraged goals across business units to enforce a resilience-focused strategy. Attendees will be challenged to consider the goals driving their business units and establish resilience as an essential through line for business stability.

You’ll learn: How to unapologetically make agriculture resilience a company-wide mission

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Panel

1:45 pm

How to Build a High-ROI Regen Ag Program

In this session, a leader in regenerative agriculture will discuss the criteria they see as critical to implementing high-ROI regenerative programs. The group will then engage in discussions about the specific opportunities they have at their own companies to prove ROI and to communicate success to internal stakeholders and external partners.

‍You’ll learn: How to work toward regenerative programs with provable ROI.

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Plenary

2:15 pm

Unlocking Complex Partnerships in the Livestock Supply Chain: How to Build Ranch Resilience

Leaders from agriculture and food businesses are interviewed to discuss their aspirations for bringing suppliers, producers, and retail partners along on the journey to resilience. Speakers will share the hurdles that come along with these aspirations and the lessons learned through real stories/examples. Ultimately, this conversation will help us identify which partners are crucial in effective climate programs, and how to build partnerships that are optimized for long-term success.

‍You’ll learn: How to choose the right partners for supply chain resilience.

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Panel

2:45 pm

Networking break

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Networking

3:20 pm

What’s Stopping Us from Taking Action at the Landscape Level?

In theory, we all recognize the importance of pre-competitive collaboration. Our industry operates on shared agricultural land; so we should be able to work together to secure that land and support our supply chains. What factors are stopping us from building resilience together, both along the supply chain and across competing businesses?

In this session, sustainability leaders from CPG brands and processors will explore the roadblocks to pre-competitive collaboration, so we can workshop shared solutions. We’ll unpack some of the sticking points around collaborating with our rivals, co-investment strategies (i.e., who pays for what), and more.

You’ll learn: How to overcome the barriers to pre-competitive collaboration.

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Panel

4:05 pm

Win-Win-Win: Expanding Business Across the Value Chain

How can stakeholders across the supply chain work together to grow both businesses? In this session, you’ll hear from experts both upstream and downstream, exploring how partnerships helped each business grow, and how smart strategic planning enhances the benefits for all parties.

‍You’ll learn: How to partner with stakeholders across the supply chain for shared benefits.

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Panel

4:50 pm

Day 1 Closing Remarks

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Plenary

6:30 pm

Regrow Offsite Dinner: The Dalcy at Aba Chicago

Please join us for an exclusive dinner on Tuesday night during the Summit at the Dalcy, Aba’s exclusive dining room, in the West Loop.

This is a unique opportunity to unwind, connect with industry leaders and deepen relationships as we continue our discussions about building industry-wide resilience. RSVP through your registration link, or email events@regrow.ag.

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Networking

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

7:30 am

Networking Breakfast

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Networking

8:30 am

Product Keynote: End-to-End Resilience

The path to scaling Agriculture Resilience is built on a foundation of field-level intelligence, high-ROI investment plans, and efficient program management. Learn how Regrow platform innovations will drive your team’s success in 2025 as we unveil new features and product vision.

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Plenary

9:00 am

Are Pilot Projects in the Way of Progress?

In this session, a project developer, a corporate leader and a participating grower will open up about the learnings from the pilot projects. Together, we’ll debate the rationale for pilot programs, and discuss ways to prime projects for future growth.

You’ll learn: strategies to assure program growth that expands both business and partnerships.

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Panel

9:30 am

Bridging Biofuels and Feed: Shared Benefits of Low-Impact Commodities

This panel brings together experts from the biofuels and livestock industries, along with an expert from the World Wildlife Fund, to explore the shared benefits of developing low-impact commodities for biofuel and animal feed businesses. Together, they will uncover the potential of resilient and regenerative practices to positively impact both crop and livestock supply chains.

‍You’ll learn: How these agricultural systems can work in harmony to drive sustainability, enhance supply chain resilience, and unlock new opportunities across industries.

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Panel

10:15 am

Producer Perspective: How Regenerative Farming Supports my Business Goals

A farmer shares how they utilized a regenerative program to build their own business and/or diversify profits with ecosystem outcomes.

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Case Study

10:30 am

Networking break

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Networking

11:00 am

Developing Clear Guidance on Program Development and Outcomes Reporting

Is it possible to align on guidelines for program development and sustainability reporting? How might we build a framework for alignment, and who is responsible for driving alignment? Explore this with an industry leader and hear updates on the latest policy and protocol developments in our space.

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Workshop

11:45 am

Building the Market for Agriculture Resilience in the EU with CRCF

Christian Holzleitner, Directorate-General for Climate Action at the European Commission, will discuss how the EU’s developing Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation will enable a market-based system for carbon reduction and removal programs across the EU. With a view on both near term approaches for verified carbon credits and future expansion to valuing ecosystem services that enhance supply chain resilience, such as soil health and biodiversity, this talk will provide a view into where things are going and how industry stakeholders can help shape the future of EU standards for a thriving carbon market.

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Plenary

12:05 pm

Financing Projects in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

Learn why uncertainty is not a reason to delay action and how to navigate the current policy landscape to unlock capital for regenerative agriculture. This session will highlight latest developments on market instruments to accelerate scope 3 action in agriculture supply chains.

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Plenary

12:30 pm

Day 2 Closing Remarks

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Plenary

12:35 pm

Lunch

Speakers

Networking

Current speakers

Adam Hardie

Climate and Sustainable Sourcing Lead

Mars Pet Nutrition North America

Adam Hardie is the Climate and Sustainable Sourcing Lead for Mars Pet Nutrition North America. He leads the effort to design and execute a sustainable sourcing strategy for the region while delivering on Mars’ Sustainable in a Generation Plan.

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Adam Hardie

Climate and Sustainable Sourcing Lead

Mars Pet Nutrition North America

Stewart Lindsay

Chief Sustainability Officer

Campbell's

Stewart Lindsay is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Campbell's. With over two decades of leadership in food and agriculture — at public companies and the world's largest environmental NGO — he’s committed to driving corporate responsibility, sustainability, and resilience.

Stewart Lindsay

Chief Sustainability Officer

Campbell's

Ross Plagman

Global CFO Mars Snacking

Mars

Ross Plagman is the Global CFO of Mars Snacking. With over two decades of finance experience, Ross has held leadership roles across Mars, ConAgra, and Johnson & Johnson, driving financial strategy and growth in the food and consumer goods sectors.

Ross Plagman

Global CFO Mars Snacking

Mars

Suzy Friedman

Senior Director, Food Policy

WWF

Suzy Friedman is the Senior Director of Food Policy at WWF. She has over 25 years of experience in advancing climate, wildlife, soil, and water solutions through innovative partnerships, sustainable agriculture, and strategic policy development in the food sector.

Suzy Friedman

Senior Director, Food Policy

WWF

Shalini Unnikrishnan

Managing Director and Senior Partner

Boston Consulting Group

Shalini Unnikrishnan is a Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group, an IMAGINE Leader and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. She leads global efforts in climate, sustainability, and societal impact, specializing in net zero journeys, food systems transformation, circularity, and equity across corporations, governments, and coalitions.

Shalini Unnikrishnan

Managing Director and Senior Partner

Boston Consulting Group

Elizabeth Reaves

Senior Program Director, Agriculture & Environment

Sustainable Food Lab

As a Senior Director of Agriculture and Environment, Elizabeth leads a team of five focused on building partnerships with food companies, NGOs, and farmer led organizations in support of regenerative and climate-smart agriculture systems. Her experience spans grain and livestock farming systems across the globe from Australia, Canada, and the United States. During her time at Sustainable Food Lab, Elizabeth has supported companies to connect their climate and regenerative agriculture goals to farmer focused programs anchored in farming communities and partnerships. Specifically, she has helped to launch multiple pre-competitive partnerships including the Cool Soil Initiative in Australia, North Dakota Trusted Advisor Partnership, and Small Grains in the Corn Belt. She has also supported the implementation of supply chain partnerships with PCM and PFI in the US Midwest, a Regenerative Feed Programs with PFI in Nebraska, and a partnership for regenerative oats and canola at the South Eastern Research Farm in Saskatchewan. Elizabeth serves on the Field to Market Innovative Finance Committee, the AGree Coalition, and as an external Environmental Advisor to ABInbev. Elizabeth holds a BA from American University and a MS from the University of Vermont. Elizabeth enjoys cooking for friends and family and all things outdoors.

Elizabeth Reaves

Senior Program Director, Agriculture & Environment

Sustainable Food Lab

Vaughn Duitsman

Director of Sustainability

Bartlett

Vaughn Duitsman is the Director of Sustainability at Bartlett. With over a decade of experience, he leads sustainability initiatives, risk management, and strategic planning to drive environmental impact and operational efficiency across the company. Vaughn is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Vaughn Duitsman

Director of Sustainability

Bartlett

Kevin Miller

Managing Partner

Croissant Red Angus

Kevin Miller and his wife, Sallie, own Croissant Red Angus. Kevin graduated from Colorado State University in 1997 with a BS in Animal Science and again in 2002 with a MS in Management Systems; where, he focused on applied reproduction and the cost benefits of artificial insemination. Kevin has worked with large and small commercial cow/calf operations, a heifer development facility, and a CSU research facility before becoming a partner in Croissant Red Angus in 2006. Kevin also believes in service to the beef industry. He has served on a multitude of board in the past including Red Angus Association of America, Top Dollar Angus, and local boards. Currently he is active in Colorado Cattlemen’s Association as a member of the animal health and well-being committee, serves as vice chair for the NCBA Cattle Health and Wellbeing working group. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and is a high school football coach.

Kevin Miller

Managing Partner

Croissant Red Angus

Campbell Mauchan

VP of Partnerships

AgriWebb

Campbell Mauchan is the VP of Partnerships at AgriWebb, where he leads AgriWebb’s global partnerships and integrations team with a focus on delivering leading Scope 3 beef insetting programs. As one of AgriWebb's first team members and having worked across Australia, USA and the UK, Campbell has helped AgriWebb grow to now support 22m+ head of livestock and 19k+ ranchers across the platform.

Campbell Mauchan

VP of Partnerships

AgriWebb

Greg Bohrer

Director, Strategic Initiatives

Walmart

Greg Bohrer shapes Walmart’s regenerative agriculture strategy and leads Walmart.org’s philanthropic giving to help farmers and ranchers adopt management practices that build soil health, address natural capital risks, and support producer livelihoods.

Greg Bohrer

Director, Strategic Initiatives

Walmart

Steve Rosenzweig

Agriculture Science Lead

General Mills

Steve is an Agriculture Science Lead at General Mills, where he develops strategy and partnerships to advance regenerative agriculture and climate change mitigation. Steve holds a PhD in Soil and Crop Sciences from Colorado State University and has been with General Mills since 2017.

Steve Rosenzweig

Agriculture Science Lead

General Mills

Ted Preister

Executive Director

Red River Basin Commission

For six years as the Executive Director of the Red River Basin Commission he has updated their foundational documents and focuses his work on the organization’s Natural Resource Framework Plan. Prior to that he served 20+ years in Army intelligence.

Ted Preister

Executive Director

Red River Basin Commission

Kendra Levine

Head of U.S. Sustainability

McDonald's

Kendra Levine is the McDonald's Head of US Sustainability where she and her team cover supply chain and restaurant sustainability. Prior to this role, she led McDonald’s relationship with their Latin American franchisees on all things supply chain related as their Field Service Director, and prior to that, led McDonald's US supply chain climate strategy and their coffee sustainability globally. Before McDonald’s, she worked in international agricultural development with smallholder subsistence farmers in Kenya with One Acre Fund and Guatemala with Fundación AGIL. Kendra has a master’s and bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University and University of Florida, respectively. In 2019 she was named one of University of Florida’s “40 under 40.”

Kendra Levine

Head of U.S. Sustainability

McDonald's

Meryl Kennedy

CEO

Kennedy Rice Mill

Meryl Kennedy is the CEO of Kennedy Rice Mill and founder of 4Sisters Rice, leading the Kennedy family agribusiness. The Family Agribusiness includes rice farming, drying, milling, grain storage, grain marketing, land management, and real estate.

Meryl Kennedy

CEO

Kennedy Rice Mill

Lori Marco

Sustainability & Downstream Engagement Lead

Landus

Lori Marco has practiced law for 25 years, 13 of which were as General Counsel of a Fortune 300 protein company. She now leads sustainability and downstream engagement for Landus, the largest agricultural cooperative in Iowa. She collaborates across the supply chain developing solutions for positive impacts for farmers and the planet.

Lori Marco

Sustainability & Downstream Engagement Lead

Landus

Matt Durler

Managing Director of Climate Smart Sorghum and Vice President of Feed Development

ICM

Working with farmers, Matt leads carbon-friendly farming programs that create low-carbon feedstocks for ethanol biorefineries. He has led the development of value-added feed products, tailoring solutions for both ethanol biorefineries and animal feeders. He is also responsible for the commercialization strategy of feed products created with ICM technologies. Prior to his time with National Sorghum Producers and ICM, Matt spent 11 years at Conestoga Energy in various roles from plant manager to vice president of marketing. He is a graduate of Washburn University, where he studied finance, economics and marketing. He earned his bachelor's degree and MBA while playing college football. With strong roots in production agriculture, Matt and his wife Lindsay and four children live on a fourth-generation family farm and cattle ranch near Dodge City, Kansas.

Matt Durler

Managing Director of Climate Smart Sorghum and Vice President of Feed Development

ICM

Christian Holzleitner

Head of Unit for Land Economy and Carbon Removals, Directorate-General for Climate Action

European Commission

Christian Holzleitner is currently Head of Unit responsible for Land economy and Carbon removals at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action. Previously, he worked as Head of Unit for Finance for Innovation and Land Use and assistant to the Director-General for Climate Action covering all issues related to EU and international climate policy; and at the Directorate-General for Competition in the area of State aid for services of general economic interest in the postal, transport, and health sectors. Before joining the European Commission, Christian worked as senior manager with KPMG Germany on international transfer pricing. Christian is an economist and holds a PhD from the University of Linz (Austria).

Christian Holzleitner

Head of Unit for Land Economy and Carbon Removals, Directorate-General for Climate Action

European Commission

Chuck de Liedekerke

CEO

Soil Capital

Chuck de Liedekerke

CEO

Soil Capital

Anna Pierce

Director of Sustainability

Tate & Lyle

Anna Pierce

Director of Sustainability

Tate & Lyle

Rick Clark

Owner

Farm Green LLC

Rick is a 5th generation farmer who resides in Warren County, Indiana with his wife Carol. They have two daughters, Jessica and Rachel; two sons-in-law, Michael and Erik; and two grandchildren, Charlotte and Noah.

Rick Clark

Owner

Farm Green LLC

Bill Salas

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Regrow Ag

Bill has 30+ years of experience in environmental science and business leadership at NASA PL, the University of New Hampshire and AGS. He is highly regarded throughout the industry for his expertise in remote sensing and biogeochemical modeling.

Bill Salas

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Regrow Ag

Al Yablonski

CEO and Co-Founder

Anchor Ingredients

Al Yablonski is the CEO and Co-Founder of Anchor Ingredients, a leading premium ingredient supplier for the food and pet food industries throughout North America. Since co-founding the company in 2015, Al has led Anchor's expansion efforts in becoming a premier supply chain partner known for delivering quality, transparency and innovation from farm to food. Headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, Anchor Ingredients has grown to encompass 10 value-added ingredient processing, manufacturing and transload facilities strategically positioned across the Midwest, with sales offices in Los Angeles, California, Charleston, South Carolina and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Al Yablonski

CEO and Co-Founder

Anchor Ingredients

Jessica Kirshenblat-Gooderham

VP, Customer Success

Regrow Ag

Jessica Kirshenblat-Gooderham

VP, Customer Success

Regrow Ag

Carol Arent

Enterprise Account Executive

Regrow Ag

Carol Arent

Enterprise Account Executive

Regrow Ag

Amy Hughes

Global Account Director

Regrow Ag

Amy Hughes

Global Account Director

Regrow Ag

Dan Passette

Chief Technology Officer

Regrow Ag

Dan Passette

Chief Technology Officer

Regrow Ag

Lucia von Reusner

Director, Carbon Protocols & Policy

Regrow Ag

Lucia von Reusner

Director, Carbon Protocols & Policy

Regrow Ag

Chris Walberg

Farmer

Chris Walberg, along with his wife Sarah and 5 daughters, is a fifth-generation farmer on their ranch that was established in the 1890's. He has been farming for 20+ years and has been transitioning to regenerative farming and ranching practices the last 6-7 years. He operates about a 40/60 split between grains and cattle covering 5000 acres of cropland and pastureland in SE North Dakota

Chris Walberg

Farmer

Leslie Dach

Former Executive Vice President

Walmart

Leslie brings 25+ years of experience running major business and strategic initiatives across the public, private and civil sectors, including leading corporate affairs and sustainability at Walmart Inc.

Leslie Dach

Former Executive Vice President

Walmart

Janelle Meyers

Chief Sustainability Officer

Kellanova

Janelle Meyers has 20+ years of experience enhancing economic, environmental and social performance of global value chains, products and services. She currently serves as Chief Sustainability Officer for Kellanova.

Janelle Meyers

Chief Sustainability Officer

Kellanova

Anastasia Volkova

CEO & Co-Founder

Regrow Ag

Anastasia is a visionary leader shaping the category of agricultural resilience. She has more than a decade of experience in academia and business, creating innovative software solutions. Anastasia holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering and has been named a 2023 UBS Global Visionary, one of BBC's "Top 100 Women" and is on the TIME100 Next list.

Anastasia Volkova

CEO & Co-Founder

Regrow Ag

Jason Weller

Global Chief Sustainability Officer

JBS Foods

Jason Weller is the Global Chief Sustainability Officer at JBS. Jason previously served as President at Truterra, and prior to his 5 years at Truterra/Land O’Lakes, Jason led the Natural Resources Conservation Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Jason Weller

Global Chief Sustainability Officer

JBS Foods

Margaret Henry

Vice President of Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture

PepsiCo

Vice President of Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture. Margaret was born on a dairy farm in Kentucky. She has spent her life and career working to improve social, economic and environmental outcomes for rural communities around the world. She has a BA and BS from Brown University, training from Massachusetts Institute for Technology in System Dynamics and a Master’s Degree from Princeton University in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. Her career focused on improving sustainable food systems in government, NGOs and the private sector in places as varied as Mozambique, Brazil, the U.S. and India. She is the VP of Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture at PepsiCo where her team works on their strategy for partnerships, to expand climate resilience, prevent deforestation, source products sustainably, support innovative technology expansion, and partner with farmers to expand the uptake of regenerative farming practices around the world. She believes that the most enduring change comes about when aligning diverse partners with different expertise and driving outcomes through finding shared value from the farmer to the environment to the consumer.

Margaret Henry

Vice President of Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture

PepsiCo

Marion Verles

Chief Executive Officer

SustainCERT

Marion has dedicated her career to transforming our economic system by redefining value. Prior to co-founding SustainCERT in 2018, Marion was CEO of the Gold Standard Foundation. She also co-founded the Sustainable Development Initiative and the Climate Ledger Initiative.

Marion Verles

Chief Executive Officer

SustainCERT

Jay Brandt

Co-owner and Product Advisor

Walnut Creek Seeds

Jay Brandt and his family have been farming for 4 generations. The farm hosts Walnut Creek Seeds, cover crops and forages dealer and regenerative grain hub. Jay’s father has been coined the godfather of the soil health movement, and Jay continues his passion for conservation.

Jay Brandt

Co-owner and Product Advisor

Walnut Creek Seeds

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Monday, October 21, 2024

TUESDAY, October 22, 2024

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Current speakers

Adam Hardie

Stewart Lindsay

Ross Plagman

Suzy Friedman

Shalini Unnikrishnan

Elizabeth Reaves

Vaughn Duitsman

Kevin Miller

Campbell Mauchan

Greg Bohrer

Steve Rosenzweig

Ted Preister

Kendra Levine

Meryl Kennedy

Lori Marco

Matt Durler

Christian Holzleitner

Chuck de Liedekerke

Anna Pierce

Rick Clark

Bill Salas

Al Yablonski

Jessica Kirshenblat-Gooderham

Carol Arent

Amy Hughes

Dan Passette

Lucia von Reusner

Chris Walberg

Leslie Dach

Janelle Meyers

Anastasia Volkova

Jason Weller

Margaret Henry

Marion Verles

Jay Brandt

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