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Aaron May
Senior Manager UpNext Program • UNFI
Abby June
The CPG CFO

Adam Brown
Founder and President • Sircle Media

Adam Levit
President/CEO • Velocity Sales Management

Adam Spriggs
Founding Member • The Angel Group

Adrianne DeLuca
Reporter • BevNET

Alejandro Gonzaléz
Managing Partner • Redwood Ventures / Santatera

Alex Bayer
Managing Partner and Founder • Genius Dreams

Alexander Harik
Co-Founder & CEO • Zesty Z
Allie Olivier
Director of Client Strategy & Success • RodeoCPG

Allison Ball
Founder • Food Biz Wiz

Allison Ellsworth
Co-Founder/Chief Brand Officer • Poppi

Amy Zitelman
CEO • Soom Foods

AnaMaria Friede
Director of Merchandising • Whole Foods Market

Andrew Criezis
CEO • Vermont Information Processing

Andrew Steele
VP Sales C-Store/Drug/Military • Olipop
Andy Sauer
Garage Beer

Angus Rittenburg
Chief Technology Officer • Wynk

Anna Baskin
Co-Founder and CEO • hightail

Anouck Gotlib
CEO • Belgian Boys

Anthony Corsaro
Co-Founder/President • ReGen Brands

Ariana Farahani
Founder & CEO • Plant Press

Arianne Dora
Senior Social Media Associate • Mush

Arif Khan
Co-Founder • Chikka Chikka

Arnulfo Ventura
CEO • Alter Eco

Ashley Selman
Co-Founder • heywell

Ashley Waldman
Founder • Jubilee's

Austin Holt
VP of Sales • Macrocap Labs

Austin Holt
VP of Sales • Macrocap Labs

Ayeshah Abuelhiga
Founder/CEO • Mason Dixie Foods

Becca Millstein
Co-Founder • Fishwife

Ben Mand
CEO • Harmless Harvest

Ben Tilton
Associate Client Solutions Manager • CGA - Americas

Benjamin Punchard
Global Packaging Insights Director • Mintel

Benji Fitts
Director, Consumer Education • SPINS

Beth Brown
Founder & Principal Advisor • S3 Connect

Betsy McGinn
Founder • McGinn eComm
Bill Covaleski
Victory Brewing Company

Bill Creelman
Founder • Spindrift
Bill Shufelt
Co-Founder & CEO • Athletic Brewing Co.

Bob Burke
Principal • Natural Products Consulting
Brad Charron
CEO • Aloha, Inc. (Redirected)

Brad Woodgate
Founder/CEO • No Sugar Company, Joyburst, Wellnx Life Sciences

Brandon Hernandez
Co-Founder/Partner • Whole Brain Consulting

Brandon Lennox
Vice President, Finance & People • Lemon Perfect

Britt Dougherty
Co-Founder • heywell

Brooke Gil
Principal Category Merchant • Whole Foods Market

Bryce McDonald
National Account Manager • BevNET

Carlene Carl
Founder • Rebel Solutions Group

Carol Ortenberg
Editor • Nosh

Caroline Grace
Founder & CEO • Product & Prosper

Carolyn Craven
COO • BevNET

Casey Gaston
Executive Leader of Local & Emerging Brands • Whole Foods Market

Casey Harshman
Owner/Brand Director • Frooishen

Cecilia Rios Murrieta
Co-Founder & CEO • JAS

Chad Melis
Founder & CEO • Turn It Up Media

Chitra Agrawal
Founder • Brooklyn Delhi
Chris Kirby
Founder and CEO • Ithaca Hummus

Chris Young
CEO • Pocket's Chocolates

Christian Quie
VP of Sales • ChocXO

Chuck Casano
Founder & CEO • Pitaya Foods, HiTouch Libations

Chuck Cotter
Partner • Holland & Hart LLP

Chuck Woods
Vice President • MSI Express

Clay Lichterman
VP of Business Development • Sol-ti
Craig Purser
President & CEO • National Beer Wholesalers Association

Cy Cain
Co-Founder & CEO • Straightaway

Czar Daniolco
Founder • HiTouch Libations

Dan Chodrow
Creative Director • Goodles

Dan Oliver
Founder • Dan-O's Seasoning

Dan Rabens
VP of Business Development • Pod Foods

Dan Stangler
President & CEO • Kite Hill

Daniel Chechelnitsky
VP of Sales • GNGR Labs

Daniel Tejada
Co-Founder • Straight Up Growth

Daniela Jensen
Founder & CEO • Big Picture Foods

Danielle Calabrese
CPG F&B Growth ADvisor • It's All Happening

Darren Viscount
Senior Natural Living Category Manager/OTC Category Manager • Bristol Farms

David Crooch
CEO & Co-Founder • Ritual Beverage Company

David McCormick
Co-Founder • Ayoh Foods

David Van Wees
Co-Founder • Agrowgate

Derek Majewski
Senior Business Developer, Tech • Amazon

Donald Wilkes
President & CEO • Blue Pacific Flavors

Dwight Richmond
Director • Center Store at Town & Country

Ed Davidson
Founder • ELD & Associates CPG Operations

Edricco Reina
Strategic Growth Leader • BeyondRoots Growth Partners

Elliot Begoun
Founder • TIG Brands
Elyse Eilerman
Founder • Bad Tea Company

Emily Griffith
Founder & CEO • Lil Bucks

Emily Groden
Founder & CEO • Evergreen

Emily Steele
CEO & Co-Founder • Hummingbirds

Eric Schnell
Founder • BeyondBrands
Eric Smith
CEO • Odell Brewing Co

Eric Strickland
Vice President of Sales • DayDayCook
Erica Tam
Bloom Nutrition
Erik Ramstad
Farmer/Founder • Farmwell

Errol Schweizer
Publisher/Writer • The Checkout Grocery Update
Evan Walther
Head of Marketing • Oceans Talent

Ferron Salniker
Spirits Editor • BevNet

Francine Voit
Co-Founder • Pistakio

Fred Hart
Creative Director & Partner • Interact
Fred Matt
President • FX Matt
Gardar Stefansson
GOOD GOOD

Gary Vaynerchuk
Co-Founder • Very Luckee

Gary Vaynerchuk
Co-Founder • Very Luckee

Gavin McCloskey
Co-Founder • LOVE CORN

Gefen Skolnick
Founder • Couplet Coffee

Gerry Khermouch
Editor • Beverage Business Insights

Glenn Pappalardo
Co-Founder • Integral CPG

Grant Burgess
Founder • Burgess Strategic Advisors

Greg Esslinger
Head of Business Development • Floret
Greg Schildmeyer
Director of Commercialization • MSI Express

Hayley Painter
Co-Founder and Co-CEO • Painterland Sisters

Heather Cutter
Chief Growth Officer • Harmless Harvest

Heidi Traore
Supplier Relationship Development Manager • NCG National Coop Grocer's

Holly Arbuckle
Co-Founder • Singing Pastures
Ian Myers
Founder & CEO • Oceans Talent
Ian Tecklin
Founder & CEO • Ripi

Ila Byrne
Co-Founder, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer • Parch Spirits

Isaac Brody
President & Founder • Socialike

Isabel Washington
Founder & CEO • Laurel's Coffee

Isabella Hughes
Co-Founder • Better Sour

J.W. Fischer
Executive Vice President Sales • Nirvana Water Sciences

Jacqui Brugliera
Director of Marketing • BevNET, Nosh, and Brewbound

Jaime Rosenzweig
Fractional CMO & Founder • Fridays

Jamie Borteck
Board Member and Advisor • JCB Growth Ventures

Jana Goodbaum
Co-founder • Happy Wolf

Jason Bronstad
CEO • Malk Organics
Jason Cantelli
EVP Commercial Operations • Nutrabolt

Jason Smith
Director of Retail Activation • Ithaca Hummus
Jason Wright
Founder & CEO • WILDE Chips

Jeff Klineman
Editor In Chief • BevNET
Jeff Lovering
Chief Data Scientist • CMG
Jeff Richards
Ceo • Mooala

Jen Hoffman
Director, Category Management & Analytics • Biena Snacks

Jenn Burton
Show Manager • New Hope Network

Jenna Oviedo
CEO/Founder • JAVE Insights

Jennifer Donnellan
Vice President Sales and Business Development • Lakrids by Bülow

Jennifer Liao
Co-Founder • MìLà

Jeremiah McElwee
Chief Merchandising Officer • Thrive Market

Jeremy Dahl
Co-Founder & Co-Creative Director • Bex Brands

Jeremy Smith
Founder and CEO • LaunchPad

Jess Caven
Co-Founder & COO • Generation CPG

Jess Infante
Managing Editor • Brewbound

Jesse Barruch
Co-Founder • Whims Delights

Jessica Infante
Managing Editor, Brewbound • BevNET.com, inc.

Jessica Qussar
EVP of Marketing • Suite9C

Jessica Wellnitz
Director of Business Development • Bay State Milling

Jia Liao
Founder • Hotpot Queen

Jimmy Bruton
CMO • Via Carota

Jing Gao
Founder & CEO • Fly By Jing

Joe Ackil
Co-Owner • One Mighty Mill

John Arbuckle
Founding Farmer • Singing Pastures
john craven
Founder & CEO • BevNET.com, inc.

Jomaree Pinkard
Co-Founder • Hella Cocktail Co.

Jon Olinto
CEO & Co-Founder • One Mighty Mill

Jonathan Lawrence
Vice President of Merchandising • Fresh Thyme Market

Jonny Locarni
Founder • Magic Cactus

Jordan Carpenter
Co-Founder & Investor • cadootz!

Josh Cannon
Director of Sales • Cultivate CPG

Josh Schall
President • J. Schall Consulting

Joshua Schall
Owner/President • J. Schall Consulting

Joshua Velasquez
Founder • Shire's Naturals

Julie Murphy
Director of Research and Insights • Brightfield Group
Julie Rhodes
COO • Kick Fizz

Justin Kendall
Editor, Brewbound • BevNET.com, Inc.

Justin Prochnow
Shareholder • Greenberg Traurig LLP
JW Wiseman
Founder • Curious Elixirs

Kaitlin Morgan
Client Insights Manager • SPINS

Kara Posner
Partner • Giannuzzi Lewendon, LLP

Kara Posner
Partner • Giannuzzi Lewendon

Karen Goldscher
Founder + Coach • Karen Goldscher Coaching

Kartik Das
Founder • doosra

Kate Floyd (Stevenson)
Director of Client Strategy • Brightfield Group

Kathy Yuh
Vice President • VMG Partners

Katie Emerson
Senior Manager of Scientific Affairs • Kyowa-Hakko

Katie Emerson
Senior Manager Scientific Affairs • Kyowa Hakko USA

Katie Geyer (Tershel)
Vice President, Partnerships & Experiential Marketing • Nutrabolt

Katy Tucker
Co-Founder • Sunnie

Kelli Howard
Director - Client Insights • SPINS

Kelli Wilson
Senior Vice President Operations • Partake Foods
Kelly Criswell
Principal • Mudge

Kelly Mudge Criswell
Cofounder & Principal • Mudge

Kelsey Hyberg
Fractional CMO & Co-Founder • Fridays

Ken Sadowsky
The Beverage Whisperer/Senior Advisor • Verlinvest

Kendra Bennett
CMO • Bon Bee Honey

Kenshiro Uki
President • Sun Noodle North America

Kevin Griffith
Founder • AmpliFi

Kevin McGahren
Greyston Bakery
Kierstin Rielly
Chief Executive Officer • Women On Boards Project

Kim Greenfeld
Consultant, Product Developer, Sales Rep • Campo Verde Solutions

Kim Pham
Co-Founder • Omsom

Kimberle Lau
Founder • Bake Me Healthy

Kiva Dickinson
Founder & Managing Partner • Selva Ventures

Kristin Charbo
Co-Founder & CEO • glonuts

Kyle Hughes
Enterprise Retailer Partnerships • Faire

Kyle Koehler
Co-Founder • Wildway Foods

Laura Brown
Director of Nutrition • Kroger
Lauren Chew
CEO & Founder • Love + Chew

Lauren Martin
National Sales + Retail Activation Manager • Chomps

Lauren Shafer
Marketing Director • Michele's Granola

Le'Spencer Walker
Director, Target Accelerators Activation & Growth • Target

Leila Kairns
Founder • TheHealTEA
Lella Rafferty
Chief Marketing Officer • NextFoods

Lex Evan
Founder, CEO + Chef • Lexington Bakes
Liana Krasnow
Co-founder • Noodo

Lillard Anthony Wong
Co-Founder + COO • Owlverick's Coffee

Lindsey Ingle
Field Marketing Manager • LOVE CORN

Lisette Howard
Co-Founder • Sunnie

Lorena Arathoon
CEO & Cofounder • Snackerie

Lucía Conejo-Mir
VP of Sales North America • Ines Rosales

Lucinda Ochwat
Head of Sales • Vermont Information Processing

Madeline Frank
Founder • Dappy
Marc Seguin
Chief Executive Officer • NextFoods

Mari Lee
Vice President, Commercial Marketing • Nutrabolt

Martín Caballero
Managing Editor • BevNET

Martín Caballero
Managing Editor • BevNET CPG Media

Mathieu Chaumont
Director of Business Development, Procurement & Agriculture • Harmless Harvest
Matt Bachmann
CEO • Wandering Bear Coffee, LLC

Matt Weiss
Founder & CEO • RIND Snacks

Matthew Crompton
VP On Premise • CGA by NIQ

Matthew Lynn
Accounting Manager • Belay Solutions

Maxi Kozler Koven
Co Managing Director • LDR Ventures

Maxwell Luthy
Co-Founder • Plink!

Maya French
Co-Founder • Happypop & Koia

Megan Westgate
Founder & CEO • Non-GMO Project + Food Integrity Collective + Non-UPF Verified
Meghan Kelleher
CEO • Corner Market Communications

Melanie Masarin
Founder & CEO • Ghia
Melissa Piombo
Design Director • Suite9C

Melissa Traverse
Director of Community • BevNET

Mia Medina
Founder & CEO • Gather Brands

Michael Flemmens
Executive Vice President of Research and Technical Business Development • SoRSE Technology

Michael Flemmens
EVP of Research and Technical Business • SoRSE Technology

Michael Movitz
Co-Founder • Brandjectory

Michael D. Ham
Co-Founder and President • Wild Orchard Tea Company

Michelle Garske
Sr. Director, Partnerships • New Hope Network

Mike Farrell
Co-Founder • The Forest Farmers

Mike Schneider
Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer • BevNET CPG Media

Mike Westgate
Head of Enterprise Food, Beverage, & Alcohol • TikTok

Molly Blakeley
Founder • MOLLY Bz Inc

Mollye Santulli
Senior Associate • Springdale Ventures

Monica Watrous
Managing Editor • Nosh
Moy Aras
Lucinda Capital • Lucinda Capital

Namik Soltan
Founder + CEO • GNGR Labs

Natalie Wieder
VP of Category Management • Thrive Market

Neha Soi
Senior VP of Operations • Bero
Nicholas Williams
Innovation CPG
Nick Ajluni
Co-Founder • Truff Hot Sauce
Nick Elliott
Founder • Esprizio

Nick Green
Co-Founder & CEO • Thrive Market
Nick Guillen
Co-Founder & Co-CEO • Truff Hot Sauce

Nicola Buffo
Co-founder • Pistakio

Nicole Bruno
Investor • NOBREAD

Nicole Dawes
Founder & CEO • Nixie Beverage Company
Nicole Shustack
Partner • ArentFox Schiff
Nima Fotovat
President • Riverside Natural Foods, Inc.
Nosh Staff

Oliver Buccicone
CEO • Michele's Granola

Ori Zohar
Co-Founder & Co-CEO • Burlap & Barrel

Paula Grant
Founder • Suite9C

Pauline Idogho
Founder & CEO • Mocktail Club
Philip Bromley
CEO • Virun

Pierre Jamet
Head of Sales • Fishwife

Poorva Virginkar Korde
Co-Founder • Aaji's

Poorvi Patodia
Founder & CEO • Biena Snacks
Rachel Krupa
Krupa Consulting
Rachel Mansfield
CEO, Investor, & Food Entrepreneur • cadootz!
Rajus Korde
Co-Founder • Aaji's

Ray Latif
BevNET
Rebecca Bernard
Founder • Empire City Brand Builders

Rick Field
Founder • Pickles & Soup

Robert Decker
Client Services Manager • Informa Markets

Robert Principe
President • eTail Advisors

Robyn Carter
Founder & CEO • Jump Rope Innovation

Roger Perrett
Regional Buyer • Whole Foods Market

Ruth B. Williams
Founder • EriTea

Ruth fittock
Managing Partner • TomorrowBrnads

Ryan Williams
Founder • Northall

Sabeen Hasan
Co-Founder • Chikka Chikka

Sahra Nguyen
Founder & CEO • Nguyen Coffee Supply
Sam Hendler
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer • Hendler Family Brewing Co.

Samantha Citro Alexander
CEO & Founder • FoodHealth Company

Sara Brooks
Co-Founder • Goldilocks

Sara Stender Delaney
Founder and CEO • Sarilla Sparkling

Sarah (Crawford) Gordon
VP of Marketing • Evergreen

Sarah Casagrande
Principal • Generation CPG

Sarah Dorey
Partner • Synergy Sales

Sarah Grosz
Founder • goodCPG

Sarah Jahnke
CEO and Co-Founder • Homecourt

Scott DeFife
President • Glass Packaging Institute

Scott Florentino
Chief Commercial Officer • Bio-Botanica

Scott Gutche
Sr. Leader in Sourcing, U.S. Supplier Development • Walmart

Scott Romano
Vice President of Innovation/Forager • Sprouts Farmers Market

Scott Sanders
Partner • Growcery Partners
Scott Sanders
Senior Consultant • Growcery Partners

Scout Brisson
CEO • De Soi

Sean Conner
Co-Founder & Chief Progress Officer • ForceBrands
Sean McNulty
Producer/Host • Selling Craft Beer

Sean Ross
Co-Founder • Pureboost
Semira Nikou
Cofounder • Better Sour
Sephora Noormand
Senior Director of Brand Marketing • MOSH

Sephora Noormand
Senior Brand Marketing & PartnershipsLeader • MOSH

Seth Goldman
Co-Founder and CEO • JUST Ice Tea
Shaakira DeLoatch
Founder & CEO • Ginja Snap

Sherry Frey
VP Total Wellness • NielsenIQ

Simon Gainey
Founder • Hardworking Packaging

Stephanie Painter
Co-Founder and Co-CEO • Painterland Sisters

Stephen Ellsworth
Founder and Chief Product Officer • Poppi
Stephen Plattman
Partner • Anchin

Steve Sandstrom
Executive Creative Director • Sandstrom Partners

Steve Wangler
VP Sales • The Good Crisp Company

Susan Buckwalter Hartman
Co-Founder • Recoup Beverage
Suzanne Lyon
Founder • Heathcote Bakery

Sven-Anders Alwerud
Founder - Chief Strategy Officer • Celerity Group - Retail Sales Velocity Accelerator

Taja Dockendorf
Founder, Owner + Creative Director • Pulp + Wire
Tate Huffard
Founder • Best Day Brewing

Taylor Foxman
Founder and CEO • The Industry Collective

Taylor Urlich
Investment Banking Associate • Whipstitch Capital

Tero Isokauppila
Founder & CEO • Four Sigmatic

Thomas Eddleston
Founder & CEO • FABRIC

Tim Near
Co-Founder • Agrowgate

Tina Owens
Co-Founder and Managing Director • Nutrient Density Alliance

Todd Gibson
Co-Founder • Yerbaé

Tom Shea
Co-Founder • Adgile Media
Tom Spier
Founder and Managing Partner • BFG Partners

Tracy Motz
Head of Marketing • Belgian Boys

Trent Moffat
Founder • Gotham DSD

Troy Bonde
Co-founder & CEO • Sauz

Vanessa Pham
Co-Founder • Omsom

Vanessa Walker
Chief Strategy Officer, GHW & President • New You Media Group

Vasa Martinez
Founder & CEO • Perfy

Vir Satyan
SVP of Supplier Success • RangeMe