Chairman's Lecture
The following list shows all reviewed and paid attendees as of 05/19/2013.
| Attendee Name | Title | Company |
| Ms. Jennifer Acevedo | Editor-in-Chief, Retailer Leader Magazine | Stagnito Media |
| Mr. Robert B. Aiken | President and Chief Executive Officer | Feeding America |
| Mr. Alfred P. Aldridge III | President and Chief Executive Officer | Head of Sales Consulting |
| Mr. Scott Almquist | Chief Customer Officer | The Sun Products Corporation |
| Mr. Jeffrey Ansell | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | The Sun Products Corporation |
| Mr. David Arbanas | Senior Vice President, Business Development | Advantage Sales and Marketing |
| Mr. Jim Badalati | Director | Stericycle ExpertRECALL |
| Ms. Pamela G. Bailey | President and Chief Executive Officer | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Ms. Cindy Baker | Senior Manager, Industry Affairs and Collaboration | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. David Ball | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ball's Price Chopper & Hen House Market |
| Mr. Ned Bardic | Senior Vice President | Stagnito Media |
| Mr. Robert E. Bartels Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Martin's Super Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Robert E. Bartels Sr. | Chairman | Martin's Super Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Mark W. Baum | Managing Partner | MARCAT Group, LLC |
| Mr. Mike Beal | Chief Operating Officer | Ball's Price Chopper & Hen House Market |
| Mr. Roy L. Beckelhymer | Consumer Goods Industry Consultant | Teradata Corporation |
| Mr. Scott Beckwith | Chief Administrative Officer | Fareway Stores, Inc. |
| Mr. Douglas Behrens | Senior Vice President of Sales and Chief Customer Officer | WhiteWave Foods Company |
| Mr. Dennis J. Belcastro | Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Industry Collaboration | The Hillshire Brands Company |
| Mr. Jonathan Berger | General Manager, The Americas | The Consumer Goods Forum |
| Dr. Carole F. Bitter | President and Chief Executive Officer | Friedman's Freshmarkets |
| Mr. Thom Blischok | Chief Retail Strategist and Senior Executive Advisor | Booz & Company |
| Mr. Chris Boever | Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer | Pinnacle Foods Group LLC |
| Albert D. Bolles Ph.D. | Executive Vice President, Research, Quality & Innovation | ConAgra Foods |
| Mr. Thomas E. Bornemann | Consumer Products Practice Leader | Procurian |
| Mr. David E. Bornmann | Vice President, Grocery and Non-Foods | Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
| Ms. Susan T. Borra RD | Senior Vice President of Communications | Food Marketing Institute |
| Mr. Paul Boyer | Vice Chairman | Meijer, Inc. |
| Mr. Michael A. Bozzuto | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | Bozzuto's, Inc. |
| Mr. Jim Brennan | Partner | McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
| Mr. Rick Brindle | Vice President, Industry Development | Mondelez Global LLC |
| Ms. Irene Chang Britt | President | Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated |
| Mr. Bradley W. Brookshire | Chairman of the Board | Brookshire Grocery Company |
| Mr. Bruce Brown | Senior Vice President Sales, National Customers | Kellogg Company |
| Mr. J.S. Brown III | President and Chief Executive Officer | Bruce Foods Corporation |
| Ms. Gerri Brownstein | Executive Director, Sales | Stagnito Media |
| Dr. Leon H. Bruner | Senior Vice President for Scientific & Regulatory Affairs and Chief Science Officer | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. John Bryant | President and Chief Executive Officer | Kellogg Company |
| Ms. Trish Brynjolfsson | Group Vice President, Brand and Industry Development | Catalina |
| Mr. Steven A. Burd | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Dr. Robert Burns | Vice President, Health and Nutrition Policy | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Vincent C. Byrd | President and Chief Operating Officer | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Mr. Robert Byrne | Senior Partner | A.T. Kearney, Inc. |
| Mr. Steve Cahillane | President | Coca-Cola Refreshments |
| Mr. Gregory Calhoun | President and Chief Executive Officer | Calhoun Enterprises, Inc. |
| Mr. Andrew Callahan | President, Retail | The Hillshire Brands Company |
| Mr. W. Scott Cameron | Senior Vice President, Sales | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC |
| Mr. Joseph H. Campbell Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Associated Grocers, Inc. |
| Mr. Gregory L. Cannon | Managing Director | U.S. Bank - Food Industries Division |
| Mr. Martino Caretto | Director of Institutional Affairs, Americas | Ferrero USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Robert Carpenter | President & Chief Executive Officer | GS1 US |
| Mr. John Carrico | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ukrop's Dress Express |
| Mr. Piyush Chaudhari | President of the Americas | IRI |
| Ms. Joan Chow | Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer | ConAgra Foods |
| Mr. Steven Clark | Vice President, Value Services | Siemens Industry Inc. |
| Mr. Mark Clouse | President, North America | Mondelez Global LLC |
| Mr. Christopher Coborn | President and Chief Executive Officer | Coborn's Inc. |
| Mr. Joseph Colalillo | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Wakefern Food Corporation |
| Ms. Kristina Cole | Vice President, Business Development and Sales Operations | WhiteWave Foods Company |
| Mr. Timothy A. Cole | Executive Vice President | Del Monte Foods Company |
| Mr. Sean Connolly | President and CEO | The Hillshire Brands Company |
| Mr. Dale Conwell | Vice President | TelerX Marketing, Inc. |
| Ms. Elizabeth V. Cookson | Senior Director, Meetings & Educational Services | International Dairy Foods Association |
| Ms. Carla R. Cooper | President and Chief Executive Officer | Daymon Worldwide, Inc. |
| Ms. Robin Copping | Chief Executive Officer | CEO Search Partners LLC |
| Mr. Thomas F. Corley | Executive Vice President and President, US Sales | Kraft Foods Group |
| Mr. Brian C. Cornell | Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Americas Foods | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| Mr. Joe R. Crafton | President, CROSSMARK Marketing Services | CROSSMARK |
| Mr. William E. Crenshaw | Chief Executive Officer | Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
| Ms. Nancy Croitoru | President and Chief Executive Officer | Food & Consumer Products of Canada |
| Mr. William B. Cyr | President and Chief Executive Officer | Sunny Delight Beverages Company |
| Mr. Sean Darragh | Executive Vice President, Global Strategies | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Brad J. Davidson | Senior Vice President and President, Kellogg North America | Kellogg Company |
| Mr. Kevin Davis | President and Chief Executive Officer | Bristol Farms, Inc. |
| Mr. George E. Deese | Executive Chairman | Flowers Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Timothy Devanney | President | Highland Park Market, Inc |
| Mr. David B. Dillon | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | The Kroger Co. |
| Mr. Patrick Dolan | National Managing Partner, Market Development | KPMG LLP |
| Mr. David C. Donnan | Partner | A.T. Kearney, Inc. |
| Mr. Benno Dorer | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Cleaning, International and Corporate Strategy | The Clorox Company |
| Mr. J. Alexander M. Douglas Jr. | Global Chief Customer Officer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Mr. Jonathan M. Downey | Director, Business and Industry Development | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Ms. Charlynn Driscoll | Manager, Operational Effectiveness | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Tom Duffy | Vice President, Industry Services | Nielsen |
| Mr. Stanley K. Dunbar | President and Chief Executive Officer | Moody Dunbar, Inc. |
| Mr. Randall B. Edeker | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | Hy-Vee, Inc. |
| Mr. Ron B. Edenfield | President | Wayfield Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Robert L. Edwards | Chief Executive Officer | Safeway Inc. |
| Mr. Jamie Egasti | Chief Executive Officer | Catalina |
| Mr. Dennis Eidson | President and Chief Executive Officer | Spartan Stores, Inc. |
| Mr. Rami El-Zeini | Vice President, Client Services | Aimia |
| Mr. Jeffrey M. Ettinger | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | Hormel Foods Corporation |
| Mr. George Eversman | Vice President of Retail Channels | Dot Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Drew Facer | President and Chief Operating Officer | Idahoan Foods, LLC |
| Mr. John Failla | President and Editorial Director | Green Retail Decisions |
| Ms. Dagmar Farr | Senior Vice President, Member Services | Food Marketing Institute |
| Mr. John Farrell | Partner | KPMG LLP |
| Ms. Elise Fennig | Vice President, Industry Affairs and Collaboration | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Tom Ferriter | President and Chief Executive Officer | Bush Brothers & Company |
| Mr. Tim Fieldhouse | Vice President, Field Sales | General Mills, Inc. |
| Ms. Anne Fink | Senior Vice President, PepsiCo Sales | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| Mr. Christopher Fink | President | RetailGrowth |
| Mr. Louis Finkel | Executive Vice President, Government Affairs | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Ben Fischer | President/Chief Operations Officer | CROSSMARK |
| Ms. Michele Fite | President | Solae LLC |
| Mr. James M. Flannery | Director, Customer Development, P&G Global Operations | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Mr. Thomas Flynn | Senior Business Manager | Siemens AG |
| Mr. C.J. Fraleigh | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Shearer's Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Ian R. Friendly | Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Retail | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Jesse Garcia | Senior Vice President of Sales & Chief Customer Officer | MOM Brands |
| Mr. Robert L. Garfield | Senior Vice President | Safe Quality Food Institute |
| Mr. Jerry L. Garland | President and Chief Executive Officer | Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. |
| Mr. Jim Gavin | Food & Beverage Corporate Account Manager | Siemens Industry Inc. |
| Mr. David N. Geise | Chairman | Furmano Foods |
| Ms. Sarah K. Geisert | Senior Director, Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Jeff Gell | Senior Partner and Managing Director | The Boston Consulting Group |
| Mr. Boyd L. George | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Alex Lee, Inc. |
| Mr. William G. Gisel Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Rich Products Corporation |
| Mr. Steven L. Goddard | President and Chief Executive Officer | WinCo Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Alan Goldstein | Vice President, Managing Director | Aimia |
| Mr. Neil M. Golub | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Price Chopper Supermarkets |
| Ms. Hollie Gonzales | Retail Recall Strategist | Stericycle ExpertRECALL |
| Mr. Robert Goodpaster | Vice President, Global Strategy and Integrated Business Intelligence | The Hershey Company |
| Mr. Steve Goodyear | Head of Sales | Nestlé Nutrition |
| Mr. Michael A. Gorshe | Partner, Retail and Consumer Goods | Accenture |
| Mr. Werner Graf | General Manager, US CPG | Tata Consultancy Services |
| Ms. Beverly A. Grant | Chief Client Strategy Officer and President of Retail | IRI |
| Mr. Paul Grimwood | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Nestlé USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Michael R. Gruber | Vice President, Federal Affairs | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Kenneth E. Guise Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. |
| Dr. Thomas S. Haggai | Chairman | IGA, Inc. |
| Mr. Nick Handrinos | Principal, Consumer Products Practice Leader | Deloitte Consulting LLP |
| Mr. Tim B. Hassett | Senior Vice President of Sales, Campbell North America | Campbell Soup Company |
| Ms. Jennifer Hatcher | Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs | Food Marketing Institute |
| Ms. Janel Haugarth | President Independent Business and Business Optimization | SUPERVALU Inc. |
| Mr. John Havens Jr. | Vice President, Grocery Sales | Nestlé USA, Inc. |
| Mr. André J. Hawaux | President of Consumer Foods | |
| Ms. Melanie L. Healey | Group President, North America | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Mr. Thomas Heinen | Co-President | Heinen's Fine Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. David J. Hepfinger | President and Chief Executive Officer | Weis Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Robert E. Hill Jr. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Acosta Sales & Marketing Company |
| Mr. Jeffrey Hojlo | Director, Global Marketing | Siemens AG |
| Mr. Jim Holton | Senior Vice President, US Region Accounts | Kellogg Company |
| Mr. Joseph B. Hunt | Managing Partner | Hunt Executive Search, Inc. |
| Mr. Michael Hurley | Vice President of Custom Media Solutions | Stagnito Media |
| Mr. Jaylon Hutton | Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Niagara Bottling, LLC |
| Mr. Bradley C. Irwin | President and Chief Executive Officer | Welch Foods, Inc. |
| Ms. Cameron Jacobson | National Director, National Industry Strategy Group | University of Phoenix |
| Mr. Dean Janeway | Chief Executive Officer | Key Food Stores Cooperative |
| Mr. Dave Johnson | Senior Vice President of Business Development Group | |
| Mr. W. Henry Johnson | President | W. Lee Flowers & Company |
| Mr. Kelly D. Johnston | Vice President, Government Affairs | Campbell Soup Company |
| Mr. Dave Jones | Vice President, Industry Initiatives | Kellogg Company |
| Mr. Todd Jones Sr. | President | Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Thomas J. Joyce | Vice President, Global Customer and Industry Affairs | The Hershey Company |
| Mr. Henry Karamanoukian | Vice President-North America, Customer Business Development | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Ms. Laura Shapira Karet | Chief Executive Officer | Giant Eagle, Inc. |
| Ms. Evie Kasper | Senior Manager, Industry Affairs and Collaboration | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Ms. Logan Elder Kastner | Director, Member Relations and Services, Industry Affairs and Collaboration | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Gregory Kelly | Director | McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
| Mr. John Kennington | Vice President of Sales | Ferrero USA, Inc. |
| Mr. William S. Kies Jr. | Principal | Kies Consulting, LLC |
| Mr. Sonny King | Executive Chairman | Advantage Sales and Marketing |
| Mr. Donald R. Knauss | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | The Clorox Company |
| Mr. Doug Knudsen | President, Sales | ConAgra Foods |
| Mr. Anil Kothari | Senior Vice President | Procurian |
| Ms. Nancy Krawczyk | Director of Client Services | Network of Executive Women |
| Mr. Bernard Kreilmann | Chief Executive Officer | Ferrero USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Raj Krishnan | Managing Director | Accenture |
| Mr. Edward C. Kuehnle | President, Catalina | Catalina |
| Mr. Maurice Kuritz | Vice President of Analytics | TelerX Marketing, Inc. |
| Mr. Grant J. LaMontagne | Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer | The Clorox Company |
| Mr. Melvin Landis | Chief Retail Sales Officer | Coca-Cola Refreshments |
| Mr. Peter Larkin | President and Chief Executive Officer | National Grocers Association |
| Mr. John Larsen | Partner | Ernst & Young LLP |
| Mr. Roger T. Lawrence | Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Quality Assurance | McCormick & Company, Inc. |
| Ms. Deborah J. Lentz | Vice President Customer Service and Logistics | Kraft Foods Group |
| Mr. Brian Lernihan | Vice President, Industry & Customer Development | Unilever |
| Mr. Darwin K. Lewis | Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Officer | S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. |
| Mr. John J. Lewis | President and Chief Executive Officer, Nielsen Consumer, NA | Nielsen |
| Mr. Travis Lewis | Chief Marketing Officer | Inmar |
| Mr. Brian J. Lindell | Director National Accounts | Rehrig Pacific Company |
| Mr. Christopher D. Lischewski | President and Chief Executive Officer | Bumble Bee Foods, LLC |
| Ms. Jacqueline T. Lodge | Coordinator, Business Development and Industry Collaboration | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Dr. Emilia C. Lonardo | Vice President, Consumer Product Safety and Science Policy | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Anthony Longo | President and Chief Executive Officer | Longo's Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. |
| Ms. Beth Ludwick | Senior Manager, Marketing | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Dr. Helmuth Ludwig | Chief Executive Officer, Industry Sector | Siemens Industry Inc. |
| Mr. Russell T. Lund III | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Lund Food Holdings, Inc. |
| Mr. Thomas Lutz | Senior Partner and Managing Director; Global Leader, Consumer Practice | The Boston Consulting Group |
| Mr. Brian Lynch | Senior Director, Business and Industry Development, Industry Affairs and Collaboration | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. William MacAloney | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Jax Markets |
| Mr. Reid V. MacDonald | President and Chief Executive Officer | Faribault Foods, Inc. |
| Ms. Darcey Macken | Senior Vice President, Customer Development | Kellogg Company |
| Mr. Joseph Magnacca | President, Daily Living Products and Solutions | Walgreen Company |
| Mr. Robert Mariano | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Roundy's Supermarkets |
| Mr. Louis J. Martire | Vice President, Trade Development | Energizer Holdings, Inc. |
| Ms. Cheryl Mason | Director, Executive Office Administration | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Michael Matheis | Senior Partner | Oliver Wyman Group |
| Mr. Steve Matthesen | Executive Vice President, Professional Services | Nielsen |
| Mr. John F. Mayer | Vice President, U. S. Retail Sales | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Mr. Norman C. Mayne | Chief Executive Officer | Dorothy Lane Market, Inc. |
| Mr. Sean McBride | Executive Vice President, Communications and Membership Services | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Steven McCroddan CPA | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Terry E. McDaniel | Chief Executive Officer | Inventure Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Joe McKie | Vice President of Private Brands | Food Marketing Institute |
| Mr. W. Rodney McMullen | President and Chief Operating Officer | The Kroger Co. |
| Mr. Blaine McPeak | President | WhiteWave Foods Company |
| Mr. Hendrik Meijer | Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Meijer, Inc. |
| Mr. Patrick Mersinger | Director of Vertical Sales | SmartBrief, Inc. |
| Mr. Olivier Mignot | Vice President Quality Management | Nestlé USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Robert Miller | Chief Executive Officer | AB Acquisitions Inc. |
| Mr. Howard Minigh | President and Chief Executive Officer | CropLife International |
| Mr. Richard L. Miskewicz | Managing Director | |
| Mr. Todd Mitchell | President, CROSSMARK Sales Agency | CROSSMARK |
| Mr. Apu Mody | President | Mars Food North America |
| Mr. C. Manly Molpus | President | The Molpus Advisory Group, LLC |
| Ms. Tracy Moore | Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Supply Chain and Trade Relations | C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Mr. T.R. Moreau | President & Chief Executive Officer | Can Corporation of America |
| Mr. Frederick J. Morganthall II | President & COO | Harris Teeter, Inc. |
| Ms. Denise M. Morrison | President and Chief Executive Officer | Campbell Soup Company |
| Mr. L. David Mounts | Chief Executive Officer | Inmar |
| Mr. Felix Musco | CEO | Musco Family Olive Co. |
| Mr. Matt Myer | Chief Customer Officer | Freight Handlers, Inc. |
| Mr. Bruce Nagle | Chief Executive Officer and Founder | RW3 Incorporated |
| Mr. Chris Neugent | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | MOM Brands |
| Mr. Lonnie L. Noble | Vice President, Field Sales | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Jim Norred | Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer | CROSSMARK |
| Ms. Jane Novak-Cook | Vice President, Customer Business Development, Food Channel NA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Ms. Patricia Novosel | Partner | Ernst & Young LLP |
| Mr. Shawn O'Grady | Senior Vice President; President of Consumer Food Sales | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Keith Olscamp | Vice President, Industry Relations & Trade Marketing | Campbell Soup Company |
| Mr. Randall Onstead | President and Chief Executive Officer | BI-LO/Winn-Dixie Stores |
| Mr. David Orgel | Editor-in-Chief of Supermarket News | Penton Media, Inc. |
| Mr. Trent Overholt | Vice President | Rehrig Pacific Company |
| Mr. Gregory R. Page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Cargill, Inc. |
| Mr. Robert Palmer | Executive Vice President, Chief Procurement and Systems Officer | C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Mr. Bill Pappas MBA | Vice President and Corporate Controller | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Clement Pappas | Chief Executive Officer | Clement Pappas & Company, Inc. |
| Ms. Donna Patterson | President, United States | Enactus |
| Dr. Phillip S. Perkins | Senior Vice President & Director of Research, Development and Innovation | Bush Brothers & Company |
| Mr. Joy Peters | Principal | A.T. Kearney, Inc. |
| Mr. Dean Peterson | President and Chief Executive Officer | Harmon City, Inc. |
| Mr. Andy Peykoff II | President and Chief Executive Officer | Niagara Bottling, LLC |
| Ms. Jaclyn Piper | Coordinator, Member Relations and Services | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Alfred A. Plamann | Chief Executive Officer | Unified Grocers, Inc. |
| Mr. Christopher J. Policinski | President and Chief Executive Officer | Land O'Lakes, Inc. |
| Ms. Catherine Polley | Vice President, Health & Wellness / Executive Director FMI Foundation | Food Marketing Institute |
| Mr. Arthur Potash | Chief Executive Officer | Potash Bros. Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Kendall J. Powell | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Don W. Quigley Jr. | President of Sales | Mondelez Global LLC |
| Mr. Timothy Quinn | Vice President, Trade Development | Mars Chocolate North America, LLC |
| Mr. Juan Quinonez | Executive Assistant, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Bob Reeves | Vice President, West | Shelby Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Mr. Sean Reid | Chief Customer Officer | The Hillshire Brands Company |
| Mr. Chris Resweber | Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Mr. Bob Richardson | Director of Sales, Customer and Industry Development | The Clorox Company |
| Mr. Richard Riesbeck | President and Chief Executive Officer | Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Gary M. Rodkin | Chief Executive Officer | ConAgra Foods |
| Mr. Alvin Rohrs | President and Chief Executive Officer | Enactus |
| Mr. Gary Roland | Division Vice President | Nestlé Nutrition |
| Mr. John Roumanis | Associate Director, Client Services | Precima, Inc. |
| Mr. Jim Rund | Executive Vice President, Brand Development & Sales Strategy | Catalina |
| Mr. Jerry Rymont | Vice President Penton Food Group, Publisher | Penton Media, Inc. |
| Ms. Julia Sabin | Vice President, Industry and Government Affairs | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Mr. John Saidnawey | President and Chief Operating Officer | JOH |
| Mr. Mike J. Salzberg | President and Chief Operating Officer | Advantage Sales and Marketing |
| Ms. Leslie G. Sarasin Esq., CAE | President and Chief Executive Officer | Food Marketing Institute |
| Mr. Tony Sarsam | President, Nestlé Direct Store Delivery, Nestlé USA | Nestlé USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Glen Sartain | Managing Partner, Industry Consulting | Teradata Corporation |
| Mr. Carl Schlicker | Chief Operating Officer | Ahold USA, Inc. |
| Mr. David Schmidt | President and Chief Executive Officer | International Food Information Council |
| Mr. Jeffrey Schmidt | Partner | Linklaters LLP |
| Mr. Craig D. Schnuck | Chairman of the Executive Committee | Schnuck Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Scott C. Schnuck | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Schnuck Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Kevin Schoen | Vice President, North American Supply Chain Operations | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Mark Schreiber | Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution | Pepperidge Farm, Incorporated |
| Mr. Louis Serio | Senior Vice President, Food Industries | U.S. Bank - Food Industries Division |
| Mr. John Shanahan | Vice President | National Association of Chemical Distributors |
| Mr. Richard L. Shanks ARM | National Managing Director | Aon Risk Solutions |
| Mr. Joseph Sheridan | President and Chief Operating Officer | Wakefern Food Corporation |
| Mr. Ern Sherman | Vice President, Retail Industry Affairs | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Mr. Allen L. Shiver | President | Flowers Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Craig Simon | Vice President, Customer Business Development | Mondelez Global LLC |
| Mr. Richard E. Simon | Partner | Accenture |
| Mr. Jack Sinclair | Executive Vice President, Grocery Merchandise | Walmart Stores, Inc. |
| Mr. Simon Sinek | Leadership Expert | |
| Mr. Mark Skogen | Owner and President | Festival Foods |
| Ms. Stephanie M. Skylar | President and Chief Executive Officer | Chief Super Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Gregory L. Smith | Global Lead Partner | KPMG LLP |
| Mr. Herb Smith | Vice President, Off-Premise Customer Development | E. & J. Gallo Winery |
| Mr. Steven C. Smith | President and Chief Executive Officer | K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. |
| Mr. Tom Smith | President, Sales Division | Nestlé USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Mark T. Smucker | President, U.S. Retail Coffee | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Mr. Reid Smucker | Corporate Archivist | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Mr. Richard K. Smucker | Chief Executive Officer | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Mr. Timothy P. Smucker | Chairman of the Board | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Ms. Mary Sophos | Executive Vice President for Policy and Strategic Planning | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Mr. Christy Spoa Sr. | President | Ellwood City Save-A-Lot |
| Mr. Steve C. Sprinkle | Vice President, U.S. Sales | E. & J. Gallo Winery |
| Mr. Harry Stagnito | President and Chief Executive Officer | Stagnito Media |
| Mr. David M. Stark | Vice President, Consumer Traits | Monsanto Company |
| Ms. Meghan Stasz | Director of Sustainability | Grocery Manufacturers Association |
| Ms. Regenia D. Stein | Vice President, Industry Development & Communications | Kraft Foods Group |
| Mr. Rick Suchenski | Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Inventure Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. J.K. Symancyk | Chief Operating Officer | Meijer, Inc. |
| Mr. Gregg A. Tanner | Chief Executive Officer | Dean Foods Company |
| Mr. Frank A. Tataseo | Executive Vice President, Professional Products, Mergers & Acquisitions, and IT | The Clorox Company |
| Mr. Ronald P. Taylor | Executive Vice President and CAO | Hy-Vee, Inc. |
| Mr. Umesh Tejwani | Practice Head, Food and Beverage | Wipro Technologies |
| Hilary Thesmar Ph.D., RD | Vice President, Food Safety | Food Marketing Institute |
| Mr. William Thomas | Chief Supply Chain Officer | Feeding America |
| Mr. Peter Thompson | Director, Customer and Industry Development | Colgate-Palmolive Company |
| Mr. Todd Tillemans | President, Customer Development | Unilever |
| Mr. Aidan Tracey | Chief Executive Officer | Acosta Sales & Marketing Company |
| Mr. Michael Tracy | Global Commercial Lead, Consumer Products | Procurian |
| Mr. Patrick Tracy | Chairman | Dot Foods, Inc. |
| Mr. Michael Treboni | Senior Vice President Retail Services | Nielsen |
| Mr. Tony True | Vice President, National Accounts | WhiteWave Foods Company |
| Mr. Derek Tufford | Director, Retail Client Marketing | Precima, Inc. |
| Mr. Robert S. Ukrop | Co-Chairman | Ukrop's Dress Express |
| Mr. W. Anthony Vernon | Chief Executive Officer | Kraft Foods Group |
| Mr. Nikolaos Vlahos | Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer | The Clorox Company |
| Mr. Dan Vucovich | Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | The Hershey Company |
| Mr. Mark Wagner | President, US Sales | Kellogg Company |
| Mr. Paul Smucker Wagstaff | President, U.S. Retail Consumer Foods | The J. M. Smucker Company |
| Ms. Lisa Walsh | Vice President, PepsiCo Sales | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| Mr. Patrick J. Walsh | Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, Education and Research | Food Marketing Institute |
| Mr. Christopher Warne | Publisher | SmartBrief, Inc. |
| Mr. Tom Watson | Vice President, Eastern Region | Hy-Vee, Inc. |
| Ms. Colleen Wegman | President | Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Daniel R. Wegman | Chief Executive Officer | Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. |
| Mr. Jon Wendel | Executive Vice President, Supply Chain & Marketing | Hy-Vee, Inc. |
| Mr. David J. West | President & Chief Executive Officer | Del Monte Foods Company |
| Mr. Peter Whitsett | Executive Vice President, Merchandising | Meijer, Inc. |
| Mr. Mark Wilhite | Vice President, Field Sales & Industry Initiatives | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Alan D. Wilson | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | McCormick & Company, Inc. |
| Mr. Christopher Witte | Vice President, Customer Development | The Hillshire Brands Company |
| Mr. David Wurm | Vice President, Sales Strategy & Capabilities | General Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. Vicente Yanez | Executive Chairman | ANTAD |
| Mr. Steve Yarbrough | Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales and Customer Development | Mead Johnson Nutrition Company |
| Mr. Stanley Zabar | Vice President | Zabar's and Company Inc. |