2024 FreshForward Attendees
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| Name | Title | Company |
| Crystal Ackerman | VP of Meat & Seafood | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. |
| Matt Adams | Principal, Retail | Deloitte Consulting LLP |
| Moe Adams | Director of Business Development, Retail | IFCO |
| Sanjay Agarwal | Principal, Strategy & Operations | Deloitte, LLP |
| Adam Almond | Principal | Deloitte, LLP |
| Kelly Alonzo | Director of Operations | Circle K |
| Madhuri Anantha | Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP | Deloitte, LLP |
| Amanda Armstrong | Director Marketing | Nature Fresh Farms |
| Laura Arnett | Senior Vice President, Customer Excellence | Inmar Inc. |
| Brooks Augustine | Senior Vice President, Sales | Simbe Robotics |
| Matthew Banghart | VP, Food Packaging | LK Packaging |
| Abhi Beniwal | CEO, ReTech Labs / GM, Store Intelligence | SymphonyAI |
| Bridget Bennett | Supervisory Category Manager (Specialty/Meat/Produce Consumables) | Department of Defense Commissary Agency |
| Susan Boyme | Vice President, Strategic Accounts | Relex Solutions |
| Sean Brislin | Director of Deli, Prepared Foods, Culinary & Hospitality | The Kroger Co. |
| Kevin Brooks | Chief Revenue Officer | Procurant |
| Joya Carlton | Director, product development | Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC. |
| Scott Caro | Group Vice President for all Marketing & Merchandising | Fresh Thyme Market |
| James Cascone | Partner | Deloitte, LLP |
| Darren Caudill | Chief Sales Officer | Wakefern Food Corp. |
| Mike Clarke | VP, Sales | Blue Yonder |
| Deb Conklin | President and CEO | KeHE Distributors |
| Justin Cook | Research Leader, Consumer Products | Deloitte, LLP |
| Shawn Cram | VP, Fresh | Harris Teeter LLC |
| Andrew Cron | Chief Data Officer | Upshop |
| David Croushore | Director | AlixPartners LLP |
| Tom Daniel | Vice President, Operations - Global Food Retail | Ecolab, Inc. |
| Mark Daniels | Retail Director, Southeast & Central USA | Idaho Potato Commission |
| Conor Danielson | Vice President | AlixPartners LLP |
| Amy Dawson | Retail & Consumer Products Marketing Manager | Deloitte, LLP |
| Brad Ducker | Director of Sales | Taylor Farms |
| Keely Dziuban | Director, Marketing | Phillips Foods, Inc. |
| Irving Fain | CEO | Bowery Farming |
| Leo Feler | Chief Economist | Numerator |
| Loren Foss | VP, Business Strategy | CMI Orchards |
| Elizabeth Freedman | Executive Vice President Sales & Sustainability | Yerecic Label |
| Curtis Funk | Senior Vice President, Merchandising | Lund Food Holdings, Inc. (Lunds & Byerlys) |
| Manuel Gonzalez | Director, Prepared Foods, Research and Development | Northgate Gonzalez Market |
| Samantha Hagerbaumer | Senior Enterprise Account Executive | Afresh Technologies |
| Mark Hawthorne | Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer | Upshop |
| Kathy Hayden | Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships | Inmar Inc. |
| Christa Haynes | Vice President, Sales and Sales Operations | Irresistible Foods Group, Inc. |
| Jason Heiderscheidt | Vice President, Retail Sales | Cargill Protein |
| Michael Hewett | Director of Environmental and Sustainability Programs | Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
| Steve Howard | Senior Vice President, Store Merchandising | Bristol Farms, Inc. |
| Jake Huber | Director of Sales | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
| Kat Hultstrand | Vice President, Sales, Central US | The Wonderful Company |
| Jewel Hunt | Group Vice President National Merchandising Fresh – Deli, Food Service & Bakery | Albertsons Companies |
| Michael Hurst | Managing Consultant | the Stores Consulting Group |
| Jim Huston | Vice President, Sales | Johnsonville Sausage, LLC |
| Shawn Jackson | Senior Category Manager | UNFI |
| Ryan Jacobsen | Director, Grocery Sales | Dot Foods, Inc. |
| Chris Jannuzzi | Vice President, Americas | SymphonyAI |
| Martha Johns | Director of Category Leadership | Mitchell Grocery Corporation |
| Nicholas Kauffman | Director | Dietz & Watson |
| Brian Kay | Chief Revenue Officer | Numerator |
| Timothy Kent | Senior Director, Meat and Seafood Merchandising | SpartanNash Company |
| Imran Khan | Senior Business Development Rep | Blue Yonder |
| Amy Kirtland | EVP Innovation and Growth | KeHE Distributors |
| Drew Kitchens | Account Executive | SymphonyAI |
| Daniel Koch | Group Vice President, Perishables | Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. |
| Marc Koehler | Senior Director Solutions, Architecture | Relex Solutions |
| Evan Kravitz | Vice President, New Partnership | Afresh Technologies |
| Michael La Kier | Vice President, Brand Development | IGA, INC. |
| Dana Lawnzak | Director, Food Chain Outreach | American Egg Board |
| Cherisse Leon Laurent | Supply Chain Traceability & Transparency Manager | Deloitte, LLP |
| Juri Ljaskin | VP, Supply Chain Management, Store Process Development, Sustainability, International Retail | Prisma Peremarket AS |
| Melissa Loar | Sr. Director, Customer Development | Sabra Dipping Company |
| Hilary Long | Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Frey Farms |
| Melina Lopez | Director, Sourcing, Produce - California | Walmart Inc. |
| Brian Lorenz | Vice President, Omnichannel Fresh Merchandising | The GIANT Company |
| Jennifer Mackey | Senior Director of Sustainability, North America | Bunzl Distribution, Inc |
| Josh McCann | Head of HQ Client Delivery & Analytics | SymphonyAI |
| Patrick Meehan | President, IFG Sales | Irresistible Foods Group, Inc. |
| Robert Meek | Chief Revenue Officer | Sterman Masser Inc. |
| Stephen Melton | Director of Manufacturing | Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC. |
| Doug Millan | Sales Director | Procurant |
| Bonita Moffett | Director, Sales & Category Management | Department of Defense Commissary Agency |
| Terrence Murphy | Group Vice President, Fresh | Wakefern Food Corp. |
| Leona Neill | Marketing and Packaging Director | Red Sun Farms |
| Jill OConnor | Vice President of Sales | Simbe Robotics |
| Amanda Oren | Vice President, Product & Industry Strategy, Grocery | Relex Solutions |
| Mark Orsi | Vice President, Sales, East | The Wonderful Company |
| Harold Paivarinta | VP Sales and Business Development | Red Sun Farms |
| Brandon Parker | Director of Sales | Shuman Farms, Inc |
| Jonna Parker | Principal II, Fresh Center of Excellence | Circana |
| Doug Pearson | Senior Vice President | Planalytics, Inc. |
| Shawn Peery | Vice President, Produce & Floral | Albertsons Companies |
| Jennifer Perez | Enterprise Account Executive | Relex Solutions |
| Eric Peters | Chief Executive Officer and President | Procurant |
| Sonia Punwani | Chief Marketing Officer | Cargill Incorporated |
| Michael Redgrave | Sr. Director, Retailer Client Strategy | Inmar Inc. |
| Barb Renner | Global Lead Client Service Partner | Deloitte, LLP |
| Travis Riepenhoff | Vice President, Fresh, Meat, Produce, Seafood, and Floral | Giant Eagle, Inc. |
| Megan Rogers | Field Marketing Manager | Relex Solutions |
| Alex Ross | Senior Vice President, Global Sales | Upshop |
| John Ruane | President, The Giant Co. | The GIANT Company |
| Sarah Sandberg | Customer Success Executive | Upshop |
| Leslie Sarasin | President & Chief Executive Officer | FMI |
| Jim Sarcletti | Senior Buyer | Target Corporation |
| Bruce Schneider | Business Development Leader | Hussmann Corporation |
| Matt Schwartz | Chief Executive Officer | Afresh Technologies |
| Tod Seiling | VP | Lidl US, LLC |
| John Sheehan | Baker Sales Manager | Big Y Foods, Inc. |
| David Sherrod | President and CEO | Southeast Produce Council |
| Greta Shimon | Marketing Manager | Amcor Flexibles North America |
| Tal Shoshan | CEO | FiveStar Gourmet Foods |
| Tristan Simpson | Founder & CEO | tristan michele marketing |
| Dana Slagle | New Business Development Manager | IFCO |
| Andy Smith | Senior Director, Produce & Floral Merchandising | SpartanNash Company |
| Edward ST Clair | Vice President, Sales | Taylor Farms |
| Rick Stein | Vice President, Fresh Foods | FMI |
| Michael Stigers | President | Wakefern Food Corp. |
| Michele Stoffel | Strategic Marketing Planner, Retail and Consumer Products | Deloitte, LLP |
| Adam Sussman | Vice President & GM, Bakehouse Division | Bimbo Bakeries USA |
| Kyle Tanger | Sustainability Leader | Deloitte Consulting LLP |
| William Toney | VP Global RFID Market Development | Avery Dennison |
| Kathleen Triou | President/CEO | Fresh Solutions Network, LLC |
| Mark VanBuskirk | Group Vice President of Fresh | Wakefern Food Corp. |
| Kurt Vetter | President, Wonderful Sales | The Wonderful Company |
| Euro Wang | Chief Executive Officer | Guac |
| Teresa Whitney | Group Vice President National Merchandising Fresh – Produce, Meat & Seafood & Floral | Albertsons Companies |
| Ken Wicker | Senior Vice President, Fresh Foods | Festival Foods |
| Matt Williams | Chief Sales Officer | Bowery Farming |
| Jason Woodcock | Director of Sales | Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC. |
| Andrea Wright | Director of Meals Transformation | Albertsons Companies |
| Rich Wright | Vice Presidents of Sales & Marketing | Dietz & Watson |
| Ben Wynkoop | Global Industry Strategist, Grocery & Convenience | Blue Yonder |
| Art Yerecic | President | Yerecic Label |
| Stan Zylowski | Chairman | Movista, Inc. |
