2024 FreshForward Attendees

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