Stacy Bates MS, RDN, LD, CDE
Director, Wellness Nutrition Strategy, H-E-B
Stacy Bates is a registered dietitian and author with over 17 years of expertise in nutrition communications, marketing, education, business development, health services operations, and leadership. Currently, she leads H-E-B’s Wellness Nutrition Strategy, bridging the company's core food retail business with its expanding Healthcare Services division. At H-E-B, registered dietitians play a crucial role in improving nutrition literacy and health choices for Texans. Her contributions to retail health and wellness earned her the title of 2016 Progressive Grocer Dietitian of the Year.
Prior to her career as a dietitian, Stacy gained significant experience in food science, nutrition, and marketing through various roles in both industry and education. She passionately advocates for how food can enhance overall health and well-being. Stacy is a member of the Academy of Nutrition, serves as Chair of the FMI’s Health and Wellbeing Council, and is part of the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foundation Board.
Craig Boyan
President & CEO, H-E-B
Craig Boyan is the President and Chief Operating Officer for H-E-B. He is also a member of the H-E-B Board and a Trustee of the H-E-B Investment Retirement Plan. Craig joined H-E-B in 2005 as Chief Strategic Officer and was an advisor to H-E-B for two years before joining the company. Prior to H-E-B, Craig worked at the Monitor Company, a global consultancy based in Cambridge, MA. Craig founded and ran Monitor’s New York office. He graduated from Harvard College, cum laude in economics, and he was a member of the Harvard varsity heavyweight crew team. He also received an MBA from Columbia Business School. Craig is on the Board of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), he is Chairman of the Board for Junior Achievement of South Texas, Chairman of the 2015 United Way Campaign in SA, on the Board of Trustees for Texas Biomedical Research Institute, and he is a member of the Trinity University Business Advisory Council.
Nick Boyle
Global Head of Commercial, Retail Insight
Danny Edsall
Principal, Deloitte
Danny Edsall is a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and co-leader of Deloitte’s Global Grocery practice. He has over 30 years of professional experience from a career spent transforming retail clients around the world. Edsall led multiple transformation programs in supply chain, merchandising, store operations, and logistics. In the last 10 years, he has helped retailers in their journey to meet the expectations of “Digital Consumers” with projects like omnichannel supply chain, distributed order management, mobile/e-commerce, self-scanning, and store experience transformations. Edsall has also contributed to many industry initiatives and has done extensive work on boards and industry standards groups such as NRF, GMA, and GS1.
Jeremy Gosch
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Hy-Vee, Inc.
James Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA
Chief Commercial Officer, Kroger Health
James Kirby is the Chief Commercial Officer for Kroger Health and is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with strategic partners, suppliers, providers, and payers. He also oversees Kroger’s Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM), implements a comprehensive food as medicine strategy, and creates a multidisciplinary interoperable healthcare ecosystem to deliver population health solutions.
Dr. Kirby has dedicated his career to advancing community-based healthcare. His work has positioned Kroger as a leader in medication management, nutrition and wellness services, and vaccine administration. His team has developed interdisciplinary programs in transitions of care, point-of-care testing, and chronic disease prevention, education, and management. Dr. Kirby was instrumental in creating a PGY1 and combined PGY1/2 community pharmacy residency program with the University of Cincinnati to train future pharmacy leaders.
Dr. Kirby earned his pharmacy degree from Ohio State University and his PharmD from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Kirby is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati, and a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association.
Suzanne Monford
CEO and Chairman, Heritage Grocers Group, LLC
Amanda Mosseri Oren
VP of Industry Strategy for Grocery North America, RELEX Solutions
Krystal Register MS, RDN, LDN
Vice President, Health & Well-being, FMI
Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN is the Vice President of Health and Well-being at FMI - The Food Industry Association. She serves as the lead coordinator and subject matter expert for nutrition, health and well-being policy, programs, activities, operations, media response and communications across the food industry for FMI members and community collaborators. Krystal was a retail dietitian with Wegmans for 12 years prior to joining FMI and made significant contributions to company-wide wellness programs, consumer health messaging, and local media in the National Capital Region.
Leslie Sarasin
President and CEO, FMI
Julie Savoie
Senior Director of Workforce, Sustainability, and Talent, FMI - The Food Industry Association
Hunt Shipman
Principal and Director, Cornerstone