October 11 – 13, 2023
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point
Bonita Springs, FL

April 7-9, 2024
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point
Bonita Springs, FL

2023 Speakers

Suzy Badaracco

President
Culinary Tides, Inc.

Ahmar Bajwa

Senior Director of Product Management,
Oemga

Doug Clemens

Former CEO,
Clemens Food Group

Billy Gillispie

Billy Gillispie

Client Delivery Partner
Microsoft

Rod Harris

Executive Sales Manager
Shick Esteve

Carl Kicklighter

Carl Kicklighter

Director of Plant Operations,
Vital Farms

Clinton Johnston

Clinton Johnston

Managing Director,
Benchmark International

Chris Kirby

Founder & CEO
Ithaca Hummus

Jayme Laser

Director of Engineering
ConAgra

Nolan Lewin

Executive Director
Rutgers

Joyce Longfield

Joyce Longfield

Vice President of Product Innovation
Good Foods Group

Sharon Nowak

Global Business Development Manager, Food and Pharma
Coperion

Matthew Potvin

Mechanical Engineer & Head of Research and Development
Meco Seals

Renee Perry

Vice President of CSR & ESG
Culinary Collaborations LLC

Derrick Teal

Editor-in-Chief
FOOD ENGINEERING

Mark Sailer

Engineering Director
KLN Family Brands

Lance Schultz

Directory of Information Technology,
KLN Family Brands

Liz Sertl

Community Engagement
GS1 US

Kris Tennyson

Director of Sales
Magnetic Products Inc. (MPI).

Courtney Tripp

Sr. Strategy & Sustainability Manager
Grundfos

Gold Sponsors

Analog Devices

Austin

Benchmark

Burkert

Burns & McDonnell

Clayco

CRB

coperion

Food Industry Technician

FoodSafe Drains

Grundfos

Hixson

Kingsgate Logistics

Magnetic Products, Inc.

Meco Seal

Omega Engineering, Inc.

UPG

Van der Graaf

Wirebelt

Silver Sponsors

Burns & McDonnell

DORAL

Industrial Drying Solutions

Rovisys

Sani Matic

Whiting Turner