Featured 2019 Speakers

Jodi Benson Chief Innovation, Technology and Quality Officer, General Mills

As Chief Innovation, Technology and Quality Officer, Jodi Benson is responsible for the invention and commercialization of new food products and technologies which provide increasingly higher levels of well-being, ease and joy to meet consumers evolving food values. Most recently, Benson served as leader for our integrated ITQ Centers of Excellence, focused on the broad…

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Martha Montoya Founder and CEO, Ag Tools

Martha Montoya is the founder and CEO of www.ag.tools, a web – SaaS solution allowing farmers and everyone on the food supply chain to make better decisions, increase profits, avoid waste and impact climate change. Martha has a keen insight on the challenges of both the farmer as well as the retailer.  Agtools is a…

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Philomena Morrissey Satre Director of Diversity and Inclusion and External Strategic Partnerships, Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Philomena serves as Director of Diversity & Inclusion and External Strategic Partnerships.  She joined Land O’Lakes in June 2017, bringing more than 30 years of human resource experience in diversity and inclusion, community relations, work life and wellbeing. Before joining Land O’Lakes, she worked at Wells Fargo & Company.   Her previous roles included VP of…

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Dr. Quentin R. Tyler Associate Dean and Director, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University

Dr. Quentin R. Tyler currently serves as the Associate Dean and Director for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) at Michigan State University (MSU). As Associate Dean and Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADDEI), Dr. Tyler provides leadership for infusing diversity, equity and inclusion…

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Sarah Bohnenkamp Sustainability and Leadership Communication Consultant & Coach

Sarah J. Bohnenkamp is a Business & Leadership Coach • Keynote Speaker • Workshop & Retreat Facilitator • and Communication Consultant. She believes communication is code for leadership and challenges those she works with to strive for anti-average to drive true change. Sarah works out of the Denver area with clients around the world specializing…

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Candace Laing Vice President, Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations, Nutrien

Candace Laing is the Vice President of Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations at Nutrien, the world’s largest provider of crop inputs, services and solutions. Her career has spanned both private and public-sector organizations – with a focus on strategic business initiatives that create long-term value and high-performance cultures. Candace has a Bachelor of Commerce and a…

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Angela Ichwan Senior Director Technical Lead, The Annex by Ardent Mills

Angela Ichwan is the Sr. Director Technical Lead of The Annex, the specialty business unit of Ardent Mills. She joined Ardent Mills in July 2014 and led a team of R&D, Culinary and Technical Services professionals through major changes with the formation of a joint venture, where Angela sustained business growth and integrated two cultures…

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