2023 Speakers
Co-Chairs
Nicole Nice
Assistant General Counsel - Food Law
MARS Inc.
Tony Pavel
Deputy General Counsel, Global Food Law
Perfect Day
Government Speakers
Janell R. Kause
Senior Advisor for Risk Assessment
U.S. Department of Agriculture
In-House Counsel
Leigh Barcham
Senior Counsel, Product Regulatory & Government Affairs
US Foods Inc.
Jeff Brams
Chief Innovation & Legal Officer
Garden of Life, LLC
Christian Flinn
Policy Associate
Plant Based Food Association
Stefanie Fogel
Partner
DLA Piper
Dr. Keith Vorst
Director of the Polymer and Food Protection Consortium
Iowa State University
Cindy Kruger
Legal Senior Director - Food Safety & Regulatory
PepsiCo Inc.
Mark Leonard
General Counsel
Sunsweet Growers Inc.
Sharon Mayl
Partner
DLA Piper
Billy Ng
Sr. Manager, Global Regulatory Affairs
Blue Diamond Growers
Stuart M. Pape
Senior Partner/ Chair, FDA Practice
Polsinelli PC
Daniel Range
NAD Attorney
BBB National Programs
Mary Spurney
Sr. Associate General Counsel
Sargento Foods Inc.
Sarah Sunday
Assistant General Counsel, Head of Food Law Group
Nestle USA
Steve L. Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology Co-Director, Food Allergy Research & Resource Program
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
René Viñas
PhD, DABT, Regulatory Toxicologist, Food & Beverage, Consumer Product Safety
UPSIDE Foods, Inc.
Law Firm Speakers
Jennifer Adams
Partner
Amin Talati Wasserman LLP
Alex Beroukhim
Partner
Arnold & Porter
Steve Blonder
Principal
Much Shelist, P.C.
Katie Bond
Partner
Keller and Heckman LLP
Thomas A. Evans
Partner
Alston & Bird
Maile Gradison
Partner
Hogan Lovells LLP
Sascha Henry
Partner
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Bob Hibbert
Senior Counsel
Wiley Rein LLP
Kristen Klesh
Partner
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Andrew Lustigman
Partner
Olshan, Frome, Wolosky LLP
Emily Marden
Senior Counsel - Food, Drug, and Medical Device
Sidley Austin LLP
Katia Merten-Lentz
Partner
Food Law Science & Partners
Amy Mudge
Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Jessica O’Connell
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP
Jason Stiehl
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP
Suzie Trigg
Partner, Co-Chair - Food, Beverage and Restaurant Practice Group
Haynes and Boone, LLP
R. Trent Taylor
Partner
McGuireWoods LLP
