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
