OUR 2025 SPEAKER FACULTY
Our speaking faculties represents the entire supply chain, from farmers through to retailers - take a look at the full list of speakers from our 2025 event:
Austin Allred
Owner
Royal Family Farming
Austin Allred
Owner
Royal Family Farming
Erica Campbell
Partner
InCommon Group
Erica Campbell
Partner
InCommon Group
Stephan Van Vliet
Assistant Professor, Nutrition Science
Utah State University
Stephan Van Vliet
Assistant Professor, Nutrition Science
Utah State University
Adam Kotin
Managing Director
Soil and Climate Initiative
Adam Kotin
Managing Director
Soil and Climate Initiative
Kristine Root
Chief Marketing Officer
Regenified
Kristine Root
Chief Marketing Officer
Regenified
John-Lloyd Butler
Commercial Sustainability Analyst
Peterson Project & Solutions
John-Lloyd Butler
Commercial Sustainability Analyst
Peterson Project & Solutions
Wayne Honeycutt
President & CEO
Soil Health Institute
Wayne Honeycutt
President & CEO
Soil Health Institute
Nick Betts
Managing Director
Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agriculture (CANZA)
Nick Betts
Managing Director
Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agriculture (CANZA)
Audrey Leduc
Director NA, Planet-Friendly Practices
McCain
Audrey Leduc
Director NA, Planet-Friendly Practices
McCain
Franco Costantini
CEO
regenagri
Franco Costantini
CEO
regenagri
Jessica Newman
Senior Director of Agriculture & Sustainability
McCain
Jessica Newman
Senior Director of Agriculture & Sustainability
McCain
Leah Wolfe
Senior Manager, Sustainability & Mission
Simple Mills
Leah Wolfe
Senior Manager, Sustainability & Mission
Simple Mills
Daniel McQuillan
Director - Agriculture & Innovative Finance
Intrinsic Exchange Group
Daniel McQuillan
Director - Agriculture & Innovative Finance
Intrinsic Exchange Group
LaRhea Pepper
Senior Advisory, Vice-Chair ROA Board
Regenerative Organic Alliance
LaRhea Pepper
Senior Advisory, Vice-Chair ROA Board
Regenerative Organic Alliance
Emily Moose
Executive Director
A Greener World
Emily Moose
Executive Director
A Greener World
Brandon Welsh
Co-Founder & CEO
Mad Capital
Brandon Welsh
Co-Founder & CEO
Mad Capital
Allen Williams
Founding Partner
Soil Health Academy & Understanding Ag
Allen Williams
Founding Partner
Soil Health Academy & Understanding Ag
Mary Purdy
Managing Director
Nutrient Density Alliance
Mary Purdy
Managing Director
Nutrient Density Alliance
Rick Clark
Owner
Farm Green LLC.
Rick Clark
Owner
Farm Green LLC.
Sarah Murphy
EOV Project Director
Savory Institute
Sarah Murphy
EOV Project Director
Savory Institute
Fitzhugh Elder IV
Republican Staff Director
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Fitzhugh Elder IV
Republican Staff Director
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Peter Byck
Director, Producer
Carbon Nation TV
Peter Byck
Director, Producer
Carbon Nation TV
Daren Abney
Executive Director
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Daren Abney
Executive Director
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Graham Tabor
Head of Knitwear and Strategic Advisor for Sustainable Supply Chain Solutions
Thom Browne
Graham Tabor
Head of Knitwear and Strategic Advisor for Sustainable Supply Chain Solutions
Thom Browne
Rochelle Bohm
Vice President of Marketing
CMI Orchards
Rochelle Bohm
Vice President of Marketing
CMI Orchards
Ryan Smith
Director, Agriculture Impact & Partnerships
Danone
Ryan Smith
Director, Agriculture Impact & Partnerships
Danone
Tim Fink
Policy Director
American Farmland Trust
Tim Fink
Policy Director
American Farmland Trust
Sarah Day Levesque
Managing Director
RFSI
Sarah Day Levesque
Managing Director
RFSI
Gina Nagel
Co-Founder
Public Good Provisions
Gina Nagel
Co-Founder
Public Good Provisions
Jonathan Sullivan
Vice President Commercial and Sustainability
Agmatix
Jonathan Sullivan
Vice President Commercial and Sustainability
Agmatix
Ewan Lamont
Head of Sustainability Solutions
Indigo Ag, Inc.
Ewan Lamont
Head of Sustainability Solutions
Indigo Ag, Inc.
Leigh Cooper
Sr. Manager, Sustainability Solutions
Indigo Ag, Inc.
Leigh Cooper
Sr. Manager, Sustainability Solutions
Indigo Ag, Inc.
Liz Haney
Owner
Soil Regen
Liz Haney
Owner
Soil Regen
Robert Reed
Marketing Manager
Agricarbon
Robert Reed
Marketing Manager
Agricarbon
Jim Kleinschmit
Founder & CEO
Other Half Processing
Jim Kleinschmit
Founder & CEO
Other Half Processing
Brad Keith
Principal
SLM Partners
Brad Keith
Principal
SLM Partners
Ron Osborne
Chief Technology Officer
Arva Intelligence Corp
Ron Osborne
Chief Technology Officer
Arva Intelligence Corp
Anastasia Volkova
Co-Founder & CEO
Regrow Ag
Anastasia Volkova
Co-Founder & CEO
Regrow Ag
Anastasia Volkova, PhD, is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and engineer committed to developing technology that empowers the agriculture industry to help solve the global climate crisis. She is CEO and Co-Founder of Regrow Ag, an award-winning SaaS provider that enables organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their agricultural supply chains and build climate change resilience by incentivizing the adoption of regenerative farming practices.
Since Regrow’s launch in early 2021, Dr. Volkova and her team have raised $55M in Series A and B funding, and have nurtured Regrow into a global company trusted by some of the world’s leading CPGs, food companies, and ecosystem market developers, including General Mills, Cargill, Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, and South Pole. Regrow delivers environmental data that makes it possible for organizations to analyze scope 3 sourcing regions, report emissions, and plan sustainability investments, and supports the execution of producer incentive programs that reduce on-field emissions. It pioneered the development of digital MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) software for agriculture, bringing transparency and credibility to agriculture-based carbon reductions and removals. Regrow’s best-in-class MRV was honored as a Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Idea.
A 2022 Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst and Forbes Technology Council member, Dr. Volkova is a respected thought leader and innovator in regenerative agriculture and sustainable food sourcing. She has been recognized as one of The Australian’s Top 100 Innovators, MIT’s “35 Under 35” Innovators (2020), and BBC’s “Top 100 Women” (2020).
Carlos Guzman
Senior Manager, Sustainability
Walmart
Carlos Guzman
Senior Manager, Sustainability
Walmart
Michelle Stearn
Senior Sustainability Strategist
Forum for the Future
Michelle Stearn
Senior Sustainability Strategist
Forum for the Future
Thomas Slaugh
Account Executive
Agmatix
Thomas Slaugh
Account Executive
Agmatix
Alison Ward
CEO
CottonConnect
Alison Ward
CEO
CottonConnect
Alison Ward has over 30 years of international experience in sustainability and corporate affairs. Alison is the CEO of CottonConnect, where she leads a team of over 80 employees, impacting the lives of over 560,000 cotton farmers in India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Under Alison’s leadership the organization: drives supply chain transparency connecting sustainable fibres from farm to store; focuses on the rights and skills of women in supply chains through pioneering gender programmes; and continues to develop innovations at a farm level. She leads cotton strategies and programmes for global brands and retailers.
Previously Alison worked with Mondelez International and Kraft Foods and was the Global Head of Corporate Responsibility in Cadbury.
With a mission to drive scalable change, Alison serves as a Member of the Sustainable Cotton Steering Committee for Textile Exchange. She also sat on the Sustainability Advisory Committee for the London Olympic Games and has been a Coach and Mentor to commercial teams at WWF and the Ethical Trade Initiative.
Kevin Burkum
Chief Executive Officer
USFRA
Kevin Burkum
Chief Executive Officer
USFRA
Paul Cornette
Owner/Operator
Cornette Dairy
Paul Cornette
Owner/Operator
Cornette Dairy
Dr. Laura Gentry
Director of Water, Quality Science
IL Corn
Dr. Laura Gentry
Director of Water, Quality Science
IL Corn
Cali Noland
Program Manager for Regenerative Cotton North America
Louis Dreyfus Company
Cali Noland
Program Manager for Regenerative Cotton North America
Louis Dreyfus Company
Beth Jensen
Senior Director, Climate and Nature Impact
Textile Exchange
Beth Jensen
Senior Director, Climate and Nature Impact
Textile Exchange
Callie Eideberg
Principal
Vogel Grou
Callie Eideberg
Principal
Vogel Grou
Paul Hrycyk
Project Manager, Regenerative Agriculture
Louis Dreyfus Company
Paul Hrycyk
Project Manager, Regenerative Agriculture
Louis Dreyfus Company
Jennifer Simpson
Director Dairy Sustainability
Chobani
Jennifer Simpson
Director Dairy Sustainability
Chobani
Ryan Pintado-Vertner
Founder & CEO
Smoketown
Ryan Pintado-Vertner
Founder & CEO
Smoketown
