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Monday, July 11th – Management & Leadership
- 8 a.m. | Breakfast
- 8:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks and State of the Natural and Organic Industry | Featuring Dean Sharon Matusik and Carlotta Mast
- 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break
- 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Leadership Lessons from Current and Former CEOs | Featuring Doug Radi and Liz Myslik
- 12:15 – 1 p.m. | Lunch
- 1:15 – 3:15 p.m. | Developing a “Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging” Program in Your Company | Featuring Jennifer Forman
- 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Break
- 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Strategies for Hiring and Retention During the “Great Resignation” | Featuring Creative Alignments and Robin Kane
- 5:30 p .m. | Dinner and Networking
Tuesday, July 12th – Food Systems, Manufacturing and Innovation
- 8 a.m. | Breakfast | Featuring Remarks from Mark Retzloff
- 8:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Law & Policy of Food Systems | Featuring Taber Ward
- 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break
- 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Bridging the Gap: Factoring Marketing and Emerging Consumer Concerns into Your Quality System | Featuring Jackie Bowen
- 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch
- 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Panel: Emerging Certifications | Featuring Ben Gray and Kathryn Britton
- 2:30 – 3 p.m. | Break
- 3 – 5:30 p.m. | Design Thinking: A Human Centered Approach to Innovation | Featuring Morley McBride
Wednesday, July 13th – Strategy & Analytics
- 8 a.m. | Breakfast
- 8:45 – 10:45 a.m. | Statistics and Data Analytics | Featuring Lori Seward
- 10:45 – 11 a.m. | Break
- 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Developing a Sales Strategy or Making Decisions Based on Sales Data | Featuring Chuck Engle
- 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch
- 1:30 – 5 p.m. | Field Trip visit to Skyway Foods (transportation from the University provided)
Thursday, July 14th – Creating and Marketing Brands that Build Trust
- 8 a.m. | Breakfast
- 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. | Cut Through the Clutter with Purpose | Featuring Bill Capsalis
- 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Break
- 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Developing a Digital Strategy: How to Take Advantage of Social Media Data
- 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch
- 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Marketing to Gen Z | Featuring Heather Kennedy
- 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Break
- 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. | The New Normal of Grocery Shopping
Friday, July 15th – Finance, Managing Cash and Margin
- 8 a.m. | Breakfast
- 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. | The Importance of Margin | Featuring Jeremiah Contreras
- 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Break
- 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | 10 Reasons Investors Pass, Managing Cash | Featuring Andy Whitman
- 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch and Certificate Presentation