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WMU Food Marketing Conference
800+
Attendees
30+
Speakers
20+
Hours of content
Priceless
Networking
Western Michigan University Food Marketing Conference
Join us in 2023 as leaders address our changing industry.
2022 Platinum+ and Platinum Sponsors
2022 Speakers
Indra Nooyi
Former Chairman and CEO
PepsiCo
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Jim Snee
Chairman, President and CEO
Hormel Foods
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Tony Sarsam
President and CEO
SpartanNash
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Rick Keyes
President and CEO
Meijer
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Bryan Gildenberg
Senior Vice President, Commerce
Omnicom Commerce Group
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Brian Sathianathan
Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Digital Officer
iterate.ai
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Leslie Sarasin
President and CEO
FMI—The Food Industry Association
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Donald G. Fitzgerald
Co-CEO
Dom’s Kitchen and Market
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Jason Dorsey
Best-selling Author
Motivational Speaker
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Deborah Weinswig
CEO and Founder
Coresight Research
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Mel Parker
Best-selling Author
Motivational Speaker
Take the Limits Off
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Brandon Barnholt
President and CEO
KeHE Distributors
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Rick Walker
Chief Strategy Officer
Farmbox Foods
Former Olympic Swimming Coach
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David Cortese
Chief Commercial Officer
Simbe Robotics
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Dave Dempsey
CEO
Hyer
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Mariana Eagen
Midwest Region Team
Analytics and Insights Director
Procter & Gamble
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Bill Gillispie
Client Delivery Partner
Microsoft
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Edward Wong
Senior Vice President, Industry Strategy, Global Retail Sector
Blue Yonder
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Kristin Crouse
Vice President Client Insights
IRI
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Todd Weer
Senior Vice President Stores
Meijer
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Yvonne Trupiano
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Spartan Nash
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Mark Edwards
Founder and CEO
345 Holdings
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Cara Pratt
Senior Vice President
Kroger Precision Marketing
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Simon Cutts
Director, Retail Partners
SPINS
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Tammy Winnie
Vice President Human Resources
Kellogg Company
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Chris Scalia
Senior Vice President,
Chief Human Resources Officer
The Hershey Company
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Amanda Tomek
Vice President, Business Intelligence
Acosta
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Dr. Lena Steinhoff
Assistant Professor
University of Rostock, Germany
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Spencer Baird
Executive Vice President and President, Martech
Inmar Intelligence
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Sarah Beardsley
Managing Director
Accenture
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Alannah Pawlik
Senior Manager
Sales Marketing
Roku
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2022 Special Recognition
Cynthia Herrera, B.B.A.'93
2022 WMU Food Marketing Alumni Hall of Fame Award
CEO, Sunbum
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Frank Gambino
Director Emeritus
Retirement Celebration
WMU Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
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