2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.– Gleaners Food Bank Tour (Optional)

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. – Shuttle service from Gleaners Food Bank tour to the Westin.

3:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Conference Registration Open

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Welcome Reception and Networking*

*Open bar and light bites provided

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast Buffet

8:45 – 9:40 a.m. – Welcome and Keynote

10:00 – 10:50 a.m. – Breakout Session 1

• Sourcing For Programs: Disaster Relief: From Emergency to Recovery

• Operations & Logistics: Food,Freight, Fuel

  • Session Owner: Southeast Regional Cooperative (SERC)

    • Chris Flint, Executive Director, SERC

    • Greg Harris, Founder & CEO, Backhaul Direct

• Innovation & Tech: E-Commerce & Fulfillment

• Funding The Mission: Buying Food at Scale
  

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships Live: The Price is Right

12:00 – 1:10 p.m. – Lunch Buffet

1:10 – 2:00 p.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships Live: Food Bank Feud

2:20 – 3:10 p.m. – Breakout Session 2

• Sourcing For Programs: Food is Medicine in Action

  • Session Owner: Food Bank Council of Michigan

    • Marsha Keefer, Chief Operations Officer, Food Bank Council of Michigan

    • Miranda Rawlings, Sales Rep., AmeriQual Foods

• Operations & Logistics: Regional Mixing Centers

  • Session Owner: Fresh Connect Central

    • Jeff McDonald, Sr. Director, Fresh Connect Central

    • Josh Montemayor, Executive Director, Collaborative for Fresh Produce

    • Val Aguilar, Chief Operating Officer, Tarrant Area Food Bank

• Innovation & Tech: CRM & Case Management

• Funding The Mission: Corporate Partnerships

3:30 – 4:20 p.m. – COO Insight Panel

• Moderated by Chris Costanzo, Food Bank News

4:20 – 5:00 p.m. – Exhibitor and Attendee Networking

5:15 p.m. – Walk to Victory Field

5:30 p.m. - 8:30p.m. - Evening Entertainment at the Corona Patio at Victory Field *(Optional)

*Admission is free for all attendees, dinner and drinks will be provided.

*Indianapolis Indians AAA Baseball Game

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast Buffet

8:45 – 9:40 a.m. – Going The Distance: Food Banking Off the Mainland Panel

Moderated by Chris Costanzo, Food Bank News

• Mari Jo Laborde, President, CEO, Banco de Alimentos de Puerto Rico

• Frank Kelly, Chief Operating Officer, Food Bank of Alaska

• Māhealani Carbonell, Director of Sourcing & Donor Relations, Maui Food Bank

10:00 – 10:50 a.m. – Breakout Session 3

• Sourcing For Programs: Child Nutrition: Nourishing the Next Generation

• Operations & Logistics: Retail Recovery Reinvented

• Innovation & Tech: AI in Hunger Relief

• Funding The Mission: Social Enterprises

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships Live: The Price is Right

12:00 – 1:10 p.m. – Lunch Buffet

1:10 - 2:00 p.m. - Breakout Session 4

• Sourcing For Programs: Culturally Responsive & Senior Nutrition

• Operations & Logistics: Food Safety at Scale

  • Session Owner: Gleaners Food Bank of IN

    • Session Owner: Gleaners Food Bank of IN

      • Nichole Louis, Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Gleaners Food Bank of IN

• Innovation & Tech: Data to Decisions

• Funding The Mission: Flexible Funding Models

2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Conference Concludes