12:00 p.m. - Shuttle service from the Westin to Gleaners Food Bank tour

1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. – Gleaners Food Bank Tour (Optional)

2:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Conference Registration Open

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Shuttle service from Gleaners Food Bank tour to the Westin

3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Unlocking the Power of Partnerships with Your Food Donors (Optional Session)

• Session Owner: Feeding America

  • Tony Mans, Director Food Sourcing Services, Feeding America

  • Brandon Bartley, Sr. Manager Food Sourcing Services, Feeding America

  • Jackie Farell, Sr. Manager II Food Sourcing Services, Feeding America

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. – Open House: Transnational Foods (Optional)

• Bryan Nichols,VP of Sales, Transnational Foods

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 Power of Partnerships Keynote

• Moderated by Joe Slater, Gleaners Food Bank

  • Fred Glass, President and CEO, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

  • Michael Kaltenmark, Vice President of Marketing, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

  • Michael Lake, Senior Sales Director, Corporate Partnerships, Pacers Sports & Entertainment

  • Greg Mosely, Chief Revenue Officer, Indy Eleven

  • Todd Taylor, Professional Sports Executive

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

• Sourcing for Programs: Transforming Child Nutrition Through Partnerships & Innovation

  • Melissa Cullison, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Diversified Foods Inc.

  • Tamara Sandberg, Vice President ,US Mission Impact, Feed the Children

  • Isabella Chamberlain, Food Sourcing Manager, Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia

• Operations & Logistics: Food, Freight, Fuel

  • Session Owner: Southeast Regional Cooperative (SERC)

    • Chris Flint, Executive Director, SERC

    • Jared White, Director Account Management, Backhaul Direct

    • Will Crosby, Associate Director of Sales, Entourage Freight Solutions

    • Corey Robertson, Associate Director of Customer Growth, The Hanline Group

• Innovation & Tech: E-Commerce & Fulfillment

  • Session Owner: Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

    • Alexandra McMahon, Director of Food Strategy, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

• Funding The Mission: Vendor, Donor, or Both?

  • Session Owner: HATCH

    • Danny Leckie, CEO, HATCH

    • Michelle Mullins, Director of Operations, Food Loss and Waste, Tyson Foods

    • Bryce McCory, Regional Manager, Rose Acre Farms
      

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

12:00 – 1:10 p.m. – Lunch Buffet

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

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 Rawlins, 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

    • Will Kornegay, Founder/CEO, Ripe Revival

• Innovation & Tech: ERP Modernization in Food Banking

  • Session Owner: Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

    • Mike Basey, Business Process Analyst, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

    • Tiffany Stead, CFO, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

    • Andy Schucrict, SJ Consulting, Inc.

• Funding The Mission: Perspectives of a Corporate Partner

  • Session Owner: Tyson Foods

    • Michelle Mullins, Director of Operations, Food Loss & Waste, Tyson Foods

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. – Panel: Real Leaders Addressing Real Issues

Moderated by Chris Costanzo, Food Bank News

• Julie Yurko, President & CEO, Northern Illinois Food Bank

• Natalie Caples, Co-CEO, Central California Food Bank

• Rhonda Chafin, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee

• Joe Slater, COO, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. – Exhibitor and Attendee Networking Reception *Drinks Included

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

7:15 – 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast Buffet

7:15 – 8:15 a.m. – Women in Operations: Mugs in the Morning

8:20 – 9:00 a.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships featuring Shredding Hunger: Team Face Off

9:00 – 9:50 a.m. – Panel: Going The Distance: Food Banking Off the Mainland

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

10:10 – 11:00 a.m. – Breakout Session 3

• Sourcing For Programs: Building Resilient Disaster Infrastructure

  • Celia Cole, CEO, Feeding Texas

  • Taylor Peck, Director of External Affairs, Feeding Florida

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

• Operations & Logistics: Retail Recovery Reinvented

  • Session Owner: Feeding San Diego

    • Patty O’Connor, Chief Operations Officer, Feeding San Diego

• Innovation & Tech: AI in Hunger Relief

  • Session Owner: Leaf Software Solutions

    • Ozan Selcuk, CEO, Leaf Software Solutions

    • Alexandra McMahon, Director of Supply Chain, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

• Funding The Mission: The Second “Yes”

  • Session Owner: Food Share Ventura County

    • Jennifer Caldwell, Chief Development Officer, Food Share Ventura County

11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – General Session: The Power of Partnerships featuring HATCH For Hunger

12:00 – 1:10 p.m. – Lunch Buffet

1:10 – 2:00 p.m. – Breakout Session 4

• Sourcing for Programs: Imports 101

  • Collin Tuthill, President, Royal Food

  • Andy Werner, Baltimore Branch Manager, Western Overseas Corporation

• Operations & Logistics: HACCP Certification Workshop – Complete Your Training Onsite

  • Session Owner: Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana

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

• Innovation & Tech: Data to Decisions

  • Session owner: Central Texas Food Bank

    • Sari Vatske, President & CEO, Central Texas Food Bank

• Funding The Mission: Not Your Traditional Fundraiser

  • Matt Spafford, CEO, Shredding Hunger

  • Marty Bauwens, VP - Social Enterprise & Supply Chain Solutions, Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee

  • Diana Graham, CEO, Kankakee County Training Center

  • Matt Sherman, Sales Manager, International Paper

  • Steve Wienkers, Vice President of Product Development, Choice Products USA, LLC

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