2023 Speakers

Co-Chairs

Nicole Nice

Assistant General Counsel - Food Law
MARS Inc.

Tony Pavel

Partner
Keller & Heckman LLP

Government Speakers

Janell R. Kause

Senior Advisor for Risk Assessment
U.S. Department of Agriculture

In-House Counsel

Leigh Barcham

Assistant General Counsel - Product Regulatory & Government Affairs
US Foods Inc.

Jeff Brams

Chief Innovation & Legal Officer
Garden of Life, LLC

Christian Flinn

Policy Associate
Plant Based Food Association

Stefanie Fogel

Partner
DLA Piper

Dr. Keith Vorst

Director of the Polymer and Food Protection Consortium
Iowa State University

Cindy Kruger

Chief Counsel – Food Safety & Regulatory
PepsiCo Inc.

Mark Leonard

General Counsel
Sunsweet Growers Inc.

Sharon Mayl

Partner
DLA Piper LLP

Billy Ng

Sr. Manager, Global Regulatory Affairs
Blue Diamond Growers

Stuart M. Pape

Senior Partner; Head of FDA Practice
Polsinelli PC

Daniel Range

NAD Attorney
BBB National Programs

Mary Spurney

Sr. Associate General Counsel
Sargento Foods Inc.

Sarah Sunday

Assistant General Counsel, Head of Food Law Group
Nestle USA

Steve L. Taylor, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology Co-Director, Food Allergy Research & Resource Program
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

René Viñas

PhD, DABT, Regulatory Toxicologist, Food & Beverage, Consumer Product Safety
UPSIDE Foods, Inc.

Law Firm Speakers

Jennifer Adams

Partner
Amin Talati Wasserman LLP

Alex Beroukhim

Partner
Arnold & Porter

Steven P. Blonder

Principal
Much Shelist, P.C.

Katie Bond

Partner
Keller and Heckman LLP

Thomas A. Evans

Partner
Alston & Bird

Maile Gradison

Partner
Hogan Lovells LLP

Sascha Henry

Partner
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bob Hibbert

Senior Counsel
Wiley Rein LLP

Kristen Klesh

Partner
Loeb & Loeb LLP

Andrew Lustigman

Partner
Olshan, Frome, Wolosky LLP

Emily Marden

Senior Counsel - Food, Drug, and Medical Device
Sidley Austin LLP

Katia Marten-Lentz

Partner
Food Law Science & Partners

Amy Mudge

Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP

Jessica O’Connell

Partner
Covington & Burling LLP

Jason Stiehl

Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP

Suzie Trigg

Partner
Haynes & Boone LLP

R. Trent Taylor

Partner
McGuireWoods LLP

Nury Yoo

Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP