Dr. Lance Bush
Lance Bush is President and CEO of Challenger Center, the education nonprofit organization created as a living tribute to the seven members lost in the Challenger shuttle tragedy. Dedicated to the educational spirit of the mission, Challenger Center and its network of 43 Challenger Learning Centers engage students in dynamic, hands-on experiences to strengthen their […]
Philip Miller
Philip Miller is the VP of Global Corporate Affairs and Integration Lead for Communications and Regulatory/Government Affairs at Monsanto. Dr. Miller drives strategic business development and long-term competitive advantage for market growth and expansion. He has a proven track record of contributing to enterprise-wide solutions in global agricultural business development, government policies, and the agriculture industry at […]
Christopher Brown
Christopher Brown first joined IBM in 2006 as a Consultative Representative in the IBM Information Management Brand and Threat Prediction & Prevention solution unit. In this role, he worked with leaders across the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Intelligence Community to harness big data and analytics to address pressing mission and business initiatives in law […]
Justin Kamine
Justin Kamine has been at the forefront of sustainable and environmentally progressive technologies and food movements for the past six years. Through his angel investments and entrepreneurial talents, he is deeply involved with growing technologies that are actively transforming the agriculture world, creating a more sustainable food supply chain, eliminating food and plastic waste, and […]
Jill Isenbarger
Jill Isenbarger is CEO of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. Prior to her appointment in March 2009, she served as Chief of Staff at The Nature Conservancy, the world’s leading conservation organization with more than 3,500 employees in 34 countries and an annual operating budget exceeding $1 billion. Jill held top leadership positions with […]
Madi Holtzman
Madi has worked in food-based organizations in Seattle, Nashville, St. Louis, and NYC. She has led the launch of Toast Ale in the U.S.A. and plans to continue dedicating her life to the repurposing food as a means to promote social and environmental justice.
Philip Hodgins
Philip Hodgins has spent most of his career in the financial industry working across Asia, Europe, and the U.S. With the sole purpose of providing better food for their three children, Finn, Maya, and Anya, Phil and his wife, Annbritt Hodgins, began raising cattle in 2011 on there farm in Fly Creek, NY. Originally starting […]
Lauren Herzer Risi
Lauren Herzer Risi is a Senior Program Manager in the Global Sustainability and Resilience Program at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. She works with policymakers, practitioners, donors, and researchers to encourage innovative and integrated solutions to development and security challenges related to environmental change and natural resources. In addition to developing and implementing public […]
Dr. Rody Hawkins
Dr. Rody Hawkins has over 30 years of experience with developing and implementing new food products and solving complex problems for many large, medium and small food companies. He has done contract work for over 130 different food companies and he worked for two of the largest US food companies: Oscar Mayer Foods, a division […]
Elise Golan
Elise H. Golan is the Director for Sustainable Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this role, she provides leadership in planning, coordinating, and analyzing the Department’s policies and programs related to sustainable agricultural development. Prior to taking this position, Dr. Golan served as the Associate Director of the Food Economics Division at the […]
Itamar Glazer
Prof. Itamar Glazer is the Scientific Director of the Volcani Institute, Israel’s leading agricultural R&D innovation center. He is an affiliated Professor at the Hebrew University in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. From 2000-2006, Prof. Glazer was the Director of “Kidum”, the Technology Transfer Office of Volcani, and from 2007-2014 he was the […]