Petfood Forum 2024 Presenters
Suzy Badarraco, president, Culinary Tides
Anne Ballou, Ph.D., scientist, Siwa
Dana Brooks, president and CEO, Pet Food Institute
Louise Calderwood, director of regulatory affairs for the American Feed Industry Association
Anne Carlson, CEO, Jiminy’s
Ingrid Chu, vice president of research and insights American Pet Products Association
Adam Craig, director of product development, Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Moderator: Kent Cooper, co-owner, Evolve Consulting Group
Dean Elkins, senior director, robotics and vision, Gray Solutions
Mark Franklin, Ph.D., global additives technical lead, pet & lifestyle, Cargill
Holly Ganz, Ph.D., chief science officer and co-founder, AnimalBiome
Keynote: Tamara Ghandhour, founder, LaunchStreet
Juan Gomez-Basauri, Ph.D., founder and president, Magellan LLC
Will Henry, director of technology/R&D, Extru-Tech
Katie Ireland, principal packaging engineer, CRB
Cindy James, founder and CEO, Crafty Beasts Brewing Co.
Rich Kelleman, co-founder and CEO, Bond Pet Foods
Shannon Landry, pet brand manager, Packaged Facts
Moderator: Micah Kohles, vice president, technical services & research, Compana Pet Brands
Moderator: Jim Lamancusa, executive director, Pet Sustainability Coalition
Moderator: Leah Lambrakis, vicepresident of research & development, nutrition and scientific aAffairs, Simmons Pet Food
Keynote: Daniel Levine, director, Avant-Guide Institute
Gene Ligman, president, Suntorr
Tim Lombardo, senior director for food consulting services, EAS Consulting Group
Elizabeth Maier, director, growth & innovation, Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition
Aaron Merrell, CEO and co-founder, Plato Pet Treats
Rikke Miklos, Ph.D., global senior application specialist, Source Technology
Angelique Myburgh, nutrition and development specialist, Montego Pet Nutrition
Claire Obertin, market research associate, Cleveland Research Co.
Moderator: Lisa Schole, co-owner of Evolve Consulting Group
Brian Steinwagner, executive vice president, Morris Packaging
Neil Thorneycroft, head of marketing and new product development, Sapphire Nutrition
Stephanie Ugalde, regulatory compliance manager, Merieux Nutrisciences
Lynn Verstrepen, director product management, Bestmix Software
Stephie Volo, chief impact officer, Earth Animal
Keith Warriner, Ph.D., professor, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph
Mary Jo Werlein, senior sustainability manager, Adept Packaging
