Executives and Leaders from Across Dairy Industry to Convene at Dairy Forum 2022 in Palm Desert, CA

Amid record demand for dairy products and significant supply chain challenges, dairy business leaders from across a diverse and global industry will convene in Palm Desert, Calif., in January to explore what is NEW, NOW, and NEXT at Dairy Forum 2022. Credentialed members of the media are welcome to attend in person with a complimentary registration.

To view the agenda and list of speakers for Dairy Forum 2022, please see below or visit www.dairyforum.com.

Dairy Forum 2022 will take place January 23-26 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert. Spread across three and a half days, Dairy Forum includes main sessions, concurrent sessions, panel discussions, special presentations by sponsors and guests, receptions, meals, entertainment, and networking opportunities for leaders in the dairy industry.

WHERE:

J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa

74-855 Country Club Dr.,

Palm Desert, CA 92260

 

WHEN:

January 23-26, 2022

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

• Christina Adams, Partner, McKinsey & Company
• David Ahlem, CEO & President, Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.
• Henrik Hoejen Andersen, Chief Executive Officer, Arla Foods Ingredients
• Kai Bockmann, President and Chief Operating Officer, Saputo Inc. and International Sector
• Marin Bozic, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Dairy Foods Marketing Economics, University of Minnesota
• Jon Brause, Director, WFP Washington Office, World Food Programme
• Emile Cordeau, Chief Executive Officer, Agropur Cooperative
• Patrick Criteser, President and CEO, Tillamook County Creamery Association
• Tim Doelman, Chief Executive Officer, Fairlife
• Jim Donald, Chairman, Albertson’s & Former CEO of Starbucks, Pathmark Supermarkets and Extended Stay Hotels
• Bonnie Dowling, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Ron Dunford, President & CEO, Schreiber Foods
• Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President & CEO, International Dairy Foods Association
• Jeremy K. Everett, Executive Director, Baylor University’s Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
• Elizabeth B. Fawell, Partner, Hogan Lovells
• Nick Geoghegan, Strategy Director, Eat Big Fish
• Kate Lloyd George, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company
• Alain Gerard, Vice-President, Quality & Innovation, Lactalis American Group, Inc.
• John Harsch, President, Sustainable Environmental Consultants
• John Lucey, Ph.D., Professor of Food Science and Director of the Center for Dairy Research, University of Wisconsin
• Ted Mason, Retail Technology Consultant, NGA Foundation Technical Assistance Center
• Monica Massey, Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff and Chief Innovation Officer, Dairy Farmers of America
• Mike McCloskey, Co-Founder and CEO, Select Milk Producers
• Ludovic Meilhac, Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Sheryl, Meshke, Co-President and CEO, Associated Milk Producers Inc.
• Sheila Murty, Executive Vice President, People & Culture, Tillamook County Creamery Association
• Phil Plourd, President, Blimling & Associates
• Yin Woon Rani, Chief Executive Officer, MilkPEP
• Mel Robbins, Expert on Leadership & Defeating Doubt, Award-Winning CNN Commentator, and Best-Selling Author
• Steve L. Robbins, Ph.D., Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Competency Expert
• Navyn Salem, Founder and CEO, Edesia Nutrition
• Philomena Satre, Director of Diversity Equity & Inclusion and External Strategic Partnerships, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
• Keith Schroeder, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, High Road Craft Ice Cream
• Eugene D. Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
• A.B. Stoddard, Associate Editor & Columnist, RealClearPolitics
• Patricia D. Stroup, Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, Nestle S.A.; Chief Executive Officer, Nestrade S.A., Nestle S.A
• Erika Thiem, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Feeding America
• Roberto Uchoa, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Kelvin Wickham, CEO AMENA, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
• Michael Wironen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Agriculture & Food Systems, The Nature Conservancy

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Washington, D.C., represents the nation’s dairy manufacturing and marketing industry, which supports more than 3.3 million jobs that generate $41.6 billion in direct wages and $753 billion in overall economic impact. IDFA’s diverse membership ranges from multinational organizations to single-plant companies, from dairy companies and cooperatives to food retailers and suppliers, all on the cutting edge of innovation and sustainable business practices. Together, they represent 90 percent of the milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt and cultured products, and dairy ingredients produced and marketed in the United States and sold throughout the world. Delicious, safe and nutritious, dairy foods offer unparalleled health and consumer benefits to people of all ages.