Speakers
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
![Padma Lakshmi](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lakshmi-CAASpeakers_Photo-21725-scaled.jpg)
Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi, an Emmy-nominated television host, producer, and food connoisseur, has made significant strides in the culinary world. She is the mastermind behind the James Beard Award-winning Hulu series, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, which has also garnered a Critics Choice Real TV Award for Best Culinary Series and a 2021 Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series. Her prowess extends to Bravo’s Top Chef, a two-time Emmy-winning series now in its 21st season, where she served as both host and executive producer for 19 seasons. Padma’s influence in the industry was recognized in 2023 when TIME named her one of the most influential people.
As a New York Times bestselling author, Padma has penned a children’s book, Tomatoes for Neela, and edited The Best American Travel Writing. Her literary contributions also include two cookbooks, Easy Exotic and Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet, a bestselling memoir, Love, Loss and What We Ate, and The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs.
Beyond her culinary and literary accomplishments, Padma is a passionate advocate for women’s and immigrants’ rights, serving as an ACLU Artist Ambassador. She co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) and was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Her advocacy work earned her the Advocate of the Year Award from the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA).
Padma’s academic pursuits have led her to a visiting scholar position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She has been honored with the Karma Award from Variety magazine and the 2016 EIHS Ellis Island Medal of Honor, further cementing her status as a trailblazer and influencer.
KROGER LEADERSHIP
![Colleen Lindholz](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Colleen-Lindholz.jpg)
Colleen Lindholz
President
Kroger Health
![Speaker 4 Jim Kirby](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jim-Kirby.jpg)
Jim Kirby, PharmD
Chief Commercial Officer
Kroger Health
![Speaker 4 Ann Reed](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ann-Reed-copy.jpg)
Ann Reed
President of Cincinnati/Dayton Division
Kroger
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
![Mayor Aftab Pureval](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mayor-Aftab-Pureval-copy.jpg)
Aftab Pureval
Mayor of Cincinnati
![Amy Bucher](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Amy-Bucher-copy-1.jpg)
Amy Bucher
Chief Behavioral Officer and co-director of the Behavioral Reinforcement Learning Lab (BReLL)
Lirio, Inc
![Lisa Paley](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lisa-428-HiRes-Jan-2024-copy.jpg)
Lisa Paley
President, North America
Haleon
![Andrea Brookhart](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Andrea-Brookhart.png)
Dr. Andrea Brookhart
Director, Population Health & Wellness
Kroger Health
![Angie Nelson](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Angie-Nelson-copy.jpg)
Angie Nelson
Senior Vice President, Pharmacy
Hy-Vee
![Ben Goodwin](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ben-Goodwin.png)
Ben Goodwin
Co-Founder, CEO and Formulator
OLIPOP
![Carley Riley](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Carley-Riley-copy.jpg)
Carley Riley
Associate Professor in Pediatrics at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Attending Physician in Critical Care, Director of Community Systems in the Michael Fisher Child Health Equity Center, Director of the Mayerson Child Well-being Initiative at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
SAFE
![Congresswoman Robin Kelly](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Congresswoman-Robin-Kelly-D-IL-copy.jpg)
Representative Robin Kelly
Congresswoman (D-IL)
![Daniel O Conno](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Daniel-O-Connor-copy.jpg)
Daniel O’Connor
Executive Fellow, Managing the Future of Work, Harvard Business School, Managing Partner, Rockhurst Ventures, Founder, Future Commerce Initiative
Harvard
![Alpa V. Shah](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Alpa-V.-Shah-copy.jpg)
Alpa V. Shah, MS, RD
Medical & Scientific Affairs Lead – U.S. Wellness
Haleon
![Daryl Risinger](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Daryl-Risinger.jpg)
Daryl Risinger
Co-Founder and President
Soda Health
![Dominique Williams](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Williams-Dominique-2023-copy.jpg)
Dominique Williams
Medical Director, Adult Nutrition
Abbott
![Doug Flora](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Doug-Flora.png)
Dr. Doug Flora, LSSBB
Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services, and The Robert and Dell Ann Sathe Endowed Chair in Oncology
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
![Dr. Mladen Golubić](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mladen-Golubic-copy.jpg)
Dr. Mladen Golubić, MD, PhD, FACLM
Osher Center Distinguished Professor and Medical Director at the Osher Center for Integrative Health and Family and Community Medicine
Osher Center
![Ed Ferguson](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ed-Ferguson-copy.jpg)
Ed Ferguson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Blue Triton Brands
![Eden Barrett](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Eden-Barrett-copy.jpg)
Eden Barrett
Research fellow and dietitian in the Food Policy division at the George Institute for Global health, Sydney Australia and co-appointed at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
![null](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Headshot_FPO_2.jpg)
Eduardo Ruvolo
Beiersdorf
![Irina Pelphrey](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Irina-Pelphrey2-copy.jpg)
Irina Pelphrey
Vice President of Health and Managed Care
Sincerely Health, Albertsons Companies, Inc.
![Jackie Morse](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jackie-Morse.png)
Jackie Morse
Group Vice President
Pharmacy and Health Meijer
![Jane Dierkers](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jane-Dierkers-copy.jpg)
Jane Dierkers
Senior Brand Innovation Manager
Kroger Health
![Kelly Garcia](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kelly-Garcia.png)
Kelly Garcia
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director
![Kerry Hackworth](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kerry-Hackworth-copy.jpg)
Kerry Hackworth
Director of Nutrition Affairs
National Dairy Council
![Kofi Essel](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kofi-Essel.png)
Kofi Essel, MD, MPH, FAAP
Food as Medicine (FAM) Program Director
Elevance Health
![Kristin Baier](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kristin-Baier-copy-1.jpg)
Kristin Baier, MD
Vice President of Clinical Development Calibrate
![Krystal Register](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Krystal-Register.png)
Krystal Register
Vice President of Health and Well-being
FMI
![Mark Edmonson](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MarkEdmonson-copy.jpg)
Mark Edmonson
Chief Marketing Officer
GoGo SqueeZ
![null](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Headshot_FPO_4.jpg)
Mark Hopman
Beta Bionics
![Noah Voreades](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Noah-Voreades-1-copy.jpg)
Noah Voreades
Managing Director
GenBiome Consulting
![Robert Gordon](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Robert-Gordon.png)
Robert Gordon
Senior Strategic Leader for AI and Digital Innovation
Document Storage Systems
![Sanjeev Shetty](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sanjeev-Shetty.png)
Sanjeev Shetty
Co-founder, CEO and COO
HelloGard Robotics & vCare companion
![Sarah Hoit](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sarah-Hoit.png)
Sarah Hoit
Chairman
Social Impact Partners
![Shannon Carr](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Shannon-Carr-copy.jpg)
Shannon Carr
Founder
Isaiah 55, In.
![Shannon Sleighter](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Shannon-Sleighter.png)
Shannon Sleighter
Manager of Life Services
CareSource Indiana
![null](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Headshot_FPO_7.jpg)
Shelly Perez
Kettering
![Stephanie Culler](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Stephanie-Culler-copy-2-1.jpg)
Stephanie Culler
Co-Founder & CEO
Persephone Biosciences
![Yousuf Ahmad](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Yousuf-Ahmad-copy.jpg)
Yousuf Ahmad
Co-Founder & CEO
AssureCare®
![Laura Brown](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Laura-Brown-copy.jpg)
Laura Brown
Director of Nutrition
Kroger Health
![Sarah Ludmer](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sarah-Ludmer-copy.jpg)
Sarah Ludmer
Senior Director of Wellbeing and Regulatory Affairs
Kellogg Company
![Dr. Ben Bikman](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dr.-Ben-Bikman-copy.jpg)
Dr. Ben Bikman
Cell Biology and Physiology Associate Professor
RxSugar
![Laura Carroll](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Laura-Carroll-copy.jpg)
Laura Carroll
Senior Advisor for Nutrition Outreach
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
![Ching-Yee Hu](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ching-Yee-Hu-copy.jpg)
Ching-Yee Hu
Chief Marketing Officer
Premier Nutrition
![Dr Marc Watkins](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dr-Marc-Watkins-copy.jpg)
Dr. Marc Watkins
Chief Medical Officer
Kroger Health
![Viraj Puri](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Viraj-Puri-copy.jpg)
Viraj Puri
Co-Founder & CEO
Gotham Greens
![Alex Trott](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Alex-Trott-copy.jpg)
Alex Trott
Director
Insights-Merchandising
![null](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Headshot_FPO_6.jpg)
Rob Weisberg
Inmar
![Amber Kayse](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Amber-Kayse-copy.jpg)
Amber Kayse
Vice President, Health & Wellness Payor Contracting and Strategy
Kroger Health
![Keith Dailey](https://nourishingchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Keith-Dailey-copy.jpg)
Keith Dailey
Group Vice President, Corporate Affairs
The Kroger Co.