- Includes in-person conference registration for 24 people. Additional registration or blocks discounted at 20%.
- Includes unlimited live hybrid access to all sessions for your organization.
- Sole sponsor recognition for keynote speaker session, with commercial feature before session – limited.
- Company ad copy and logo featured prominently within conference ballroom, on website and on all promotional materials.
- High priority for Food Marketing Association Company Day (Fall 2024/Spring 2025) – student interviews, internship priority, presentations full-time graduate hiring priority.
- Three $2,000 Priority Access Sponsor Scholarships awarded in your company’s name.
March 26 to 27, 2024
Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sessions start at 8:30 a.m. both days.
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Covering key topics in the food industry
Leadership—Health and Nutrition—Private Brand—Consumer Trends—Technology
Special events and highlights
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Conference Kick-off Reception
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A Taste of West Michigan A collaborative food experience among some of Kalamazoo’s best food education programs, start-ups, and more
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Opening Night Reception
Featured keynote presentation
Victor Antonio, Sales Trainer and Motivational Keynote Speaker, Sellinger Group, presents
Sales Never Sleeps
Attitude ∙ Behavior ∙ Commitment
2024 speakers and partners
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Sophie Abrahamsson
President of Americas at Bambuser
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Denny Belcastro
Vice President of Industry and Customer Collaboration at Kimberly-Clark
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Peter Bond
Partnership Acceleration at Flywheel Digital and Co-Host of the CPG Guys
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Erin Bonovetz
Senior Vice President and General Manager at Perrigo
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Dr. Jennifer Bott
Professor of Management at Western Michigan University
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Kevin Coupe
Author and Content Guy at MorningNewsBeat
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Kristin Crouse
Principal at Circana
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Marta Cyhan-Bowles
Chief Commercial Officer at NielsenIQ North America
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Peggy Davies
President of PLMA
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Juan de Paoli
Vice President at Kroger
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Amy Feldman
Senior Executive Vice President at Lifeway
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Don Fitzgerald
CEO of DOM's Kitchen & Market
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Bryan Gildenberg
Founder and CEO Confluencer Commerce
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Justin Honaman
Head of Worldwide Retail and Consumer Goods Go-To-Market at Amazon Web Services
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Katie Hotze
CEO and Founder of Grocery Shopii
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Rick Keyes
President and CEO at Meijer
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Anthony Kyles
Vice President of National Accounts at PepsiCo
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Colleen Lindholz
President at Kroger Health
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Joe Mueller
Vice President at Kellogg Company
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Katie Paul
Senior Vice President of Merchandising at KeHE Distributors
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Dave Peacock
CEO at Advantage Solutions
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Allison Quick
Food Marketing And Supply Chain Management Student and Executive Vice President of the Food Marketing Association at WMU
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Kathryn Peters
Chief of Staff at SPINS
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Don Sanderson
Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer at Meijer
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Tony Sarsam
President and Chief Executive Officer at SpartanNash
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Jason Smith
Managing Director at Shopper Intelligence
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Herb Smith
Vice President at E&J Gallo Winery
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Stephanie Stuckey
CEO at Stuckey's Corporation
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Michael Taylor
Chief Operating Officer of Retail Services at Advantage Solutions
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Dan Wandel
Senior Director at Mark Anthony Group
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Ben Wynkoop
Strategist at Blue Yonder
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Lily Zwanka
Food Marketing Student and President of the Food Marketing Association at WMU
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Dr. Russell Zwanka
Director of the Food Marketing Program and Associate Professor of Marketing at Western Michigan University
2024 sponsorship opportunities
For more information regarding sponsoring the 2024 Food Marketing Conference, please review the sponsor level information below or contact Lisa Youtzy for more information.