speakers

Leslie G. Sarasin is the President and CEO of FMI - The Food Industry Association. Under her leadership, FMI has become a member-centered organization, helping food retailing venues find innovative ways to feed families and enrich lives. Before joining FMI 16 years ago, Sarasin was the president and CEO of the American Frozen Food Institute. She holds a JD from the University of San Diego and a BA in economics from Smith College.

Sarasin is admitted to practice law in California and the District of Columbia. She serves on the Boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Partnership for a Healthier America, and the Congressional Hunger Center. She is also involved with the National Association of Manufacturers and the International Women's Forum of Washington, D.C.

Sarasin has been recognized multiple times as a Progressive Grocer "Top Women in Grocery" and among Mass Market Retailer's "Most Influential Women." She received the Hospitality Good Scout Award in 2019 and was named "Association CEO of the Year" by CEO Update in 2021.

Sally Lyons Wyatt is the leading global consumer packaged goods and foodservice industry advisor. She is a go-to expert and frequent keynote speaker on future-forward consumer and retail insights, industry trends, and a multitude of topics related to F&B, Nonfood, AI's impact on shopping, emerging categories, and more. Lyons Wyatt also leads a global team of industry experts. She is frequently quoted about the latest trends and insights in national business media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, CNN, New York Times, CBS, and leading CPG trade media publications.

She has more than 25 years of industry expertise in partnering with executives at Circana clients. She leverages Circana data to optimize a wide range of strategies with clients - from consumer and media to merchandising and supply strategies. Lyons Wyatt is a Global Insight250 award winner, a two-time "Top Women in Grocery" recipient and a proud executive sponsor of Circana's Early Career Professionals Business Resource Group.

Jay Baer is a business growth and customer experience expert, advisor, researcher, author, and analyst.

He has spent 30 years helping more than 700 of the world's most iconic brands, including Nike, Oracle, Salesforce, Bentley, and The United Nations, gain and keep more customers.

A 7th-generation entrepreneur, Jay has written seven best-selling books on marketing and customer experience, and founded five, multimillion-dollar Companies.

Jay is an inductee into the professional speaking hall of fame, and travels globally teaching business growth principles to in-person audiences.

For three consecutive years, Jay has been voted a Global Guru for internet marketing and customer experience.

Jay has also hosted more than 800 podcast episodes and created seven shows, including Social Pros, twice named the #1 marketing podcast.

A lover of plaid suits and a hater of red tape, Jay is also the world's #2 tequila influencer, publishing 25 videos per month on Instagram, TikTok, and beyond.

Jay can elevate your corporate meetings and events with exclusive, custom tequila tasting experiences - perfect for engaging and entertaining teams and clients.