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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.

Actor, comedian, writer, producer, director Rob Riggle has been a staple in comedic films and television for more than 15 years. Riggle is known for his memorable characters in comedy hits like The Hangover and Step Brothers, as well as his stints on Saturday Night Live and as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Additional credits include The Other Guys, 21Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Dumb and Dumber To, and most recently Universal’s Night School with Kevin Hart. In two strong dramatic turns, Riggle also recently appeared in Warner Bros.’ war drama 12 Strong and Open Road Films’ Midnight Sun, the latter of which he received critical acclaim for his performance. On the small screen, Riggle created and currently stars in Sony Crackle’s Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy. For his voice- over talents, he earned a 2012 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Voice- Over Performance for Disney’s “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice”. Recently announced, Riggle will headline his own television show, Rob Riggle: Global Investigator, on Discovery Channel. In the show, Riggle travels around the globe to solve some of the world’s greatest mysteries. Also recently announced, Riggle will co- commentate ABC’s new extreme mini-golf series Holey Moley, produced by NBA All-Star Stephen Curry. As he broke into comedy, Riggle was still on active duty with the United States Marine Corps, which he initially joined at the age of 19. Rising through the ranks, Riggle served in various countries including Albania, Kosovo, Liberia, and Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Riggle retired from the Marine Corps Reserve, having served 23 years total (9 years active duty, 14 years in the reserves) and earned more than 22 medals and ribbons including the Combat Action Ribbon.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, Riggle attended Shawnee Mission South High School and graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in Theater & Film. He later received a Master’s in Public Administration from Webster University. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

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.