Doug Baker is the vice president of industry relations at FMI, The Food Industry Association, a leading trade group for the grocery sector. He assists FMI's member communities in growing and thriving in various domains, such as private brands, technology, supply chain, and asset protection. He leads the Asset Protection Council, which strives to reduce merchandise loss and establish safe and healthy stores and workplaces, as well as the Technology Leadership Council, Supply Chain Council, Private Brands Council, and cross-industry efforts focused on transparency and data accuracy. Doug has more than 35 years of experience in food retail, working with Fry's Food Stores, Kraft/Nabisco, and Federated Foods in roles related to retail operations, consumer packaged goods, and private brand creation and marketing.

Jonathon Brown is allergic to innovation theater. For the past decade he's been pattern-finding across hundreds of the world's most innovative organizations — hunting for the tactics that live beneath the buzzwords and actually move things forward. That work has taken him to 100+ keynote stages and engagements for organizations like Coca-Cola, Schnucks Markets, and the Dubai Future Foundation. Known for magnetic delivery and a storytelling style that makes complex ideas feel immediately actionable, Jonathon doesn't just explain innovation - he makes you want to go do it!

Colby Fordham is a Principal at Root, a part of Accenture, with more than 20 years of experience helping leaders across foodservice, consumer goods, and retail turn bold ideas into real change. He specializes in courageous leadership and strategy activation by aligning organizations, shifting mindsets, and building the capabilities required to make transformation stick. Colby’s work focuses on a simple truth: change doesn’t happen through plans alone, but through leaders willing to challenge assumptions, engage their people, and lead with courage.