7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
Level Four Common Area | Convention Center

8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m.
Synthetic Biology: The Case for Disclosure and the Hidden Threat to Organic
Alan Lewis, Government Affairs, Natural Grocers
Karen Howard, CEO/Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m.
Connecting Farmers and Buyers to Grow the Organic Marketplace
Bridget Gilmore, Market Development, Rodale Institute
A312, Level Three | Convention Center

9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Nutrient Quality of Organically Grown Crops: What We Know, What We Are Learning, and What We Still Need to Find Out
Andrew Smith, Chief Scientific Officer, Rodale Institute
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Round Table
Community Workgroup: What if We Lose an Effective NOP?
A302, Level Three | Convention Center

9:50 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
Morning Break | Table Top Exhibits
Level Three Common Area | Convention Center

10:10 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Decoding Nutrient Density in Regenerative Animal Protein: An Innovative Industry-Wide Study Collaboration
Carolyn Gahn, Senior Director, Mission & Advocacy, Applegate
Taylor Herrin, Vice President Operations, American Filament
Jessica Hulse Dillon, Senior Director, Soil & Climate Alliance
Eric Smith, CEO, Edacious
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

10:10 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Round Table
Imagining an Organic Seal Governed by Through Industry and Civil Society
A302, Level Three | Convention Center

11:00-12:30 p.m.
PLENARY :The Reality of Hydroponics: Impacts on Retailers, Consumers, Farmers and Our Planet
Linley Dixon, Co Director, Real Organic Project
Max Goldberg, Founder, Organic Insider
Alan Lewis, Government Affairs, Natural Grocers
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch | Table Top Exhibits
Level Three Common Area & A315/A316 | Convention Center

2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Perspectives on Regenerative Agriculture From the Global Organic Movement
Paul Holmbeck, Director, Holmbeck EcoConsult
Weaving the Web of Regeneration: Collaborative Strategies for Scaling Regenerative Agriculture
Kristin Efurd, Verification Director, Soil & Climate Initiative
Alex Heilman, Co-Founder & CEO, Mad Markets
Jessica Husle Dillon, Senior Director, Soil & Climate Alliance
Caitlin Oleson, Associate Director, The Climate Collaborative
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Round Table
Building the Movement: How to Expand the Scope of the US Organic Standard
A302, Level Three | Convention Center

3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Afternoon Break | Table Top Exhibits
Level Three Common Area | Convention Center

3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Imported Fraudulent Organic Grains — Resolved or Still a Major Issue?
Linley Dixon, Co Director, Real Organic Project
Max Goldberg, Founder, Organic Insider
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Why IFOAM — and Why IFOAM North America?
Alan Lewis, Government Affairs, Natural Grocers
Jennifer Taylor, Owner, Lola’s Organic Farm
A312, Level Three | Convention Center

4:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
From Soil to Shelf: Reimagining Supply Chains for Regenerative and Organic Agriculture
Max Goldberg, Founder, Organic Insider
La Rhea Pepper, Catalyst, Pepper Organic Farms
Hobbs Wolcott, President, Tradin Organic
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

4:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Round Table
Relocalizing US Food Systems — and our Democracy
A302, Level Three | Convention Center

4:50 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks/Wrap Up
Katherina Neumann, Associate Editor, University of Oxford
Paul Holmbeck, Director, Holmbeck EcoConsult
Max Goldberg, Founder, Organic Insider
A313/A314, Level Three | Convention Center

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Celebration Dinner
Level Three Common Area | Convention Center