Overview
Dairy Forum returns in 2023 to sunny Orlando, Florida, with the premier annual event for dairy foods leaders.
Presented by the International Dairy Foods Association, Dairy Forum convenes more than 1,000 dairy leaders each year for collaboration, innovation, and inspiration.
Spread across four days, Dairy Forum includes main sessions, deep dive sessions, panel discussions, special presentations by conference partners, and numerous opportunities to connect with leaders in the dairy industry.
The dairy industry has seen unprecedented disruption. Dairy Forum will INSPIRE today’s top and emerging dairy leaders to meet the challenges of tomorrow and position our industry for continued success.
Inspiring Content: Leadership, People, Policy, Sustainability, Innovation
Dairy Forum 2023 will bring together the entire dairy supply chain for four days of unity, collaboration, and inspiration as we chart the U.S. dairy industry’s path to becoming the world’s leading supplier of nutritious, affordable and sustainable dairy products.
With innovative content and sessions focused on attracting a diverse and inclusive workforce, advancing growth and sales through technology and innovation, delivering health and nutrition benefits to consumers, and leading the sustainability movement for food and beverage, Dairy Forum 2023 offers an unrivaled experience for leaders.
Come prepared to advance your knowledge and leave inspired.
Speakers
Linda Clemons
Nonverbal Communications Expert
Linda Clemons
Linda is an award-winning, record-setting sales producer as well as one of the top sales trainers in the world in the resort/timeshare industry where clients have generated over two billion in sales. A Body Language Expert trained and certified in Analytic Interviewing and Statement Analysis ™ a process used to detect deception. Her clients and audiences include Southwest Airlines, National Urban League, Nestle, MGM, Major League Baseball, Wells Fargo, Nielsen, Sodexo, Leo Burnett Worldwide, US Customs, FBI, Marriott, Hilton, Wyndham and Starwood. Her client list includes celebrities, executives, politicians and entrepreneurs.
Aaron De Smet
Senior Partner | McKinsey & Company
Aaron De Smet
Aaron De Smet is Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. De Smet counsels leadership teams as they transform their organizations to improve performance, organizational health, speed, and agility. He is also an expert on organizational design, corporate culture, leadership development, team effectiveness, capability building, and transformational change.
Much of Aaron’s work focuses on helping large distributed organizations to achieve growth, innovation, productivity, and organizational agility. He serves clients across several industries, including agriculture, biotechnology, chemicals, energy, financial services, and healthcare.
Michael Dykes
President & CEO
Michael Dykes
Michael Dykes, D.V.M., a long-time government affairs strategist, agricultural policy expert, and veterinarian, became president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association in January 2017. In this role, he represents members that make more than 90 percent of the milk, cultured products, cheese, ice cream and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States. Since joining IDFA, Dykes has been a strong advocate for the importance of global competitiveness to the future of the U.S. dairy industry. He has made preserving trade partnerships with Mexico and improving Canadian market access for U.S. dairy exports in all future trade agreements a priority for IDFA. Prior to assuming his role at IDFA, Dykes served as vice president of government affairs for Monsanto, where he was responsible for developing and implementing a portfolio of U.S. government relations strategies and programs that included agricultural biotechnology policy. He led Monsanto's office in Washington, D.C., and served as the company's primary point of contact for elected officials, regulatory authorities, U.S. farm organizations, key industry participants, trade associations, international organizations and embassies. He directed the company's efforts in state and local government affairs, in addition to government affairs in Mexico and Canada. Dykes is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the National Academy of Practitioners. He has served on the Farmhouse Fraternity board for 3+ years. He is also a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and has served on the USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21).
Dykes grew up on a small dairy and tobacco farm in Kentucky. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University. He also attended the University of Kentucky where he received a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science.
Honorable Dan Glickman
Senior Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center & Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Former United States Representative
Honorable Dan Glickman
Dan Glickman is a BPC senior fellow and co-chairs its Commission on Political Reform, Democracy Project, Prevention Initiative, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Task Force. He served as the secretary of agriculture from March 1995 until January 2001. Under his leadership, the Department of Agriculture administered farm and conservation programs, modernized food-safety regulations, forged international trade agreements to expand U.S. markets, and improved its commitment to fairness and equality in civil rights.
Glickman is currently the executive director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, a nongovernmental, nonpartisan educational program for members of the United States Congress. Previously, he was chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA), which serves as the voice and advocate of the U.S. motion picture, home video, and television industries. Prior to joining the MPAA, Glickman was the director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also served as a partner and senior advisor to the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington, D.C.
Prior to becoming the secretary of agriculture, Glickman represented the 4th Congressional District of Kansas for 18 years in the House of Representatives. During that time, he was a member of the House Agriculture Committee, including six years as chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over federal farm policy issues. He was also an active member of the House Judiciary Committee, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and was a leading congressional expert on general aviation policy.
Elizabeth Mygatt
Partner | McKinsey & Company
Elizabeth Mygatt
Liz is one of the leaders of Organizing for the Future, a McKinsey initiative offering integrated, bold approaches to designing operating models, defining organizational identity, and meeting the challenges of growth. Since joining the firm in 2011, she has advised companies across sectors, focused on what it takes for organizations to thrive.
The rapid pace of change puts pressure on companies to operate with speed and simplicity. In support of stronger performance, Liz partners with executives to keep up with demand and scale their organizations flexibly. This support often includes reshaping governance and decision-making models and establishing new approaches to managing talent.
In many cases, Liz supports broad-based organizational and performance transformations across entire companies, setting new agile operating models, and shifting culture in fundamental ways.
Examples of her recent client work include the following:
- supporting a post-merger performance transformation, including defining a new company-wide culture; in just eight months organizational health scores improved dramatically
- establishing an agile operating model for an industrial company to successfully meet soaring demand
- streamlining the operating model and top-team design for a healthcare organization, improving the quality of governance and speed of decision making
- building an enterprise-wide human capital strategy for a health insurance provider to support a bold growth strategy, including fostering a more performance-based culture
- helping a national healthcare provider transform performance by improving strategic talent development, investing in organizational health and building new capabilities
- architecting a new leadership model and operating approach for a technology company, enabling rapid growth and better decision making
Interested in helping leaders anticipate and stay ahead of trends, Liz publishes frequently on how work is changing and what successful organizations can do to prepare for the future.
Honorable Collin Peterson
Former United States Representative and Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture
Honorable Collin Peterson
Collin Clark Peterson is an American accountant and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1991 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) he was chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture from 2019 to 2021 and previously holding the office from 2007 to 2011; he had been ranking member from 2011 to 2019 and 2005 to 2007. Peterson was the most senior U.S. Representative from Minnesota and the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation.
David Portalatin
Senior Vice President, Industry Advisor, Food and Foodservice | The NPD Group
David Portalatin
David Portalatin is The NPD Group’s industry advisor for the food and foodservice industries and author of NPD’s annual “Eating Patterns in America,” which is a compilation of the food and foodservice research the company conducts over the year. In his role as senior vice president, industry advisor, David provides information, insights, and analysis on how U.S. consumers eat and drink, their attitudes and motivations, diet and nutrition, snacking, personal characteristics, and their usage of restaurants and other foodservice outlets. He works closely with food manufacturers and retailers and foodservice distributors, manufacturers, and operators in providing strategic business insights into current and future eating patterns in America and the state of the U.S. foodservice industry.
His diverse background and experience give him an in-depth understanding of consumer behavior and foodservice industry dynamics. Prior to his current role, he was NPD’s industry analyst in the convenience retailing industries, automotive aftermarket, and motor fuels. Portalatin held various positions in foodservice wholesale distribution and convenience retailing before joining NPD in 1999.
He is a frequent featured speaker at food and foodservice industry events, corporate conferences, and executive meetings. Portalatin also serves as a media source and his comments have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other nationally recognized media outlets.
Paul Ryan
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2015-2019)
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan was the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In office from October 2015 to January 2019, he was the youngest speaker in nearly 150 years. During his tenure, Ryan spearheaded efforts to reform our nation’s tax code for the first time in a generation, rebuild our national defense, expand domestic energy production, combat the opioid epidemic, reform our criminal justice system, and promote economic opportunity.
Prior to becoming Speaker, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. As chairman Ryan worked to protect health care choices, advance free trade, and strengthen the economy. Before that, he served as chairman of the House Budget Committee, where he outlined revolutionary blueprints to balance the federal budget and pay off the national debt. In 2012, Ryan was selected to serve as Governor Mitt Romney’s Vice-Presidential nominee. First elected to Congress in 1998 at age 28, Ryan represented the people of Wisconsin’s First Congressional District for two decades.
In 2019, Ryan launched the American Idea Foundation, a non-partisan, not for profit organization that expands economic opportunity by partnering with local organizations and academics to advance evidence-based public policies. In 2020, Ryan was named as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Executive Network Partnering Corporation and in 2021, he was named as a partner at Solamere Capital.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Fox Corporation, of SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC, and of UniversalCIS. Ryan also serves on the Advisory Board of Robert Bosch GmbH and is a senior advisor with Teneo. He is also the author of the book The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea.
Ryan is a Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame and a visiting fellow in the practice of public policy at the American Enterprise Institute. Ryan serves on the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute and on the Board of Directors for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Ryan and his wife Janna have three children: Liza, Charlie, and Sam. He holds a degree in economics and political science from Miami University in Ohio and was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the University.
Robin Sharma
Leadership Expert & Best-Selling Author
Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma is the globally celebrated author of 16 international bestselling books on leadership including The Leader Who Had No Title, the phenomenal #1 blockbuster that is inspiring a movement around the idea that “Now, anyone - in any organization - can show Leadership." And “The organization that grows leaders at every level of the firm faster than their industry peers becomes undefeatable.”
Sharma’s work has been published in over 75 countries and in nearly 90 languages, making him one of the most widely read authors in the world. He shot to fame with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which has topped international bestseller lists and sold over 5,000,000 copies.
Robin is the founder of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a widely respected training firm with only one focus: helping people in organizations Lead Without a Title. Clients include many of the FORTUNE 500 including Microsoft, GE, NIKE, FedEx, HP, PwC and IBM. Organizations such as NASA, IMD Business School, Yale University and The Young President's Organization are also SLI clients. Robin is a former litigation lawyer who holds two law degrees including a Masters of Law (Dalhousie Law School).
Success Data on Robin Sharma
- In an independent survey of over 22,000 business people, Robin was ranked in The Top 5 of the world's leadership experts along with Jack Welch, Jim Collins and John Maxwell. (Source: leadershipgurus.net)
- Robin's books on Leadership and elite performance in business have sold over 10,000,000 copies in 75+ Countries.
- Ranked #5 on Global Gurus’ World’s Top 30 Leadership Professionals for 2016 (source: globalgurus.org)
- Speaking.com voted Robin one of The Top 5 Leadership Speakers in the world.
- Robin's runaway bestseller The Leader Who Had No Title was the #1 Business book on amazon.com Robin's fans + endorsers include Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, rock star Jon Bon Jovi, a member of The British Royal family and heads of state from around the world.
Robin's Mission Statement
“To help people and organizations around the world Lead Without a Title.”
Agenda
| January 22, 2023 | Event | Speaker | Location |
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| 7:45am |
Morning Golf Tournament
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The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club | |
| 9:00am | 5K Fun Run | ||
| 1:00pm | Afternoon Golf Tournament | The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club | |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | IDFA Executive Council Meeting (invitation only) | ||
| 5:00pm - 5:45pm | Chairman's Reception (invitation only) | ||
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Chairman’s Lecture: Conversation with Paul Ryan – Policy Insights Gleaned from Two Decades in Congress
Speaker Ryan will get into the weeds on big policy ideas and how Congress works, sharing his experiences as a Congressional leader during one of the most turbulent times in our political history. As a leader more interested in substance than sniping, Speaker Ryan addresses the convergence of policy and politics today, and how it has a real impact in people’s lives. The conversation will also touch upon what’s happening on Capitol Hill and where our country is headed, as well as how our relationships with allies and adversaries may evolve.
</br>Speaker: <b>Paul Ryan</b>, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2015-2019)</br>
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| 7:00pm - 8:30pm |
Welcome Reception
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| January 23, 2023 | Event | Speaker | Location |
| 8:30am - 9:30am |
President’s Breakfast
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| 9:30am - 9:45am | Networking Break | ||
| 9:45am - 10:45am |
Deep Dive Session - Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Policy Outlook
The current Farm Bill is set to expire in September 2023. As the new Congress and the Biden Administration debate what policies and programs should be included in the next Farm Bill, our expert panelists will provide insider perspectives on how food, agriculture and nutrition policy issues are likely to be addressed in a challenging political environment, and what this means for the dairy industry.
</br>Moderator: <b>J. David Carlin</b>, Senior Vice President, Legislative Affairs and Economic Policy, International Dairy Foods Association
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Speakers: <b>Honorable Dan Glickman</b>, Senior Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center & Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Former United States Representative
</br> <b>Honorable Collin Peterson</b>, Former United States Representative and Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture
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| 10:45am - 11:00am |
Networking Break
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm | Deep Dive Sessions | ||
| 12:15pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Session: Everyday Leadership to Prosper in a New World
Leadership pathblazer Robin Sharma shares his powerful insights and actionable methods to help leaders rise above the ordinary while innovating at excellence in these times of deep change. You will discover: how the best performers in the world accelerate peak productivity in the face of digital distraction; daily habits and tactics to use change to increase creativity and mastery at work; methods that the most successful leaders in the world deploy to stay positive and focused amid growing uncertainty; and original insights and proven strategies to express the greatest promise and potential of your people. </br>Speaker: <b>Robin Sharma</b>, Leadership Expert & Best-Selling Author
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
General Session: Consumer Consumption Trends and Why it Matters to Dairy
Understanding consumer trends and behaviors, both within and outside the category, is imperative in generating consumer demand for dairy. Eating Patterns in America: an annual report from the NPD Group has long been the definitive source for information on eating and drinking habits in the United States. Now in its 36th year, the work provides in-depth insights into actual consumption behavior – and importantly, how that behavior is changing over time. This session will feature David Portalatin, NPD’s national analyst on all aspects of food and beverage consumption. As the United States emerges from pandemic-related restrictions, David will share is valuable perspective on the long term arc of consumption patterns: trends prior to COVID-19’s onset, how eating habits have been disrupted, where it is all headed and what we can take-away as the dairy industry.
</br>Speaker: <b>David Portalatin</b>, Senior Vice President, Industry Advisor, Food and Foodservice, The NPD Group
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| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | PAC Steering Committee Meeting (invitation only) | ||
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | International Trade Committee Meeting (invitation only) | ||
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Press Briefing | ||
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Women in Dairy Reception (invitation only)
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| 4:15pm - 5:15pm | State Association Executive Meeting (invitation only) | ||
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm | PAC Reception (invitation only) | ||
| January 24, 2023 | Event | Speaker | Location |
| 8:30am - 9:30am |
Breakfast Session
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| 9:30am - 9:45am |
Networking Break
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| 9:45am - 10:45am | Deep Dive Sessions | ||
| 10:45am - 11:00am |
Networking Break
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Deep Dive Session – Deliberate Calm: How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile World
As the speed of change in our increasingly complex world accelerates daily, leaders are tasked with performing outside of their familiar zones both in their personal and professional lives. This requires us to adapt. Yet, the same conditions that make adapting so important can also trigger fear, leading us to resist change and default to reactive behavior. With Deliberate Calm, anyone can lead and learn with awareness and choice to realize their full potential, even in times of uncertainty, complexity, and change.
</br>Speakers: <b>Aaron De Smet</b>, Senior Partner, McKinsey and Company </br>
<b>Elizabeth Mygatt</b>, Partner, McKinsey and Company
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| 12:15pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Session: The Silent Language of Leaders
Approximately 80 percent of communication is expressed nonverbally. Learning to know how to unlock and tap the secrets of people's nonverbal cues will always have an advantage in any situation. Armed with this powerful information, solution providers at any stage of their career will be able to sit in a business meeting and know what others—colleagues, peers, senior leaders and bosses—are really thinking and feeling. In this session, attendees will gain an understanding of the art and science behind the silent language of leaders so they will know the perfect time to close a deal or negotiation. Attendees will also gain an understanding of how their body language is influencing others and how it may impact their successes, accomplishments, and results. Mastering the silent language of leaders will result in power, presence and persuasion for any solution provider.
</br>Speaker: <b>Linda Clemons</b>, Nonverbal Communications Expert
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
General Session
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| 3:15pm - 4:45pm | NextGen Leadership Roundtable (invitation only) | ||
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Economic Policy Committee Meeting (invitation only) | ||
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Cocktails and Conversation
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| January 25, 2023 | Event | Speaker | Location |
| 8:30am - 9:30am | Breakfast Session | ||
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Closing Session: Dairy Dialogues |
Morning Golf Tournament
Chairman's Reception (invitation only)
Chairman’s Lecture: Conversation with Paul Ryan – Policy Insights Gleaned from Two Decades in Congress
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan was the 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In office from October 2015 to January 2019, he was the youngest speaker in nearly 150 years. During his tenure, Ryan spearheaded efforts to reform our nation’s tax code for the first time in a generation, rebuild our national defense, expand domestic energy production, combat the opioid epidemic, reform our criminal justice system, and promote economic opportunity.
Prior to becoming Speaker, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. As chairman Ryan worked to protect health care choices, advance free trade, and strengthen the economy. Before that, he served as chairman of the House Budget Committee, where he outlined revolutionary blueprints to balance the federal budget and pay off the national debt. In 2012, Ryan was selected to serve as Governor Mitt Romney’s Vice-Presidential nominee. First elected to Congress in 1998 at age 28, Ryan represented the people of Wisconsin’s First Congressional District for two decades.
In 2019, Ryan launched the American Idea Foundation, a non-partisan, not for profit organization that expands economic opportunity by partnering with local organizations and academics to advance evidence-based public policies. In 2020, Ryan was named as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Executive Network Partnering Corporation and in 2021, he was named as a partner at Solamere Capital.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Fox Corporation, of SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC, and of UniversalCIS. Ryan also serves on the Advisory Board of Robert Bosch GmbH and is a senior advisor with Teneo. He is also the author of the book The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea.
Ryan is a Professor of the Practice at the University of Notre Dame and a visiting fellow in the practice of public policy at the American Enterprise Institute. Ryan serves on the Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute and on the Board of Directors for the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Ryan and his wife Janna have three children: Liza, Charlie, and Sam. He holds a degree in economics and political science from Miami University in Ohio and was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the University.
Michael Dykes, D.V.M.
Michael Dykes, D.V.M., a long-time government affairs strategist, agricultural policy expert, and veterinarian, became president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association in January 2017. In this role, he represents members that make more than 85 percent of the milk, cultured products, cheese, ice cream and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States. Since joining IDFA, Dykes has been a strong advocate for the importance of global competitiveness to the future of the U.S. dairy industry. He has made preserving trade partnerships with Mexico and improving Canadian market access for U.S. dairy exports in all future trade agreements a priority for IDFA. Prior to assuming his role at IDFA, Dykes served as vice president of government affairs for Monsanto, where he was responsible for developing and implementing a portfolio of U.S. government relations strategies and programs that included agricultural biotechnology policy. He led Monsanto's office in Washington, D.C., and served as the company's primary point of contact for elected officials, regulatory authorities, U.S. farm organizations, key industry participants, trade associations, international organizations and embassies. He directed the company's efforts in state and local government affairs, in addition to government affairs in Mexico and Canada. Dykes is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the National Academy of Practitioners. He has served on the Farmhouse Fraternity board for 3+ years. He is also a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and has served on the USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21).
Dykes grew up on a small dairy and tobacco farm in Kentucky. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University. He also attended the University of Kentucky where he received a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science.
Welcome Reception
President’s Breakfast
Michael Dykes, D.V.M.
Michael Dykes, D.V.M., a long-time government affairs strategist, agricultural policy expert, and veterinarian, became president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association in January 2017. In this role, he represents members that make more than 85 percent of the milk, cultured products, cheese, ice cream and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States. Since joining IDFA, Dykes has been a strong advocate for the importance of global competitiveness to the future of the U.S. dairy industry. He has made preserving trade partnerships with Mexico and improving Canadian market access for U.S. dairy exports in all future trade agreements a priority for IDFA. Prior to assuming his role at IDFA, Dykes served as vice president of government affairs for Monsanto, where he was responsible for developing and implementing a portfolio of U.S. government relations strategies and programs that included agricultural biotechnology policy. He led Monsanto's office in Washington, D.C., and served as the company's primary point of contact for elected officials, regulatory authorities, U.S. farm organizations, key industry participants, trade associations, international organizations and embassies. He directed the company's efforts in state and local government affairs, in addition to government affairs in Mexico and Canada. Dykes is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the National Academy of Practitioners. He has served on the Farmhouse Fraternity board for 3+ years. He is also a member of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and has served on the USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21).
Dykes grew up on a small dairy and tobacco farm in Kentucky. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University. He also attended the University of Kentucky where he received a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science.
Networking Break
Deep Dive Session - Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Policy Outlook
J. David Carlin
J. David Carlin leads the association's legislative, political and economic policy activities. He was a partner with the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP until joining IDFA and has extensive experience in food and agriculture policy. Carlin has represented numerous food and agricultural companies, cooperatives and trade associations before the House and Senate Agriculture Committees and at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Carlin joined Akin Gump in 1988. In 1995, President Bill Clinton appointed him to serve as Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations under Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman at USDA. As head of the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Carlin served as the primary USDA liaison with Congress and the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. He returned to Akin Gump in 1998 to focus his practice on public law and policy matters. His interest in agricultural and public policy began on the family dairy farm founded by his grandfather in 1940.
Honorable Dan Glickman
Dan Glickman is a BPC senior fellow and co-chairs its Commission on Political Reform, Democracy Project, Prevention Initiative, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Task Force. He served as the secretary of agriculture from March 1995 until January 2001. Under his leadership, the Department of Agriculture administered farm and conservation programs, modernized food-safety regulations, forged international trade agreements to expand U.S. markets, and improved its commitment to fairness and equality in civil rights.
Glickman is currently the executive director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, a nongovernmental, nonpartisan educational program for members of the United States Congress. Previously, he was chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA), which serves as the voice and advocate of the U.S. motion picture, home video, and television industries. Prior to joining the MPAA, Glickman was the director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also served as a partner and senior advisor to the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington, D.C.
Prior to becoming the secretary of agriculture, Glickman represented the 4th Congressional District of Kansas for 18 years in the House of Representatives. During that time, he was a member of the House Agriculture Committee, including six years as chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over federal farm policy issues. He was also an active member of the House Judiciary Committee, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and was a leading congressional expert on general aviation policy.
Honorable Collin Peterson
Collin Clark Peterson is an American accountant and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1991 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) he was chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture from 2019 to 2021 and previously holding the office from 2007 to 2011; he had been ranking member from 2011 to 2019 and 2005 to 2007. Peterson was the most senior U.S. Representative from Minnesota and the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation.
Networking Break
Lunch Session: Everyday Leadership to Prosper in a New World
Robin Sharma
Robin Sharma is the globally celebrated author of 16 international bestselling books on leadership including The Leader Who Had No Title, the phenomenal #1 blockbuster that is inspiring a movement around the idea that “Now, anyone - in any organization - can show Leadership." And “The organization that grows leaders at every level of the firm faster than their industry peers becomes undefeatable.”
Sharma’s work has been published in over 75 countries and in nearly 90 languages, making him one of the most widely read authors in the world. He shot to fame with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which has topped international bestseller lists and sold over 5,000,000 copies.
Robin is the founder of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a widely respected training firm with only one focus: helping people in organizations Lead Without a Title. Clients include many of the FORTUNE 500 including Microsoft, GE, NIKE, FedEx, HP, PwC and IBM. Organizations such as NASA, IMD Business School, Yale University and The Young President's Organization are also SLI clients. Robin is a former litigation lawyer who holds two law degrees including a Masters of Law (Dalhousie Law School).
Success Data on Robin Sharma
- In an independent survey of over 22,000 business people, Robin was ranked in The Top 5 of the world's leadership experts along with Jack Welch, Jim Collins and John Maxwell. (Source: leadershipgurus.net)
- Robin's books on Leadership and elite performance in business have sold over 10,000,000 copies in 75+ Countries.
- Ranked #5 on Global Gurus’ World’s Top 30 Leadership Professionals for 2016 (source: globalgurus.org)
- Speaking.com voted Robin one of The Top 5 Leadership Speakers in the world.
- Robin's runaway bestseller The Leader Who Had No Title was the #1 Business book on amazon.com Robin's fans + endorsers include Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, rock star Jon Bon Jovi, a member of The British Royal family and heads of state from around the world.
Robin's Mission Statement
“To help people and organizations around the world Lead Without a Title.”
General Session: Consumer Consumption Trends and Why it Matters to Dairy
David Portalatin
David Portalatin is The NPD Group’s industry advisor for the food and foodservice industries and author of NPD’s annual “Eating Patterns in America,” which is a compilation of the food and foodservice research the company conducts over the year. In his role as senior vice president, industry advisor, David provides information, insights, and analysis on how U.S. consumers eat and drink, their attitudes and motivations, diet and nutrition, snacking, personal characteristics, and their usage of restaurants and other foodservice outlets. He works closely with food manufacturers and retailers and foodservice distributors, manufacturers, and operators in providing strategic business insights into current and future eating patterns in America and the state of the U.S. foodservice industry.
His diverse background and experience give him an in-depth understanding of consumer behavior and foodservice industry dynamics. Prior to his current role, he was NPD’s industry analyst in the convenience retailing industries, automotive aftermarket, and motor fuels. Portalatin held various positions in foodservice wholesale distribution and convenience retailing before joining NPD in 1999.
He is a frequent featured speaker at food and foodservice industry events, corporate conferences, and executive meetings. Portalatin also serves as a media source and his comments have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other nationally recognized media outlets.
Women in Dairy Reception (invitation only)
Breakfast Session
Networking Break
Networking Break
Deep Dive Session – Deliberate Calm: How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile World
Aaron De Smet
Aaron De Smet is Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. De Smet counsels leadership teams as they transform their organizations to improve performance, organizational health, speed, and agility. He is also an expert on organizational design, corporate culture, leadership development, team effectiveness, capability building, and transformational change.
Much of Aaron’s work focuses on helping large distributed organizations to achieve growth, innovation, productivity, and organizational agility. He serves clients across several industries, including agriculture, biotechnology, chemicals, energy, financial services, and healthcare.
Elizabeth Mygatt
Liz is one of the leaders of Organizing for the Future, a McKinsey initiative offering integrated, bold approaches to designing operating models, defining organizational identity, and meeting the challenges of growth. Since joining the firm in 2011, she has advised companies across sectors, focused on what it takes for organizations to thrive.
The rapid pace of change puts pressure on companies to operate with speed and simplicity. In support of stronger performance, Liz partners with executives to keep up with demand and scale their organizations flexibly. This support often includes reshaping governance and decision-making models and establishing new approaches to managing talent.
In many cases, Liz supports broad-based organizational and performance transformations across entire companies, setting new agile operating models, and shifting culture in fundamental ways.
Examples of her recent client work include the following:
- supporting a post-merger performance transformation, including defining a new company-wide culture; in just eight months organizational health scores improved dramatically
- establishing an agile operating model for an industrial company to successfully meet soaring demand
- streamlining the operating model and top-team design for a healthcare organization, improving the quality of governance and speed of decision making
- building an enterprise-wide human capital strategy for a health insurance provider to support a bold growth strategy, including fostering a more performance-based culture
- helping a national healthcare provider transform performance by improving strategic talent development, investing in organizational health and building new capabilities
- architecting a new leadership model and operating approach for a technology company, enabling rapid growth and better decision making
Interested in helping leaders anticipate and stay ahead of trends, Liz publishes frequently on how work is changing and what successful organizations can do to prepare for the future.
Lunch Session: The Silent Language of Leaders
Linda Clemons
Linda is an award-winning, record-setting sales producer as well as one of the top sales trainers in the world in the resort/timeshare industry where clients have generated over two billion in sales. A Body Language Expert trained and certified in Analytic Interviewing and Statement Analysis ™ a process used to detect deception. Her clients and audiences include Southwest Airlines, National Urban League, Nestle, MGM, Major League Baseball, Wells Fargo, Nielsen, Sodexo, Leo Burnett Worldwide, US Customs, FBI, Marriott, Hilton, Wyndham and Starwood. Her client list includes celebrities, executives, politicians and entrepreneurs.
General Session
Cocktails and Conversation
Closing Session: Dairy Dialogues
All Times Eastern
JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes
4040 Central Florida Parkway, Orlando, Florida, USA, 32837
Dairy Forum will be held at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. A discounted room rate of $299 per night plus applicable taxes will be available to Dairy Forum attendees. The deadline to secure a room is Friday, December 30, 2022 or until rooms sell out. We have reserved a large block of rooms, but once all the rooms have been booked, we cannot guarantee that additional space will be available.
Hotel Reservation Policy: You must register for the Dairy Forum to be eligible for the conference discounted room rate. All registrants will receive a registration confirmation email that will include instructions on how to confirm your hotel reservation. Only one reservation is permitted per registrant. If a hotel guest is not registered for Dairy Forum, IDFA reserves the right to remove the guest room reservation from the conference room block without notice.
Agenda
| January 22, 2023 | Event | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45am - 1:00pm | Morning Golf Tournament – Shotgun Start (Scramble) | The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Grande Lakes | |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Afternoon Golf Tournament - Shotgun Start (Scramble) | The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Grande Lakes |
Golf Tournament Registration Fee: $299
Registration includes greens fee, cart fee, practice facilities, forecaddie service, light breakfast (morning) or boxed lunch (afternoon), beverages and service fees.
How to play a golf scramble?
In a scramble, each golfer in the foursome takes a shot from the tee. From that point, the team decides who has the best drive, and all players advance forward to that spot to take their second shots. This process continues, with the best shot being taken each time, until a member of the team is able to hole out. The team’s score for that particular hole is recorded as the number of team “strokes” it took to get the ball in the cup.
Sponsor:
5K Fun Run
Sunday, January 22 | 9:00am
All levels of runners and walkers are invited to participate in the the first ever Dairy Forum 5K Fun Run/Walk. This event is a great way to start your day with a little cardio alongside your colleagues. The 5K (3.1 miles) run will lead you through the Grande Lakes property.
Registration Fee: $30.
Registration fees for Dairy Forum are based on your company's IDFA membership status. For more information about membership, please email membership.idfa.org.
FAQs
Q: Registration Payment by Check
The fastest and easiest way to register is online. If a paper form is required to submit a check payment, please download the Registration Form.
Q: Registration Substitutions
Registration is non-transferable from one company to another; however, substitutions within companies are welcome at any time. Please email registrar@idfa.org if you would like to make a registration substitution.
Q: Registration Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellations received in writing will be accepted prior to December 19, 2022 for a full refund, minus a $75 processing fee. Cancellations received after December 19, 2022, will be eligible for a 50 percent refund, less the processing fee. Your Dairy Forum registration fee is non-refundable after January 9, 2023. Substitutions may be made without penalty. All cancellations and substitutions must be received in writing at registrar@idfa.org.
Q: Golf Tournament Cancellation Policy
All golf tournament cancellations will receive a full refund before December 19, 2022. No tournament refunds will be issued after December 19, 2022. All cancellations must be received in writing at registrar@idfa.org.
Q: 5K Fun Run Cancellation Policy
All 5K fun run cancellations will receive a full refund before December 19, 2022. No fun run refunds will be issued after December 19, 2022. All cancellations must be received in writing at registrar@idfa.org.
Q: News Media
Credentialed members of the news media are welcome to register at a special rate by contacting mherrick@idfa.org. News media must present credentials to qualify.
Q: Attire
Attire is business casual although we encourage attendees to dress comfortable for evening receptions which may be held outdoors. The average temperatures in Orlando, Florida in January are 72°F high and 51°F low.
Q: Affiliate Events
Affiliate events are defined as non-IDFA sponsored events that take place before, during or after Dairy Forum. These include, but are not limited to, business meetings, receptions, dinners, group activities, and other social functions. If you are interested in reserving space at the conference hotel for an affiliate meeting or event, please contact mlembke@idfa.org. Space is limited, and requests will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Questions: If you have questions or need assistance with the registration process, please contact IDFA at (202) 737-4332 or registrar@idfa.org.
Sponsor Information
Dairy Forum is the premier conference for leaders in the dairy industry. It is where more than 1,000 executives and decision makers connect each year, advance their knowledge, and discover new perspectives on issues that are important to our industry.
For those interested in sponsorship, Dairy Forum is the place to be seen and heard. Sponsorship is one of the best ways to brand your organization as a thought-leader and to highlight your commitment to advancing the dairy industry. IDFA offers various levels of sponsorship opportunities.
Please contact mlembke@idfa.org for more information.
Highlight Your Dairy Products at Dairy Forum
Dairy Forum will feature a Dairy Bar showcasing some of the most popular and innovative products produced by our members. The Dairy Bar will feature a broad selection of dairy products including milk, yogurt, cheese, snack packs, ice cream, novelties, as well as other products and beverages. All products will be displayed for attendees to enjoy throughout the conference.
We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity and consider donating a selection of your single serve products. To participate, please contact mlembke@idfa.org.