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The Wall Street Journal Announces Speaker Lineup for Annual Global Food Forum

The Wall Street Journal Announces Speaker Lineup for Annual Global Food Forum

June 4, 2025

Chicago, Ill. [June 4, 2025] -The Wall Street Journal will host its annual Global Food Forum on June 16-17 in Chicago, Ill., and online.

Presented by WSJ, the globally trusted source of news and information, the WSJ Global Food Forum brings together an influential audience of senior executives and experts from across the food industry and agricultural economy, including stakeholders from the worlds of law, finance, policy and advocacy to explore the forces shaping the industry's future.

This year's speaker lineup includes Chef and TV Personality Andrew Zimmern, Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun, Shake Shack CEO Rob Lynch, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams CEO and Co-Founder Jeni Britton, Hungryroot Founder and CEO Ben McKean, Mondelēz Chief Corporate and Government Affairs Officer Darren O'Brien, Corteva CEO Chuck Magroand more.

Full speaker lineup:

  • Damola Adamolekun | CEO, Red Lobster
  • Jeni Britton | Founder, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams; CEO and Co-Founder, Floura
  • Dan Frommer| Founder and Editor in Chief, The New Consumer
  • Jesse Gabriel| California State Assemblymember (District 46)
  • Miguel Garza | Co-Founder, Siete Foods
  • Kevin Hall | Former Integrative Physiology Section Chief, National Institutes of Health
  • Rob Lynch| CEO, Shake Shack
  • Chuck Magro | CEO, Corteva
  • Julie Felss Masino| President and CEO, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
  • Ben McKean| Founder and CEO, Hungryroot
  • Susan Morris| CEO, Albertsons Companies
  • Valerie Oswalt| CEO, Kodiak
  • Jim Snee| President and CEO, Hormel Foods
  • Julie Smolyansky| President and CEO, Lifeway Foods
  • Jenner Tomaska| Executive Chef and Co-Owner, Esmé
  • Andrew Zimmern| TV Personality; Chef; Chairman, Intuitive Content

More information about specific panels and speaker bios can be found here. Members of the press interested in requesting virtual access should contact Vinny Steves and Annalise Anderson for more information.

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