
Speaking Engagements
Andria has been asked to share her leadership and industry insights
as a keynote speaker at conferences, professional associations, companies and
MBA Schools.
Topics Include:
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Value of a Board
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Packaging
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Disruption
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Growth & Innovation
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AI
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Building Innovation Centers
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Where Andria Has Spoke

Professional Associations
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Private Directors Association
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CMO Summit
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AMA (American Marketing Association)
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ANA (Association of National Advertisers)
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Innovation Day at 3M
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Innovation Day at Target
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Innovators Panel at MillerCoors
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Marketing Leadership Council Innovation Summit
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Chicagoland Food & Beverage Association
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Global Food Forums
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Innovation Global Network
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IAOIP (International Association of Innovation Professionals)
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MarketKey
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Brand Innovation Quest Panel

Companies & Conferences
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3M
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American Packaging Summit
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Intelligent Robotic Process Automation Summit
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Product Management & AI Innovation Summit
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Food & Beverage Packaging & Innovation Summit
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American Food Innovates
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Product Strategy Forum
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TMRE
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Process Driven Innovation Conference
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Food & Beverage Packaging & Design Summit
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Food Technology & Innovation Forum
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Total Customer Experience
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Quirks
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Huntington Bank
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Knowledge Hound & Bloomfire
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IMPACT Food & Beverage Summit

MBA Schools Requested Guest Lecturer at:
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Chicago Booth
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Kellogg Northwestern
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Michigan State
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University of Florida
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Medill at Northwestern University
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DePaul
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Full Sail University
























Speaking Archives | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
2021
One Year Later: Taking Inventory of the Food and Beverage Industry

SESSION 2: TASTE THE TRENDS
With Chicago fully re-opening and the beautiful summer weather here, people are eager to dine out and excited to try unique flavors and food trends. This pent-up consumer excitement to try new menu items and innovative products and flavors will surely encourage restaurants and the larger foodservice sector to think outside the box. Find out what tastes and trends are the ones to crave!
Featuring:
• Chef Sabrina Mirabella, Culinary R&D Manager, CSSI
• Valerie Cansler, VP, Client Service South, Curion Insights
• Andria Long, CEO, Andria Long & Company (Moderator)
• Nedra Sims Fears, MBA, Executive Director, The Greater Chatham Initiative

Food Innovate
Innovating for the Future of Food
Driving innovation in today’s fast-paced world requires more than just understanding the trends
Insights were shared on:
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How changing consumer needs will impact the future of food
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Designing innovation for the new consumer reality
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Identifying the indicators for category disruption and unexpected competitors
2020 Engagements & Topics
The Next Big Idea
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Innovating in Food & Beverage
June 16 at 11 am Central Time
The Cheez-It Factor - Where will we look for the next big idea now?
Andria Long and Jessica Watson - both with great insights into Cheez-It's innovation process as well as where innovation is heading with all the new covid & post-covid challenges!
2019 Speaking Engagements & Topics

Intelligent Robotic Process Automation Summit
October 10, 2019

KnowledgeHound & Bloomfire Lunch & Learn
August 8, 2019

Protein Trends & Technologies Seminar
May 21, 2019
Keynote:
Impact of Disruption on the Future of Food
Topic Details Agenda

Product Management & AI Innovation Summit
May 16, 2019

American Packaging Summit
April 17, 2019
Panel Discussion:
How the Packaging World will change in the next 5-10 Years

AMA American Marketing Association
March 28, 2019
Evening with an Expert: Courageous perspectives on delivering marketing ROI

American Food Innovates
February 5, 2019
Are you concerned about disruption impacting your growth?
Featured Event in Blacksmith Applications and Patsnap

mHUB & Private Directors Association
January 24, 2019
The Value of a Board to an Early Stage Company

Innovation Global Network
January 17, 2019
What are the emerging core competencies organizations need to successfully innovate today
2018 Speaking Engagements & Topics

Northwestern Medill Talent Q Expo
Innovate | Integrate| Motivate
Enterprise Innovation Industry Expert Panel

TMRE
The Market Research Conference
Peak Performance: New Techniques for Increasing the Speed of Research to Insight

Product Strategy & Experience Forum
Transform or Stand to Be Disrupted

Chicagoland Food & Beverage
What I Learned Building 2 Innovation Centers from Scratch

Huntington Bank Panel
Disrupting Food from a Market’s Mindset

Food Innovate
How to adapt to survive in food & beverage

CMO Summit
Transform or Stand to Be Disrupted

Brand Innovators Panel
Unlocking Creativity and Innovation

DePaul MBA's
Transformation & Disruption in the CPG Industry

Real Talk Quirks Webinar
Becoming a more effective, valuable relevant Insights Leader
