Speaking Engagements
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
Marketing Class
What does it take to create innovation that wins?
Other Past Speaking Engagements
Professional Associations:
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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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IAOIP (International Association of Innovation Professionals)
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MarketKey
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Brand Innovation Quest Panel
Conferences:
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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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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