Symposium Speakers - American Sugar Alliance

Monday Speakers

Luther Markwart

Executive Vice President & CEO, American Sugarbeet Growers Association

David Wasserman

Senior Editor and Elections Analyst, the Cook Political Report; Political Analyst for NBC News

Courtney Gaine PhD, RD

President & CEO, The Sugar Association, Inc

Brandon Lipps

Co-Founder & Principal Caprock Strategies

Zack Clark

Vice President of Government Affairs, American Sugarbeet Growers Association

Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH-11)

Vice Ranking Member on the Committee of Agriculture; Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability; Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Rob Johansson PhD

Director of Economics and Policy Analysis, American Sugar Alliance

Jeff Dobrydney

Senior Vice President, Head of Futures & Options JSG Commodities

Chris Bergin

Trader CSC Sugar

Patrick Chatenay

President, ProSunergy (UK) Ltd.

Paul Schlagel

Director, Colorado Sugarbeet Growers Association and American Sugarbeet Growers Association

Ryan Weston

President & CEO, Florida Sugar Cane League; Washington Representative, Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers

The Honorable Stephen Vaden

Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Tuesday Speakers

Randy Green

Principal, Watson Green LLC; Consultant, Sweetener Users Association

Carlann Unger

Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture – Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

Shawn Arita

Associate Research Professor and Associate Director at the Agricultural Risk Policy Center North Dakota State University

Jennifer Cervantes

Vice President, Florida Sugar Cane League; Washington Representative, Texas Sugarcane Growers

Srdzan Lazarevski

Supervisory Immigration Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Labor – Washington, DC

Carrie Vicenta Meadows

Vice President of Government Affairs, U.S. Beet Sugar Association

Trevor White

Republican Policy Director, House Committee on Agriculture

Jamison Cruce

Vice President of Government Relations, American Sugar Cane League

Coleman Garrison

Republican Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Kyle Varner

Democratic Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Harlea Hoelscher

Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Agriculture

Clark Ogilvie

Democratic Deputy Staff Director, House Agriculture Committee

Cassie Bladow

President & CEO, U.S. Beet Sugar Association

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND)

Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee; Member, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Senate Indian Affairs Committee

Tyler Hardy

Deputy Chief of Staff/Senior Advisor Office of Senator John Hoeven (R-ND)

Justin Benavidez, Ph.D.

Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture

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