Welcome Reception
Ballroom Foyer
Breakfast
Ballroom West
CMGA and AMI Representative
Conference Opener
Ballroom West
Keynote: Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons
From the Gridiron to the Boardroom: Building Teams That Win
Ballroom West
Amy Wood & Cristie Mather, Mushroom Council
The Next Wave of Mushroom Consumers
Ballroom West
Break & EXPO
Ballroom-Centre East
Mike Mauti, Execulytics Consulting
The Real Consumer Roadblocks and Their Importance to Retail
Ballroom West
Nick Gibson, NielsenIQ Product Insights
Drive Mushrooms Forward by Adapting to New Consumer Realities
Ballroom West
Lunch & Expo
Ballroom-Centre East
Greg Ogiba (Windmill Farms), Mike Mauti (Execulytics Consulting), Nick Gibson (NielsenIQ Product Insights)
Consumer Data Panel
Ballroom West
Global Marketing Panel: Cristie Mather (USA), Kate Scott (EU),Leah Dennis (Australia), Marianne Muth (Canada), moderated by Justin McLean, Farmers Fresh Mushrooms
Mushroom Marketing From Around the World
Ballroom West
Break + Expo
Ballroom-Centre East
Dr. Nica Borradaile, Western University
Building the Evidence: Mushrooms for Cardiometabolic Health – A Canadian Collaboration
Ballroom West
Jean-Luc Lavergne, Evolupak
Making Plastic Circular: The Future of Consumer Packaging
Ballroom West
Expo Reception
Ballroom-Centre East
Breakfast
Ballroom West
Rachel Roberts, American Mushroom Institute, introduced by 4AG Robotics
American Mushroom Institute Update
Ballroom West
Inna Ustylovska, Mushroom Growing News, introduced by Sylvan America Inc.
Global Mushroom Industry: Where Are We Heading?
Ballroom West
Dr. David Beyer, Penn State University, introduced by Amycel
Strategic Research and Education for Profitable, Sustainable Mushroom Production
Ballroom West
Dr. Murray O’Neil Lecture Series: Dr. Mark Wach of Sylvan Inc., introduced by Rob MacKay of Highline Mushrooms
Of Man, Mushrooms, and Mars: How the Fungal Kingdom Is Shaping Our World
Ballroom West
Break & Expo
Ballroom Centre-East
Mark den Ouden, Mushroom Office
Continuity as a Success Factor in Mushroom Cultivation
Ballroom West
Kevin Henning, Chris Robles, Achal Shah, Amycel/Monterey/Monterey Nutra
The Next Phase: How Mushroom Growing Could Evolve In The Next Decade
Ballroom West
Lunch & Expo
Ballroom-Centre East
Ruud Keunen (GTL Europe), Roland van Doremaele (Christiaens Group), Frank Wright (Highline Mushrooms), Stéphane Doutriaux (MycoSense AI) introduced by Scott McIntyre, Lambert Spawn
Drivers In Innovation Panel
Ballroom West
Sean O’Connor (4AG Robotics), Emile Derache (Heliovision), Stefan Glibetic, (Mycionics)
Robotics and AI Panel
Ballroom West
Break
Keynote: Sarah-Kate Boylan
Functional Mushrooms Saved My Daughter’s Life – A True Story of Healing
Ballroom West
NAMC Committees
Sponsor Plaques
Ballroom West
Rachel Roberts
28th NAMC Announcement
Ballroom West
Closing Reception / Evening Gala
Ballroom West
