Sally Lyons Wyatt is the leading global consumer packaged goods and foodservice industry advisor. She is a go-to expert and frequent keynote speaker on future-forward consumer and retail insights, industry trends, and a multitude of topics related to F&B, Nonfood, sustainability, emerging categories, and more. Lyons Wyatt also leads a global team of industry experts. She is frequently quoted about the latest trends and insights in national business media outlets such as The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, and leading CPG trade media publications. In her prior role as EVP and practice leader for Circana’s Global CPG division, Lyons Wyatt drove integrated client initiatives and managed the company’s center store and produce account teams. She has more than 30 years of industry expertise in partnering with Fortune 500 clients. She leverages Circana data to optimize a wide range of strategies with clients – from consumer and media to merchandising and supply strategies. Lyons Wyatt is a two-time “Top Women in Grocery” recipient and a proud executive sponsor of Circana’s Early Career Professionals Business Resource Group. In her prior role as EVP and practice leader for Circana’s Global CPG division, Lyons Wyatt drove integrated client initiatives and managed the company’s center store and produce account teams. She has more than 25 years of industry expertise in partnering with Fortune 500 clients. She leverages Circana data to optimize a wide range of strategies with clients – from consumer and media to merchandising and supply strategies. Lyons Wyatt is a two-time “Top Women in Grocery” recipient and a proud executive sponsor of Circana’s Early Career Professionals Business Resource Group. In her role as EVP and Practice Leader for Circana’s Global Consumer Packaged Goods division, Sally drives integrated client initiatives and manages Circana’s center store and produce account teams. She has more than 25 years of industry expertise in partnering with Fortune 500 clients and leverages big data to optimize a wide range of strategies – from consumer and media to merchandising and supply strategies. Sally is a “Top Women in Grocery” recipient and a proud executive sponsor of Circana’s Early Career Professionals Business Resource Group.

Robb is the baking industry’s chief advocate and spokesperson, bringing his decades of experience, knowledge of policy, and meaningful relationships to promote and protect the interests of businesses in the baking sector. Robb oversees all aspects of ABA’s administration and operations, representing the interests of almost 800,000 skilled employees of the $154 billion commercial baking industry. A recognized leader of the Washington business community, Robb is a co-chair of the Food and Beverage Issues Alliance and facilitator of the food and beverage association CEOs forum. In addition, he is the vice-chair of the National Association of Manufacturers Council of Manufacturing Associations. Robb also provides strategic guidance as a member of the Kansas State University Grain Sciences and Industry Advisory Committee. Before becoming ABA’s President and CEO, he was ABA’s Vice President of Government Relations. Prior to ABA, Robb worked for Congressman Jim Kolbe of Arizona, primarily responsible for domestic spending bills. Additionally, he represented the construction industry for the American Subcontractors Association and the Associated General Contractors.

Melissa Altobelli is a 25+ year veteran at Circana responsible for overseeing the overall management and development of global account teams. In addition to her extensive expertise in client insights, Altobelli has held positions within Circana’s client development and client retention organizations. Altobelli is a recognized thought leader on trends and innovation across bakery categories, achieving growth for snacks and sweets, and the evolution of better-for-you ingredients and health claims in bakery. She is regularly quoted as a baking industry expert in publications such as Supermarket Perimeter, Baking & Snack, and Supermarket News. Altobelli is also a frequent speaker at leading industry events such as Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery’s State of the Industry: Snacks and Bakery, and ABA’s Nexus NextGen Baker Leadership Forum.

Christine Cochran officially became SNAC International’s President & CEO on April 1, 2022. Cochran served as Executive Director of the Grain Foods Foundation for the past 9 years. Previously, she was President of the Commodity Markets Council, having been promoted to that position in 2010, after leading the organization’s government affairs program. She holds a juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center and a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri.