On both days of the Annual Conference, attendees have the opportunity to attend either Commercial Track Sessions or Technical Track Session. Check out the sessions by clicking on different headers, and share with colleagues who may not have thought of attending the Annual Conference before.
Annual Conference Grand Hall
The Annual Conference will feature a large gathering space as the hub for entering sessions, meeting with exhibitors, and where attendees will enjoy all meals, refreshments and receptions served during the Conference.
NEW THIS YEAR! DI360: Mini Course Kimberlee Burrington•Andy Powers•Mike McCully
Stay ahead of the curve. Join us in Chicago for a live, in-person sampling of the virtual ADPI Dairy Ingredients 360 Training Course. Gain new knowledge from DI360 instructors who will teach three specially selected sessions from the 2025 DI360 course. Sessions will be presented on dairy ingredient standards, regulations, specifications, labeling, food applications, and the supply, demand, and marketing of milk and whey ingredients. Whether your role is in R&D, sales, quality assurance, operations, or marketing, this information will level up your dairy knowledge.
Kimberlee Burrington
VP of Technical Development at American Dairy Products Institute
Andy Powers
Vice President of Technical Services at ADPI
Mike McCully
President at McCully Consulting
New to ADPI Reception | Sponsored by Dairy Farmers of America and Ever.Ag
If you are new to ADPI or new to dairy in the last five years, please join us for this opportunity to network! Hosted by the ADPI Membership & Marketing Committee
Grand Hall | Ballroom Level 4
Welcome Reception | Sponsored by California Dairies Inc., Cheese Market News, Clofine Dairy & Food Products, Dairy Farmers of America, Ever.Ag, GEA, Glanbia, Harry Davis & Company, Land O'Lakes, Saputo, Tedford/Tellico, and Tetra Pak
Grand Hall | Ballroom Level 4
Breakfast | Sponsored by Land O'Lakes and Saputo
Conference Grand Hall | Level 4
Welcome & Opening Remarks Blake Anderson•Mindy Berrey•Tom Berry•Catherine Fox
Chicago Ballrooms VIII, IX, X: Enter through Conference Grand Hall, Ballroom Level (4th Floor)
Blake Anderson
President & CEO of ADPI
Mindy Berrey
Sr. Director of Sales at Land O' Lakes, Inc.
Tom Berry
Vice President of Quality Assurance at Associated Milk Producers Inc.
Catherine Fox
VP of Brand and Dairy Foods Marketing at Land O' Lakes, Inc.
Awards & Recognition
Chicago Ballrooms VIII, IX, X: Enter through Conference Grand Hall, Ballroom Level (4th Floor)
ADPI Annual Members Meeting Blake Anderson•Mindy Berrey•Tom Berry•Kevin Quinn•Patti Smith
ADPI MEMBERS ONLY.
Chicago Ballrooms VIII, IX, X: Enter through Conference Grand Hall, Ballroom Level (4th Floor)
Blake Anderson
President & CEO of ADPI
Mindy Berrey
Sr. Director of Sales at Land O' Lakes, Inc.
Tom Berry
Vice President of Quality Assurance at Associated Milk Producers Inc.
Kevin Quinn
Vice President Sales & Marketing at Idaho Milk Products
Patti Smith
CEO of DairyAmerica
Refreshment Break | Sponsored by Global Dairy Trade, High Desert Milk, Idaho Milk Products, and Proliant
Conference Grand Hall | Level 4
Dairy Market Outlook | Sponsored by Agropur Mary Ledman•Phil Plourd•Mark Russo•Patti Smith
“More dependable than a crystal ball” aptly describes our outlook panel subject matter experts Mary Ledman, Phil Plourd, and Mark Russo as they provides insights and updates on various domestic and international influences and climate trends. This always popular session will be moderated by Patti Smith, ADPI’s current Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
Mary Ledman
Global Dairy Strategist at Rabobank International
Phil Plourd
President at Ever.Ag
Mark Russo
Chief Science Officer at Everstream Analytics
Patti Smith
CEO of DairyAmerica
Networking Lunch | Sponsored by Clofine Dairy & Food Products, GEA, Glanbia, and Harry Davis & Company
Conference Grand Hall | Level 4
Refreshment Break | Sponsored by AMPI, Diversified Ingredients, Farrell & Co, FoodTec Canada and Leprino
Conference Grand Hall | Level 4
Networking Reception | Sponsored by ProAmpac and Relco
Join us in the Conference Grand Hall for food and drinks and entertainment provided by Dave Herrero.
One size does not fit all as related to the new Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). This timely session features a panel of accomplished dairy economists providing perspectives on the recently revised FMMO and how it will impact dairy products pricing across the US. Mike McCully, a member of ADPI’s Center of Excellence Group, will serve as moderator of this widely anticipated session.
Kenneth Bailey
Principal at Ken Bailey Consulting LLC
Michael Brown
Economist at Dairy Industry
Mike McCully
President at McCully Consulting
Charles Nicholson
Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Cybersecurity: Why it Matters Sara Dorland•Linda Emery
What is cybersecurity and why is it important? Most importantly, what should your organizations be doing about it? These are three key questions that session attendees will hear Linda Emery, Partner at Michael Best, Inc. speak to as she shares her knowledge, expertise and experiences to help your teams better prepare. Moderated by Sara Dorland, Managing Partner of CERES.
Sara Dorland
Managing Partner at Ceres Dairy Risk Management LLC
Linda Emery
Data Privacy and Security Attorney at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Refreshment Break | Sponsored by Darigold, Dairy Trade USA and Valley Queen
Conference Grand Hall | Level 4
Valorization of Sustainability Gains: Insets and Allocations, Farm to Factory Jessie Deelo•Sarah Michalek•Jeremy Pike•Andy Powers•Paul Myer
Those familiar with dairy already know that most of our industry’s gains on the emission of greenhouse gases are found on the farm. Where the farmer’s work concludes, the processing factories take over. Today’s dairy processors operate complex, but energy-efficient facilities designed from the ground up to contribute as little as possible to the total carbon footprint that accompanies the incoming milk. But with several different products all under one roof in the processing plant, how do processors allocate that complete carbon footprint across each separate product, leaving nothing on the table but at the same time avoiding double counting?
In the first part of this session, our speaker from Athian will present on the necessarily rigorous verification and certification of GHG reductions on the farm, and how the insetting of the associated carbon credits helps to keep carbon gains within the dairy value chain, delivering bottom-line value. Then Jessie Deelo, Jeremy Pike, and Sarah Michalek will explain how carbon footprint values for the incoming milk are logged at the plant gate and distributed accurately and easily across the range of the facility’s many product outputs, all with the same rigorous accountability, based on industry case studies.
Jessie Deelo
CEO and Founder of The Climate Source
Sarah Michalek
Farm Sustainability Manager at Michigan Milk Producers Assn.
Jeremy Pike
Director of Sustainability at Idaho Milk Products
Andy Powers
Vice President of Technical Services at ADPI
Paul Myer
CEO and Co-Founder of Athian
Networking Lunch | Sponsored by California Dairies Inc, Tedford/Tellico and Tetra Pak
Conference Grand Hall | Level 4
Refreshment Break
Conference Ends
Commercial Session: The Cream of the Category: The Butter Business in 2025 Christopher Galen•Stephen Cain•Angela Pengelly•Megan Bykowski
This panel’s perspectives will address the economics of butter for ABI-ADPI members; the way butter has contributed to farmers’ milk checks; the growth of per capita usage and the drivers beyond that growing popularity; and the value consumers see in cooking and baking with butter.
Christopher Galen
Executive Director of American Butter Institute
Stephen Cain
SeniorDirector, Economic Research and Analysis of National Milk Producers Federation
Angela Pengelly
Vice President of Marketing at Land O' Lakes, Inc.
Megan Bykowski
Public Relations Director of S/B Marketing Communications
Commercial Session: The Power of Three • Protein, Fat, and Carbs Sara Dorland
What’s happening with the dairy’s “Trifecta of Ingredient Categories” will be explored from processing, supply chains, and utilization trends past, present, and predicted. Attendees can expect pearls of wisdom from speaker/presenter Sara Dorland, Managing Partner of CERES, relative to her vast repository of information and sage observations.
Sara Dorland
Managing Partner at Ceres Dairy Risk Management LLC
Commercial Session: Dairy Product Trends, Trials, and Tribulations Thomas Vierhile•Trevor Reibling
Tom Vierhile and Trevor Reibling of the Innova Market Insights team up to share the latest information on new product trend, trials and tribulations in dairy space. They'll expand on what’s hot, what’s not, and what's in the innovation space, as well as speculating on future trends based on consumer desires.
Thomas Vierhile
Vice President of Strategic Insights at Innova Market Insights
Commercial Session: USDA AMS Programs and Services Related to Marketing of Dairy Products and Ingredients Lorie Cashman•William Francis•Chris Thompson•Wendy Warren
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers a wide range of programs to create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U.S. agriculture. This session will focus on AMS programs that create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U.S. dairy products. Panelists will share information about these programs and how stakeholders can better utilize them.
Lorie Cashman
Economics Division Director of US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS)
William Francis
Senior Policy Advisor at US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS)
Chris Thompson
International Standards Director of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/AMS)
Wendy Warren
Dairy Scientist at US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS)
Technical Session: A Fresh Look at Dairy Co-Products Richard Bradfield•Kimberlee Burrington•Jason Frank•Rohit Kapoor
In a world where protein gets all the attention, highlighting the potential for our dairy co-products like permeate and lactose is critical to the growth of dairy ingredients globally. Come and hear about the latest research from Dr. Rohit Kapoor of DMI on creating new products using permeate and lactose in food and non-food categories. Dr. Jason Frank, of International Ingredient Corp. will provide an update on animal nutrition and the benefits of incorporating permeate and/or lactose in animal feed. KJ Burrington of ADPI will show what the new product landscape looks like for permeate and lactose in food and non-food applications, including some news about their nutritional contributions.
Richard Bradfield
General Manager at International Ingredient Corporation
Kimberlee Burrington
VP of Technical Development at American Dairy Products Institute
Jason Frank
VP Nutrition & Product Development at International Ingredient Corporation
Rohit Kapoor
VP, Product Research at Dairy Management Inc
Technical Session: The Goodness of Dairy Kimberlee Burrington•Matthew Pikosky, PhD•Moises Torres Gonzalez•Paul Ziemnisky
Interested in the latest nutrition research on dairy products? Come and hear from the experts who are close to the ongoing research on dairy proteins, milkfat, and the consumer perception of dairy in the marketplace. Subject matter experts from Dairy Management Inc. will provide you with all the updates on the benefits of dairy and the dairy matrix and help you communicate these same benefits to your customers.
Kimberlee Burrington
VP of Technical Development at American Dairy Products Institute
Matthew Pikosky, PhD
Vice President of Nutrition Research at DMI
Moises Torres Gonzalez
Vice President, Nutrition Research at DMI
Paul Ziemnisky
National Dairy Council
Technical Session: Mapping the New Global Regulatory Terrain: Familiar Signposts and Uncharted Territory Nick Gardner•Andy Powers
The food industry’s global regulatory machinery churns ever onward, continuing to transform every feature of the dairy landscape, whether in its usual deliberate, measured, incremental strides, or in more abrupt, potentially even disruptive, ways.
Under the current administration, changes such as the implementation of tariffs are set to alter trade flows, and sweeping reformation of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be materializing their respective impacts across our industry. With the U.S. contribution to global regulation being restructured almost daily, what features will emerge as defining for this new age, and what familiar features will remain? Will a redesigned U.S. regulatory environment continue to provide global guidance and leadership, or will new powers emerge to shape the regulatory world of dairy?
Join us for this session on the evolving regulatory landscape where Nick Gardner takes us on a journey across the new global regulatory terrain and shares thoughts on the emerging new balance between resilience and reformation, followed by an interactive Q&A with ADPI’s Andy Powers.
Nick Gardner
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Multilateral Affairs at U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC)
Andy Powers
Vice President of Technical Services at ADPI
Future-Proofing the Dairy Industry with Your ADPI Membership Kimberlee Burrington•Stephanie Clark•Ben Fogarty•Dylan Liu•Megan Koh
Are you looking for ways to help future-proof your company and the dairy industry? Come and hear about ADPI’s new Ambassador Program and how ADPI members are visiting universities and talking about dairy career opportunities with students. Hear about their stories and the connections they are making with students. Not sure that you can find the time to visit a university, come and learn about opportunities to mentor a student.
Kimberlee Burrington
VP of Technical Development at American Dairy Products Institute
Stephanie Clark
Academic Engagement at American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI)
Ben Fogarty
Applications Research Manager at Proliant Dairy Ingredients
Dylan Liu
Assistant Professor, Food Science at Iowa State University
