BIOGRAPHIES

Shelley Balanko

Shelley Balanko

Shelley Balanko, Ph.D. , Senior Vice President, The Hartman Group   Shelley Balanko has an informed understanding of social and cultural influences impacting the marketplace. Shelley regularly engages diverse audiences spanning foodservice, consumer packaged...

Shelley Balanko

Lucile Jarry

Lucile Jarry, MSc, R&D Manager – Food BrandsThe Hain Celestial Group   Lucile Jarry is R&D Manager for Food Brands at the Hain Celestial Group, including Greek Gods yogurt, Earth’s Best baby food, and Imagine soups. Lucile is also a key player in the...

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Zal Taleyarkhan

Zal Taleyarkhan, Corporate Research Chef, Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations (CBCI)   Zal Taleyarkhan is a corporate research chef and senior culinologist at Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations (CBCI). He is incredibly talented at finding unique solutions to...

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Jeff Casper

Jeff Casper, MSc, Partner, Voyageur Foodworks   Jeff Casper, MSc, is a Partner at Voyageur Foodworks, a contract R&D firm specializing in food innovations through creative formulation and technology development. Casper holds a B.S. in Food Science and...

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Jonathan Deutsch

Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D., CHE, CRC, Professor and Director, Food Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs, Dept. of Food and Hospitality Management, Drexel University ALSO Vice President, Upcycled Food Foundation Board   Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D., CHE, CRC, is a...

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Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith, Ph.D., Innovation Analyst, RTI Innovation Advisors   Jacob Smith is an Innovation Analyst with the RTI Innovation Advisors where he helps amplify the innovation impact of Fortune 500 companies, government...

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Bob Murray

Bob Murray, Ph.D., FACSM, Managing Principal, Sports Science Insights, LLC Co-founder and former Director, Gatorade Sports Science Institute   Bob Murray, Ph.D., FACSM, is the managing principal of Sports Science Insights, LLC (sportsscienceinsinsights.com), a...

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Hillary Sandrock

Hillary Sandrock, CFS, Senior Scientist, Merlin Development   Hillary Sandrock is a Senior Scientist at Merlin Development. She has spent the last 13 years working on product development, formulation, scale-up, and commercialization of new products, emphasizing...

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Jaime Reeves

  Jaime Reeves, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Product Development & Commercialization, Mattson   Jaime Reeves is Executive Vice President, Product Development & Commercialization at Mattson. She is responsible for leading product development &...

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Phillip Tong

Phillip S. Tong, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Dairy Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo   Dr. Tong is a Professor Emeritus of Dairy Science at Cal Poly State University and currently consults for the Food and Dairy sector. He served as...