The 2026 Summit Speakers

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Meet the 2026 Salinas Biological Summit Speakers

Allan Marciano

Allan is Regulatory Affairs Manager - LATAM, Lallemand

Amy Roberts

Amy is Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Lallemand Plant Care

Ariel Larson

Director, Sustainable Food Group, IPM Institute

Ashley Stokes

Ashley is Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis

Clarice Turner

Clarice is President and CEO of the Almond Board of California

Dennis Donohue

Dennis is the Mayor of Salinas

Emanuele Diniz

Emanuele is a Brazilian Regulatory Framework Specialist & Consultant

Gabriel (Gabe) Youtsey

Gabriel (Gabe) is the Chief Innovation Officer, University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources

Secretary Karen Ross

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross

Jennifer Clarke

Jennifer is the Executive Director of the California Leafy Greens Research Board.

Julia Emanuela

Julia is the Director of Institutional Relations at ANPII BIO

Keith Pitts

Keith is Senior Vice-President, Sustainability and Regulatory Strategy, Bioceres Crop Solutions

José Roberto Pereira de Castro

Jose is a Brazilian Sector Organizer and Ag Biologicals Pioneer

Maria Carolina Quecine Verdi

Maria is an ag biologicals deep science specialist working at ESALQ in Brazil

Pam Marrone

Pam is Co-founder & Executive Chair, Invasive Species Foundation and Invasive Species Corporation

Peter Wren-Hilton

Peter is the Salinas Biological Summit convenor

Ronaldo Dalio

Founder & CEO of IdeeLab

Sherry Frey

Sherry is Vice President, Total Wellness – NielsenIQ, the global leader in consumer intelligence

Tim Nuss

Tim is the Co-Founder of AgList.com, the leading independent discovery platform for agricultural biologicals.

Todd DeKryger

Todd is the North American Regional Manager for Nestle’s Sustainable Agricultural Development group.