Meet the 2026 Salinas Biological Summit Speakers
Allan is Regulatory Affairs Manager - LATAM, Lallemand
Amy is Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Lallemand Plant Care
Anne is the Associate Dean, Agricultural Services, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Director, Sustainable Food Group, IPM Institute
Ashish is Managing Partner, & Chief Strategy Officer, DunhamTrimmer
Clarice is President and CEO of the Almond Board of California
Dennis is the Mayor of Salinas
Don is the President of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and is the Vice President and General Manager of Terranova Ranch
Ed is VP of Government Affairs, The Fertilizer Association
Emanuele is a Brazilian Regulatory Framework Specialist, Vigna Brasil
Gabriel (Gabe) is the Chief Innovation Officer, University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross
Jennifer is the Executive Director of the California Leafy Greens Research Board.
Julia is the Director of Institutional Relations at ANPII BIO
Keith is Senior Vice-President, Sustainability and Regulatory Strategy, Bioceres Crop Solutions
Jose is a Brazilian Sector Organizer and Ag Biologicals Pioneer
Kelly is Training Projects Manager for Lallemand Plant Care
Leia Bailey is the Chief Deputy Director at the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Maria is an ag biologicals deep science specialist working at Esalq/UAP in Brazil
Mike is Chief of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Emerging Technologies Branch.
Nick Young is the Environmental Program Manager for the California Department of Food & Agriculture's Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program.
Pam is Co-founder & Executive Chair, Invasive Species Foundation and Invasive Species Corporation
Peter is the Salinas Biological Summit convenor
Founder & CEO of IdeeLab
Sherry is Vice President, Total Wellness – NielsenIQ, the global leader in consumer intelligence
Tim is the Co-Founder of AgList.com, the leading independent discovery platform for agricultural biologicals.
Todd is the North American Regional Manager for Nestle’s Sustainable Agricultural Development group.