Gustavo Lara is the Commercial Director for Cargill and is tasked with laying the foundation of the company’s commercial strategy in the industry. Cargill is a global leader in nourishing the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. With over 155 years of experience and 155,000 employees in 70 countries, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.
Morgan Howard is the founder of Morgan Howard Communications, a public relations firm serving U.S. indigenous clients. He is the Finance Committee Chair on the Sealaska Board, an Alaska Native corporation focused on businesses around the health of our oceans, including seafood.
Gardner Douglas is known as the “The Oyster Ninja” and is a professional and nationally ranked oyster shucker.
Emily De Sousa is an award-winning Portuguese-Canadian fisheries scientist and digital strategist, revolutionizing the seafood industry with her unique blend of expertise. She combines her scientific background in fisheries with her marketing and digital communication expertise to share the world’s seafood stories through radical transparency and authentic storytelling.
Victoria Gutierrez is the Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Sysco, the world’s foodservice leader. In this role, Victoria leads Sysco’s product growth strategy in the United States and works to enhance the customer experience through a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to both independent and chain restaurant customers and other "away-from-home" locations such as healthcare and educational facilities.
Patty Trevino is the Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer for Red Lobster Seafood Company.
She is responsible for leading all marketing and culinary related activities for the world’s largest casual dining seafood restaurant company which owns and operates restaurants throughout North America.
Sandy Yi-Davis is the Special Events and Meeting Planner for the Seafood Nutrition Partnership, where she designs and produces experiential events for SNP's special programs.
Nelson Griffin is the Executive Vice President and Chief Procurement & Real Estate Officer for Red Lobster Seafood Company. He is responsible for leading all the supply chain related activities for the world’s largest casual dining seafood restaurant company which owns and operates restaurants throughout North America.
Martin-Paul Agbaga, PhD is Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at the Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. His research area focuses on the role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in maintaining retinal structure, function, and health.
Andrew Gruel serves as the Founder and Executive Chef of Slapfish Restaurant and is a leader in sustainable seafood.
