The Millen, Ga.-based Southeast Produce Council has announced its lineup of speakers for the upcoming Southern Innovations event on Sept. 22-24.
“I am absolutely thrilled about our outstanding speaker line-up for Southern Innovations 2022,” Raina Nelson, SEPC chairman of the board and president/CEO of Westfalia Fruit Marketing USA, said in the release. “We have a powerful ensemble of thought leaders and innovators that will inspire attendees to harness creativity and implore innovation.”
Set for the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., the conference speakers include:
Keynote Speaker: Rorke Denver, Navy SEAL Commander and New York Times bestselling author: Denver will share perspectives and lessons learned from the battlefield to help teams and individuals perform at higher levels, according to a news release. He is founder of Ever Onward, a brand designed to use Navy SEAL principles to call leaders to take action, to suffer, and to be bold so they can perform at their highest levels.
Southern Roots Reception Speakers : The Southern Roots session will feature Dan’l Mackey Almy, founder and CEO of DMA Solutions, Inc. and Megan Zweig, president of DMA Solutions, Inc., according to the release. The two speakers are co-hosts of the Self Smarter podcast and will share business and management principles.
SEPC University Educational Session Speakers: Educational Session I – Leading Today’s Superheroes: Laura Juarez, Founder/Partner of 10X Leadership Lab. Juarez is the creator of 10X Leadership Lab, a coaching and consulting practice dedicated to supporting middle market companies in achieving extraordinary results by aligning with purpose and values, creating strategy that inspires stakeholders, and cultivating thriving cultures and high performing leadership teams, the release said.
Educational Session II – What’s New from the Consumer View: Anne-Marie Roerink, President of 210 Analytics, LLC: Roerink will share her perspective on the ever-changing wants and needs of the produce consumer.
