Climate Day at Expo West 2026

Attend the essential event for climate leaders – gain actionable insights, hear top speakers, and network with your peers.

Climate Day at Natural Products Expo West

We are thrilled to be convening Climate Day with New Hope Network at Natural Products Expo West.

Climate Day events are free with your Expo West badge, but space is limited. Please register to ensure you are included on the Participant Map and to stay up to date on keynotes, sessions, offerings, and news related to Climate Day.

This year’s event will feature opening and closing keynotes, C-suite conversations, panel discussions, lightning talks, hands-on workshops, the Climate Leaders Awards Luncheon, and a Resource Fair and reception. You will hear timely updates from industry leaders, explore emerging insights in regenerative agriculture, climate risk and resilience, financing, and near-term climate action, and learn about new pathways for activating your climate work.

Climate Day is a pre-competitive, industry-wide convening designed to support the climate efforts of natural products and grocery companies. It is the only climate-focused event at Expo West dedicated specifically to the work of companies across the natural products industry.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to seeing you at Climate Day.

Climate Day Agenda

8:00 – 8:05 AM: Welcome to Climate Day (Grand Ballroom)

• Courtney Pineau, Climate Collaborative
• Corinne Shindelar, All Natural Strategies

8:05 – 8:30 AM: What Pollinators Reveal at the Intersection of Nature and Climate (Grand Ballroom)

• Dr. Samuel Ramsey

8:33 – 9:15 AM: Unlocking a Constellation of Regeneration: Innovative Partnerships Enabling Regenerative Transition (Grand Ballroom)

• Jeff Bos, Foment (Moderator)
• Emily Lafferty, Seven Sundays
• Berklee Welsh, Simple Mills
• John Strofus, Farmer

9:15 – 9:55 AM: Centering Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in Climate Action Strategy (Grand Ballroom)

• Courtney Pineau, Climate Collaborative (Moderator)
• Kiff Gallagher, SCS Global Services
• Speaker pending
• Speaker pending

9:55 – 10:40 AM: Lightning Round: Critical Updates and Innovations Shaping Climate Action (Grand Ballroom)

• Sherry Frey, NIQ
• Matthew Dillon, The Organic Trade Association
• Caitlin Leibert, Whole Foods Market
• Beatriz Diam, Tradin Organic
• Charlotte Vallaeys
• Omar de Kok-Mercado, Mad Agriculture
• Speaker pending

10:40 – 11:25 AM: Leading with Conviction: How Strong Climate Values Can Drive Connection and Growth(Grand Ballroom)

• Courtney Pineau, Climate Collaborative (Moderator)
• Brad Liski, True Earth
• Kate Williams, 1% for the Planet
• Keith Bearden, Alter Eco
• Lisa Curtis, Kuli Kuli

11:25 – 11:55 AM: Keynote - From Risk to Resilience: Rethinking Supply Chains for a Changing Climate (Grand Ballroom)

• Sam Kass
• Julia Collins, Planet FWD

11:55 – 12:00 PM: Closing (Grand Ballroom)

Climate Leaders Awards Luncheon

12:30 – 1:50 PM: Climate Leaders Awards Luncheon (Grand Ballroom)
Courtney Pineau, Climate Collaborative
A celebratory luncheon recognizing companies and leaders advancing meaningful climate action.

Afternoon Workshops

2:15 – 3:00 PM: Workshop: Navigating Climate Risk with Open-Source Tools (OC 3 & 4)

• Sheila Ongie, Probable Futures
• Speaker pending

3:10 – 4:00 PM: Workshop: Developing a Corporate Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP) (OC 3 & 4)

• Ariella Sela, Pure Strategies
• Speaker pending

4:10 – 5:00 PM: Unlocking Capital for Regenerative Agriculture: Financing Solutions for Smallholder Farmers(OC 3 & 4)

• Moderator pending
• Andy Thornton, Silvan Ingredient Ecosystem
  Amanda Hartt, Sol Organica
• Christopher Gergen, Regenerative Organic Alliance
  

Resource Fair and Cocktail Hour

5:00 – 6:30 PM: Resource Fair & Cocktail Hour (Platinum 6)
Connect with a wide range of service providers, nonprofit partners, and initiatives advancing climate action across the food and grocery sector.