Katie is a social entrepreneur passionate about creating a healthy, sustainable, and just food system. Katie spent a decade leading food policy workshops at universities, government agencies, and large corporations. She is now utilizing her expertise to implement plant-based defaults in institutional foodservice.

Samantha has over 20 years experience as a dietitian in director roles and sees value nutrition brings to a patient’s recovery process. Samantha led the development and implementation of the Healthy Eating Plant-Based Initiative at NYC Health + Hospitals, which quickly grew from a few ideas to now a widespread movement!

Indy is the founder of Plant Futures, a plant-based advisory and consultancy with a mission to accelerate the shift towards a healthier, more sustainable food system by growing the demand for plant-based foods. One focus area is scouting for success stories, what can the broader industry learn and how they can implement them