
2026 Recap
126th Annual Meeting
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Save the Date for 2027: June 28-29, 2027
Thank you to our sponsors, speakers, and attendees for making this year's event a great success!
Click to view/download presentation slides:
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California Dairy’s State Political Outlook - Josh Walters, President & CEO, Walters Strategies
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Dairy’s Global Economic Outlook - Mike McCully, Owner, McCully Consulting
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Food and Nutrition Policy Landscape - Amy DeLisio, CEO, Dairy Council of California & Katie Davey, Executive Director, Dairy Institute of California
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Modern Microbiology Methods for Food Safety - Alma Perez-Mendez, Sr. Director Food Safety & Analytical Services, Leprino
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RT Cleaning Technology - High Level Dive - Terry Stout, Technical Director, Hydrite
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Breakthrough Water Treatment: ALTEP - Andrew Houghton, Business Development Manager, VVater
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Processing Innovation Meets the Cloud - Phaedra Martin, Industry Marketing Director, Velotic Software
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Dairy Export Outlook - Panel Discussion, slides from Katie Burgess, Dairy Market Advising Director, Ever.Ag and Todd Wittlinger, VP-Sales Americas, Global Dairy Trade
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California Packaging Regulations Update - Katie Davey, Executive Director, Dairy Institute of California and Abby Taylor-Silva, Managing Director of Regulatory Affairs, Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP
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California Climate Laws Update - Abby Taylor-Silva, Managing Director of Regulatory Affairs, Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP and Madeline Cline, Legislative Consultant, Dairy Institute of California
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How Dairy Sustainability is Evolving - Panel Discussion, slides from:
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Chase DeCoite, SVP, Food Industry Relations, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
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Paul Myer, CEO & Founder, Athian
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Michael McCullough, Sr. Economist, ERA Economics
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Check out the 2026 digital program to see speaker bios. Download the attendee list.
Save the Date: June 28-29, 2027


























