How the November Elections Might Impact Food Policy
Tuesday, October 20 | General Session
Join Consumer Brands Association’s Senior Vice President of State Affairs John Hewitt and American Beverage’s Executive Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, Christine Burgeson as they share their thoughts on the upcoming mid-term Congressional and gubernatorial elections, including how the outcomes are likely to impact food policy at the federal and state levels. What will happen with MAHA? Will new legislators refocus their priorities? Will a shift in party control in Congress double-down on food policy?
Session Speakers
Tony Pavel (Moderator)
General Counsel, FEMA
Anthony (Tony) Pavel is a globally recognized expert in food law, and a Partner at Keller and Heckman LLP, an international law firm with a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation. Mr. Pavel is a trusted advisor and team-oriented leader, with decades of experience managing multi-disciplinary projects, balancing the diverse regulatory interests of numerous industry groups, and providing regulatory compliance and strategic counseling to a broad range of food, feed and biotechnology companies.
Dan Colegrove
Partner, Novel Strategies
Dan Colegrove is a Partner with Prism Group and the Executive Director of the Food Ingredient Safety Coalition.
Dan’s extensive background spans all levels of government entities, corporate environments, and business groups. As a corporate executive, he has built and directed comprehensive public affairs programs for some of the world’s largest corporations and trade associations. He has worked extensively on matters related to global food and agriculture policy, consumer products, retail and marketing, and corporate social responsibility. He is a globally respected expert in U.S. state government relations.
Dan served in several senior executive positions prior to joining Prism Group. He was Vice President of Government Affairs for the world’s largest casual dining company. He directed US state government efforts for America’s largest food company. He was the Director of Global Issues Management for the world’s largest consumer products company, and a Director for the country’s leading consumer products trade association. He was a Chief of Staff in the California State Assembly where he began his career.
Dan is a magna cum laude graduate of San Francisco State University, and lives in Virginia with his wife.
Christine Burgeson
Executive Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, American Beverage Association
As American Beverage Association’s Executive Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, Christine Burgeson leads the non-alcoholic beverage industry’s government affairs, public affairs and public policy portfolio. In this role, she oversees the team responsible for all aspects of advocacy and communications, as well as the organization’s environmental and health initiatives. Prior to joining American Beverage Association, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs for Airlines for America, the national trade association representing the largest U.S. passenger and cargo airlines. Prior to her work for the airlines, Christine was Vice President for Federal Government Affairs at Citi and served as the lead Senate lobbyist in the D.C. office. A significant part of her career has been spent in government, having served in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs and the Office of Management and Budget for President George W. Bush. Christine also worked in the Senate for former Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.).
