The Future of Food and Beverage Forum USA

27th - 28th May 2026

Minneapolis, USA

Kaitlin Campbell

Director, Pantry Sourcing

Sam's Club, Walmart

Kaitlin Campbell is passionate about building supply networks that support thriving communities and regenerative agriculture/aquaculture. As Sourcing Director for Sam’s Club Pantry, Kaitlin leads resilient sourcing for private brand grocery staples like coffee, chocolate, canned tuna, and water. In her previous role, Kaitlin led Walmart Grocery Surety of Supply and developed innovative supplier partnerships and upstream initiatives to strengthen the food system and mitigate long-term supply risks. Prior to joining Walmart in 2019, Kaitlin served for six years at nonprofit ACDI/VOCA, advancing smallholders’ market access and climate-smart farm productivity through USAID and USDA programs. She began her career with hands-on orchard experience and internships in U.S. agricultural policy, which sparked a lifelong curiosity about the systems shaping farm-level realities. Kaitlin has an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Biology from Creighton University.

Kaitlin Campbell 's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Tuesday 26th May 2026

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Session title
Session type
Day 1

Wednesday 27th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
08:30 - 08:55
Plenary
10:55 - 11:45
Opportunity in crisis: How to reframe sustainability as resilience, risk mitigation and commercial advantage 
Sprouts Farmers Market | The Hershey Company | Rabobank | McDonald's | SLR Consulting
Plenary
12:15 - 13:15
13:15 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
16:00 - 16:45
Plenary
17:00 - 18:00
Networking
Day 2

Thursday 28th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:45
The say-do gap: Are young consumers buying more 'sustainable' ? 
Dole Food Company | McCain Foods | The Center for Food Integrity | Fairtrade America
Plenary
09:45 - 10:30
Unlocking the commercial opportunity in innovation: How to align R&D, agriculture and nutrition 
Post Holdings, Inc. | The J.M. Smucker Co. | Plug and Play Tech Center
Plenary
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:45
Investing in resilience: How blended capital, venture funding and partnerships can work together to scale resilience? 
Transformational Investing in Food Systems | SVG Ventures | Danone | Sand County Foundation | The Rockefeller Foundation
Plenary
11:45 - 12:30
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:15
Plenary