Schedule of Events 

NOTE: All JPA committee meetings are open to all Annual Meeting attendees. Please note the schedule is subject to change. 

Monday, April 11, 2022

9:30 – 11:00 am                               Self Service Registration           

10:00 - 11:00 am                              Futures Committee Meeting

10:00 – 11:00 am                             Membership/Convention Committee Meeting

11:00 am - 12:00 pm                        JPA Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors

12:00 - 1:30 pm                                Lunch on Your Own

1:00 – 7:00 pm                                 Self Service Registration

1:30 - 3:00 pm                                  Technical Affairs Committee Meeting

3:00 - 4:00 pm                                  Associates Advisory Committee Meeting

4:00 – 5:30 pm                                 Opening General Session / Keynote Speaker

• JPA 2022 Annual Meeting Welcome Remarks  - Steve Lezman, PepsiCo, JPA Chair
• An Organic Farmer’s Perspective on the Organic Industry - James Foreman, Foreman Fruit
• Marketplace Disruption and Personal Development - Tom Morrison, Keynote Speaker

6:00 – 7:00 pm                        Associates Showcase/Welcome Reception

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

7:00 am- 12:00 pm                  Self Service Registration

8:00 - 9:00 am                         Networking Breakfast

9:00 - 11:00 am                       General Session - Regulatory & Trade Updates

• Martin Hahn, Hogan Lovells
• Paul Rosenthal, Kelley, Drye & Warren

11:00 am – 12:00 pm                    Legislative and Trade Initiatives Committee Meeting

12:00 - 2:30 pm                            Bourbon Tasting Event or Open Networking

12:00 - 5:00 pm                            Golf Outing

6:00 - 9:00 pm                              Networking Reception, Dinner, and Entertainment

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

8:00 - 9:00 am                                Networking Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 am                               Past President’s Breakfast

9:00 am - 12:00 pm                        General Business Session (includes networking break)

• JPA Chair Remarks - Steve Lezman, PepsiCo
• JPA Treasurer’s Report - Dan Mathison, Tree Top
• JPA Membership Report - Rick Plank, Peace River Citrus Products
• JPA Scholarship Foundation Report - Rick Plank, Peace River Citrus Products
• JPA Communications Report - Diane Welland, Juice Products Association
• Thirst for Growth: Juice Consumption Trends in the U.S. - Gary Hemphill, Beverage Marketing Corporation
• Crop Reports - Citrus, Grape, Apple
  • Citrus Report - Dr. Marisa Zansler, Florida Department of Citrus
  • Grape Report - Steve Cockram, Growers Co-op Grape Juice Co.
  • Apple Report - Christopher Gerlach, U.S. Apple Association

12:00 pm                                        Meeting Adjourns (except JPA Board of Directors)

12:00 - 4:00 pm                              JPA Board of Directors Meeting