Keynote Speakers of Snack International event SNX 2024 announced

SNX 2024 will take place on April 14-16 in Dallas TX at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Serving as a complement to SNAXPO, SNX is SNAC International’s education and collaboration forum designed to spark dialogue, innovation, and growth, helping snack brands and manufacturers build deeper relationships across the entire supply chain.

SNX 2024 Keynote Speakers

Martin Otto

Martin Otto was H-E-B’s Chief Operating Officer from 2017 until the end of 2023, when he began working part-time overseeing the Company’s Health & Wellness efforts and as Executive Chairman of its Favor subsidiary. He also continues serving on H-E-B’s Board of Directors. Before becoming Chief Operating Officer, he served as Chief Merchant, Chief Financial Officer and led several Operating Regions. Earlier in his career, he worked in a variety of store, merchandising and regional leadership roles. He joined H-E-B in 1991 as a management trainee.

Martin is also on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and served as its Chairman from 2016-2017. In this role, he works with the NACDS leadership to shape pharmacy industry policy and inspire NACDS’ members to embrace an increasingly larger set of responsibilities as health care providers, businesses and corporate citizens. Martin’s past professional experience also includes real estate investment banking. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard Business School.

Daymond John
 
An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a USD 100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his business operation into its basement. John is CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand, and a pioneer in the fashion industry with over USD 6 billion in product sales world-wide.

John is an award-winning entrepreneur and has received over 35 awards including the Brand Week Marketer of the Year, Advertising Age Marketing 1000 Award for Outstanding Ad Campaign, Ernst & Young’s New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and, most recently, was named #2 on LinkedIn’s Top 20 Voices, a list of the top influencers, who are using their voice to help us analyze today’s changing world of work, navigate our industries, and find balance through an unprecedented year!

His marketing strategies and ability to build successful brands have made him a highly influential consultant and motivational speaker today. His marketing firm The Shark Group offers advice on how to effectively communicate to consumers through innovative means and connects brands with the world’s top celebrities for everything from endorsements to product extensions.

John is also the author of 5 best-selling books, including his New York Times best-selling books, The Power of Broke (2016) and Rise and Grind (2018). In March 2020, John released his fifth book, Powershift, which walks through his tried-and-true process of how to transform any situation, close any deal and achieve any outcome through his own experience and vast network of industry leaders.

Finally, John is celebrating his 12th season on ABC TV’s critically acclaimed business reality show Shark Tank by renowned producer Mark Burnett, which has reinvigorated entrepreneurship around the world. Shark Tank has now gone on to win five Emmy® in the US and millions of weekly viewers world-wide tune into the show as John demonstrates his marketing prowess and entrepreneurial insights.

Ryland Allen
 
Ryland Allen is the Merchandising VP of Snacks at Walmart, with extensive experience in retail and consumer packaged goods. He spearheads the strategic product assortments for many of your pantry favorites and leads a purpose-driven team with the mission to save people money so that they can live better.

Before his current role, Ryland held leadership positions in Prepackaged Deli as a Divisional Merchandising Manager, in Fresh as a Sr. Director of Private Brands, and in Snacks as a Merchandising Director.

In addition to his role at Walmart, Ryland serves as Co-Chair for the Consumer Goods Forum’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition. Ryland went to school at John Brown University, where he spent 4 years as a student-athlete on the Men’s Basketball team. While at JBU he received his BA in Business Administration, and his MBA in Leadership and Ethics.