While the identity preserved agriculture industry gears up for the Identity Preserved International Summit March 22-24, 2026, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the United States Identity Preserved Alliance is busy building a robust agenda to engage stakeholders throughout the supply chain.
“A unique industry, like the identity preserved industry, needs a specialized conference like the Identity Preserved International Summit,” said Randy Duckworth, U.S. IP Alliance executive director. “We are working hard behind the scenes to curate an agenda that will engage attendees, highlighting crop supply and availability, crop conditions, contracting, technical aspects of food production and more.”
As the leading voice for the industry that delivers traceable, high-quality, variety-specific field crops to food markets worldwide, the U.S. Identity Preserved Alliance, formerly known as the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance, is committed to building, growing and sustaining a reliable supply chain that ensures integrity of the product. Through networking and discussions, the Summit supports the organization’s vision to promote and enhance value throughout the supply chain, from farmer to food business.
“The Identity Preserved International Summit is an essential event for our members, which includes producers, processors, suppliers and transportation allies,” said U.S. IP Alliance Chair Bryan Severs, who farms in Illinois. “We’re excited to connect with industry stakeholders from every aspect of the supply chain and dive into the opportunities and challenges in the identity preserved agriculture industry.”
Agenda highlights include:
- Alan Poock, Director, Asia Division for World Initiative for Soy in Human Health
- Edil Vidal Torres, Food Technologist-Scientist, Northern Crops Institute
- Matt Tripodi, Euromonitor
- Shinsuke Yamada, Yamada Foods Co.
- Jim Sutter, CEO, U.S. Soybean Export Council
- Jin Yoon, JINHWA FOOD
- James Lovold, Non-GMO Project
- Hans Eisenbeis, Non-GMO Project
- Dr. Krzysztof Dziedzic, Buckwheat Researcher, Poznan University
- Tom Slunecka, CEO, Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council
- Raquel Hansen, Identity Preserved Consultant
- U.S. Buckwheat Growers panel
- U.S. Soybean Growers panel
- Tetra Pak
- A.C. Nielsen Company
- Philipp Fritschi, Regional Head of Grain & Food, Buhler
- Paul Newnham, CEO, SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Stay tuned as agenda details continue to be solidified.
Registration details:
$1,500 – U.S. IP Alliance members and international attendees
$2,000 – U.S. non-members
Visit usipsummit.com to register before Feb. 15, 2026, before registration rates increase!
*International food manufacturers, soy and grain buyers may be eligible for complimentary registration.
Experience the U.S. Identity Preserved industry through networking and discussions, along with presentations on supply and availability, crop conditions, contracting, technical aspects of food production and more
Thank you from the Identity Preserved International Summit team.
