Doug Goehring

Commissioner

North Dakota Department of Agriculture

Topic: How North Dakota is aligning policy and private investment to become a national hub for ingredient manufacturing and biotech innovation.

Shaun Malik

Director, Food and Beverage

Virginia Economic Development Partnership

Topic: How Virginia is leveraging infrastructure, incentives, and tailored support programs to attract ingredient manufacturers and secure long-term scalability.

Ed Wyszumiala

Sr. Director Membership Development

Council for Responsible Nutrition

Topic: Understanding Industry Changes in Today's Regulatory Environment

Limited Access

$500 secures your seat at the Investment Session—an exclusive, invite-only opportunity to access the industry’s most sought-after factories and portfolios.

Supply Chain Disruption

Overseas dependence has proven vulnerable with tariff wars and geopolitical uncertainty escalating. Now is the prime opportunity to invest in U.S. factory production, especially for raw ingredients.

U.S. Government Incentives

Policy and funding now favor domestic production and strategic investment.

The Problem

Roughly 90% of ingredients are currently sourced from China. With President Trump's escalated tariffs on Chinese imports, a global supply chain crisis has erupted, creating urgency to shift manufacturing back to the U.S.

The Gap

Thousands of U.S. factories remain under-leveraged, underfunded, and invisible to global capital. Even more are now underperforming due to a lack of reliable supply－the starting point of all production.

The Opportunity

This summit is more than an event. It's the launchpad for modernizing American supply chains and reestablishing the U.S. as a global ingredient production powerhouse.

Direct Factory Investment

Partner directly with U.S. manufacturers to scale operations, modernize equipment, or expand capacity.

Supply Chain Infrastructure

Invest in logistics, packaging, warehousing, or digitization services tied to IO's national ingredient distribution flow.

Joint Venture Projects

Collaborate on co-branded or private-label manufacturing initiatives backed by data and demand forecasts.

Data-Backed Dealbook Access

Gain exclusive access to our Dealbook featuring curated opportunities, financials, and readiness assessments.