DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥� Kroger Health and Hy-Vee are announced that the final agenda and speaker line-up are now confirmed for the scheduled for June 2鈥�4, 2026, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
This year鈥檚 conference brings together bold thinkers and industry leaders who are reshaping the future of health at the intersection of food, retail, technology, and equity. Here鈥檚 a preview of what鈥檚 in store:
Featured Agenda Highlights & Speakers
- Amy Gleason, Acting Administrator of US DOGEThe Health Reboot: Rebuilding America鈥檚 Future from the Inside Out
- Jim Kirby, Chief Commercial Officer, Kroger Health, The Kroger Co.The Future of Retail Health and the New Front Door of Care
- Adam Proctor, Plan President & CEO, Nebraska Total CareWho Pays for Prevention? The New Economics of Everyday Health
- Andy Beckman, Director, Garmin Health & B2B Americas, GarminThe Longevity Economy: When Health Becomes a Subscription
- Sally Lyons Wyatt, Global EVP & Chief Advisor, Consumer Goods & Foodservice Insights, CircanaWhat Emerging Behaviors Reveal About the Next Generation of Consumers
- Melissa Jaeger, Head of Nutrition, MyFitnessPalRedefining the Consumer Health Journey (from Chronic Care Management to GLP 1 Therapies
- And much more鈥� .
What We鈥檙e Tackling in 2026:
- Food-for-Health: Rethinking food as a tool for prevention and care
- Innovation: Digital health, AI, and partnerships reshaping delivery models
- Health Equity: Closing access gaps and improving outcomes at scale
- Value-Based Care: Designing systems that reward outcomes, not volume
- Policy & Regulation: Advancing public-private collaboration
- Retail Transformation: Meeting people where care actually happens
The Nourishing Change Conference unites leaders across science, retail, health systems, policy, technology, equity, and community to drive real, measurable change in how America eats, shops, works, and heals.
If you believe the future of health will be built at the intersection of food, retail, technology, and equity, this is where you belong.
