NACS Show 2026
  • Conference: October 6-9, 2026
  • Expo: October 7-9, 2026
  • Las Vegas | Las Vegas Convention Center
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April Love

Clinical Instructor, Food Law and Policy Clinic
Harvard Law School

April Love serves as a clinical instructor at Harvard Law School's Food Law and Policy Clinic, where her portfolio includes food waste diversion through federal laws and policies, and food access with focus on federal nutrition programs. Prior to joining FLPC, she served as the Policy Analyst for the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center at Alcorn State University (The Policy Center), where she led the development of equity-centered policy recommendations to ensure farmers of color are prioritized in legislation and programming.

April is passionate about supporting historically marginalized groups and communities through equity-focused policy development and education. Prior to her role at The Policy Center, April served as a law clerk for the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General, the Louisiana State Senate, and the Louisiana House of Representatives. She holds a BA in English from Tougaloo College, an MA in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi, and a JD from Southern University Law Center, where she earned certificates in Public Law and Tax Law. April is a member of the Louisiana Bar.

Format: Awards Awards
Awards announcements and presentation.
Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Panel Panel
Multiple presenters, experts in a certain field discussing and sharing expertise and experience with one another.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.

Speaking at:

Neighborhood Nourish: Feeding Communities, Reducing Waste, and Building Your Brand

Food recovery isn’t just a good deed, it’s smart business. As food waste costs rise and customers expect purpose-driven brands, this session will show how convenience retailers of all sizes can...

October 15, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
Operations
Format: Panel Panel
 
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