2018 AGENDA
10:30-11:00PM Agri-Tech in the UK: A Global Partner for Innovation
with UK Science and Innovation Network
11:00-12:00PM Danforth Tours
12:00-1:30PM
Registration and Networking
1:30-1:40PM
Welcome
1:40-2:10PM
Opening Keynote:
From Table to Farm: The Modern Consumer's Reverse-Commute Across the Value Chain
with Dr. Mehmood Khan, PepsiCo
2:10-2:45PM
View from the Farm: The Impact of Innovation on Missouri's Number One Industry: Agriculture
with Chris Chinn, 5th Generation Farmer and Director of the Missouri Ag Dept.
2:45-3:15PM Networking Break
3:15-4:00PM
4:00-4:45PM
4:45-5:30PM
Networking Break
5:30-7:00PM
Opening Reception
8:00-9:00AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00-9:15AM
Welcome
9:15-10:00AM Keynote Conversation:
How to Most Effectively Implement the 4 Rs of Precise Plant Nutrition
with Charlotte Hebebrand of the International Fertilizer Association
Stefan Furnsinn of Yara, Mark Thompson of Nutrien
10:00-10:30AM Transparency. Traceability. Transformation
with Jill Kolling, Cargill
10:30-11:00AM
11:00-11:45AM
Exhibits & Networking Break
11:45-12:30PM
Around the World: Big & New Growth Markets
Spotlights with China, India, & Africa
12:30-1:30PM
Networking Lunch
1:30-2:30PM Company Showcase Block 3: Consumer Drivers; Food Products, Logistics,
2:30-2:45PM Alum Spotlight: Thoughts on a Pivot
with Anna Rath and Andy Renz, Vestaron
2:45-3:00PM Alum Spotlight: Managing the Transition from R&D to Commercialization
with Concentric & ATP Nutrition
3:00-4:00PM
moderated by: Sidley Austin LLP with Concentric, Growcentia, New Leaf Symbiotics, Terviva, Vestaron & ZeaKal
4:00-4:30PM
Exhibits & Networking Break
4:30-6:00PM
6:00-7:00PM
Networking Reception
8:00-9:00AM
Networking Breakfast
9:00-9:45AM
9:45-12:15PM
12:15-12:30PM
View From the Farm From “Needy” to “Greedy”, Now Feeding the “Needy”with Rebecca Doyle, Farmer, Hickory Grove Pork & Doyle Associates
12:30-1:45PM Lunch and Closing Remarks
1:45-3:00PM
One-on-One Meetings
