The State of Food & Agribusiness: Perspectives Across the Food Supply Chain: From Growers to Manufacturers to Retailers

Meet:

• Senior executives from leading growers, manufacturers, processors and retailers
• Senior bankers from global financial institutions
• Executives from F&A focused private equity, institutional investor and advisory firms

Learn
About:

Trends in food retailing and their impact on the food supply chain

• Where growth is happening and why
• Which new food retail formats will succeed
• The use of local, natural and organic by retailers

Reconciling consumer preferences with modern farming and manufacturing practices

• Is buying local practical?
• Increasing yields through technology versus the demand for organics
• Sustainable agricultural farming practices and impact on the bottom line

Social media and its effect on food and agribusinesses

• Catching up with the new reality
• How social media is driving innovation
• Consumer behavior and social media

State of international trade

• Key global economic and political issues
• How Brazil, Russia, India, China and other emerging economies are shaping global agriculture
• Leveraging and hedging against trends in international trade

Improving the bottom line through collaboration along the food supply chain

• Key issues and challenges in collaboration
• Securing reliable sources
• Collaboration best practices

Debate over GMOs and its effect on everyone, from growers to customers

• Promises versus results
• GMO labeling controversy
• What other choices do we have?

Keynote
Speaker:

• Mickey Kantor, Former United States Secretary of Commerce and United States Trade Representative

Confirmed Panelists:

• Bill Weimer, Chief Financial Officer, OSI Group
• David Sippell, Head of Diverse Field Crops, North America, Syngenta
• Clive Newton, Global Head, Food Safety, Yum! Brands
• Erica Kuhlmann, Market Executive and Managing Director, BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
• Vikram Luthar, Vice President Finance, Global Operations, ADM
• John Gibbons, Chief Executive Officer,
  Olam Americas
• Martha Schlicher, Lead, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Monsanto Company
• Jacqueline Fredericks, Managing Director, Capital Markets, CoBank, ACB
• Rachel Lattimore, ‎Senior Vice President and General Counsel, CropLife America
• Sam Wai, Treasurer, American Crystal Sugar Company
• Elaine Oussoren, Founder and Managing Director, Brand Aid Digital
• Chris Bryson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unata
• Jeff Martin, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Utz Quality Foods
• Jennifer Wendrow, Managing Director, BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
• Leon Bergmann, Senior Vice President of Sales,
  Unified Grocers
• Tim Dorgan, Managing Director, Peapod Interactive
• Brian Klatt, Senior Vice President, Division Manager, Capital Markets, CoBank, ACB
• Lynne Leaf, Senior Interactive Marketing Manager, Land O'Lakes, Inc.
• Paul Rand, President and Chief Executive Officer, Zócalo Group; Chief Digital Officer, Ketchum
• Bryant Ambelang, President and Chief Executive Officer, NatureSweet Ltd.