23rd Annual IFAMA World Forum and Symposium The Road to 2050: The Talent Factor Meeting Future Global Needs of Food and Agriculture
ATLANTA, GEORGIA | June 16-20, 2013 Cobb Galleria Centre
2013 Conference and Registration Details
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
2013 Platinum Sponsors:
2013 Conference & Registration Details The Road to 2050: The Talent Factor
World Forum
2013 IFAMA Annual Conference June 16 - 20, 2013
The 2013 International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Annual Conference will focus on how to best attract, educate and orient the talent necessary to create sustained food security and economic growth. During our time together in Atlanta, we will examine the technologies and talent development approaches that have the potential to propel Agribusiness towards this goal. We will experience tangible examples of successful models and discuss how these principles can be applied with impact and relevance.
Tuesday, June 18th 1:00pm - 5:30pm IFAMA Welcome Reception Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum 6:30pm - 9:30pm Wednesday, June 19th 8:30am - 5:30pm IFAMA Presidential Awards Banquet & Ceremony The World of Coca-Cola 7:00pm - 11:00pm Thursday, June 20th 8:30am - 1:00pm
The IFAMA Annual Conference brings together key stakeholders across the value chain of food production and consumption, from farmer to consumer. This is a truly global event, with speakers and participants representing more than 30 countries.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
World Forum
Carl Casale CEO, CHS Inc.
The IFAMA World Forum consists of interactive workshops, demonstrations of cutting-edge technology and facilitated discussions by world-renowned speakers addressing today’s most relevant topics in agribusiness. The 2013 conference will explore the challenges of finding the talent needed to drive the future of Agribusiness and examine it through three different lenses:
Sonny Ramaswamy Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA
Tuesday, June 18th - Thursday, June 20th
Connecting the Value: Academia and Industry
Transformative Technologies for Agribusiness
Innovations in Experiential Learning – Learn by Doing
Conference at a Glance Global Student Case Competition
Hugh Grant Chairman and CEO, Monsanto James Borel Executive VP, DuPont
Jeffrey Armstrong President, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Don Floyd President & CEO, National 4-H Council Lutz Goedde Principal, McKinsey and Company Pierre Ferrari President, Heifer International
Preliminary Round: Sunday, June 16th 8:00am - 6:15pm Final Round: Tuesday, June 18th 10:45am - 12:45pm
Ismael Benavides Former Minister of Finance and Former Minister of Agriculture, Peru
Scientific Research Symposium
Dwight Armstrong CEO, National FFA Organization
Monday, June 17th 8:30am - 5:00pm Tuesday, June 18th 8:00am - 10:30am
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Forum Agenda Tuesday, June 18th | 1:00pm - 5:30pm Connecting the Value: Academia and Industry Productive partnerships between academia and industry are crucial to attracting, developing and nurturing the next generation of agribusiness leaders and practitioners. Collaborative relationships are essential in order to understand the skills, knowledge and leadership needed to support agribusiness. A holistic and relevant continuum of learning and development can advance the industry in achieving food security today and in the future.
Welcome Luncheon 1:00pm
Women as the Engine of Agriculture in Africa Vicki Wilde, Director, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
Welcome Mary Shelman, President, IFAMA Gary Black, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Agriculture
Adey Malesse Yalew – AWARD Fellow, Ethiopia (Novus International, Inc.)
Opening Keynote 1:30pm
Elizabeth Bandason – AWARD Fellow, Malawi (Dow)
Sarah Mayanja – AWARD Fellow, Uganda
The Talent Factor
Additional Networking Opportunities
General Session 2:00pm
Career Expo - Official Opening
Elevating Education in Agriculture
Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA Break: 2:30pm
Concurrent Sessions 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Recruit, network, interview and discover new talent!
4:15pm - 5:30pm Showcase career opportunities within your organization to the exceptional student audience attending the 2013 Annual Conference. More than 150 students – undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate – representing over 30 countries are expected to attend.
Career Services Center
Field Notes: Connected to What’s Needed at the Farm Level
In addition to the highlighted Career Expo, participating organizations will have the opportunity to display information and interact with conference attendees – 300+ students, academics and industry leaders in agribusiness – at the Career Services Center, which will be available throughout the Forum.
Talent as a Factor of Risk Management
Sponsored By:
Carl Casale, CEO, CHS Inc.
Seymour Adler, Partner, AON Hewitt
Building the Future of Agribusiness in Africa: The Role of Management Education
Dinah Hanson, Agribusiness Program Manager, Association of African Business Schools (AABS) Mandla Nkomo, Interim Country Director, Technoserve South Africa
IFAMA Welcome Reception Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum 6:30pm - 9:30pm
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Forum Agenda Wednesday, June 19th | 9:00am - 5:30pm Transformative Technologies for Agribusiness
Information Technology offers a game-changing platform for communication, learning and innovation in agribusiness. Through value chain optimization, we can overcome many issues surrounding food security and safety. Technology provides one important solution towards achieving global knowledge equity and access by providing opportunities for people in emerging regions of the world to move beyond poverty.
Opening Keynote 8:30am
SAI Platform: Checklist Global Launch
Carol Kitchen, Senior VP, General Manager Global Ingredients, Land O’ Lakes, Inc. & Treasurer, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Achieving Food Security James Borel, Executive Vice President, DuPont
General Sessions 9:00am - 10:00am Global Food: Waste Not, Want Not Tim Fox, Head of Energy & Environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Mobilizing a New Generation for Agriculture Dwight Armstrong, CEO, National FFA Organization Break: 10:00am
Student-Industry Agribusiness Seminar 10:15am Victoria Salin, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University Eluned Jones, Professor and Head, Department of Economics, South Dakota State University
How Mobile Services are Transforming the Relationship Between Agribusiness and Smallholder Farmers in Africa
Judith Payne, eBusiness Advisor, USAID Mark Davies, CEO, Esoko Bob Boyle, Intelligent Solutions Group (ISG), Deere & Company
From Aid to Trade: The Role of Partnerships in Africa
Eric Trachtenberg, Director, Food and Agriculture Sector, McLarty Associates Jim Kolbe, Former U.S. House of Representatives and Foreign Relations Committee Jonathan White, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund Katrin Kuhlmann , Director US-Africa Business Center, Corporate Council on Africa
Student Summit Luncheon 12:30pm - 2:00pm The Student Summit Luncheon will showcase the stories of a few people whose careers and studies benefited through the channel of IFAMA. Learn about the impact that IFAMA has on the lives of bright, young students around the world.
Concurrent Sessions 11:00am - 12:15pm Engage Talent to Feed the World Johan Van Rooyen, Director, Centre for Agribusiness Leadership Development, University of Stellenbosch Irene Alvarado, Professor Entrepreneurial Projects, Earth University, Costa Rica Marcos Fava Neves, Professor of Strategy and Planning, University Sao Paulo Dr. Hannah Carter, Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, University of Florida
Mary Shelman, President, IFAMA Tomas Murtagh, Novus International, Inc. Wuyi Lu, 2012 IFAMA Student Case Competition Winner Mickey Liu, 2012 IFAMA Student Case Competition Winner Yiwei Yan, 2012 IFAMA Student Case Competition Winner Others Invited
Ernesto Gallo, Chairman of Agribusiness, EAP Zamorano University, Honduras International Food and Agribusiness Management Association www.ifama.org | ifama@ifama.org
Forum Agenda Wednesday, June 19th | 9:00am - 5:30pm
Concurrent Sessions 2:15pm - 3:30pm
General Session 4:00pm - 5:15pm
The Global Food Security Index Workshop
Partnering to Foster Sustainability of Animal Agriculture: McDonald’s Vision
This engaging workshop offers a hands-on tour of the Global Food Security Index, a new, interactive tool developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by DuPont. Join experts from the EIU as they help you put the Index to work, assessing the core issues of chronic malnutrition and hunger: food affordability, availability, and quality across a set of 105 countries. Seating is limited! Sponsored By:
Frank Mitloehner, Director-Livestock Air Quality Program, UC Davis & Chair for Lifecycle Assessment, FAO United Nations Bob Langert, VP Corporate Social Responsibility, McDonald’s Joy Mench, Professor, University of California Davis
Daily Wrap-up
5:15pm - 5:30pm
Establishing a Common Language: Benchmarking Platforms for Agriculture Kevin Igli, Senior VP, Chief EHSO, Tyson Foods Frank Mitloehner, Director-Livestock Air Quality Program, UC Davis & Chair for Lifecycle Assessment, FAO United Nations Hsin Huang, Secretary General, International Meat Secretariat Carol Kitchen, Senior VP, General Manager Global Ingredients, Land O’ Lakes, Inc. & Treasurer, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Supply Chains that Create Value and Prevent Waste Tim Fox, Head of Energy & Environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers Rick Gilmore, President, GIC Group Eric Trachtenberg, Director, Food and Agriculture Sector, McLarty Associates Kristian Moeller, President, GlobalGAP Chris Peterson, Director, Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University L.N. Balaji, President, ITC Infotech (USA), Inc.
Additional Networking Opportunities Student - Industry Agribusiness Seminar 10:15am - 11:00am
This mini-case session features a facilitated discussion on a current “hot topic” issue designed to promote open dialog, advance in-depth analysis among students and provide a rare networking opportunity among students and industry. Executives, human resource specialists, government officials, and all students are invited to attend this session. Facilitators: Victoria Salin, Texas A&M and Eluned Jones, South Dakota State University
IFAMA Presidential Awards Banquet & Ceremony The World of Coca-Cola 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Sponsored By:
Break: 3:30pm
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Forum Agenda Thursday, June 20th | 8:30am - 12:45pm Innovations in Experiential Learning – Learn By Doing The ability to sustain a steady supply of talent is a challenge facing all organizations—worldwide. Among the issues impacting the “next generation” workforce are impending skill shortages, an increasingly cross-generational and diverse workforce, the need for knowledge transfer from retiring baby boomers, and significant leadership gaps. Intense cost pressure from both traditional and emerging competitors, new markets, and more demanding customers are additional elements that give a new sense of urgency to the concept of talent sustainability.
Breakfast with Tomorrow’s Leaders 7:30am
Clay Sapp, National President, National FFA Organization Trent McNight, Founder, AgriCorp Tomas Murtagh, Former IFAMA intern, Novus International, Inc. Shingirirai Nyamwanza, Managing Director, Africa 4-H Network
Opening Comments 8:30am
Transforming Livelihoods: Teaching Smallholder Farmers to Access Markets Sustainably Ismael Benavides, Former Minister of Finance and Former Minister of Agriculture, Peru Opening Learning Initiatives Candace Thille, Director, Open Learning Initiatives, Carnegie Mellon University Break: 11:45am
Opening Keynote 8:45am Pass on the Gift: Building Sustainable and Self-Reliant Capacity Pierre Ferrari, President, Heifer International
General Session 9:30am Revolution of Responsibility: Engaging the Next Generation Don Floyd, President & CEO, National 4-H Council
Closing Keynote 12:00pm - 12:45pm Core Values for a New Generation Jeffrey Armstrong, President, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Closing Comments 12:45pm - 1:00pm
Break: 10:15am
Post Conference Workshops* 1:30pm-3:30pm
Concurrent Sessions 10:30am - 11:45am
The Future of Food Business Dr. Marcos Fava Neves, Professor of Strategy and Planning, University of Sao Paulo
Africa - Emerging Market Lessons for the Entire World Eric Raby, Vice President of Global Marketing & Commercial Development, AGCO Today’s Talent Market Place Greg Duerksen, President, Kincannon and Reed Loren Heeringa, SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, Land O’Lakes, Inc. Daniel Loria, HR Vice President North America, Syngenta
Value Mediation – A Practical Method for Multi-stakeholder Co-creation Sander Mager, Managing Director, License to Grow Henk van Latesteijn, Partner, Value Mediation Partners *Seating is limited
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Symposium | Global Student Case Competition Scientific Research Symposium
Monday, June 17th - Tuesday, June 18th Research papers, cases, discussion sessions and posters provide the intellectual foundation for discussions which occur during the Forum. More than 150 papers will be presented on topics appealing to a variety of interests including:
• The Role of Technology in Agribusiness Value Chains
• Talent Sustainability
• University 2050: The New Role of Agribusiness Education: Learning by Doing
• Global Food Availability, Cost, Trade, Security and Safety
• Management of Food and Agribusiness Firms
Symposium Co-Chair: Victoria Salin, Texas A&M University Symposium Co-Chair: Julie Pennington, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Case Study Workshop and Teaching Showcase Teaching cases are directed at a broad audience of professionals who are interested in developing effective agribusiness cases and using them as learning tools. The Symposium will showcase three unique teaching cases that utilize the Harvard-style teaching format. These sessions are hands-on and designed to stimulate group discussion. They are open to anyone interested in how they might utilize teaching cases and are willing to participate in the group discussions. A copy of the full cases to be discussed will be sent to participants who sign up in advance. More information will be available on our website. Co-Chair: R. Brent Ross, Michigan State University Co-Chair: Mary Shelman, Director Agribusiness Program, Harvard Business School
Global Student Case Competition
Preliminary Round: Sunday June 16th 8:00am - 6:15pm Final Round: Tuesday, June 18th 10:45am - 12:45pm Now in its eighth year, the Global Student Case Competition is a capstone event of the IFAMA Annual Conference. Over 25 student teams from around the world are confirmed to participate in this year’s Competition, which offers students a venue to evaluate global industry issues and demonstrate their analytical and problem solving skills before a panel of senior management judges. All conference participants are invited and encouraged to attend the Final Round of the Competition. Co-Chair: Gregory A. Baker, Santa Clara University Co-Chair: Vincent Amanor-Boadu, Kansas State University Co-Chair: Murray McGregor, Curtain University
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Conference Registration | Hotel Accommodations Forum & Symposium Registration The IFAMA Forum and Symposium will be held June 16 – 20, 2013
Accommodations
Professional or student registration fees include:
Sleeping Room Rates
Cobb Galleria Centre Two Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 (770) 989-5095
• Student Case Competition Preliminaries (For Student Teams Only): Sunday, June 16, 8:00am – 6:15pm • All conference sessions, Monday – Thursday • All lunches and networking breaks, Monday – Thursday • Welcome Reception – Tuesday, June 18, 6:30pm – 9:30pm • Presidential Banquet – Wednesday, June 19, 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Spouse/Guest Registration Fee Includes: • All lunches and networking breaks • Welcome Reception and Presidential Banquet Registration Cancellation Policy A refund of fees will be granted in response to written requests prior to May 25, 2013. After this date, a $200 cancellation fee will be charged. No refunds for cancellations will be possible after June 7, 2013. Conference Attire Please dress comfortably in business casual attire. Atlanta’s daily temperatures in June average between 67 – 86F or 19 – 30C.
Sheraton Suites Galleria
Favorable rates for sleeping rooms have been secured at the Sheraton Suites Galleria for IFAMA participants. A credit card is required to reserve your room and guarantee your reservation. Single Occupancy = $119 plus 14% sales tax. Free Internet. Double Occupancy = $129 plus 14% sales tax. Free Internet. To secure rooms at this rate, please make reservations before May 25, 2013. Subject to availability. Hotel Address
Sheraton Suites Galleria 2844 Cobb Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339 T +1.770.955.3900 Hotel Cancellation Policy
If you cancel before 6:00pm hotel time on June 13, 2013 there will be no forfeiture amount. If you cancel after 6:00pm hotel time on June, 13, 2013, the forfeiture amount will be the amount of 1 night stay.
Conference Tours Please see the Atlanta conference page for complete details: https://www.ifama.org/events/conferences/2013/Default.aspx
REGISTRATION —THREE SIMPLE STEPS 1. Go to the IFAMA website homepage (www.ifama.org) 2. Click on the “2013 Conference Registration” button. 3. Follow the step-by-step instructions.
Member $600
Non-Member $675
IFAMA Academic Fee
$950
$1,125
IFAMA Industry Fee
$1,290
$1,390
IFAMA Spouse/Guest Fee
$400
$400
Welcome Reception Only
$120
$120
Presidential Awards Banquet Only
$150
$150
IFAMA Student Fee
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2013 IFAMA Forum & Symposium Sponsors
Thank you to our 2013 sponsors!
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