AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE
Browse the preliminary agenda below. This agenda may be subject to change.
10:00-6:00 Organic and Non-GMO Forum (additional registration required)
1:30 - 5:30 INTL FCStone Risk Management Short Course (free for OGTS registrants)
PRE-CONFERENCE
Monday, November 14, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
8:00-10:30 INTL FCStone Risk Management Short Course (free for OGTS registrants)
9:00-10:30 Organic and Non-GMO Forum (additional registration required)
10:30-11:15 Opening Coffee for OGTS
11:15-11:25 Welcome
11:25-11:45 Opening comments from Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Dave Frederickson
11:45-12:30 Major Trends Driving Change in North American Agriculture
12:30-1:15 Millennial Food Behavior and What it Means for the Ag Supply Chain
1:15-2:15 Lunch
Breakout Sessions
2:15-3:00
Room 1: Transportation and Logistics - A Supply Chain Perspective
Room 2: Animal Protein Round-up
3:10-3:55
Room1: Cost Analysis of Oilseed Transportation in Northern U.S. and Canada
Room 2: Trends and Outlook for Animal Feed
3:55-4:30 Coffee Break
4:30-5:30 Perspectives on the 2016 Harvest: Soy, Corn, Canola, Wheat
5:30-6:15 Keynote Address
6:15-7:30 Reception
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Breakout Sessions
9:00-9:45
Room 1: Prospects for Increased Competition from Brazil and Argentina
Room 2: PANEL: Developments in New Traits in Vegetable Oils
9:55-10:40
Room 1: Assessing the Impact of Trade Agreements on Global Trade
Room 2: New Sources of Novel Proteins
10:40-11:15 Coffee Break
Breakout Sessions
11:15-12:00
Room 1: Consolidation in the Ag Sector
Room 2: PANEL: Buyer's Perspective
12:00-12:45
Room 1: PANEL: Risk Management
Room 2: Innovation for the Oilseed and Grain Supply Chain
12:45-1:45 Lunch
1:45-2:30 Weather Variability and Its Impact on Global Agriculture
2:30-3:15 Featured Presentation on GeoPolitics
3:15-3:30 OGTS Closing