Meeting Agenda
*Please note that this is a preliminary agenda, please check back as we update this page.
The 63rd Annual Board of Directors Meeting
Calgary, Canada
July 26th-28th, 2023
*all times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
Tuesday, July 25
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 12:00p.m.-3:30p.m. | Optional Tour: The Calgary Zoo |
| 3:00- 4:30pm. | Board of Directors Meeting |
| 5:00-6:00p.m. | A-Team and Board Liaison Training |
Wednesday, July 26
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Invitation Only: Introducing the Council Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Invitation Only: Checkoff/USGC Staff Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Spouse/Guest Breakfast Seven Signature Foods of Alberta Karen Anderson, Savour it All, Inc. |
| 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee |
| 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | General Session Recorded Remarks Alexis Taylor, USDA Undersecretary for Trade Welcome to Calgary Fraser Abbott, Tourism Calgary Choice, Connections, Change Matt Niswander Canadian Ethanol Panel Hagan Rose, Dan Pfeffer and Ian Thomson, moderated by Mackenzie Boubin |
| 12:30- 1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:45-4:30p.m. | Continuous Coffee |
| 2 – 5 p.m. | Advisory Team Meetings: |
| Asia | |
| Ethanol | |
| Innovation and Sustainability | |
| Middle East /Africa/South Asia | |
| Trade Policy | |
| Value – Added | |
| Western Hemisphere | |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
Thursday, July 27
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. – 4p.m. | Registration |
| 7 – 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Sector Meetings: |
| Agribusiness | |
| Barley | |
| Corn | |
| General Farm Organizations | |
| Sorghum | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee |
| 10:00 a.m. – 2:00p.m. | Optional Event: Spouse/Guest Spa Event at the Hyatt Regency Calgary |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | General Session Canadian Feed Grains Outlook Tom Dowler, USGC Canadian Consultant Ocean Freight, Opportunities and Challenges Jay O’Neil, JH O’Neil Consulting Connecting North America by Rail Elizabeth Hucker, CP Rail |
| 12:30 – 2:00p.m | Lunch |
| 2:00-3:30p.m. | Continuous Coffee |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4:00p.m. | General Session: Upcoming Soy Crush Capacity Pete Meyer, S&P Global Nuanced USGC Ethanol Strategy Mackenzie Boubin, Cary Sifferath, Ryan Legrand, USGC Closing Remarks Ryan LeGrand, President and CEO |
| 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Offsite Event: |
Friday, July 28
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 – 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:30 a.m. – noon | Continuous Coffee |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 | Board of Delegates Meeting |
| 1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. | Optional Tour: Tool Shed Brewery Tour and Tasting |
| 1:30-5:00p.m. | Board of Directors & A-Team Leaders Meeting |