Meeting Agenda
The 16th International Marketing Conference & 59th Annual Membership Meeting
Cartagena, Colombia
Feb. 11- 13, 2019
Sunday, February 10
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Registration Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor |
| 1 – 4 p.m | Optional Tour: Cartagena Panoramic & Walking Tour Meet in lobby at 12:45 p.m. |
| 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Board of Directors Meeting Salon Cartagena– 2nd Floor |
Monday, February 11
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Registration Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Invitation Only: Introducing the Council Session Guacamayo – 2nd Floor |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Invitation Only: Checkoff/USGC staff Session Salon Cartagena – 2nd Floor |
| 8:30 – 11: 30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor |
| 9 – 10:15 a.m. | Spouse/Guest Welcome Breakfast Las Chivas Tennis – 2nd Floor |
| 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. | U.S. Grains Council Town Hall Session Gran Salon Bolivar AFBE – 2nd Floor |
| Welcome Victor Hurtado, Port Manager, Compas | |
| Town Hall Tom Sleight, President and CEO, USGC, moderator | |
| Tommy Hamamoto, Director in Japan, USGC | |
| Haksoo Kim, Director in South Korea, USGC | |
| Ryan LeGrand, Director in Mexico, USGC | |
| Bryan Lohmar, Director in China, USGC | |
| Michael Lu, Director in Taiwan, USGC | |
| Manuel Sanchez, Regional Director for the Southeast Asia, USGC | |
| Ramy Taieb, Regional Director for the Middle East & Africa, USGC | |
| Tim Tierney, Director of Strategic Marketing/Ethanol, North Asia, USGC | |
| Marri Tejada, Regional Director for the Western Hemisphere, USGC | |
| 10:15 a.m. – Noon | Advisory Team Meetings |
| Asia Gran Salon Bolivar C – 2nd Floor | |
| Ethanol Gran Salon Bolivar D – 2nd Floor | |
| Innovation & Sustainability Drake – 3rd Floor | |
| Middle East/Africa Salon Cartagena – 2rd Floor | |
| Trade Policy Kalamary II – 1st Floor | |
| Value-Added Kalamary I – 1st Floor | |
| Western Hemisphere Guacamayo – 2nd Floor | |
| Noon – 2:45 p.m. | Lunch At A Leisurely Pace Tropical Gardens – 1st Floor |
| 3 – 5:30 p.m. | Continuous Coffee Foyer Bolivar – 2nd FloorSponsored by: Arkansas Farm Bureau, Illinois Farm Bureau, Indiana Farm Bureau, Iowa Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, South Dakota Farm Bureau and Texas Farm Bureau |
| 3 – 6 p.m. | Advisory Team Meetings |
| Asia Gran Salon Bolivar C – 2nd Floor | |
| Ethanol Gran Salon Bolivar D – 2nd Floor | |
| Innovation & Sustainability Drake – 3rd Floor | |
| Middle East/Africa Salon Cartagena – 2rd Floor | |
| Trade Policy Kalamary II – 1st Floor | |
| Value-Added Kalamary I – 1st Floor | |
| Western Hemisphere Guacamayo – 2nd Floor | |
| 6 – 7 p.m. | Welcome Reception Tropical Gardens – 1st Floor Sponsored by: Syngenta |
Tuesday, February 12
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Registration Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor |
| 7:30 – 9 a.m. | Sector Meetings |
| Agribusiness Salon Cartagena – 2nd Floor | |
| Barley Kalamary II – 1st Floor | |
| Corn Gran Salon Bolivar AFBE – 2nd Floor | |
| General Farm Organizations Kalamary I – 1st Floor | |
| Sorghum Guacamayo – 2nd Floor | |
| 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Continuous Coffee Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor Sponsored by: POET |
| 9:15 – 10:45 a.m. | General Session Gran Salon Bolivar AFBE – 2nd Floor |
| U.S.-Colombia Trade and the Impact on Colombian Agriculture Minister Andrés Valencia Pinzón, Colombia Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| The Future of Mexico Relations Gabriel Guerra Castellanos, President and CEO, Guerra Castellanos & Associates | |
| Ratification of USMCA Jon Doggett, Chief Executive Officer, National Corn Growers Association | |
| Resolutions of Service | |
| 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Optional Tour: Emerald Museum Meet in hotel lobby at 10:45 a.m. |
| 10:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Advisory Team Meetings |
| Asia Gran Salon Bolivar C – 2nd Floor | |
| Ethanol Gran Salon Bolivar D – 2nd Floor | |
| Innovation & Sustainability Drake – 3rd Floor | |
| Middle East/Africa Salon Cartagena – 2rd Floor | |
| Trade Policy Kalamary II – 1st Floor | |
| Value-Added Kalamary I – 1st Floor | |
| Western Hemisphere Guacamayo – 2nd Floor | |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Advisory Teams Working Lunch |
| 2 – 4:30 p.m. | Continuous Coffee Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor Sponsored by: Corteva Agriscience |
| 3 – 5 p.m. | Sharing the Colombian Experience Session Gran Salon Bolivar AFBE – 2nd Floor |
| U.S.-Colombia Relations Philip Laidlaw, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. State Department | |
| Impacts of The U.S.-Colombia FTA: Perspectives from Exporters and Importers Floyd Gaibler, Director of Trade Policy and Biotechnology, USGC, moderator | |
| Jorge Bedoya, President, Sociedad de Agricultores de Colombia | |
| Juan Jaramillo, Vice President of Purchases and Logistics, Solla Animal Nutrition | |
| Augusto Solano Mejia, Executive President, Asocolflores | |
| Ron Gray, Past Chairman,USGC | |
| A Success Story: How Colombia Became a Major Feed Grain Importer Jaime Cuellar, Colombian Consultant, U.S. Grains Council | |
| USGC’s Future in Colombia Marri Tejada, Regional Director, Western Hemisphere, USGC, moderator | |
| Michael Conlon, Agricultural Counselor, Office of Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy Bogota, Colombia | |
| Ana Maria Ballesteros, Marketing Director for the Western Hemisphere, USGC | |
| Juan Diaz, Latin American Regional Ethanol Consultant, Western Hemisphere, USGC | |
| 6 – 9:30 p.m. | Offsite Event – Club Naval Meet in lobby at 5:45 p.m. Sponsored by: Bayer CropScience |
Wednesday, February 13
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m. – Noon | Registration Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor |
| 8 – 10 a.m. | Continuous Coffee Foyer Bolivar – 2nd Floor |
| 8:30 – 10 a.m. | Board of Delegates Meeting Gran Salon AFBE – 2nd Floor |
| 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Optional Tour: Maria La Baja Meet in hotel lobby at 10:15 a.m. |
| 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Board of Directors & A-Team Leaders Meeting Salon Cartagena – 2nd Floor |