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July 30 – Aug. 1, 2018 – 58th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting

Contents

  1. General Information
  2. Event Registration
  3. Meeting Agenda
  4. Hotel Information
  5. Message from the Chairman
  6. Optional Tours and Events
  7. Real ID Act
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Meeting Agenda

58th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting
Grand Hyatt Denver, Denver Colorado
July 30 – August 1, 2018

A more updated agenda will be provided in the weeks to come.

Board of Delegates Meeting
Sunday, July 29
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.RegistrationColorado Foyer – 2nd Level
10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.Optional Tour: Denver City TourMeet in lobby at  10:15 a.m.
3:30 – 5 p.m.Board of Directors MeetingMt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
Monday, July 30
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.RegistrationColorado Foyer – 2nd Level
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.Invitation Only
Introducing the Council Session Breakfast		Mt. Oxford – 3rd Floor
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.Invitation Only
Checkoff/USGC staff Session Breakfast		Mt. Columbia – 3rd Floor
8:30 – 10 a.m.Spouse/Guest Welcome BreakfastMt. Sopris B – Lobby Level
8:30 – 11:30 a.mContinuous Coffee
Sponsored by: POET		Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
9 a.m. – NoonGeneral Session

Welcome To Colorado!

  • Don Brown, Commissioner of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Keynote: How Agriculture Exports Fit In Today’s Global Trade Puzzle

  • Ambassador Carla Hills, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Hills and Company International Consultants, former Chief Trade Negotiator, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

The Status And Future Of the U.S.-China Agricultural And Trade Relationship

  • Zhenglin Wei, Counsellor, Agricultural, Economic and Commercial Affairs, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

Trade Disputes – Implications For Agriculture

  • Dan Pearson, Principal, Pearson International Trade Services, former Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Current Agricultural And Political Situation In Mexico

  • Erich Kuss, Director, Agricultural Trade Office Mexico City, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Colorado Ballroom – 2nd Floor
11:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.Optional Tour: Food Bank of the RockiesMeet in lobby at  11:30 a.m.
Noon- 1:30 p.m.Luncheon Session
Sponsored by: Corteva AgriscienceFarmers for Free Trade: Rebuilding The U.S. Consensus For Trade 

  • Brian Kuehl, Executive Director, Farmers for Free Trade
Aspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
1:45 – 5 p.m.Advisory Team Meetings
  AsiaMt. Columbia – 3rd Floor
  EthanolMt. Sopris B – Lobby Level
 Innovation & SustainabilityMt. Oxford – 3rd Floor
 Middle East/AfricaMt. Harvard – 3rd Floor
 Trade PolicyTorreys Peak – 2nd Floor
 Value-AddedMt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
 Western HemisphereMaroon Peak – 2nd Floor
2 – 4:30 p.m.Continuous Coffee
Sponsored by: Colorado Corn Administrative Committee		Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Welcome Reception
Sponsored by: Monsanto		Capitol Peak – Atrium Tower – 38th Floor
Tuesday, July 31
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.RegistrationColorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
8 – 10 a.m.Sector Breakfasts
AgribusinessMt. Sopris B – Lobby Level
BarleyMt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
CornAspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
General Farm OrganizationsMt. Harvard – 3rd Floor
SorghumMt. Oxford – 3rd Floor
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Optional Tour: Denver Botanic GardensMeet in lobby at    9:15 a.m.
10 – 11:30 a.m.Continuous CoffeeColorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
10 a.m. – NoonGeneral Session

Impacts Of Trade Battles On The Global Agricultural Economy

  • Will Secor, Ecnomist, Knowledge Exchange Division, CoBank

Now For Some Good News

  • Kurt Shultz, Senior Director of Global Strategies, USGC
  • Alvaro Cordero, Manager of Global Trade, USGC
  • Ramy Taieb, Regional Director of Middle East and Africa, USGC
Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
Noon – 1:30 p.m.Luncheon Session
Sponsored by: SyngentaRegulations In An Emerging Industry

  • Duane Sinning, Division Director in Plant Industry, Colorado Department of Agriculture

Resolutions of Service

Aspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
2 – 4 p.m.General Session

Four Billion Or Bust: Building Ethanol Demand Of The Future

  • Mike Dwyer, Chief Economist, USGC

Trends In Trade – U.S. Meat Export Federation

  • Dan Halstrom, President and CEO, USMEF

Exporting Further Processed Grain Via Poultry

  • James Sumner, President, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC)
Colorado Ballroom – 2nd Floor
2 – 3:30 p.m.Continuous CoffeeColorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
6 – 9 p.m.Offsite Event: Denver Zoo
Sponsored by: Bayer CropScience		Meet in lobby at   5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, August 1   
7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.RegistrationColorado Foyer – 2nd Foyer
7:30 – 11:30 a.m.Continuous Coffee
Sponsored by: Arkansas Farm Bureau, Iowa Farm Bureau, Indiana Farm Bureau, Illinois Farm Bureau, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau, South Dakota Farm Bureau		Colorado Foyer – 2nd Floor
8 a.m. – NoonBoard of Delegates MeetingColorado Ballroom – 2nd Floor
Noon – 1:15 p.m.Luncheon SessionAspen Ballroom – 2nd Floor
1:30 – 5 p.m.Board of Directors & A-Team Leaders MeetingMt. Sopris A – Lobby Level
1:30 – 5 p.m.Optional Tour: Denver Craft Brewery TourMeet in lobby at     1:15 p.m.