Plenary sessions
Monday May 17
2010: A year for our industry to Bounce Back.
A year to get the balance right for people and profit. A year to measure our success, not by what we have done, but by what we can achieve in the future.
Dr. Pearse Lyons, President, Alltech
John Y. Brown - The world of branding.
More than ever the agricultural industry is in need of branding. Learn how to erase problems and promote our image as we deliver tasty, healthy, traceable food.
John Y. Brown, former Kentucky Governor, father of the Kentucky Fried Chicken superbrand, recognized by Harvard Business School as one of the top business leaders of the 20th century.
20th Medal of Excellence Award:
Professor Jim Pettigrew,
University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
How do we feed the ever increasingly crowded world? How do we look beyond grains? Is the technology ready for fiber? How do we meet the needs of 9 billion people?
Tuesday, May 18, 2010Outlook 2010: A session in which the global banks and the animal production industry start talking - How do we interact in the common name of sustainability?
Nan Dirk Mulder, Associate Director Commodities, Feed and Animal Protein, Rabobank International
Alltech Young Scientist Award
Starting from a humble enrollment just a few years ago, this competition now stretches to all five continents. Join us as we revolutionize our education process, and bring excitement back to agriculture. Help our program grow to 50,000 students around the world as we encourage our future scientists and secure our future.
Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010
For our industry this is an incredible opportunity to take center stage. This is the biggest sporting event in the US in 2010. It is the world championship for horses. Learn from our international village and innovative sessions how we can spread our message. Can the horse bridge the gap between animal agriculture and animal rights?
Great Debate: People Profits and Planet
In bouncing back, companies are focused on the top line of sales growth and the bottom line of profits. How should we address what UNICEF has called the triple bottom line — being profitable, respecting our customers and employees while sustaining the needs of our planet?
Exciting panel discussion bringing together regulators, scientists and politicians on key issues. After a global crisis of historical proportions, agriculture must bounce back in 2010. Organizations that can converge the objectives of maximizing value for its people, our planet, and its owners, will be well-positioned to succeed in the global marketplace. Questions submitted during the meeting will be addressed.
Discussion Dinners:
A time for delegates to discuss over dinner. Join your peers at one of these dinners:
- Planet and green collar jobs – Shifting consumer demands dictate the importance of being profitable while treating the planet the right way
- People and human capital development – The importance of being profitable while maintaining your most important resource: Your people
- Profit bounce back in your sector – Explore and prioritize the best ideas
- How to gain a competitive advantage in a regulatory world – Using the regulatory field to your advantage
- Contaminants in minerals – Health and business risks: Is the onus on us?
- Future careers in agriculture – From energy to technology; from green collar to nurigenomics
- Mycotoxins 2010 – Lessons learned in North America – Strategies for handling crops from waterlogged fields
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Bounce Back in Haiti
In 35 seconds, terror hit Haiti. In 35 seconds lives were lost, careers were destroyed and buildings were reduced to rubble. Learn how Alltech is building a village in Haiti, rebuilding lives, giving people access to knowledge and a future. The Alltech Haiti Development Fund for reforestation, education and sustainable animal and crop production.
How to make your team a number one team
Hear from the coach who has taken three teams to number one in a few short years. One person no matter how talented cannot be a team. How are teams created? The 10 rules of Bounce Back.
John Calipari, Head Coach, University of Kentucky basketball team
Alzheimer’s and Nutrition - Is there a link?
Alzheimer’s – The single most expensive health challenge in the next decade. How nutrients can provide breakthroughs for putting off the ravages of Alzheimer’s.
Professor Charles D. Smith, Professor in Alzheimer’s Research at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.