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Sunday, September 8

2:00pm - 6:00pm
3:00pm
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Registration and Information Desk
Hyatt Hotel Check-In Time begins
Tailgating Welcome Reception

Monday, September 9

7:00am - Noon
7:00am - 8:30am
8:00am - 9:00am
9:00am - 10:00am


10:00am - 10:30am
10:00am - Noon
10:30am - Noon



Noon - 1:15pm
1:15pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 4:00pm

4:00pm - 5:00pm

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Conference Registration and Information Desk
Conference Breakfast Buffet

Conference Welcome
General Session: Crossing the Generational Divide: Unlocking the
Power of Generations to Strengthen Farm Credit

Jason Dorsey, Chief Strategy Officer, The Center for Generational Kinetics
Break
Optional Spouse Brunch and Guest Speaker
General Session: Where's Your Business Going and How Will it Affect Farmers and Ranchers in the US?
David Morgan, President, Syngenta Seeds Inc.; Carl Casale, CEO, CHS Inc.; Gregory Page, CEO, Cargill Inc.; Moderator: Danny Klinefelter, Professor, Texas A&M University
Conference Lunch
General Session: Economic Outlook from a Global Perspective
Peter Ricchiuti, Tulane University's Freeman School of Business 
Break
General Session: What are Large Commercial Banks Focusing On?
Dean Unger, Executive Director, UBS Wealth Management Research
General Session: Farm Credit 100 - Make Your Mark
Bob Frazee, CEO, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit; Leigh Picchetti, SVP, National Communications 
Cocktail Hour
Dinner on own - see the What To Eat page

Tuesday, September 10

7:00am - 8:30am
8:00am - 9:30am


9:30am - 10:00am
9:30am - 3:00pm
10:00am - 11:00am

11:00am - 11:45am

11:45am - 1:00pm
1:00pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 2:45pm

6:00pm - 7:00pm
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Conference Breakfast Buffet
General Session: Long-Term Outlook for Global Agricultural Markets - Implications for Prices and Profits
Mike Dwyer, Director of Global Policy Analysis, the Foreign Agricultural Service
Break
Optional Spouse Mall of America Trip
General Session: Funding Corporation Update
Tracey McCabe, President and CEO, Funding Corporation
General Session: Farm Credit Council & Farm Bill Update
Ken Auer, CEO, Farm Credit Council
Conference Lunch
General Session: Beyond 2020: The Shape of Things to Come
Glen Hiemstra, Futurist and Founder, Futurist.com
General Session: Invitation to Next Year's NDC and Closing Comments
Mary Fritz, FCC Board Chairman
Cocktail Hour
Dinner and Cirque Dreams Performance

Wednesday, September 11

7:00am - 8:30am
9:15am - 9:30am
10:00am - 1:00pm
1:00pm - 2:00pm
3:00pm and  later
Breakfast Buffet
Bus to Ag Cruise -- Lobby
Optional Ag Cruise on Mississippi River, including lunch - FULL
Transportation to Hyatt Hotel and Minneapolis Airport
Suggested departure time from MSP International Airport
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