Monday – November 2, 2015
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12.00 |
CME Group (CBOT) Grain Risk Management Workshop |
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05.00 |
Opening Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions |
Tuesday – November 3, 2015
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07.00 |
Registration/Breakfast |
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08.30 |
Conference Opening Honourable Ron Kostyshyn – Minister, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development |
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08.45 |
Canadian Crop Outcome Bruce Burnett – Weather and Crop Specialist, CWB Market Research/G3 Canada Limited |
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09.30 |
“Pardon the Interruption” Dr. Bill Tierney – Chief Economist, AgResource Company Pedro H Dejneka – Managing Partner, AGR Brasil |
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10.00 |
Networking Break |
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10.30 |
Predicting the Unpredictable Kyle Tapley – Senior Ag Meteorologist, MDA Weather Services Scott Yuknis – President, Climate Impact Company |
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11.30 |
A New Era in Agriculture Dan Basse – President, AgResource Company |
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12.15 |
Lunch Erik Norland – Executive Director and Senior Economist, CME Group |
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01.30 |
Canola Power Hour: Sponsored by Manitoba Canola Growers Association Nick Kennedy – Director and Head of Business Development Commodities for Euronext Gord Nystuen – VP of Market Development, Input Capital Shaun Wildman – Sr. Trader Grains and Oilseeds, Seaboard Corporation |
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02.30 |
A Discussion with Karl Gerrand – CEO, G3 Canada Limited Moderator – Laura Rance – Editorial Director Farm Business Communications, Glacier FarmMedia |
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03.00 |
Networking Break |
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03.30 |
Panel of Day 1 Speakers |
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04.00 |
Josh Schonwald – Journalist and Author, The Taste of Tomorrow |
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05.00 |
Cocktail Party Sponsored by G3 Canada Limited |
Wednesday – November 4, 2015
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07.00 |
Breakfast |
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08.30 |
Can China Save Us…Again? Bell Chen – Senior VP of Asian Markets, R J O’Brien & Associates |
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09.15 |
Macro Economics and Outlook for Demand Douglas Porter – Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets |
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10.00 |
Networking Break |
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10.30 |
Future Shock? Production Trends in Key Demand Markets Corey Cherr, Head of Agriculture and Weather Research & Forecasts, Thompson Reuters |
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11.15 |
Transportation – Trucks, Trains, and Boats Bruce McFadden Director, Research and Analysis, Quorum Corporation Mark Dyck, Director, Logistics, G3 Canada Limited Pedro Dejneka, Managing Partner at AGR Brasil Moderator – Chuck Penner, Leftfield Commodity Research |
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12.15 |
Final Questions/Conference Closing |
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12.30 |
Closing Lunch |
