January 27-28, 2017
Kearney, Nebraska
Younes Conference Center
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Registration is $75/person
Friday, January 27, 2017
4:00 p.m. Conference Registration Open
4:00 p.m. LEAD Alumni Board Business Meeting
6:00 p.m. Member Social and Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. LEAD Alumni Conference Dinner
8:00 p.m. Evening Entertainment/Activity and Cash Bar
Saturday, January 28, 2017
7:30 a.m. Conference Registration Open
7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet – Sponsored by: Nebraska Soybean Board
8:30 a.m. LEAD 33 Welcome & Opening Comments
9:00 a.m. Kevin Folta – Professor & Chairman, University of Florida
The Challenge of Science Literacy
9:45 a.m. Conference Break – Sponsored by: Union Bank and Trust
10:00 a.m. Nebraska Soybean Board: Greg Anderson – At-Large District Director
The Challenge of Developing New Markets
10:45 a.m. Conference Break – Sponsored by: Syngenta
11:00 a.m. Entrepreneurship Panel: The Challenge of Entrepreneurship
12:00 p.m. Lunch Buffet – Sponsored by: Nebraska Corn Board
LEAD ISTS Presentation – LEAD 34
1:00 p.m. Depart: Local Ag Industry Tour
3:30 p.m. Return to Younes Conference Center & Break
3:45 p.m. Jenny Penny, Land 0’Lakes – SUSTAIN Manager
The Challenge of Sustainability
4:30 p.m. Conference Break
4:45 p.m. Bill Davis, Farm Credit Services of America – Chief Credit Officer
The Challenge of Today’s Agricultural Economy
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar and Silent Auction
6:30 p.m. LEAD Alumni Conference Banquet
Keynote Address: Michelle Payne-Knoper, Cause Matters
LEAD 33 Thank You and Challenge
Social Opportunity following LEAD Alumni Conference Close
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Registration is $75/person
Hotel reservations will need to be made by each individual at the following hotel:
Fairfield Inn & Suites
510 Talmadge Road
Kearney, NE 68845
Phone: (308) 236-4200