2017 Nebraska LEAD Alumni Conference

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