Meat Institute Annual Meeting and Outlook Conference
The Fairmont Hotel, Washington, DC | November 2-5, 2015
Tuesday, November 3
7:00 am –
8:30 am
Breakfast and Issues, Answers,
Actions
Moderated by
Brent
Cator, President, and John Vatri, Vice
President, Cardinal Meat Specialists
8:45 am –
9:45 am
Opening General Session: Can
Agriculture Save the Planet Before It Destroys
It?
Jack
Bobo, Chief
Communications Officer, Intrexon
Corporation
10:00 am
– 1:30 pm Joint
Scientific Affairs Committee / Food Safety
and Inspection
Affairs Committee Meeting with Lunch
10:00 am
– 11:00 am Concurrent
Sessions:
|
Beef Economic Outlook |
Family Business Governance and Outside Advisors Rod Brenneman, CEO, Strategic Business Advisor, Board Member, |
Persuasive Communications for Effective Advocacy |
Supplier Forum |
11:15 am
– 12:15 pm
Concurrent
Sessions:
|
Pork Economic Outlook |
Family Business Governance Perspectives Rod Brenneman and members of the NAMI Family Business Task Force, including Brian Coehlo, President, Central Valley Meat Company, Eric Gustafson, CEO, Coast Packing Company, Neal Leonard, CEO, Surlean Foods, and Dave Miniat, President and CEO, Ed Miniat, Inc.
|
Washington Insider Legislative Issues Panel Chelsie Keys, Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Mary Knigge, Professional Staff, House Committee on Agriculture, and Pam Miller, Staff Assistant, House Committee on Appropriations. Moderator: Lee Lilley, McGuireWoods Consulting
|
1:45 pm –
2:45 pm
Annual Meeting, Scholarship and Award
Presentations, and
Political Update
Randy
Russell, Partner, The Russell Group
3:00 pm –
4:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions:
|
Food Safety & Regulatory Forum: Validation Compliance and Allergen Control Norm Robertson, Vice President of Regulatory Services and Scott Goltry, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, NAMI, and Dr. Joe Baumert, University of Nebraska, and Co-Director of the Food Allergy Research & Resource Program
|
Labor & Employment Forum and Committee Meeting John Cruickshank, Associate, Alaniz Schraeder Linker Farris Mayes LLP
|
Foodservice Committee Meeting |
Intellectual Properties Committee Meeting |
International Affairs Committee Meeting |
Wednesday, November 4
6:45 am –
7:45 am
Breakfast with panel discussion, Effect
of IARC Red and Processed Meat Ranking
8:00 am –
9:00 am
Sustainability: A Journey of Continuous
Improvement
Cameron
Bruett,
Head of Corporate Affairs, JBS &
Pilgrams
9:15 am –
11:00 am
USDA Leadership Panel: Priorities and
Pressure
Bucky Gwartney, International Marketing Specialist, Agriculture Marketing Service, USDA
Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
Janet Nuzum, Associate Administrator, Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA
Phil Derfler, Deputy Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Larry
Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA
11:15 am
– 11:45
am
Less Meat, More Money: Protein and
the Plate Research
Lisa
Keefe, Editor,
Meatingplace and Michael Uetz, Principal, Midan
Marketing
11:45 am -
12:15
pm
Trends in Salary, Benefits and Job
Satisfaction in the Meat and Poultry
Industries
Marjorie Hellmer, President, Cypress Research Associates, LLC
*If you
are interested in this presentation please
contact Joel
Crews.
1:30 pm –
2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions:
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Business Growth Through Modern Marketing Mike Lemon, Director, Growth Strategies, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
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Restaurant Industry Trends and Outlook Annika Stensson, Director of Research Communications, National Restaurant Association
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Crisis Management: Getting Ahead of the Curve Janet Riley, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, NAMI
|
2:45 pm –
3:45 pm
Concurrent Sessions:
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The Power of an Engaged and Empowered Employee Wes Burke, Human Resources Director, Alchemy Systems
|
Re-Thinking Innovation in Retail Mikael Olson, Associate Client Director, Nielsen Perishables Group
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Developing an Approved Supplier Program Suzanne Finstad, Vice President Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance, Tyson
|
Thursday,
November 5
8:00 am –
8:45 am
Closing General Session: Industry
Change and Future Forecast
Steve
Stouffer,
President, Tyson Fresh Meats
