11^th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference

Program

 

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Cooperative Strategy, Structure and Finance

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

8 - 8:15 AM	Welcome Brent Hueth, Associate Professor and Director, University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
8:15 - 8:45 AM	Strategies for Growth in a Competitive and Complex Environment Dan Wolf, President, Chairman of the Board, Upstate Niagra Cooperative
8:45 - 10:30 AM	Managing Strategy Formulation and Implementation Risk Introduction: Michael Boland, Professor, Kansas State University     Case Study: Larry Swalheim , CEO, Landmark Services Cooperative John Blaska , Board President, Landmark Services Cooperative Timothy Lindgren, President and CEO, Sunkist   Nicholas Bozick, Chairman of the Board, Sunkist
11 AM - 12 PM	Managing Human Resource Risk: Attracting and Retaining Leadership for the Future Bob Broeckelman, Vice President, Recruiting & Selection, FCCServices, Inc.
LUNCH
1 - 2 PM	Outlook for agriculture and the economy: 2009 Amy Gales, Regional President, Central Region Commercial Agribusiness Division, Agribusiness Banking Group, CoBank
2 - 3 PM	Managing supply chain risk Moderator: Greg McKee, Director, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives, North Dakota State University Cheryl Schmura, Vice President, Crop Nutrients, CHS, Inc. Bruce Vernon, Sales and Marketing Manager, Mid Kansas Cooperative Association
3:30 - 5 PM	Research Response to Trends in Cooperative Structure, Strategy and Finance Introduction: Brent Hueth, Associate Professor and Director, University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives Pro-Fac Cooperative Brian Henehan, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University   Kevin Murphy, Vice-President of Member Relations, Pro-Fac Cooperative Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Murray Fulton, Professor, University of Saskatchewan   Marvin Wiens, former Chairman of the Board, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool North American Bison Cooperative Greg McKee, Director, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives, North American Bison Cooperative     Case Study: Dieter Pape, CEO and General Manager, North Dakota Natural Beef, LLC
5:30 - 6:30 PM	Reception
6:30 PM	Banquet and Presentation Moderator: Curt Eischens, Director, CHS Inc Jon Wefald, President, Kansas State University Sponsored by the Ralph K. Morris Foundation

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

8 - 10:30 AM	Perspectives on Cooperative Finance Cooperative Finance: Principles versus Practice David Barton, Professor, Kansas State University     Case Study 1:   Case Study 2: Chris Peterson, Professor, Michigan State University   Equity and Capital Management Strategies Tom Houser, Vice President,Agribusiness Banking Group, CoBank   Doug Derscheid, President and CEO, Central Valley Ag Cooperative     Case Study: Legal Challenges and Solutions Mark Hanson, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP   David Swanson, Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP   Michael Weaver, Attorney, Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
11 - 11:45 AM	Structure, Strategy and Finance: Observations, Challenges, and Opportunities Michael Cook, Professor, University of Missouri
ADJOURN

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Dan Wolf President, Chairman of the Board, Upstate Niagra Cooperative Michael Boland Professor, Kansas State University Timothy Lindgren part 1 President and CEO, Sunkist Nicholas Bozick Chairman of the Board, Sunkist Timothy Lindgren part 2 President and CEO, Sunkist Amy Gales Regional President, Central Region Commercial Agribusiness Division, Agribusiness Banking Group, CoBank Brian Henehan Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University Murray Fulton Professor, University of Saskatchewan Greg McKee Director, Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives, North American Bison Cooperative Dieter Pape CEO and General Manager, North Dakota Natural Beef, LLC Chris Peterson Professor, Michigan State University Doug Derscheid President and CEO, Central Valley Ag Cooperative Mark Hanson Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP David Swanson Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Michael Weaver Attorney, Lindquist & Vennum PLLP Michael Cook Professor, University of Missouri