SPEAKERS

Christopher Barron

Purdue University
PhD Student
Bridging the Gap: What New Talent and Managers Need from Each Other

Mr. Sonny Beck

Beck's Superior Hybrids
CEO
Bridging the Gap: What New Talent and Managers Need from Each Other

Mr Scott Beck

Beck's Superior Hybrids
President
From Data to Discovery: How AI Is Transforming Seed Industry Research

Mr. John S. Gerard

JoMar Seeds
Vice President
Bridging the Gap: What New Talent and Managers Need from Each Other

Nat Graham

Pairwise
Director, Genome Editing Technology
From Data to Discovery: How AI Is Transforming Seed Industry Research

Grace Howe

Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
Executive Director
Advocacy Session: Finding Your Voice

Quentin Overbeck

Remington Farms, LLC (invited by Remington Seeds, LLC)
Voices From the Field: What Farmers Need Today

Jim Schweigert

Gro Alliance, LLC
President
From Data to Discovery: How AI Is Transforming Seed Industry Research

Marshal Sewell

Mind Your Melon Foundation
Co-Founder
Voices From the Field: What Farmers Need Today
Power Session: Mind Your Melon - A Proactive Perspective on Resilience

Mr. John Seymour

Roundstone Native Seed
President
Voices From the Field: What Farmers Need Today

Mr. Lucas Solis

Pure Seed
Vice President
Bridging the Gap: What New Talent and Managers Need from Each Other

Ray Starling

General Counsel, NC Chamber, Former Special Assistant to President Trump for Agriculture and Agricultural Trade
Opening Keynote: Harnessing the Storm - The Future State of U.S. Agriculture

Mr. Bruce E Ulmer

Stokes Seeds
Vice President Sales US
Bridging the Gap: What New Talent and Managers Need from Each Other