The annual Risk and Profit Conferenceis scheduled for Aug. 20-21, 2015, at the K-State Alumni Center. The focus of the conference will be drought and water. The following are topics for the agenda.
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Master of Agribusiness Professional Development Event: Risky Business!
The Master of Agribusiness (MAB) program is pleased to announce the dates for its 7th Professional Development and Alumni Reunion Event. The event, “Risky Business: Managing Risk,” will be Sept. 17-19, 2015 in Manhattan, Kan. The event will include sessions on multiple issues in managing risk and possible tours of the K-State campus, Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center, and O. H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center, as well as the opportunity to network with classmates and industry partners. It will also include a pre-game tailgate before the K-State vs. Louisiana Tech football game on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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This Year’s Risk and Profit Conference to Focus on Drought
The annual Risk and Profit Conference is scheduled for Aug. 20-21, 2015, at the K-State Alumni Center. The focus of the conference will be drought and water.
One of the featured speakers is Elwynn Taylor, a professor from Iowa State University. Taylor specializes in Ag Meteorology with a vision of mega-trends in technology, climate and society that opens the horizons of our enigmatic world. His extensive knowledge and understanding of the world around us enlightens and entertains. His insightful presentations are immediately useful in the management of business and life. Few can explain the complexities of our world in a manner as clear, concise, and pleasant, as does Taylor, who received his doctorate in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis. Scholars internationally recognize his expertise in interactions of the biological and physical environment.
Further conference details and registration information will be announced later this spring. Check the AgManager.info website for those details and other extension events. Rich Llewelyn is also available to contact at 785-532-1504 or rvl@ksu.edu.
Master of Agribusiness Professional Development Event: Risky Business!
The Master of Agribusiness (MAB) program is pleased to announce the dates for its 7th Professional Development and Alumni Reunion Event. The event, “Risky Business: Managing Risk,” will be Sept. 17-19, 2015 in Manhattan, Kan. The event will include sessions on multiple angles in managing risk and possible tours of the K-State campus, Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) and O. H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center, as well as the opportunity to network with classmates and industry partners. It will also include a pre-game tailgate before the K-State vs. Louisiana Tech football game on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Not just for MAB students and alumni, the event is open to all interested individuals in the food, animal health and agribusiness industry.
Be watching for more information about speakers, sessions and registration on MAB social media channels and the website.
Registration materials will be available on the website in late July/early August. Room reservations must be made through the Holiday Inn at the Campus by Friday, Aug. 28. For rooms call 785-539-7531 and mention KSU Master of Agribusiness or ‘MAB’.
ACCC Conference Celebrates 20 Year Milestone
The CEO Roundtable for Cooperative Managers celebrated its 20th anniversary in March with another strong program. In 1995, then Arthur Capper Cooperative Center Director, David Barton (professor emeritus) was approached by local cooperative managers about creating a new educational program for cooperative CEOs. He saw this as an exciting opportunity and reached out to Russ Nelson of CoBank who agreed to partner, and the CEO Roundtable was launched in 1996. The focus of the program has remained on providing these CEOs an educational opportunity where they can learn from industry experts, learn from each other, network and further develop as leaders of progressive, successful local cooperatives.
The strength of the program lies in a group of actively engaged CEOs who help develop the program each year. To ensure the topics are timely and relevant, Brian Briggeman, ACCC Director and associate professor; and CoBank Regional Vice President, Alan Woodard; work closely with a planning committee comprised of CEOs who regularly attend the roundtable. Evidence of the CEO Roundtable’s success can be found in a few of the comments from the CEOs and Board Chairs who attended the 2015 CEO Roundtable:
“The CEO Conference is one of the highlights of the year. I always look forward to the conference, the program/speakers, and the discussions with fellow CEOs and Board leaders.”
“Fantastic conference and very well planned. It was my first year and really enjoyed the program. I see the networking benefit and idea sharing as a huge plus.”
“The best meeting I attend all year!”
Three other educational programs have evolved out of the CEO Roundtable and additional opportunities await. CoBank continues to be an outstanding partner as they value the impact of strong education on the cooperative system. The ACCC looks forward to providing effective and relevant cooperative education to help the cooperative community meet the challenges of the future.
More information about the ACCC is available on its website and Facebook or Twitter pages.
