Conference Agenda

Senior Executive Distributor Leadership Panel:
Making Decisions in Periods of Uncertainty
Company Introduction, Vision, and Key Initiatives driving organization into the future. How is your organization responding to the rapid pace of regulatory and technology change?
Followed by panel discussion around key drivers.
• Geopolitical: How do we plan for possible disruption?

• Sustainability: What is the investment and operational impact from Wall Street and Main Street?

• Technology: Digital/AI – How to plan, invest, and execute operationally.

• Regulatory: EPA PRIA backlog and OPP Funding. Endangered Species Act grower compliance.
Moderator: Terry Kippley, CPDA President     
Panelists: Jeff Bunting, VP Crop Protection, GROWMARK
Dr. Paul Bonnett, Head of Agronomy & Environment Sciences, Nutrien Ag Solutions
Amie Thesingh, President Ag Solutions and CTO, Wilbur-Ellis
Leah Anderson, President, WinField United
Sponsored by Consus Chemicals, Helm & Nutrien Ag Solutions

ESA Commercial Impact and expanded role of the Retail Technical Service Provider 
• EPA update on the approval DRA’s ESA mitigation
• What is the impact on retail and customer implementation.
• Future role of the Technical Service provider in Retail
Eileen Bernard, Adjuvant Manager, Nutrien Ag Solutions
Scott Addy, VP Brand Technology, Wilbur-Ellis
Sponsored by Kop-Coat

Political Pandemonium & What it Means for the US Crop Protection Industry
• How does the crop protection industry mitigate the volatility of this political environment?
• Does the Farm Bill stand a chance?
• How will the 2025 tax Armageddon shake out for agriculture?
Peter Roskam, former US Congressman, Partner at BakerHostetler
Sponsored by CJB Applied Technologies

Politics & Policy: Managing the Mayhem
Politics and elections shape the policy agenda in Washington, but we can’t lose sight of what is also happening in the countryside. This panel of experts will review overall economic conditions, the agriculture economy, farmer sentiment and how the industry works with partners to navigate a new congress and administration.
Moderator: Andrew Walmsley, Strategic Advisor, CPDA
Panelists: Danny Munch, Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation
Kyle Kunkler; Director of Government Affairs, American Soybean Association
Ethan Mathews, Director of Government Affairs, Wilbur-Ellis
Sponsored by Westlink Ag

EPA, ESA & the States: Challenges & Opportunities

• ESA & pesticides, role of new and old tech to finally solve the more than 20-year conundrum of policy conflict and litigation stalemate
• Trade and why we need new effort to restore US ag profitability
• Important role of state ag departments to both help farmers with pest control tools and be reasonable regulators of pesticides
Moderator: Jay Vroom, Senior Advisor, CPDA
Ted McKinney, CEO, NASDA
Sponsored by Brandt