Meeting Program

 

 2008 Fall Symposium Program

 

Wednesday, September 24

12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.         &n bsp;       CMC Board Meeting
2:30 to 5:00 p.m.         & nbsp;           &n bsp;         TEGMA Board meeting
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.         &n bsp;         & nbsp;            TEGMA/CMC Joint reception

 Thursday, September 25

7:00 to 8:00 a.m.         &n bsp;         & nbsp;            TEGMA/CMC Joint breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon         &n bsp;       TEGMA/CMC Joint speakers program

  • "Welcomes," Tom Erickson, Chairman, Commodity Markets Council and Mike Mandl, Chairman, Transportation, Elevator and Grain Merchants Association
  • Robert A. Levin, senior vice president research, NYMEX
  • Walter Zimmerman, vice president and chief technical analyst, United Energy
  • Geary Sikich, principal, Logical Management Systems
  • Aimee Barnes, manager, U.S. Regulatory Affairs, EcoSecurities

12:00 noon to 1:15 p.m.         &n bsp;       TEGMA luncheon

1:15 to 5:00 p.m.         &n bsp;         & nbsp;            TEGMA speakers program 

         &n bsp;         & nbsp;                     ;         &nbs p;         &nb sp;     Michael R. Haverty, Chairman and CEO, Kansas City Southern 

         &n bsp;         & nbsp;                     ;         &nbs p;         &nb sp;     Prospects for DDG Exports, a panel discussion featuring:

  • Dan Keefe, manager of international operations (DDGs), U.S. Grains Council
  • Ryan LeGrand, export marketing manager, Hawkeye Gold, LLC
  • Ross Edwards, DDG market manager, BNSF Railway
  • Jim LaTurner, deputy junior vice president, sales and marketing-exports, Midwest Region, Evergreen Shipping Agency

          &n bsp;         & nbsp;                     ;         &nbs p;         &nb sp;     Operational & Business Issues facing Grain/Transportation Sector - panel discussion

  • Jay Larson, general manager, NIK Marketing Cooperative
  • Charlie Regini, senior executive manager - agribusiness, Georgia Ports Authority
  • Bill Eilbracht, general director-logistics, Agricultural Products, Union Pacific Railroad
  • Bruce Benschoter, special projects, DeBruce Grain, Inc.

         &n bsp;         & nbsp;                     ;         &nbs p;         &nb sp;     "Current Outlook and Grain Supply and Demand Situation," William J. Hudson, The ProExporter Network® 

5:00 p.m.         &n bsp;         & nbsp;                     ;      Meeting adjourns
5:00 to 6:00 p.m.         &n bsp;         & nbsp;            TEGMA Chairman's reception