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Media Kit

MEDIA KIT
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Corporate
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T.Pearse Lyons?
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#REBELation. rebel.alltech.com.
May 17-20, 2015 | Lexington, Kentucky
EXCLUSIVE MEDIA OPPS
Date
Time
Event
Location
SUNDAY
5:00 p.m.—7 p.m.
WELCOME RECEPTION
Shrewsbury Hall,
Alltech Lexington
Brewing & Distilling
Co., 401 Cross Street
MAY 17
Optional transportation by shuttle from Hyatt
hotel, or it is a 0.5 mile walk.
Walking group will depart at 4:45 p.m. from
Hyatt hotel lobby.
TUESDAY
MAY 19
5:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
Optional walking tour of brewery and distillery
Shrewsbury Hall,
Alltech Lexington
Brewing & Distilling
Co., 401 Cross Street
4:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
PINTS WITH PEARSE
A chance for journalists to mix
and mingle with Alltech president
and founder Dr. Pearse Lyons and
other Alltech VPs, immediately
following the Tuesday afternoon
plenary session. Kentucky Ale® brews,
soft drinks and light bites will be served.
Pearse’s Place,
Lexington Convention
Center 1st floor
CORPORATE BIOGRAPHY
DR. PEARSE LYONS
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
Dr. T. Pearse Lyons is the founder and president of Alltech, a top 10 animal health company that employs
3,500 people and conducts business in 128 countries. Founded in 1980 with $10,000 capital, the company
has grown to annual sales of $1 billion.
Dr. Lyons is widely recognized as an innovative industry leader. His
scientific expertise, combined with an acute business sense, helped
revolutionize the animal feed industry through the introduction of
natural ingredients to feed. Now in its fourth decade of business, Alltech
improves the health and performance of people, animals and plants
through natural nutrition and scientific innovation.
Credit: Normandie Magazine
Dr. Lyons received his bachelor’s degree from University College Dublin,
Ireland, and obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees at the University
of Birmingham, England. He later worked as a biochemist for Irish
Distillers before founding Alltech. Since then, he has authored more
than 20 books and numerous research papers in scientific journals.
Dr. Lyons was acknowledged as leading one of the top 100 fastest-growing high tech companies by
World Trade Magazine. He has been recognized for his contributions to science and industry and has
been awarded honorary doctorates from Dublin City University, Ireland;University College Dublin,
Ireland; the University of Plymouth, England; Heriot-Watt University, Scotland; and the University of
Kentucky, Centre College, Eastern Kentucky University, the University of Pikeville and Northern Kentucky
University, United States.
In 2012, Dr. Lyons was named Business Person of the Year by Business and Finance, was honored as one
of Irish America’s Business 100 and received the prestigious Ireland-U.S. Council Award for Outstanding
Achievement. In 2013, he was selected to receive the Commander’s Award for Public Service, a rarely
presented official U.S. Army medal. He was also given the Gold Medal for Industry and Commerce, the
Royal Dublin Society’s flagship award. In 2014, he was honored with the Sir Michael Smurfit Business
Achievement Award from the Ireland Chamber of Commerce - USA as well as the prestigious Henry Clay
Medallion, whose past recipients include Ted Turner, Itzhak Perlman, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein and
several of the United States’ most respected elected officials.
Dr. Lyons continues to serve on the editorial board of Critical Reviews in Biotechnology and was named in
2014 to the editorial board of the Journal of the Institute of Brewing.
Dr. Lyons spearheaded Alltech’s commitment to international equestrian sport, beginning with the
Alltech FEI World Equestrian GamesTM 2010 in Lexington, Kentucky, which led to his receipt of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky’s first-ever Legacy Award in 2011, and including the record-breaking Alltech
FEI World Equestrian Games™2014 in Normandy, France.
Where Innovation Comes Naturally
At Alltech, our mission is to improve the health and
performance of people, animals and plants through
advanced nutrition and scientific innovation.
Founded by Dr. Pearse Lyons in 1980, and
headquartered in Kentucky, USA, Alltech provides
natural, nutritional solutions to the food and feed
industries in North America, Europe, Africa, the
Middle East, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific
region with a business presence in 128 countries.
Our mission is supported by 3,500 employees.
Alltech’s global presence is also reflected in its
research and production, including three major
Bioscience Centers in the USA and Ireland, and
48 production facilities strategically located
throughout the world.
Alltech improves health and performance by adding
nutritional value naturally through its innovative
use of yeast fermentation, enzyme technology,
algae and nutrigenomics. Our pursuit of this
mission is guided by our founding ACE principle, our
promise that in doing business we have a positive
impact on the Animal, the Consumer and the
Environment.
Alltech is the only privately held company among
the top 10 animal health companies in the world.
This is a source of competitive advantage, allowing
us to stay focused on customer needs, innovation
and long-term objectives. The flexibility has
also fueled Alltech’s growth, which has been
approximately 20-25% annually. We are on target
to achieve $4 billion in the next few years.
Natural Solutions for an Evolving
Market
Alltech’s core business is animal nutrition, including
aquaculture, which generates 95 percent of sales.
We work with the largest feed manufacturers
in the world and provide them with nutritional
technologies that not only improve the bottom
line, but are natural and friendly to the Animal, the
Consumer and the Environment.
Our passionate commitment to scientific innovation,
particularly in the areas of algae, nutrigenomics
and yeast fermentation technology, has led to
the company’s expansion into three divisions:
Alltech Nutrition; Alltech Crop Science; and Alltech
Beverage, which includes a line of award-winning
beers and spirits such as Kentucky Bourbon Barrel
Ale® and Town Branch® Bourbon.
CORPORATE PROFILE
Fundamentals
New product development at Alltech is the result
of synergy between the company’s primacy in
science and its understanding of customers’ needs
and expectations. The Alltech brand rests on two
fundamentals: excellence in innovation and quality
assurance.
At Alltech, we foster innovation by nurturing talent
at all stages. Our commitment begins with inspiring
scientific and agricultural studies at the primary
school level through the construction of science
laboratories in schools. At the collegiate level,
the annual Alltech Young Scientist Award is the
largest global ag science competition and receives
more than 8,000 entries worldwide for its research
rewards. To date, more than 150 undergraduate
students have completed an internship program
at Alltech’s Center for Nutrigenomics and Applied
Animal Nutrition in Kentucky, and more than 260
Ph.D., master’s and graduate students have been
supported through Alltech’s bioscience centers. We
also have 19 formal research alliances with leading
universities and institutions around the world.
In terms of quality assurance, the Alltech Quality
System (AQS) is recognized throughout the feed
industry as a standard to follow. The AQS delivers
the exact same level of quality assurance and
traceability in each of Alltech’s geographical
markets, based on a uniform process designed
to meet and exceed other third-party systems of
certification.
Expansion and Investments
Alltech is rapidly expanding its global production
footprint in order to provide increasingly local
support to its customers. We now have 48
production facilities globally and are the largest
producer and processor of yeast in the world,
which includes the only selenium yeast to be FDAreviewed and first to be approved by the EU. We
are also the world’s largest producer of organic
trace minerals.
Several of Alltech’s facilities are unique to the
industry:
• Largest yeast production and processing
facility in the world for animal nutrition – São
Pedro, Brazil
• One of the two largest commercial algae
production facilities in the world and the
only one dedicated to animal nutrition –
Winchester, Kentucky, USA
• The largest commercial solid state enzyme
facility – Serdan, Mexico
• One of the largest facilities for producing
bacteria – Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA
• Fourteen coating facilities around the globe
capable of coating key raw materials and
components for the animal nutrition industry
Involvement
Recent developments have included:
•Beginning construction of an algae plant in
São Pedro, Brazil, where Alltech already
maintains the largest yeast production
facility in the world for animal nutrition. The
new algae plant represents a $63 million
investment, which will result in 200 direct
and indirect jobs and increase Alltech Brazil’s
production by 58 percent.
•Acquiring a new 7,300m² plant in Indaiatuba,
São Paulo State, Brazil. In the new facility,
we are manufacturing nutritional solutions
for beef and dairy cattle to support the
production capacity of Alltech’s nine
manufacturing plants in Latin America.
•Doubling the production of Optigen®, Alltech’s
non-protein nitrogen source for ruminants, in
Araucaria, Brazil.
•Installing a Bioplex® trace minerals production
plant, expanding Alltech’s production
capability in Bangalore, India.
•Installing new coating facilities in the United
Arab Emirates, Russia and Argentina.
In 2015, Alltech has plans for:
•Three new yeast processing facilities
in Mexico
• A new coating facility in Australia
•New processing facilities in Ontario, California,
USA; Klerken, Belgium; and Bangkok, Thailand
•Expansion in our Winchester, Kentucky, USA,
algae facility
Alltech believes in giving back to the communities
in which we work. With this in mind, we established
Alltech’s ACE Involvement Foundation, a charitable
foundation to help fund the philanthropic efforts of
the company, our employees and partners around
the world. One component of this commitment is the
Alltech Sustainable Haiti Project. Today the project
includes financial responsibility for two primary
schools in northern Haiti and the resurrection of a
Haitian gem - the country’s 100 percent mountaingrown, organic Arabica coffee. Alltech provides
a sales and marketing channel for these coffee
beans through its Fair Trade Certified™ Alltech
Café Citadelle, and profits from the coffee’s sale are
reinvested in the two Haitian primary schools the
company supports.
AGENDA
SUNDAY, MAY 17
sunday,
may 17
monday, may 18
TOURS
REBEL Fun Run
Alltech Algae
See the Alltech process for creating
our proprietary algae-based animal
nutrition and health products in
Winchester, Kentucky.
Alltech Global Headquarters and
Nutrigenomics Center
8:00am–5:00pm
(last tour departs
3:00pm)
All tours depart
from LCC Heritage
Hall
(1st floor)
Visit the central hub of Alltech’s
global business: our headquarters
and state-of-the-art Center for
Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal
Nutrition.
Be an athlete at the event’s REBEL
Run, a 3-km mini-marathon held
on the campus of Transylvania
University, the oldest U.S. university
west of the Allegheny mountains.
From downtown hotels, walk North
on Broadway, then turn right on
Third Street. Begin the race in front
of the Old Morrison Building on
campus.
Opening Plenary Session
Dr. Pearse Lyons, President and
Founder of Alltech
Kentucky Sightseeing
9:00am-5:00pm
Tour Claiborne Farm, birthplace
of more than 75 horse racing
champions. Enjoy lunch at
Spindletop Hall then tour the
Kentucky Horse Park, host of the
2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian
Games, and finish the day with
a behind-the-scenes look at the
production of Kentucky Bourbon
Barrel Ale®, Pearse Lyons Reserve®
and Town Branch® Bourbon at the
Alltech Lexington Brewing and
Distilling Company.
Depart from LCC
Heritage Hall
Dairy Farm Tour & Beef Farm Tour
9:00am–5:00pm
Visit Kentucky’s dairies or beef farms
on these tours of state agriculture.
Depart from LCC
Heritage Hall
International Welcome
Dinner
6:30pm–9:00pm
MONDAY, MAY 18
(6:30pm reception, 7:00pm dinner)
Dinner and entertainment for all
guests and Commonwealth Club
members.
LCC Heritage Hall
A World of REBELation. A World of
Incredible Opportunity: Building a
two billion-dollar business.
General Colin Powell, U.S. Army
Retired, Former United States
Secretary of State
Leadership Lessons: Taking Charge.
From military leader to chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
Secretary of State, Powell has
demonstrated that a leader is more
than just his or her title. Powell
illustrates for audiences precisely
what it takes to be a leader,
providing strategies for “taking
charge” during times of great
change and crisis: how to remain
focused, take responsibility and
work toward improving processes,
organizations and people.
Jim Stengel, Former Global
Marketing Officer at Procter
& Gamble and Author, Grow:
How Ideals Power Growth and
Profit at the World’s Greatest
Companies. Stengel will speak
about his landmark 10-year study
involving 50,000 brands for his
book “Grow”. Stengel is the former
global marketing officer of Procter
& Gamble and was recognized for
four years by Advertising Age as
the number one “Power Player” in
marketing.
Race begins at
6:30am
Buses leave
outlying hotels at
6:00am, return at
7:00am.
9:00am–11:30am
Rupp Arena
(3rd floor)
Individual Symposia
Aqua: Protein of the Future | Beef: Its
Future | Brewing and Distilling |
Crop Science: Growing the Revolution
| Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business
Opportunity | Digital Business |
The Food Revolution | Marketing
for Business Growth | Mergers &
Acquisitions | Pork: Is It The Other White
Meat? | Poultry: Production & Marketing
Coming Together
Kentucky Night
1:00pm–4:30pm
Locations vary, check
session pages
7:00pm–9:00pm
tuesday, may 19
guests)
9:00am-5:00pm
Depart from LCC
Heritage Hall (1st
floor)
Tour Ashland, the historic home
of Lexington’s famous statesman
Henry Clay. Visit Lexington’s largest
shopping center, Fayette Mall, then
get a behind-the-scenes look at the
production of Kentucky Bourbon
Barrel Ale®, Pearse Lyons Reserve®
and Town Branch® Bourbon at the
Alltech Lexington Brewing and
Distilling Company (includes lunch).
Individual Symposia
The 11 concurrent sessions
continue
Tuesday Plenary
Session
Aidan Connolly, Chief Innovation
Officer and Vice President,
Corporate Accounts, Alltech
Future-Proofing Your Business
Dr. Aoife Lyons, Director of
Educational Initiatives, Alltech
Your People, Your Future: Making
the right decisions for the talent
within your business
Walter Robb, Co-CEO, Whole Foods
Market
1:00pm–4:30pm
Rupp Arena
(3rd floor)
Conscious Capitalism. The co-chief
executive officer of Whole Foods
Market, Walter Robb joined the natural
foods grocer in 1991, working his way
from store team leader to co-CEO, a
position he assumed in 2010. An ardent
organic advocate, Robb will discuss the
changing face of consumer choice.
*Buses depart hotels
You are encouraged to wear your
at 6:00pm
cowboy hats and dance your boots
off at this country & western night Alltech Arena at the
of dinner and entertainment, held Kentucky Horse Park
at the Alltech Arena.
Tour (for spouses/
Tuesday Plenary Session
Raymond McCauley, Chair of the
Biotech Track, Singularity University
Leading the Biological Revolution:
How bioinformatics, cancer sequencing
and personal genomics will transform
longevity and quality of life. As the
chairperson of the Biotech Track at
Singularity University, a Silicon Valley
think tank, Raymond McCauley explores
how applying technology to life affects
all of humanity. Part of the team
that developed next generation DNA
sequencing at Illumina, McCauley’s work
and story have been featured in Wired,
Forbes, TIME and Nature.
Aidan Connolly
A World of Opportunities for the ‘Rebel’
Within
8:30am–11:30am
Locations vary,
check session pages
1:00pm–4:30pm
Rupp Arena
(3rd floor)
Free Night on the Town
It’s your night to explore Lexington,
including its thriving downtown
restaurant scene, with old friends or
new connections from the Alltech
REBELation. A map of local favorites was
provided in your welcome packet, extra
copies are available at the Information
Desk.
See Dining
Guide
individual symposia
AQUA: PROTEIN OF THE FUTURE
Location: Patterson AB
(1st floor near the Hyatt elevators)
Monday 1:00pm–4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am–11:30am
Vaun Cummins, Senior Aquaculture Technician, Alltech
John Sweetman, European Aquaculture Technical Manager,
Alltech
Bigger than Beef: More Efficient than Pork. Welcome to the
Midwest of America. Welcome to the Corn Belt: Home of
salmon, trout, tilapia, and water. Let’s be sustainable. Let’s
make aqua bigger than beef, more efficient than pork and
more efficient than poultry.
Seafood, Farmed Fish, and a Healthy Diet. I have lived with it all
my life. I have heard the arguments from the salmon producers of
Norway to the shrimp producers of Central America. There is an
alternative. Come find out. Yes, they are healthy. Rebel, and tell
the story.
Dr. Ron Hardy, Director of the University of Idaho’s
Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station & the University
of Idaho’s Aquaculture Research Institute
Dr. Richard Murphy, Research Director, Alltech’s European
Bioscience Centre
Tilapia & Trout: The New Poultry? Stop, stop! What is next?
What happened to the catfish farmers of Mississippi? Why are
they in decline? Yet, imports are rising. This does not need to
be. Let’s make tilapia, trout, and catfish the new poultry, and
the new protein around the world.
Seaweed: The Forage of the Ocean. Ireland has a West Coast
of only 150 to 200 miles, but a seabed of many thousands of
square miles. The forage of the future could be seaweed. Long a
sustainable food and iodine source, it is now a virtual explosion of
possibilities.
George Chamberlain, President, Global Aquaculture
Alliance; Founder of iAqua
Becky Timmons, Global Director of Applications Research and
Technical Director, Alltech Algae
Controlling Viral Invasions. Yet another virus. First, there was
Taura syndrome in Ecuador, then there was EMS everywhere.
Let’s call it by its name: Early Mortality Syndrome. A viral
infection, by any name, is something that can be overcome
with proper nutrition, the adoption of natural solutions, new
technology, and not old-fashioned ideas.
Replacing Fish Oil: The Holy Grail. Rebel, rebel, rebel. Rebel against
taking two pounds, three pounds or sometimes five pounds of fish
to make one pound of fish. Rebel against taking whole layers of
fish simply to grind them up into fish meal and fish oil. It not only
depletes the ocean, but destroys the ocean. There are solutions.
Let’s go back to the source. Let’s go back to algae as the source of
fish oil. Rebel now.
Dr. Mari Moren, Director of Research, Nofima AS, Norway
Salmon: Norway’s New Oil. Norway is a land of oil, or is it a
land of fish and salmon? It is a land where, with the right
REBELation, salmon exports and fish exports will exceed oil
exports. Why not have this in other countries such as Ireland,
Scotland and even the Midwest of America?
Jorge Arias, Global Aquaculture Director, Alltech
Ecuador: Originally a Land of Bananas, Now a Land of Shrimp.
Shrimp, and its ability to change a whole country. Could this be
the REBELation that you are looking for in the Midwest of the
United States, or in your country? Find out how shrimp exports
now exceed banana exports in Ecuador.
individual symposia
BEEF: ITS FUTURE
LCC Heritage Hall West (HHW), 1st floor
Dan Glickman, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former
Congressman (D-KS)
Jerry O’Callaghan, Investor Relations Officer, JBS
The True Cost of Food Waste. Roughly one-third of all the
food produced is wasted, amounting to about $1 trillion
worth of food loss each year. At the same time, nearly a billion
people around the world don’t have food to eat. What can
we do to make a difference? Reducing food waste will pay
off.
Aidan Connolly, Chief Innovation Officer and Vice
President, Corporate Accounts, Alltech
Market Outlook: 2015 and Beyond. Opening the market. Are we
letting politics get in the way? Australia can export, but America
can’t. Ireland wants to export, but America can’t. What’s wrong?
How can we rebel against it?
Mike Abrashoff, Former Navy Commander and Author, It’s
Your Ship.
At age 36, Mike Abrashoff became the youngest commanding
officer in the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy. Hear his
“Leadership Roadmap” that reduced personnel turnover to 1
percent, tripled the rate of promotions and slashed operating
expenses by 25 percent. His leadership book “It’s Your Ship” is
a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Beef session moves to: LCC Heritage Hall
Center (HHC), 1st floor
Steve Elliott, Global Director, Mineral Division, Alltech
Minerals, Minerals, Minerals. Pounds and pounds per day
of minerals have been wasted, and it’s destroying the
environment. Let’s rebel against doing things the synthetic
way, and let’s do it nature’s way. Let’s feed our minerals in a
natural organic form. It’s the way you need it in your body,
and it is certainly the way an animal needs it in its body.
Dale Moore, Founder and General Manager, Cattleman’s
Choice Feedyard, Inc.
Selfie sticks banned at Churchill Downs, at museums, at music
festivals, and at sporting venues. Could beef follow the same
route? Banned for its high cholesterol? For its red meat? For
its overuse of water? Let’s be ready for that REBELation. Let’s
not waste a great crisis. Let’s turn it into an opportunity.
JBS—Three Simple Letters. How did JBS become the leader in
protein production? By being a rebel. By doing things differently.
From Louisville, Kentucky to Brazil, the key is to align global supply
with global demand.
Dr. Karl Dawson, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer,
Alltech
Antibiotics. Now is the time for a rebelation. Now is the time to say,
“No!” McDonalds has said no. Costco has said no. Have you said
no? Hospitals want you to say no. The world wants you to say no.
So, let’s rebel against antibiotics. There are alternatives. We have
had them for 20 years. 733 publications say this rebelation will
work. No antibiotics.
Bruce Drake, Owner of Bluegrass Hospitality Group and
Malone’s Restaurant
Too many restaurants. They say Lexington, Kentucky, is the
birthplace and the cemetery of restaurants. How do you rebel and
swim against the tide? Come and hear how one chain, Malone’s,
has done that. Lessons for other chains. They are rebels—are you?
Bob Langert, Editor at Large, Green Biz Group, Retired
McDonald’s Vice President of Sustainability
The Beef Revolution—Will beef be sustainable? It’s a huge
problem. It’s a huge image problem. What can we do?
Transforming our beef industry.
Andrew Wynne, Business General Manager, Alltech E-CO2
Carbon Footprint. I don’t want it. It’s bad. It’s going to cost
me money, and it’s big government getting in my way. No, it’s
not. It’s good sense, it makes profit, and it’s the way forward.
Come find out why. Whether you are in the canning business
or the photocopying business, and whether you are in the meat
business or the fruit business, carbon footprint is crucial. It saves
you money and gives you a market edge.
individual symposia
BREWING & DISTILLING
Thoroughbred 1 (TB 1), 3rd floor
Bill Samuels, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Maker’s Mark
Distillery
Maker’s Mark—Consistently rebelling and distilling
against the status quo. Raising the barrel to a whole new
level. From the humble origins of starting a bourbon
distillery at a time when brown spirits were dropping.
How to build an iconic brand. How to make things
happen without excessive marketing costs. Learn how to
be a rebel and how to be different. Dip the bottle in wax,
and make it your own. Emphasize tours, and make them
your own. Individualize barrels, and make them your
own. Be a rebel.
George Fisher, Founder and President, Cavalier
Distributing
Love thy partner: The crucial element to securing
success with your distributor. Learn from one of the best
distributors in the industry, who has built a business from
zero to over $100 million.
Patrick Lin, Asia Brand Ambassador, Alltech Lexington
Brewing & Distilling Co.
Perception is reality—Flash forward to the untapped
potential of China 2017, the world’s largest beer market.
A country of 1.3 billion potential buyers, and yet very little
craft brewing or distilling. Is it opportunity, and if so, how
do we grasp it? How do we become a rebel by going to
China at a time when people are saying it is a difficult
place to work? Take the road less traveled. Go to China.
Establish yourself in China. Learn how Alltech has done
precisely that. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, but only
in the lifetime of the opportunity.
Greg Koch, CEO and Co-Founder of Stone Brewing Co.
Building an entrepreneurial empire. The story of Stone
Brewing Co. The role of the artisan entrepreneur. Do
things differently. Try to build the image of your brewery,
the image of your tour, around the image of your
product. Now, a beer to Germany as we approach that
opportunity, and the challenge of building a brewery
right in the heart of Berlin. Be a rebel.
Bill Owens, Founder and President, American Distilling
Institute
An adventure in spirits—the risks and rewards of
launching a craft distillery. Slowly, slowly against the
background of the boom in craft brewing comes a similar
and parallel growth in craft distilling. Some 1,700 people
attend a meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, all bent on
restoring the American farmer, the American farmer who
used to make alcohol from potatoes, from apples, and
from grapes. Now, this artisan approach has come back.
Learn how you can join them.
Dr. Pearse Lyons, President and Founder of Alltech
Never underestimate the quiet ones: the national and
global journey of a local sleepy phenomenon. What is
happening? What is it about craft brewers that make
them different? They want change, and for the most part,
they had a previous job that didn’t bring them the most
important aspect of life: contentment. They don’t wish
to be bought by somebody and therefore be back in the
same position. They are artisans; it’s a movement and one
that now has risen to a point where in some cities, such
as Portland, craft brewing dramatically outsells all of the
big boys.
Sam Calagione, Founder and President, Dogfish Head
Craft Brewery
Prioritizing Collaboration over Competition: The story
of Dogfish Head Brewing. This is a story of finding
your passion, of being in marketing, and making that
marketing unique and consistent to center around
benefits. Make a stand for something. You can’t stand for
everything. This is a story of staying private and bringing
a business to over $100 plus million in sales as you rebel
against the big guys.
Mark Phipps, Technical Director, Alltech Brewing and
Distilling Co. and Dr. Inge Russell, Editor-in-Chief of The
Journal of the Institute of Brewing
Raise your glass! (not your hand)—Quenching your
thirst for knowledge through brewing and distilling
education—the ultimate sensory experience. The
challenges for craft brewers and for craft distillers are
sustainability and education. What to do and how
to do it? Why a craft brewing and distilling academy
makes sense. A sustainable industry needs a sustainable
education program. That is what the rebel, Alltech, has
put in place at its Alltech Brewing and Distilling Academy.
individual symposia
CROP SCIENCE:
GROWING THE REVOLUTION
Congressman (D-KS)
Dr. Steven Borst, Global Compliance Manager, Alltech Crop
Science
The True Cost of Food Waste. Roughly one-third of all the food
produced is wasted, amounting to about $1 trillion worth of
food loss each year. At the same time, nearly a billion people
around the world don’t have food to eat. What can we do to
make a difference? Reducing food waste will pay off.
Microbes at Work: Nature’s Original Internet. Microbes, microbes,
microbes. They are rebelling against us. There are literally millions
in a gram of soil. We go out of our way to destroy them with
fungicides and pesticides, and yet, they survive. What can we learn?
How can we embrace them, and help them? How can we use
microbes to overcome the citrus greening, which is destroying the
oranges in Florida, and may ultimately make orange juice extinct?
How can we use them to avoid the unbelievable use of pesticides in
the banana-producing areas of the world? The microbes are there.
With a little loving care and attention, they will work for you.
Mike Abrashoff, Former Navy Commander and Author
It’s Your Ship. At age 36, Mike Abrashoff became the
youngest commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet of the U.S.
Navy. Hear his “Leadership Roadmap” that reduced personnel
turnover to 1 percent, tripled the rate of promotions and
slashed operating expenses by 25 percent. His leadership
book “It’s Your Ship” is a New York Times and Wall Street
Journal bestseller.
Crop session moves to: Bluegrass Ballroom 1
(BG BR 1), 3rd floor
David Hunt, Co-Founder, Agrilarity Limited
Creating Agri-preneurs. Do you use drones? Do you
understand drones? Do you understand what can happen
when you don’t accept the status quo of change? In 1989,
entrepreneurs represented six percent of ownership in private
companies. Today, that number is only 3.6 percent. What has
happened? As entrepreneurs, you have been left behind. This
is how we see the future for our generation. This is how we
propose to rebel.
Dr. Karl Dawson, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer,
Alltech
Comeback Crops: Hemp & Tobacco’s Ebola Connection.
What has the world learned from Ebola? Can we rebel from
the Ebola catastrophe? What is it that crops can do for us?
Could they be the source of a new color by replacing Red
40? Could they be the source of an Ebola vaccine, or indeed
personalized cancer medicines? Let’s rebel. Let’s use the
assets we have. Let’s use our imaginations. As Albert Einstein
said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Steve Elliott, Global Director, Mineral Division, Alltech
Feeding for Profit. Follow the signals. Rebel against inorganic.
Adopt nature’s way of feeding a plant. Why are plants becoming
deficient in minerals? Why is it that our soils are becoming polluted
with minerals? What have we done wrong? How can we rebel
against this?
Roberto Bosco, Latin America Director, Alltech Crop Science
Brazil’s big opportunities. Are we rebelling against the removal
of the rainforest, or are we embracing change? Brazil is the
breadbasket of the world, or is it the head case of the world? Let’s
rebel against the status quo. Let’s see what the melon producers
are doing. Let’s see what the soy producers are doing. Let’s
embrace our opportunities. Let’s look at nature.
Duane Kristensen, Vice President of Operations/General
Manager, Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc.
In High Spirits. I am an ethanol producer. I produce 100 million
gallons of ethanol per year. Yet, I am using corn which, perhaps,
should be going for food. I am in the business of maximizing yield
of foods, and of ethanol per acre. How I see crop science, and the
whole cycle of being energy independent. Yet, at the same time,
we need to save the heart of our soil, and also the farmer.
Ron Friesen, Co-Founder, EMF Nutrition
The Hutterite Movement: Canada’s most successful farmers for the
last 400 years. What’s their secret?
Robert Walker, Global General Manager, Alltech Crop Science
Pay Dirt. It is in the dirt. It is in the earth. It is in the soil. It is literally
millions of bacteria waiting to rebel; to rebel against pesticides,
and fungicides. Let’s help them. Let’s create a new home run. Let’s
give pay dirt an opportunity of a lifetime, but only in the lifetime of
those bacteria that we seem to be going out of our way to destroy.
Let’s rebel against it.
individual symposia
DAIRY: TODAY’S GREATEST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Congressman (D-KS)
The True Cost of Food Waste. Roughly one-third of all the
food produced is wasted, amounting to about $1 trillion
worth of food loss each year. At the same time, nearly a
billion people around the world don’t have food to eat. What
can we do to make a difference? Reducing food waste will
pay off.
Your Ship. At age 36, Mike Abrashoff became the youngest
commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy. Hear
his “Leadership Roadmap” that reduced personnel turnover
to 1 percent, tripled the rate of promotions and slashed
operating expenses by 25 percent. His leadership book “It’s
Your Ship” is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal
bestseller.
Dr. Bert van Niejenhuis, Master Trainer, CowSignals
I can’t talk to you, but I can communicate with you. Let
your cows live happily, and they will live twice as long. The
revolution on farms is about cows, cow health and how to
understand the needs of a cow in terms of housing, nutrition
and care. Look after her, and she will look after you.
Andrew Wynne, Business General Manager, Alltech E-CO2
Carbon Footprint. I don’t want to do it. It’s government, it’s
George Orwell, and I’m going to rebel against it. Don’t rebel.
Get them on your side. Understand the benefits. Turn the
disadvantages into advantages. Accept the inevitable and
lead.
Nikki Putnam, Registered Dietitian, Alltech
DHA Milk. Milk, the vehicle for obtaining Omega-3 fatty
acids, the buzz word. The buzz word is DHA, it’s not just
Omega-3. Learn about the benefits of DHA for the brain, for
fertility and for health. Learn how milk can deliver on those
promises. It’s nature’s ideal food. Let’s treat it that way, not as
a commodity.
Jack Corless, Global Dairy Consultant, Rumsol
Looking to the Industry REBELS: The Danone, Kerry Foods
and Glanbia way. How did Kerry survive, grow and prosper
from 10 to 12 cow smallholdings to a global giant? How did
Danone become the powerhouse they are today? How is
Glanbia creating the future? These and other rebel encounters.
Dr. Mike Hutjens, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Cows, not a 20,000 pound (10,000 kilo) a year cow, but a cow that
is rebelling against these figures. Perhaps a 70,000 pound (30,000
kilo) cow. Why not? This four-legged machine, this four-legged
friend, when treated properly, will rebel against the status quo
and make you money. Not two lactations, but ten lactations. Come
and hear how. The cows will love you for it.
Bob Block, Nutrition Service Company
Wisconsin: The cheeseheads. Wisconsin, a land of small farms that
are slowly, but surely, growing into bigger farms, yet still family
farms, as they rebel against the big California and East Germany
models. Big doesn’t always have to be beautiful. Big doesn’t
always have to be profitable. Welcome to Wisconsin where work
and family are the secrets to success!
Steve Jones, Chief Executive Officer, fairlife, LLC
Health & Wellness. The buzz words. Let’s bottle them in a bottle
of milk. It’s not about sugar; it’s about wellness. How did a group
of dairy farmers in Indiana partner with Coca-Cola to contribute to
the rebirth of milk in America? How did they build a brand around
a revolutionary process of filtering milk, while meeting the needs
of today’s consumers? Let’s find out how by being a rebel in a
commoditized market they rebranded the face of dairy products
as the health food of the future.
Dr. Jud Heinrichs, Professor, Penn State University
It starts with the babies; it always has. Rebel against how we raise
those babies, and how you raise your replacement calves. You
grow your business by growing your calves. Rebel against the
normal ways; they are often archaic.
Professor Ray Goldberg, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business
School
**To be represented by Meredith T. Niles, Ph.D., Post-doctoral
Research Fellow, Sustainability Science Program, Harvard University
Nestlé. Makers of Kit-Kat, and makers of NESCAFÉ, but why
milk? It’s what we started with, and it’s our basis. Now we are
embracing education, that’s what the Nestlé Dairy Farming
Institute in China is all about. Come hear how Harvard looks at
that program, and how that model, like Fair Oaks Farm in Indiana,
rebels against the status quo. They could be the model for the
future.
individual symposia
DIGITAL BUSINESS
Thoroughbred 2-3 (TB 2-3), 3rd floor
Matt Long, Architect, Microsoft Corp.
Brad Lovell, Vice President and Chief Information Officer,
Keeneland and Billy Frey, Chief Marketing Officer, Rural Media
Group (RFD-TV)
Digital Disruption: The Third Industrial Revolution—Adapt
or go the way of Eastman, Kodak, Polaroid. Are you in a
cloud, or combating the crowd? Are you yesterday’s man,
or bringing dreams from unconscious into connection? A
business in a digital world.
Phil Baughn, Executive Partner, Gartner
Bridging the Gap Between Logical and Creative Mindsets: Digital
business perspectives from IT and marketing. Are you seriously
looking at the same future that I am?
John Herlihy, Former VP Sales & Operations, Google; MD,
Google Ireland
Building a Digital Business. How to keep your business
plan grounded in the age of cloud computing. Is your plan
yesterday’s plan with yesterday’s technology? Are your
people yes men, or yesterday’s men? Do they challenge
you? Develop the habits of excellence. As General Colin
Powell says, “Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing
attitude.”
The Smart Approach to Digital Chaos: Stop, rebel, adapt and
integrate. A fireside chat with a former senior Google executive
about the impact of advanced technologies on our future. We
are increasingly seeing machines take a more active role in
augmenting human endeavors. Has our society come to a point
where we are comfortable allowing technology to take over
activities that were formerly handled by humans?
Stuart Scott, Senior Vice President and Chief Information
Officer, Tempur Sealy International
John Osborne, General Manager of Research and Development
at The Kroger Co.; Chairman of the ZigBee Alliance
Sleeping With Your Technology. Orchestrating a change of
mindset for the next generation of business. Technology is
all around us. We cannot escape it until we fall asleep, but
that is about to change. How will technology enhance (or
invade) that final frontier of our life, in the bedroom?
The Internet of Things: Get plugged in. Everything has a sensor
now, and they are all connected. How will this data be used to
drive marketing, and business decisions? How soon will it start
to feel like your grocery shelves know what you are looking for
before you do?
Joseph Contreras, Director of Product and Solutions
Marketing, Toshiba
Stewart Baker, Former Assistant Secretary, Department of
Homeland Security; General Counsel of the National Security
Agency
Welcome to your interactive rebel world. Are you opting-in
every time you turn on a device? Is your voice recognition
remote spying on you? Is this amazing marketing or creepy
technology?
Sony, Sands and the Banks: Cyberwar Comes Home. Experts have
been warning about cyberwar for more than a decade. Now,
it has come to our shores with surprisingly successful foreign
network attacks on Sony, Las Vegas Sands and U.S. banks.
Stewart Baker explains what these episodes tell us about likely
future attacks on American companies, and what we should be
doing to thwart them.
individual symposia
THE FOOD REVOLUTION
LCC, Elkhorn ABCD, 1st floor
Your Ship. At age 36, Mike Abrashoff became the youngest
commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy. Hear
his “Leadership Roadmap” that reduced personnel turnover
to 1 percent, tripled the rate of promotions and slashed
operating expenses by 25 percent. His leadership book “It’s
Your Ship” is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal
bestseller.
Nikki Putnam, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Alltech
Giacomo Beretta, Strategic Growth Consultant, Ferrarini
USA; Founder, FooBiz Solutions, LLC
Watching and Monitoring Social Media. Anytime, anyplace,
and anywhere, people are rebelling against your product and
your company. It is all out there in the ultimate warzone: social
media. How do we watch? How do we monitor? How do we
keep ahead?
Protecting the identity of quality agricultural products and
foods. Parmigiano-Reggiano, Champagne, Stilton—all have
protected and maintained strong identities, but cheddar has
not—why? Quality control, consistency, experience, restricted
brand use.
Philip Wilkinson OBE, Executive Director, 2 Sisters Food
Group
Engaging the Supermarket and Branding Food Safety. I
live with them. I have lived with them for 40 years. I know
because I have run them. I have traveled the world from Coles
Supermarkets in Australia, to Kroger in the United States, to
Sainsbury’s in the United Kingdom. It is a rebel world. It is a
tough world. If you understand the rules of engaging the
supermarket and making food safety your brand, it can be
your world. Come hear how to protect your reputation, get
ahead of a food crisis and gain retailer ‘buy-in’ to your brand.
Sylvia Lovely, Media Advisor and Co-Owner, Azur Food
Group; Co-Host of Food News and Chews
How can restaurants survive in an ever-dynamic food
marketplace? What are we, as restaurant owners, and as
caterers, looking for? We have to be different. We have to
rebel. Here is how we do it, and how we measure ourselves
versus others.
Andrea Capitani, Sales Manager, Alltech Italy
Food Designed Just for You. Italian food, loved by everybody
and exported by few. Eataly, a gourmet Italian supermarket
that took a big step adding a store on Fifth Avenue in New
York City. The company as a whole looks toward $600 million
in sales. Why does Italian chocolate tend to be a domestic
affair? Is there an opportunity for a new business?
Harnessing the Powerful Influence of Retail Dietitians: Show
me the way. Taking a different approach to the food chain.
Embracing the dietitians now more and more. The game-setters,
and the game-changers of the future.
David Wescott, Principal, Wescott Strategic Communications
LLC
Dr. Ronan Power, Vice President, Alltech Life Sciences
You are what you eat, they say. Vegetables are good for you,
but are they? Butter is bad for you, but is it? Who says? The
FDA is constantly changing their recommendations so who do
you believe? Let’s rebel against the status quo. The food we eat
is what makes us what we are. Now, at last, nutrigenomics is
telling us how we can work, and build for the new generation. It
is the borderline between science and magic.
Randolph Wilson, Director of Process Engineering, Gray
Construction
Cats and dogs are people too. You talk to your pets, what do
they say? Do they want fish or beef? Natural, organic, or glutenfree? The opportunities in the pet food market are endless.
Where do you fit in?
Damien McLoughlin, Anthony C. Cunningham Professor of
Marketing, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Nestlé, Danone, Chobani: Now that is innovation in food
marketing. Can’t we do better to market milk than with a white
mustache, and bacon and eggs named after Kevin Bacon? Come
on, surely we can rebel against that. What does Nestlé do? They
get deep into what is happening at the gut level. They promote
health competitions. What do Danone and Chobani do? Follow
the leaders. Don’t follow the losers. Rebel.
individual symposia
MARKETING FOR
BUSINESS GROWTH
LCC Bluegrass Ballroom 2 (BG BR 2),
3rd floor
Mary Shelman, Director of Harvard Business School’s
Agribusiness Program
Imagination is more powerful than knowledge. How
imagination leads to innovation, which leads to business.
What has happened at LEGO? From near demise to one of the
most powerful brands in the world. The Kodak story—A stark
contrast in accepting the status quo and rebelling against it.
Branding a Commodity: Why is Coca-Cola selling milk? Tried
before, failed before. How will Coca-Cola make this work? Learn
how they are rebelling.
Carol Cone, Carol Cone, Chief Executive Officer, ON
PURPOSE
The Power of Purpose: An unstoppable dynamic of business +
social purpose in the 21st Century. There is only one customer,
and he or she has to be enticed into being your rebel and
into being your multiplier. How marketing trends need to be
understood and embraced.
Dr. Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research
and Director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience,
Dublin
Brains for Business: What type of brains are we looking
for? You cannot build a business by always hiring the same
type of people. Create an ideal work environment where
professionals succeed and consumers buy.
Panel Discussion: Peter Baniak, Lexington Herald-Leader
| Frank Mulrennan, Celtic Media Group | Damien O’Reilly,
RTE | Chuck Zimmerman, ZimmComm | Matt Jones,
Kentucky Sports Radio | Brian Hughes, RFD-TV/Rural Media
Group
The Changing Face of Media. The end of newspapers? The
reemergence of talk radio? Where will consumers get their
information? Who will they trust?
Eric Gregory, President, Kentucky Distillers’ Association
Building a Brand from Scratch or Mash? Why is Scotch
stagnant, Irish whiskey growing, and bourbon booming?
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail® is visited by 725,000 rebels a
year. Is being in the tour business the best way to grow your
business? Learn the bourbon story.
Peter Kerr, Communications Consultant, Kerr Communications
Risky Business: From Venezuela to social media. How do you build
your brand and manage your risks in the age of instant change?
Peter Gandolfo, Director of Business Development, Drucker
Institute
Forget everything you learned before, abandon your ideas, don’t
predict the future. It is being created right in front of you. Wave
goodbye to brands! Can you kill them off early? Learn how to be
ahead of the curve. REBEL and don’t be afraid to be different.
Catherine Keogh, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer,
Alltech
A $50 million experiment in brand growth: The Alltech FEI World
Equestrian Games™. The untold story of the 2010 runaway
success, and the 2014 challenge. Sponsorship—a huge cost or one
of the greatest brand investments?
individual symposia
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Patterson CD
(1st floor near the Hyatt elevators)
Marios Broustos, Executive Director, Investment Banking,
Goldman Sachs
Chris Stott, Partner, Deal Advisory at KPMG; Head of KPMG
Food & Drink UK
Robert Welp, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Robin Walduck, Partner, Head of International Tax &
Treasury, KPMG UK
Robert Glowniak, Manager Director-Consumer Markets,
KPMG
Frank Petraglia, Partner, KPMG
This panel of experts will lead the following topics:
M&A Trends. Hear from the world’s top deal makers about
the deal market, how the major players are consolidating, and
how the cross border deals and charging the landscape.
The Right Deal: Picking your acquisition target. Who are they?
Where do you find them? Is it true that it is impossible to
work with people under 45 who want to sell their business,
but if they are over 65 it becomes easy? Rebel against the
obvious. There are three million businesses in China that
in the next three to five years face the challenge of a next
generation. Yet, in a country of a one-child system, there is
no successor. What an opportunity for businesses currently
valued at $611 billion.
Exit Right: The seller’s perspective. How do you prepare your
company for sale? What are the steps and where should you
start? Find the right buyers. Go shop. Who are they and where
can you find them?
Growth through Acquisitions and Valuing the Deal. How
much is this acquisition worth? How do you pay for it?
Why do you pay for it? Who needs who? Will you make
an acquisition, yet put yourself out of business? Learn
the methods. Learn the deal. Learn the valuation. Use the
checklist.
Profiting from the Core
Constantin Gurdgiev, Trinity College Dublin
The Rapid Expansion of M&A Activity Worldwide: Defining a clear
path. The ongoing rapid expansion of M&A activity worldwide
is subject to cyclical risks that are likely to put pressure on deal
valuations over the next two to three years. In this environment,
selecting correct timing, defining a clear path to value generation
and giving a careful consideration of medium run macro risks
should take the priority over jumping into the race to find
suitable targets for acquisition.
Marios Broustos, Executive Director, Investment Banking,
Goldman Sachs
Chris Stott, Partner, Deal Advisory at KPMG; Head of KPMG
Food & Drink UK
Robert Welp, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Robin Walduck, Partner, Head of International Tax & Treasury,
KPMG UK
This panel of experts will lead the following topics:
Initiating the Deal: Where do I start? Who do I rebel against?
Do I rebel against the banks? Do I rebel against the venture
capitalists? Novel ways of rebellion. Successful ways of rebelling
against the status quo. Opportunities are still around us, but they
won’t last. Go for it, and go for it quickly.
Who is your Deal Team? A T.E.A.M.: Together Everyone Achieves
More. Who is on your team? Everybody wants to be on a
successful team, but successful teams have to be small. Who is
who on the Deal Team? Is it a lawyer, an accountant, a visionary?
Who is on the Deal Team? Rebel against MBA talk and S.W.O.T.
analysis. It is not what acquisitions are about. It is not what
business is about.
Doing the Deal. Due diligence is a necessary evil. Due diligence is
getting ready to walk away. Your first loss is your best loss. How
do you rebel against those losses? How do you stay the course?
Post Deal. The deal is done, and now the hard part. The deal is
done, and it is time to relax. No. It is time to rebel. The deal is
done, and it is time to rationalize. No, it is time to radicalize. The
first 90 days are a crucial period. It is time to cut off the snake’s
head. Culture is the only differentiator in business. How to bring
two cultures together is the most difficult part.
The Role of the Boss. The role of the boss in the old company, and
the role of the boss in the new company. Rebelling against the
easy way out. The boss is the one who, perhaps, put the company
in a position that they were acquired. Does he have a role, and if
so, what? Do you hold onto the boss for a period of time to help
integration? Do you say goodbye on day one? What is the role?
individual symposia
PORK: IS IT THE
OTHER WHITE MEAT?
LCC Heritage Ballrooms (HBR) 1-3
Dr. Dean Boyd, Technical Director, The Hanor Company
Doug Clemens, CEO of Clemens Family Corporation
Putting science to the test. Embracing science. Being a
rebel. Not the science we necessarily hear about in the
Journal of Animal Science, but the science we hear about
in the everyday journal of life science. Connecting the dots.
Linking profitability with full value pigs.
What is the Hatfield Story? Is it part of a much bigger story? It’s
not just about building a protein brand. It’s meeting the demands
of consumers while adding value to the industry. It’s mapping out
antibiotic-free production. It’s a story we can learn from. Let’s take
the holistic approach.
Osler Desouzart, President, OD Consulting, Market
Planning & Strategy
Mick Sloyan, Director of BPEX; Deputy Chief Executive of the
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
The rapidly consolidating animal protein market. I travel
the world from Brazil to Thailand, from China to France,
and this is what I see: it’s a rapidly consolidating protein
market. We can help. We can thrive. So can you, but only if
you grasp the opportunity of a lifetime in the lifetime of the
opportunity. It is here, and it is here now.
The Other White Meat. Why has poultry bypassed pork in the U.S.?
What’s the matter? What have we done? What did the rebels on
the poultry side do that we can learn from on the pork side? What
about China where pork is still the number one meat and is most
preferred? What an opportunity!
Brent Frederick, Director of Nutrition, Research and
Commercial Sows, Christensen Family Farms
Big data. Pork, it’s a biological system. Big data may be the
key to opening the door to future opportunities. But is that
enough? How do we analyze so much information? Do we
care?
Hans Aarestrup, CEO, Association of Danish Pig Producers
Break the Sow Barrier: Be a Danish rebel. Get 33, 38, or 40
pigs per sow. Why not? Others have done it, so why not
you? Why accept the status quo of pigs per sow in some
countries, when Denmark can get 36? Let’s learn from the
modern day Vikings, the Vikings of production, the Danes.
Dr. Jim Pettigrew, Professor, University of Illinois
Viruses, Viruses: PEDv. If it’s not PEDv, it’s PRRS. Why do we
constantly have viral problems? Millions of pigs, yet no rebellion
against the status quo. Is it a status quo? Could nutrition help?
Let’s step back, and let’s start again. Do we need to rethink our
whole pork education?
Jerry Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Genus Asia
Taking the Leap: What’s next in the genetic evolution? Where
are we going? Why are we being left behind by the other meats?
What do genetics tell us? How do we manage large litter sizes
without compromising the sow? Does sow welfare play a role? Be
a rebel.
individual symposia
POULTRY: PRODUCTION AND
MARKETING COME TOGETHER
LCC Heritage Hall East (HHE), 1st floor
Dr. Stephen Collett, Clinical Associate Professor at the
Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, University of
Georgia
Antibiotics: The real cost. What is the real cost of using
antibiotics on farm? We know they can potentially improve
feed efficiency by 1%, 2%, or 3% at most, but what is the
cost in terms of public perception? What is the cost in terms
of possibly generating antimicrobial resistance? What is the
cost for human health? For 20 years, I have created programs
that don’t rely on antibiotics. Programs that can maintain
or improve performance while still being economical for
producers. Let me show you how you can make these things
happen too.
Fernando Rutz, Professor of Physiology and Monogastric
Nutrition at Universidade Federal do Pelotas
Woody Breast Syndrome. Why is it that chicken today is not
as tasty as it used to be 15 or 20 years ago? Productivity
is better, but did we improve productivity at the expense
of taste? There is a Woody Breast Syndrome, but can we
overcome it with nutrition? What are the effects of DHA and
algae in muscle tissues? What does nutrigenomics tell us? As
a scientist, I’ve learned that the best way to deal with an issue
is by studying it and tackling it before it becomes a problem.
Here is how I eliminated Woody Breast Syndrome: First by
acknowledging it and second by using modern nutritional
technologies.
Brian Coan, Vice President, Enterprise Supply Chain, Buffalo
Wild Wings
How do niche markets become mainstream? From Chick-FilA’s boost in sales resulting from their decision not to open
on Sundays, to Buffalo Wild Wings making chicken wings the
preferred snack when watching sporting events. How can
the industry give customers what they want while creating
new profitable markets? It’s about marketing; it’s about
recognizing what the consumer wants. It’s about rebelling and
making things happen.
Gary Cooper, Chief Operating Officer, Cooper Farms
My family has been in the turkey business for many years.
Turkey farming is our business and our livelihood, but to
remain successful all these years we have had to learn some
tough lessons. We realized that success in our industry means
always keeping the consumer front and center. It means
understanding the whole cycle, and having your team aligned
with your goals. Your team must buy into your REBELation;
your team must realize that together they can achieve so much
more. It’s about getting your mindset right. It’s about coming up
with solutions. It’s about networking. But most of all, it’s about
sharing ideas and collaboration.
Philip Wilkinson, Executive Director, 2 Sisters Food Group
What is it exactly supermarkets are looking for? Are they bad
guys, or are they good guys? For 30 years, I have worked with
supermarkets. I have been on their boards, I have helped direct
their aqua divisions, I have helped them select their poultry
suppliers, and I have worked with poultry suppliers. At the end,
what supermarkets want is quite simple. The key words for them
are passion and fun, which at the end is what supermarkets want
to give to their customers. Richard Branson of Virgin Group said
that the secret of his success is that his team is passionate and
has a lot of fun. Dealing with supermarkets, you have to keep
that passion and fun front and center. It is a simple formula.
Bob Langert, Editor at Large, Green Biz Group, Retired
McDonald’s Vice President of Sustainability
First it was McDonald’s saying no to antibiotics. Then Costco said
no. What is the right way forward? We’ve always believed that
when we have a problem, we address it before it becomes a
public concern. Problems, how do you tackle them? Be grateful
for those problems, as it is through them that you will become
stronger.
Osler Desouzart, President, OD Consulting, Market Planning
and Strategy
What is happening in the poultry industry? Is Brazil a disaster,
or is it destiny? Why is it that the United States, rich in corn and
soy, are still often outsold in other markets by producers from
Thailand and Indonesia? Indonesia is a market with over 300
million people looking for poultry. Is this your market? Is this
where you can succeed?
Dr. Peter Ferket, WNR Distinguished Professor of Poultry
Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, North Carolina State
University
Innovation is more powerful than knowledge. Einstein said
it best when he said that imagination is more powerful than
knowledge, but so is innovation and so is motivation. Rebel
against the status quo.
wednesday, may 20
Closing Plenary Session
Coach John Calipari, Head Coach of 2012
NCAA National Basketball Champions,
the University of Kentucky Wildcats
Reviving your competitive advantage: How
you can build and rebuild your advantage
every year. Each year as coach of the
University of Kentucky men’s basketball
team, Coach Cal takes a new group of
young college students and molds them
into a cohesive team. When most of these
young men will go on to huge salaries
in the NBA, how does a coach transform
the egos that come with the best of the
best into a team who lives the motto
“I am my brother’s keeper?” Build your
competitiveness by applying to your
organization lessons from one of the
world’s leading athletics coaches.
Lisa Bodell, Founder and CEO of
futurethink and Author, “Kill the
Company”
Kill the Company: End the Status Quo,
Start an Innovation Revolution. Lisa Bodell
is an award-winning author and CEO of
futurethink, an innovative training firm
that helps businesses embrace change and
become world-class innovators. Discussing
the lessons outlined in her bestseller
“Kill the Company,” Bodell will challenge
attendees to choose change to jumpstart
their organizations.
Dr. Mark Lyons, Global Vice President
and Head of Greater China
The Future of Food—From BRICS to MINT.
The need for a multicultural perspective in
the global marketplace.
Dr. Pearse Lyons, President and Founder
of Alltech
Never say never. Look beyond the obvious.
Never say never. Create your business one
relationship at a time. Never say never.
Find the extra mile and go there. Never
say never. Learn how you too can build a
$2 billion dollar company if you empower
your team, one person at a time.
8:30am–11:30am
Rupp Arena
Tours
12:00PM-5:30PM
Take the Manor House and Stallion Tour
at Darby Dan Farm, visit the historic Hunt
Morgan house in downtown Lexington,
and finish at the Alltech Lexington
Brewing and Distilling Company (includes
lunch).
Depart from LCC
Heritage Hall
ticket booth
Alltech Algae
1:00pm–5:00pm
(last tour departs
3:00pm)
See the Alltech process for creating our
proprietary algae-based animal nutrition
and health products in Winchester,
Kentucky.
Alltech Global Headquarters and
Nutrigenomics Center
Visit the central hub of Alltech’s global
business: our headquarters and stateof-the-art Center for Nutrigenomics and
Applied Animal Nutrition.
Depart from LCC
Heritage Hall
ticket booth
SPEAKER
BIOGRAPHIES
The Alltech 31st Annual International Symposium
May 17–20, 2015
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
#REBELation
rebel.alltech.com
May 17–20, 2015 / Lexington, KY
MONDAY PLENARY
General Colin Powell U.S. Army Retired, former United States Secretary of State
A four-star general who served four U.S. presidents in various roles, including national security
advisor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States’ 65th secretary of state,
Colin Powell is a strategist, diplomat and leader. After serving as President Ronald Reagan’s
national security advisor, Powell became the youngest officer, first Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (ROTC) graduate and first African-American to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff for both President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. Under President George
W. Bush, he was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the position of secretary
of state. The highly respected general has been the recipient of numerous U.S. military awards
and decorations, as well as civil awards, including two Presidential Medals of Freedom. He
has also been recognized with awards, including a French Legion of Honor and an honorary
knighthood (Great Britain), from more than 24 countries. He is the author of two bestselling
books: “My American Journey” has been published in more than a dozen languages, and “It
Worked for Me” was an instant New York Times bestseller.
Jim Stengel Author and Former Global Marketing Officer, P&G
Jim Stengel is the author of “Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s
Greatest Companies”, which is based on a landmark 10-year growth study involving 50,000
brands. In “Grow”, Stengel unlocks the code for 21st century business success by demonstrating
how the world’s best businesses drive financial performance through their ability to connect
with human emotions, hopes, values and greater purposes. Stengel is the former global
marketing officer of Procter & Gamble and was recognized for four years by Advertising Age as
the number one “Power Player” in marketing. In 2005, he was recognized as “Grand Marketer
of the Year” by Brandweek magazine, the same year that P&G was honored as “Marketer of the
Year” by Advertising Age magazine. He was named to the first-ever Fortune Executive Dream
Team in 2011. Presently, he is on the board of directors for AOL, and also serves as an advisor
to MarketShare and Myrian Capital.
Dr. Pearse Lyons President & Founder, Alltech
Dr. Pearse Lyons founded Alltech in 1980 with $10,000 capital, and the top 10 animal health
company has grown to annual sales of $1 billion with 3,500 employees and operations in 128
countries. His scientific expertise, combined with an acute business sense, helped revolutionize
the animal feed industry through the introduction of natural ingredients to feed. Dr. Lyons is
the author of more than 20 books and numerous research papers in scientific journals, and
he serves on the editorial boards of Critical Reviews in Biotechnology and the Journal of the
Institute of Brewing. His company, Alltech, now has three major divisions, including Alltech
Nutrition, Alltech Crop Science and Alltech Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co., which
produces a line of award-winning beers and spirits.
See Dr. Pearse Lyons in the Brewing and Distiliing Symposium and Plenary sessions.
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TUESDAY PLENARY
Raymond McCauley Chair, Digital Biology Department, Singularity University &
Co-Founder, BioCurious Principal, Exponential Biosciences
As the chairperson of the Biotech Track at Singularity University, a Silicon Valley think tank,
Raymond McCauley explores how applying technology—biology, genetics, medicine,
agriculture—to life affects all of humanity. He is the co-founder and chief architect for
BioCurious, a not-for-profit bringing together scientists, DIYbio hobbyists and entrepreneurs to
design “the next big thing.” Part of the team that developed next generation DNA sequencing
at Illumina, where he worked in bioinformatics, cancer sequencing and personal genomics, his
work and story have been featured in Wired, Forbes, TIME and Nature.
Walter Robb Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market
The co-chief executive officer of Whole Foods Market, Walter Robb joined the natural foods
grocer in 1991, working from store manager to his current role, which he assumed in 2010. He
is on the board of regents for the University of the Pacific and serves on the boards of directors
for Whole Planet Foundation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association. He serves as chairman
of the board for Whole Kids Foundation. He is an ardent organic advocate, working his own
garden and previously serving on the board of directors for the Organic Trade Association and
the Organic Center for Education and Promotion.
Dr. Aoife Lyons Director of Educational Initiatives, Alltech
After successfully running her own private practice clinic as a clinical psychologist specializing in
pediatrics in Chicago for more than 10 years, she returned to Ireland in 2012 to direct Alltech’s
educational initiatives, including the Alltech Career Development Program, and is an adjunct
professor at both the University College Dublin (UCD) and Dublin City University. She also works
in consultation regarding hiring practices, team building and multicultural communication,
utilizing her specialized knowledge of human behavior and psychology to inform business
practices.
Aidan Connolly Chief Innovation Officer, Alltech
Aidan Connolly is Alltech’s chief innovation officer and vice president of corporate accounts,
responsible for the commercialization of Alltech’s global research in addition to corporate
account strategy. His expertise is in branding, agriculture and international marketing, and
he is an adjunct professor of marketing at University College Dublin and China Agricultural
University. He is a board member of numerous agriculture industry boards and federations, and
is well-known for his annual survey and report assessing the world’s feed tonnage and trends.
See Aidan Connolly at the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity, Beef: It’s Future, and Crop
Science: Growing the Revolution Symposia as well as the Tuesday Plenary session.
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WEDNESDAY PLENARY
Lisa Bodell Author and CEO and Founder, futurethink
Lisa Bodell is an award-winning author and CEO of futurethink, an innovative training firm
that helps businesses embrace change and become world-class innovators. With an ability
to provoke fresh thinking around what’s possible and better solve problems, she has helped
thousands of senior leaders ignite innovation at the New York Stock Exchange, Pfizer, Google,
Lockheed Martin and many other organizations. As a globally recognized futurist and expert
on the topic of driving change, Bodell is an inspired speaker who has brought her message
to over 30 countries, recently receiving the Top 5 Speaker Award by Speaking.com. She
is the author of the bestseller “Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation
Revolution,” which received numerous “best business book” awards. She has appeared on
NPR, FOX News, and in publications such as Fast Company, The New York Times, and WIRED.
She is a monthly columnist for strategy+business, and frequent contributor to Forbes and
Harvard Business Review. Bodell serves as a member of the Global Agenda Council for the
World Economic Forum and an adviser on the boards of the Association of Professional
Futurists and Novartis’ Diversity and Inclusion Board in Basel, Switzerland. Among her many
academic activities, she has taught innovation and creativity at both American and Fordham
Universities.
John Calipari Head Men’s Basketball Coach, University of Kentucky
A “players-first” coach with a penchant for helping people reach their dreams, John Calipari
has guided six college basketball teams to the Final Four, led one to a national championship
and helped 31 players make it to the NBA during his 22-year college coaching career. He is
one of only two coaches to lead three different universities to a Final Four. Calipari became
the first coach in University of Kentucky history to receive the Adolph Rupp National Coach
of the Year award. In his inaugural season as head coach of the Wildcats, he posted his fifth
straight 30-win season, the only coach in NCAA Division I history to do so. He has been named
the Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year, Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year and
holds numerous records for wins. His charitable foundation, The Calipari Foundation, has
raised millions in funds to help those in need in Kentucky and across the U.S. He has also led
the EverFi Financial Literacy program, which teaches students about money management. He
is the author of New York Times bestseller, “Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out” and
“Bounce Back: Overcoming Setbacks to Succeed in Business and in Life.”
Dr. Pearse Lyons President & Founder, Alltech
Dr. Pearse Lyons founded Alltech in 1980 with $10,000 capital, and the top 10 animal health
company has grown to annual sales of $1 billion with 3,500 employees and operations in 128
countries. His scientific expertise, combined with an acute business sense, helped revolutionize
the animal feed industry through the introduction of natural ingredients to feed. Dr. Lyons is
the author of more than 20 books and numerous research papers in scientific journals, and
he serves on the editorial boards of Critical Reviews in Biotechnology and the Journal of the
Institute of Brewing. His company, Alltech, now has three major divisions, including Alltech
Nutrition, Alltech Crop Science and Alltech Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co., which
produces a line of award-winning beers and spirits.
See Dr. Pearse Lyons in the Brewing and Distiliing Symposium and Plenary sessions
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Dr. Mark Lyons Global Vice President and Head of Greater China, Alltech
Living in Beijing and traveling throughout China as Alltech’s global vice president and head of
Greater China, Dr. Mark Lyons is focused on the company’s “China Now” initiative to deepen
its support of the industry through research, education and strategic initiatives in the world’s
most populous nation and leading feed producer. He is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, French
and German and previously served as international projects director, overseeing developments
and operations at Alltech’s solid state fermentation plant in Serdan, Mexico, and its flagship
yeast production facility in São Pedro, Brazil. He has served as a board member of the American
Feed Industry Association, is active in many industry groups and is a committee member of
China Toxicology Association. He has published papers and patents in areas ranging from
enzyme production to global economics and is interested in assurance of food safety and
quality throughout the entire food chain. He was recently named as one of the top 50 Irish
business men and women in the BRIC countries and “40 Under 40” leaders in agriculture by
Vance Publishing Corporation.
SYMPOSIA SPEAKERS
Aidan Connolly Chief Innovation Officer, Alltech
Aidan Connolly is Alltech’s chief innovation officer and vice president of corporate accounts,
responsible for the commercialization of Alltech’s global research in addition to corporate
account strategy. His expertise is in branding, agriculture and international marketing, and
he is an adjunct professor of marketing at University College Dublin and China Agricultural
University. He is a board member of numerous agriculture industry boards and federations, and
is well-known for his annual survey and report assessing the world’s feed tonnage and trends.
See Aidan Connolly Monday, May 18 at the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity,
Beef: It’s Future, and Crop Science: Growing the Revolution Symposia as well as the Tuesday
Plenary session.
Andrea Capitani Sales Manager, Alltech Italy
See Andrea Capitani in the Food Revolution Symposium.
Andrew Wynne Business General Manager, Alltech E-CO2
Andrew Wynne is the joint business general manager of Alltech E-CO2. Wynne joined the
company in 2010 to assist with the continued development of E-CO2 both in the U.K. and
overseas. Since then, he has worked on the development of key models and services as well
as a number of exclusive online carbon benchmarking tools for farmers. Much of his work
in recent years has involved direct liaison and contracts with large corporate retailers and
processors, including McDonald’s U.K. and Arla Foods. His undergraduate degree was in
environmental geoscience and his master’s of science was completed in applied environmental
geology at Cardiff University.
See Andrew Wynne in the Beef: Its Future and Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity
Symposia.
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Becky Timmons Global Director of Applications Research & Quality Assurance, Alltech;
Global Technical Director, Alltech Algae
Becky Timmons is the global director of applications research and quality assurance for Alltech
as well as the global technical director of Alltech Algae. Timmons graduated with degrees in
chemistry and biology from the University of Kentucky and holds a master’s degree in brewing
and distilling from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland. Prior to joining Alltech, Timmons carried
out research for a flavor company in the alcoholic beverage sector. At Alltech, she has held a
number of positions both in the quality area as well as new product development, including
director of fermentation and director of flavor development. As global director of applications
research and quality, Timmons ensures that all Alltech products meet the high standards
demanded by the company through its Alltech Quality System (AQS), which was established
to meet or exceed all global and regional standards of quality. In the area of product
development, Timmons oversees several pilot plants and manages a department that includes
food scientists, registered dieticians, chemists, microbiologists and engineers.
See Becky Timmons in the Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
Dr. Bert van Niejenhuis Master Trainer, CowSignals
Dr. Bert van Niejenhuis is a master trainer for CowSignals training company. After spending
childhood holidays on his grandparents’ dairy farm, Niejenhuis decided to pursue his
veterinary degree, specializing in dairy production. Following his studies, he became a
private practitioner, primarily concentrating on dairy cows. In 2008, he began working with
CowSignals, giving lectures throughout Europe, Asia and North America. In 2014, he became
a master trainer, providing lectures and workshops as a PeopleSignals trainer as well. He has
served as the chairman of a veterinarian knowledge study group and as a committee member
for an annual conference of large animal practitioners in the Netherlands.
See Dr. Bert van Niejenhuis at the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposium.
Bill Owens Founder & President, American Distilling Institute
Bill Owens’ love of craft beverages goes all the way back to when he experimented with his
first fermentation at age 14. Though that first batch of wine was not drinkable, undaunted,
he began brewing “malt extract” beer in college. Post-college, he joined the Peace Corps
then studied photo journalism and worked for a small town newspaper. During this time, he
produced four photographic books: “Suburbia,” “Our Kind Of People,” “Working: I Do It For
The Money” and “Leisure,” receiving a Guggenheim in photography in 1975. He returned to
brewing in the ‘60s, writing “Draft Beer in 10 Days.” In 1972, he opened Buffalo Bill’s Brewery,
the first brewpub in the USA, followed by Brewpub on the Green and The Bison Brewing
Company. He also founded American Brewer magazine and Beer the Magazine. In 2002,
he founded the American Distilling Institute, noticing a lack of national community in the
craft distilling world. Today the institute has more than 600 members and hosts an annual
conference drawing nearly 1,000 attendees.
See Bill Owens in the Brewing and Distilling Symposium.
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Bill Samuels, Jr. Chairman Emeritus, Maker’s Mark Distillery
While his father forever changed the bourbon industry with the introduction of Maker’s
Mark Bourbon in the early 1950s, Bill Samuels, Jr., was born into a family that had been
making whisky in the U.S. for six generations. In 1784, Robert Samuels mustered out of
George Washington’s Army, resettled in Kentucky with his father’s 60-gallon copper still
and began a tradition of distilling success. Bill, Jr., carried that torch as president and CEO of
Maker’s Mark for 35 years, and today that success continues under the guidance of his son,
Rob Samuels. Born in 1940 as the godson of Jim Beam, Bill, Jr., grew up on Distiller’s Row in
Bardstown, KY. His early education included a Ph.D. in salesmanship by driving Colonel Sanders
around Kentucky just as he was launching his chicken business. Later, he earned a degree in
engineering physics, helped design the Gemini and Polaris missiles and became friends with
the founding administrator of NASA. Then, it was on to law school and the White House (as
an intern) before joining the family business. Bill, Jr., assumed leadership of Maker’s Mark in
the mid-1970s and followed his father’s stern but simple piece of advice to not “screw up the
whisky.” Despite the labor-intensive, largely inefficient methods used to handcraft Maker’s
Mark, he stuck with every step in the process his father perfected, even as the brand – and
demand – grew exponentially over the years. Some of his contributions to the brand and the
bourbon industry include: the creation of the Maker’s Mark Ambassador program as a way to
build camaraderie among brand fans; the realization of his mother’s dream to turn Bourbon
Country (and in turn, the Maker’s Mark Distillery) into a major tourism destination; and the
introduction of the distillery’s first new expression of his father’s whisky, Maker’s 46. He has
chaired the board of more than 25 different non-profit organizations over the course of his
career. He has been recognized as Kentucky’s Entrepreneur of the Year on three occasions and
was named Louisville’s 2004 Citizen of the Year. Further, he was honored by Ernst & Young as
Kentucky’s 2011 Lifetime Achievement Entrepreneur, was inducted into the Kentucky Business
Hall of Fame in 2006, and was part of the inaugural class of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame
in 2001.
See Bill Samuels in the Brewing and Distilling Symposium.
Billy Frey Chief Marketing Officer, Rural Media Group (RFD-TV)
Billy Frey is the CMO of the Rural Media Group (RMG), a media conglomerate reaching more
than 100 million homes. RMG is the parent company of RFD-TV, RURAL RADIO on Sirius XM
Channel 80, FamilyNet, RFD-TV The Magazine, and RFD-TV the Theatre in Branson, Missouri.
RMG is also owner and producer of The American, the world’s richest one-day rodeo, held
annually at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Frey currently oversees all marketing functions
for the company, including the launch of its new multi-million dollar studios for the daily
newscast of Market Day Report. Prior to joining RMG, Frey was senior vice president of the
Alltech Ag Network at Alltech, a global animal health company. Frey worked in the marketing
department at Alltech for 16 years in various roles including brand management, country
management, public relations and digital marketing.
See Billy Frey in the Digital Business Symposium.
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Bob Block Nutrition Services Company
Bob Block is the president and partner of Nutrition Service Company. Since buying into the
company in 1998, he has increased sales by more than $50 million. In 2014, Block and his
partner became full owners. Involved in the feed business industry since 1978, he has extensive
experience working with small and large dairies across Wisconsin, as well as feed processing
and mill operations, ration formulation and nutrition consultation.
See Bob Block in the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposium.
Bob Langert Editor at Large, Green Biz Group; retired McDonald’s Vice President of
Sustainability
Bob Langert has engaged in social responsibility issues since the late 1980s. He joined
McDonald’s system in 1983, with management positions in logistics, packaging and purchasing
in the ‘80s. In the ‘90s, he had responsibilities for the environment, energy management,
animal welfare and Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities’ grants, and he was appointed
McDonald’s first vice president to lead sustainability in 2006. Langert led the development of
McDonald’s 2020 Sustainability Vision and Framework, including McDonald’s commitment to
the environment, supply chain sustainability and balanced menu choices. He retired from McDonald’s in March
2015 and joined the Green Biz Group, writing a regular column, “The Inside View” and helping with the Green
Biz Executive Network. He received his master’s in business from Northwestern University.
See Bob Langert in the Beef: Its Future Symposium.
Brad Lovell Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Keeneland
Brad Lovell is the vice president and chief information officer at Keeneland, where he is
responsible for the information technology, advanced deposit wagering and mutuels
departments. Prior to joining Keeneland, he was the managing director and chief information
officer for NASCAR. He was responsible for several key technology initiatives related to timing
and scoring, tracking licensing agreements and assisting in securing corporate sponsorships.
He reinvented their IT department and implemented a five-year strategic plan that enabled the
automation and streamlining of the competition process. Prior to joining NASCAR, he was the
director of information resources for Brown-Forman, the Louisville-based corporation featuring brands such as
Jack Daniels, Canadian Mist and Southern Comfort.
See Brad Lovell in the Digital Business Symposium.
Brent Frederick Research Manager, Christensen Family Farms
See Brent Frederick in the Pork: Is It the Other White Meat? Symposium.
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Brian Coan Vice President, Enterprise Supply Chain, Buffalo Wild Wings
As vice president, enterprise supply chain at Buffalo Wild Wings, Brian Coan leads the
chicken wings restaurant franchise’s supply chain team that is responsible for sourcing
and procurement of products and services, inventory management and distribution for
more than 1,000 locations in North America. He is also responsible for developing and
executing overall supply chain strategy and capabilities to help drive growth domestically
and internationally. Prior to joining Buffalo Wild Wings in 2014, Coan was at Chick-fil-A,
Inc. in the supply chain group where he oversaw strategy development, multimilliondollar cost savings strategies and supplier relationship management. Before Chick-fil-A, Coan spent 12 years
in the poultry industry holding management positions with Cagle’s, Columbia Farms and Gold Kist. He has
been involved in several related industry associations, including the National Council of Chain Restaurants
(Supply Chain Committee), National Chicken Council (Marketing and Communications Committees) and the
National Restaurant Association (Supply Chain Executive Study Group) and is a frequent speaker at poultry
industry events. Coan received undergraduate degrees from Young Harris College and the University of
South Carolina, and a master’s degree from the University of Georgia.
See Brian Coan in the Poultry: Production and Marketing Coming Together Symposium.
Brian Hughes Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer and General Manager of
Network Operations, RFD-TV/Rural Media Group
A native of Los Angeles, Brian Hughes got his first big break as a cue card writer and
production assistant on “Hee Haw.” Thus, he began sixteen years working his way
through the ranks of Gaylord Entertainment, Westinghouse, CBS and Viacom, all
ultimate owners and acquirers of The Nashville Network (TNN) and what became the
ill-fated, The National Network. Hughes held numerous positions during his tenure
at TNN to include programming and sponsorships as well as senior vice president
positions. Upon Viacom’s closure of the Nashville offices and directional change of the network,
Hughes started his own consulting and advertising sales/marketing company where he worked with
multiple networks including ESPN, CBS, NBC, ABC, Versus, Speed Channel, Outdoor Channel and Spike.
Throughout most of his professional career, Hughes has been involved with the outdoor television
community and, after eight years in his own business, went to work for Outdoor Channel. He is
currently with Rural Media Group, which includes two cable works (RFD-TV and FamilyNet), as well as
Sirius/XM Rural Radio Channel 80.
See Brian Hughes in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Bruce Drake Operating Owner, Bluegrass Hospitality Group
Seeing an opportunity to bring world-class beef to Lexington, Bruce Drake and Brian
McCarty opened Malone’s steakhouse in 1998. Today their Bluegrass Hospitality Group
serves their signature, over-the-top hospitality at six original concepts: Malone’s Prime
Beef steakhouse, Sal’s Chophouse, Harry’s Bar and Grill, Aqua Sushi, Drake’s and OBC
Kitchen, as well as a Malone’s banquet facility. Their portfolio also includes a Texas
Roadhouse franchise. Prior to establishing the Bluegrass Hospitality Group, Drake
managed L&N Seafood Restaurants nationwide. He has a hospitality management
degree from Western Kentucky University.
See Bruce Drake in the Beef: Its Future Symposium.
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Carol Cone Chief Executive Officer, ON PURPOSE
Now the CEO of ON PURPOSE, Carol Cone recently had responsibility for Edelman’s CSR,
sustainability and citizenship offering worldwide, while she provides strategic counsel to clients
including ADT, Girl Scouts USA, Southwest Airlines, Exelis, Wrigley and PNC. She has a deep
commitment to innovative research, conducting more than two dozen studies throughout her
career. She was the founder and CEO of Cone, Inc., recognized as the nation’s leading cause
branding consultancy. There she led the development of signature initiatives including: Avon
Breast Cancer Crusade, PNC Grow Up Great, the American Heart Association’s Go Red for
Women and P&G’s Live, Learn and Thrive. These programs have raised more than $1.5 billion for social causes.
In 2007, PRWeek called her “arguably the most powerful and visible figure in the world of cause branding.” Her
first book, “Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding: Seven Principles to Power Extraordinary Results,” was published
in 2010.
See Carol Cone in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Catherine Keogh Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Alltech
Catherine Keogh serves as chief marketing officer and vice president at Alltech. For more than
20 years, she has directed the company’s strategic marketing and communications globally. She
leads all corporate marketing programs, including digital and online marketing, field marketing,
customer programs, advertising, events, public relations and corporate branding. She oversaw
Alltech’s multimillion-dollar sponsorships of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in
Normandy, France, and the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2010 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Keogh is fluent in French and German. She graduated from Dublin City University and the
University of Cologne with dual degrees in international marketing and languages, and achieved first class honors
in her MBA at the Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland.
See Catherine Keogh in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Chris Stott Partner, Deal Advisory at KPMG; Head of KPMG Food & Drink,
United Kingdom
Chris Stott of KPMG has been advising clients on their M&A strategy for nearly 20 years in
North America, mainland Europe and the United Kingdom. His clients range from large global
organizations to U.K. private equity and private investors across a range of different sizes of
transactions. He also leads KPMG’s food and drink team in the U.K. and is an active member of
KPMG’s Global Agri team. His food and drink clients include ABF, Princes, Hain Celestial, Muller,
Arla, Vion, Bayer and a range of smaller agricultural operations. His team also works closely
with Animalcare, Genius, Anpario, Carr’s Milling , Aviagen, Openfield and Cargill. Stott recently chaired a U.K.
government lead initiative looking at the competitiveness of the U.K. food supply chain, particularly in terms of
talent, land use and innovation. He has also assisted a number of organizations to develop M&A as an execution
tool for delivery of the business strategy, working specifically to tailor best practice to the specific culture and
character of the organization. Stott is a regular speaker on topics associated with the food supply chain and has
contributed several articles to trade press.
See Chris Stott in the Mergers and Acquisitions Symposium.
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Chuck Zimmerman President, ZimmComm
Chuck Zimmerman is the president and co-owner, along with his wife, Cindy, of ZimmComm
New Media. ZimmComm publishes several news blogs and podcasts, including AgWired.
com, Domestic Fuel.com, Precision.AgWired.com and Animal.AgWired.com. The company
is considered the industry pioneer and leader in using new and social media for agricultural
communications. The Zimmermans also operate AgNewsWire (www.agnewswire.com), which
focuses on distributing multimedia releases to agricultural journalists. Zimmerman is an
accomplished public speaker and trainer on social media and provides consulting services to
major agribusinesses and farm member organizations. He began his career in agricultural communications as
the broadcast manager for Florida Farm Bureau Federation in 1984 where he was one of the founders of the
state’s first commercial farm radio network. He is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism
and has worked in public relations and broadcasting for more than 30 years. Zimmerman is a member of the
National Agri-Marketing Association, Agricultural Relations Council, National Association of Farm Broadcasting,
American Agricultural Editors Association, Livestock Publications Council, International Federation of
Agricultural Journalists and National Press Photographers Association.
See Chuck Zimmerman in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance, Trinity College
Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev is adjunct assistant professor of finance at Trinity College, Dublin,
and a co-founder and director of the Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation, Ltd. He serves as a
partner and a board member with a number of international financial services providers, and
he is the chairman of the Ireland-Russia Business Association. In the past, Gurdgiev served as
the head of research at St. Columbanus AG; the head of macroeconomics at IBM; and director
of research at NCB Stockbrokers, Ltd. Born in Moscow, Russia, he was educated at the University
of California, Los Angeles, University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University.
See Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev in the Mergers and Acquisitions Symposium.
Dale Moore Co-Owner, Cattleman’s Choice Feedyard
Dale Moore began his career at a 10,000-head feedlot in Scott City, Kan., following a degree
in farm and ranch management. After helping a small yard in Missouri grow from 500-head
to 3,000-head in a year, Dale, his wife, Mary, and a few short-term investors purchased a 200acre feedyard in Gage, Oklahoma, in December 2000. By 2004, the 200-acre property, now
Cattleman’s Choice Feedyard (CCFI), was a 6,500-head feedyard and had become Certified
Angus Beef (C.A.B.) licensed. They have been recognized with the Certified Angus Beef
Feedyard of the Year award, the Red Angus Association’s “GridMaster” award (annually) and
the C.A.B’s National Carcass Challenge for their high percentages of cattle qualifying for C.A.B. As of 2015, CCFI
is entirely owned by Dale and Mary, holds an average of 7,500-head and is a non-hormonal, natural-based
feedyard, with more than 80 retained ownership customers. Currently, they sell beef to all major packers, who
then distribute to Whole Foods, Chipotle and many top-end steakhouses throughout the world. Dale assists his
customers with their risk management through hedging and marketing with the packer. He enjoys educating
international farmers and businessmen on U.S. beef production, from the cow-calf, to the feeding sector.
See Dale Moore in the Beef: Its Future Symposium.
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Dr. Damien McLoughlin Anthony C. Cunningham Professor of Marketing, UCD
Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Damien McLoughlin, Ph.D., is Anthony C. Cunningham Professor of Marketing and associate
dean at University College Dublin (UCD) Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Ireland.
He previously served on the faculty of Johnson School at Cornell University, the Indian School
of Business, Stern School at New York University and Harvard Business School. McLoughlin has
published more than seventy papers and a book on strategy and marketing issues. He has also
written more than twenty case studies, mainly relating to leadership and strategy issues in the
food and agribusiness sector. He has consulted and led executive programs in Europe, North America, Asia and
Africa, while working with a number of the world’s leading organizations including Alltech, Allianz, Bord Bia
(The Irish Food Board), Charoen Pokphand Group (CP), Eversheds, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Independent News
& Media, Microsoft, Ridley, Ryanair and Smurfit Kappa Group. He is also an experienced board member, having
served a number of public and private sector organizations as a director and consultant. He holds a bachelor’s
degree in business studies from Dublin City University, a master’s degree in business studies from University
College Dublin and a Ph.D. in marketing from Lancaster University (U.K.).
See Dr. Damien McLoughlin in the Food Revolution and the Marketing for Business Growth Symposia.
Damien O’Reilly RTE, Agri and Food Correspondent
Damien O’Reilly is a radio presenter on RTE Radio 1, Ireland’s national broadcaster, where he
has worked since 1998. O’Reilly presents a weekly farming, rural and food program called
“Countrywide,” one of the most listened to programs on Irish radio. He has also worked in sports,
news and current affairs. A former winner of the IFAJ International Star prize for broadcasting,
O’Reilly is also a founder member and current secretary of the European Network of Agricultural
Journalists, which has several thousand members across 22 European countries.
See Damien O’Reilly in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Dan Glickman Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Dan Glickman is the former U.S. secretary of agriculture under President Clinton; a former
congressman (D-KS) of 18 years; and the former chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA). He is the chairman of the U.S. Global Coalition, which examines
global economic policy, and on the board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He is the
executive director of the Aspen Institute and also co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s
Commission on Political Reform, whose recent report received extensive press coverage and
was a major theme of the Aspen Ideas Festival. Glickman is an expert in food security and can
explain how food and food supply are at the center of almost every geopolitical relationship. Under his leadership
as secretary of agriculture, the department administered farm and conservation programs, modernized food
safety regulations, forged international trade agreements to expand U.S. markets and improved its commitment
to fairness and equality in civil rights. While a congressman, he served on the House Agriculture Committee,
including six years as a chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over farm policy issues. He currently cochairs an initiative to look at the long-term implications of food and agricultural policy and the Chicago Council on
Global Affairs’ global agricultural development initiative. He chairs an initiative at the Institute of Medicine aimed
at childhood obesity. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior fellow of the Center on
Communication Leadership and Policy. He is the author of “Farm Futures.”
See Dan Glickman in the Beef: Its Future and the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposia.
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David Hunt Co-Founder, Agrilarity
David Hunt is the co-founder of Agrilarity, a company dedicated to digitizing agricultural
practices. He also serves on the Exponential Advisory Board (XAB) of Singularity University,
an institute based in NASA’s Ames research center in Silicon Valley, California. In his role on
Singularity University’s XAB, Hunt hopes to improve agriculture’s knowledge and adoption of
technologies that are being developed outside of the sector. Previously, he was the managing
director of Comex McKinnon, an Irish agricultural logistics company. While there, he oversaw
the implementation of a new computer system, created by his brother Ross, that digitized
and automated most of Comex’s back office, logistics, risk control and stock management processes. This
enabled Comex to double its physical volume of grain handled in three years without hiring a single additional
employee, which increased revenue from €108m to €203m. He and his brother founded Agrilarity when they
realized the impact that digitizing and automating processes could have in agriculture. Prior to working with
Comex, Hunt received a business and finance degree from Trinity College Dublin and was a corporate banker
based in Dublin, Toronto and New York.
See David Hunt in the Crop Science: Growing the Revolution Symposium.
David Wescott Principal of Wescott Strategic Communications
David Wescott is principal of Wescott Strategic Communications, where he develops and leads
successful outreach strategies for clients in life sciences, agriculture, education and broadcast
media. Wescott spent twelve years at global communications consultancy APCO Worldwide,
where he was vice president and director, digital strategy. While at APCO, he provided strategic
counsel to C-suite executives on everything from media training to congressional testimony to
crisis management. Prior to joining APCO, he was an aide to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy
on the Committee on Health, Labor, Education and Pensions. He also served as executive
director of a statewide business advocacy coalition in Massachusetts, and as administrator for the Department
of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center / Boston University School of Medicine. Wescott is founder of It’s Not
a Lecture, a blog that focuses on social media, culture, business, science and policy. He produced podcasts for
Earth & Industry and covered the science blogosphere at Global Voices Online. He has contributed to many
leading online publications, including Nature.com’s Soapbox Science and PR News.
See David Wescott in the Food Revolution Symposium.
Dr. Dean Boyd Technical Director, The Hanor Company
Dr. Dean Boyd is technical director for the Hanor Company, an integrated pork production
and food processing firm. He has been in academic and industry positions for 30 years.
Boyd obtained a bachelor’s from Colorado State University and his Ph.D. from the University
of Nebraska. He then joined the animal science faculty at Cornell, where he gained an
international reputation for his pioneering work in regulating nutrient use by growing pigs.
Later, he became global director of nutrition for the Pig Improvement Co., where he led
research on amino acids, energy nutrition and resilient growth. Joining Hanor and Triumph
Foods in 2002, he manages nutrition for 88,000 sows and 2.1 million pigs annually.
See Dr. Dean Boyd in the Pork: Is It the Other White Meat? Symposium.
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Doug Clemens CEO, Clemens Family Corporation
Doug Clemens grew up in the family business, Hatfield (now Clemens Food Group), but his
career there officially began in 1978 following his animal science degree from West Virginia
University. Beginning in the Hog Procurement Department, his various roles through the years
have included fresh pork operations, business development, strategic planning and president
of Clemens Food Group. In September 2014, Clemens became the chief executive officer of
Clemens Family Corporation. Accomplishments have included the implementation of the first
successful carcass payment system in the country; the development and implementation of a
state-of-the-art animal handling facility to improve meat quality; analysis and implementation of an ultrasonic
carcass grading system; and implementation of a case-ready fresh pork program. Additionally, he played a
key role in transitioning the business from a “family business” to a “business family.” He served as a member
of the pork committee of the American Meat Institute and was a member of the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture Task Force, the Pennsylvania Pork Producers Industry Council and the Pennsylvania Ag Coalition. In
addition, he has served on the boards of Easter Seals of Southeastern PA, Souderton Mennonite Homes, Indian
Creek Foundation and the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy. He currently serves on the board of
directors for the Univest Corporation, the Miller Poultry Co. and The Mary Campbell Center. He is also a parent
advocate for persons with disabilities. In between his many activities, he earned an additional organizational
management degree from Eastern University.
See Doug Clemens in Pork: Is it the Other White Meat? Symposium.
Duane Kristensen Vice President of Operations/General Manager for Chief Ethanol
Fuels, Inc.
Duane Kristensen is vice president of operations/general manager for Chief Ethanol Fuels,
Inc, a 72 million gallon facility located in Hastings, Nebraska. He has been involved in ethanol
production since 1986, and has broad experience in many facets of the industry. His family
owns and operates a farm, which is a diversified crop and livestock operation; the crops are
primarily irrigated corn and soybeans. The livestock operation consists of cow/calf production
management incorporated with a backgrounding program. He is the chairperson for the
Chancellors Alumni Advisory Committee and the past president of the College of Agricultural
Science and Natural Resources Alumni Board at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He serves
on numerous advisory boards, including as an executive board member with the Association of Nebraska
Ethanol Producers, the vice president for the American Coalition for Ethanol and past president of the Hastings
Economic Development Corporation. Kristensen has recently been appointed to the Ethanol “A” team for the
U.S. Grains Council for research and development of ethanol export demand. As a recognized authority on the
production, marketing, and promotion of ethanol, he is a frequent panelist at conferences around the world.
Kristensen has been involved in the legislative process that has encouraged ethanol production in his state for
more than 20 years, and he was the first president of the Association of Nebraska Ethanol Producers.
See Duane Kristensen in the Crop Science: Growing the Revolution Symposium.
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Eric Gregory President, Kentucky Distillers’ Association
Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, is a veteran communicator with
more than 25 years of experience in governmental affairs, marketing, journalism and strategic
public relations. As KDA president, Gregory oversees all aspects of the 135-year-old association
that unites, promotes and protects Kentucky’s signature bourbon and distilled spirits industry,
including the famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail® experiences. Kentucky’s historic distilleries
produce 95 percent of the world’s bourbon, a rich heritage that dates back more than 200
years. Today, bourbon is America’s official native spirit, a leading export and a growing symbol
of Kentucky craftsmanship and tradition. Gregory joined the KDA in 2008 after seven years
as governmental affairs manager at East Kentucky Power Cooperative. He previously served as vice president
of public affairs for Preston-Osborne, a prominent Lexington public relations, marketing and research firm.
A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Gregory began his career as an award-winning journalist for the
Lexington Herald-Leader. He also served as a reporter and editor at the Honolulu Advertiser, and has been
nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize.
See Eric Gregory in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Dr. Fernando Rutz Professor of Physiology and Monogastric Nutrition at
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Dr. Fernando Rutz teaches physiology and monogastric nutrition at his alma mater,
Universidade Federal de Pelotas in Brazil, and his research focus is on organic minerals for
poultry. He has also conducted research on reproduction management of male breeders,
nutritional management of laying hens under thermal stress, physical forms of broiler diets
and levels of calcium and phosphorus in laying hens submitted to forced molt.
See Dr. Fernando Rutz in the Poultry: Production and Marketing Coming Together Symposium.
Frank Mulrennan Chief Executive Officer, Celtic Media Group
Frank Mulrennan is chief executive officer of Celtic Media Group (CMG), the leading
independently owned publisher and printer of local newspapers in Ireland. CMG employs 150
people; publishes 14 weekly newspapers and is the Irish print provider for the London-based
Trinity Mirror Group. Mulrennan led a management buyout of the company in 2012 and is
now working to reposition CMG in terms of enhanced digital platforms and as a provider
of graphic design and consultancy services to other publishers. He is a former business and
agriculture editor with the Irish Independent, a national daily. He began his media career
with RTE, the national broadcaster, having received an agricultural economics degree
from University College Dublin and a master’s degree in management practice from Trinity College Dublin.
Mulrennan has just concluded a four-year term on the inaugural Press Council of Ireland.
See Frank Mulrennan in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
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Frank Petraglia Partner, Deal Advisory at KPMG
Frank Petraglia brings over 20 years of professional services experience to his role as a
partner at KPMG, including 15 years advising clients through M&A transactions. Leveraging
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a financial audit background, Petraglia has advised, on both the buy side and sell side of
transactions, with enterprise value from $10 million to $17 billion. As a partner in KPMG’s
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deal advisory practice, he is dedicated to supporting clients through sell side mandates,
including pre-sale due diligence and related enterprise value assessments, through the
execution and post-close phases of carve-out divestitures and full enterprise sales. Clients
have included General Electric, Siemens, Unilever, Diageo, Kraft, Rio Tinto, Cytec Industries,
Cisco Systems, AEB, Sharp Electronics USA, Sparta Systems and General Motors.
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See Frank Petraglia in the Mergers & Acquisitions Symposium..
Gary Cooper Chief Operating Officer, Cooper Farms
Gary Cooper is the chief operating officer of Cooper Farms. Cooper joined the family
operation in 1974, after attending Bowling Green State University. He is familiar with all
aspects of the company and assumed operational control, along with his brother James, upon
the retirement of his father in 1980. Cooper Farms is a model of modern, efficient familyowned production agriculture as a producer of hogs, turkeys and eggs. Founded in 1938 by
Gary’s parents, Virgil and Virginia, in Oakwood, Ohio, Cooper Farms is a vertically integrated
turkey operation, controlling their product from egg to market. They raise and process over
210 million live pounds of turkey each year. Cooper Farms also raises and markets over 148
million live pounds of hogs and produces over 74 million dozen table eggs each year. Today, Cooper Farms is
the largest turkey producer in Ohio and 12th largest in the U.S. Cooper Farms now owns and operates four
divisions located in northwest and west central, Ohio: a Hatchery Division, Feed and Animal Division, Processing
Division and Cooked Meats Division. Since Gary’s start with Cooper Farms in 1974, they have grown from 35 to
more than 1,700 team members today. Gary is a past-president of the Ohio Poultry Association and serves on
the Legislative Committee for the National Pork Producers Council. He serves as past-chairman of the National
Turkey Federation and is also a past board member of U.S. Poultry and Egg, the American Feed Industry
Association, the Midwest Poultry Consortium and the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance.
See Gary Cooper in the Poultry: Production and Marketing Coming Together Symposium.
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Dr. George Chamberlain President, Global Aquaculture Alliance;
Founder of iAqua
After completing his master’s degree in aquaculture studies at Texas A&M University, George
Chamberlain continued as a researcher and extension aquaculture specialist while earning his
Ph.D. In 1990, he joined Ralston Purina Company, where he directed the aquaculture program
in the Americas, Europe and Asia. In 1998, he moved to Monsanto to develop a program
for genetic selection, soy-based feeds and sustainable pond systems for marine shrimp.
Chamberlain was elected to the board of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) in 1990. In
1996, he served as president and convened the first WAS meeting in Asia at a time when
issues of sustainability began to threaten the future of aquaculture. In 1997, Chamberlain assisted in founding
the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), a science-based non-profit organization, dedicated to the sustainability
of aquaculture, and he has served as president since its inception. In 1999, Chamberlain led the development
of an integrated shrimp farm in Malaysia and in 2004, established iAqua, a technology company that operates
breeding, nutrition and production facilities for black tiger shrimp in Brunei and for Pacific white shrimp in
Hawaii. iAqua is best known for its SPF Kona Bay broodstock, feed protein concentrates to replace fishmeal,
hatchery and farm management services, and sashimi grade “Kauai Shrimp.”
See George Chamberlain in the Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
George Fisher Founder and President, Cavalier Distributing
Cavalier Distributing was founded by George Fisher in 1992 to bring better beer to the Ohio
market. From starting in a second floor warehouse and delivering out of his Subaru, Cavalier
has grown to be one of the largest independent wholesalers in the United States, servicing
more than 10,000 customers in Florida, Indiana and Ohio and representing many of the great
brewers from around the United States and the world. Cavalier has grown by more than 34
percent per year over the last decade, driven by an industry-leading sales team focused on
education and sharing the excitement that craft beer brings to the market.
See George Fisher in the Brewing and Distilling Symposium.
Giacomo Beretta Strategic Growth Consultant, Ferrarini USA; Founder, FooBiz
Solutions, LLC
Giacomo Beretta is a strategic growth consultant for Ferrarini USA and the founder of FooBiz
Solutions, LLC, a specialty food consulting firm that also has a broker division representing a
portfolio of specialty food manufacturers in the U.S. chain restaurant industry. After 15 years
of management in the Bindi Dessert group, including seven years as executive vice president
of Bindi USA, he is now using his experience to counsel food manufacturers looking to grow
their business in the U.S. market. He is also an active member of the advisory board of the
Italian Trade Agency of NYC.
See Giacomo Beretta in The Food Revolution Symposium.
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Greg Koch CEO & Co-Founder, Stone Brewing Co.
Greg Koch is CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing Co., the 10th largest craft brewing
company in the U.S. Since Koch started the company with president and co-founder Steve
Wagner in 1996, Stone has become one of the fastest-growing and highest-rated breweries
in the world, thanks to dedicated fans and a determination to brew truly remarkable beer.
Koch believes environmental and social sustainability go hand in hand with brewing amazing
beer, and has instilled those principles into the company’s business practices. His vision and
enthusiasm for the art of brewing and his dedication to supporting local, organic small
farms have shaped the company’s two award-winning Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens restaurant
experiences in California. This vision will spread nationally and internationally when the company opens
production breweries and destination restaurants in Richmond, Virginia, and Berlin, Germany (the latter
making Stone Brewing the first American craft brewer to own and operate a brewery in Europe). Koch is
dedicated to supporting communities, and through Stone’s philanthropic efforts, has donated nearly $3
million to charitable and nonprofit organizations throughout the world. Koch was knighted by the Belgian
Brewers Federation in 2010, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the San Diego
region in 2011, was named the 2012 Most Admired CEO by San Diego Business Journal and is currently on the
Business of Craft Beer Advisory Board at San Diego State University. When time allows, Koch enjoys speaking
at TEDx Talks, conferences, professional organization meetings, universities and events on topics such as beer,
business philosophy, food philosophy, sustainability, ethics and unconventional marketing. Co-author of
two books—“The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance” and “The
Brewer’s Apprentice: An Insider’s Guide to the Art and Craft of Beer Brewing, Taught by the Masters”—Koch is
recognized as one of the world’s leading advocates and experts on craft beer and the brewing industry and has
visited 53 countries.
See Greg Koch in the Brewing and Distilling Symposium.
Hans Aarestrup CEO, Association of Danish Pig Producers
Hans Aarestrup is the CEO of the Association of Danish Pig Producers, the only specialized
organization for pig producers in Denmark. Its 1,000 members account for two-thirds of all
Danish pig production. As such, Aarestrup is well-known for his insight into European pig
production and is frequently asked to share his opinion. Prior to joining the Association of
Danish Pig Producers in 2000, he served as chief advisor at Svineraadgivning Nord-Vest and
then at Aalborg Amts Landboforening. He received his master’s degree in agriculture from the
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen.
See Hans Aarestrup in the Pork: Is It the Other White Meat? Symposium.
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Dr. Inge Russell Editor, Journal of the Institute of Brewing
Dr. Inge Russell is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Institute of Brewing, a visiting
professor at Heriot-Watt University, School of Biological Sciences, Scotland, as well as a past
adjunct professor in the Department of Biochemical Engineering at the University of Western
Ontario, Canada. She has more than 40 years of experience in the fermentation industry as a
research scientist and later directing research and development for Labatt Brewing Company,
Canada. She has served as president of both the American Society of Brewing Chemists and the
Master Brewers Association of the Americas. She is the author of more than 150 publications,
including books such as the highly acclaimed textbook “Whisky – Technology, Production and Marketing,”
patents and peer-reviewed papers, in the areas of yeast and biotechnology. She is co-founder and co-editor of
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. Dr. Russell is the scientific advisor to the Alltech Young Scientist Competition.
See Dr. Inge Russell in the Brewing and Distilling Symposium.
Jack Corless Global Dairy Consultant, Rumsol
As the managing director of Rumsol Ltd., Jack Corless advises significant primary dairy
producers in Europe, Asia and the U.S. After completing his agriculture science degree, Corless
worked as a farm manager on one of Ireland’s largest pedigree Jersey dairy herds, then went
on to work as an area manager and agronomist for Quinn’s of Baltinglass, a privately owned
regional feed mill. He then spent 10 years as a commercial nutritionist for BP Nutrition, which
became Nutreco. He served as technical manager for the Republic of Ireland and also as a
member of the European Ruminant Research Committee.
See Jack Corless in the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposium.
Jerry O’Callaghan Investor Relations Officer, JBS
Jerry O’Callaghan has more than 20 years of experience in developing global trade for the
Brazilian beef sector, beginning with managing exports at Mouran and then Bordon. He joined
JBS in 1996 to develop its international business, which has flourished. Today JBS is the world’s
largest animal protein producer and was the first in the beef industry to launch an IPO in 2007.
See Jerry O’Callaghan in the Beef: Its Future Symposium.
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Jerry Thompson Chief Operating Officer, Genus Asia
After receiving his agriculture degree with honors from Seale Hayne College, Jerry Thompson
worked for PIC and subsequently Genus, the world’s leading supplier of pig, dairy and beef
genetics, for over 20 years. After 2 years in the U.K. business, he moved to Siberia in 1995 as
a key account manager for a 23,000-sow integrated pig operation. In 1998, he relocated to
Romania where he established and ran the business there until taking responsibility for PIC’s
activities across Central and Eastern Europe in 2001. In 2008, he took on responsibility for PIC
Europe, where he remained until accepting his current role as chief operating officer for Genus
Asia in 2010. He lives in Shanghai with his family and is responsible for the PIC and ABS businesses across Russia
and Asia-Pacific.
See Jerry Thompson in the Pork: Is It the Other White Meat? Symposium.
Dr. Jim Pettigrew Professor, University of Illinois
Dr. James E. Pettigrew is professor of animal sciences at the University of Illinois where he is
engaged in research, teaching and outreach. He is a native of Illinois and earned a bachelor’s
degree from Southern Illinois University and a master’s and doctorate in animal nutrition
from the University of Illinois. Pettigrew was manager of swine research for the Moorman
Manufacturing Company in Quincy, Illinois, for five years. He served as a faculty member at
the University of Minnesota for 17 years, with a research emphasis on mathematical modeling
and the connections between nutrition and reproduction. He eventually founded Pettigrew
Consulting International LLC, working in several countries, especially within Latin America. He was recruited
to the University of Illinois in 2001 through the Faculty Excellence Program. His current research emphasizes
connections between diet and health, with special attention to gut bacteria.
See Dr. Jim Pettigrew in the Pork: Is It the Other White Meat? Symposium.
John Herlihy Former Vice President of Sales and Operations at Google; Former
Managing Director of Google Ireland
As vice president of international SMB sales, John Herlihy was responsible for Google’s
international online advertising sales, providing online advertising solutions to small and
medium businesses (SMB) in more than 100 countries across the globe. He joined Google
in 2005 as director of online sales & operations to build the company’s online sales and
operations channels in new and existing markets and later as vice president of global ad
operations. Up until April 30, Herlihy also served as managing director of Google Ireland, which
employs more than 2,500 people in Dublin across diverse functions including sales, operations, engineering,
legal, human resources and finance. Prior to joining Google, he held senior management positions at leading
global technology companies including First Data, PeopleSoft, Adobe Systems, Inc. and Oracle Corporation.
Herlihy began his career as a chartered accountant at global accountancy practice KPMG in its Dublin office,
before relocating to the U.S. in 1993. He is a graduate of University College Dublin and is a Qualified Chartered
Accountant. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in economic science by the University of Limerick in 2012.
See John Herlihy in the Digital Business Symposium.
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John Osborne Chairman of the ZigBee Alliance; General Manager of Research and
Development at The Kroger Co.
John E. Osborne II is the chairman of the board of the ZigBee Alliance and general manager
of research and development at The Kroger Co. Previously, he held positions within Kroger as
senior manager of information systems and technical manager of the Kroger manufacturing
division. He has been the vice chairman, treasurer and chairman of the retail services technical
work groups for ZigBee. He also worked for Star Bank and Champion International Paper,
and as a consultant for both General Electric Aircraft Engines and Westinghouse. His expertise is in computer
sciences combined with business management, negotiation and purchasing disciplines. He has been responsible
for several enterprise-wide operational and technical projects with capital and annual budgets worth millions of
dollars. He also has a number of patents and patents pending. Currently, he is a member of advisory boards for
the Ohio University School of Communications and the University of Cincinnati School of Computer Science.
See John Osborne in the Digital Business Symposium.
John Sweetman European Technical Manager for Aquaculture, Alltech
John Sweetman, Alltech’s European technical manager for aquaculture, has 30 years of
experience in the culture of a wide variety of freshwater and marine finfish. He has worked
extensively in Europe and Southeast Asia and has designed, constructed and managed
a number of marine hatcheries and farms worldwide. Recent work has focused on the
diversification of marine finfish hatchery production, namely with cod in Norway and
Scotland and a number of warm water species in the Mediterranean and America through his
consultancy company, Ecomarine Ltd. Ecomarine specializes in a number of activities including management
structuring and restructuring, development of cost efficient production strategies, technical auditing,
performance analysis, problem identification and solution development in industrial production facilities.
Currently, he is responsible at Alltech for the implementation of research and development as well as practical
application of Alltech Aqua’s natural product ranges.
See John Sweetman in the Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
Jorge Arias Global Aqua Director, Alltech
Originally from Argentina, Jorge Arias received his agronomy degree from the Universidad
Nacional del Litoral. He worked for the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) in
the animal science department before moving to Kentucky in 1985 to complete his master’s
and Ph.D. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Lincoln University in New Zealand,
focused on ingestive and grazing behavior in ruminant animals. In 1993, he returned to U.S.
and began work at Alltech as a postdoctoral fellow in the research lab. He has been involved in
aquaculture since 1994 and began managing Alltech’s aquaculture program in Latin America in 1998. During
this time, he also served as the manager of several Latin America countries and as sales manager for Latin
America for Alltech. He returned to Kentucky in 2005 to become global director of Optigen®, Alltech’s nonprotein nitrogen source for ruminant nutrition. In 2009, he was named global director of aqua at Alltech.
See Jorge Arias in the Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
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Joseph Contreras Director of Product and Solutions Marketing, Toshiba
Joseph Contreras serves as Toshiba’s director of product and solutions marketing, responsible for
leading the product marketing department to define product and software solution strategies,
develop strategic marketing programs and launch multifunction products throughout the U.S.
market. Since joining Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) in 2000, he has been a senior
product manager and product manager. During his tenure with the company, he has led TABS’
MFP security and e-BRIDGE controller planning initiatives; overseen yearly strategic forecasting
and budgeting; and coordinated marketing plans designed to penetrate and grow targeted markets for the
business color multifunction product (MFP) and printer segments. Prior to Toshiba, Contreras was a product
manager for SMC Networks, Inc. based in Irvine, California. While at SMC Networks, he was responsible for
all aspects of product marketing for the company’s networking hardware solutions, wireless networking and
broadband products. He is a graduate of Texas A&M and has Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.
See Joseph Contreras in the Digital Business Symposium.
Dr. Jud Heinrichs Professor, Penn State University
Dr. Jud Heinrichs began his career with Penn State University in 1982, initially in an extension
appointment and later in an extension/research appointment where his focus lies with dairy
nutrition and management with an emphasis on replacements. His interest in the growth and
management of dairy heifers has allowed him to work on several population studies of growth rates
of dairy heifers as well as revise the Holstein weight tapes currently used worldwide. He is also a coinventor of the Penn State Forage and TMR Particle Size Separator. During sabbaticals, he has studied
the physically effective fiber needs of lactating cows in Italy and was in charge of the National Dairy Heifer Evaluation
Project. He has authored more than 135 journal articles and book chapters as well as extension publications.
See Dr. Jud Heinrichs in the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposium.
Dr. Karl Dawson Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Alltech
Dr. Karl Dawson is the vice president and chief scientific officer at Alltech and directs activities
at the company’s biosciences centers around the world, including Alltech’s Center for
Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition where he is the co-director. He handles the
administration and scientific programs within Alltech’s research department, which employs
more than 140 team members. He also oversees the company’s external contract research, which
includes programs for 50 graduate students around the world and the activities of Alltech’s
nearly 20 global research alliances. He worked for two years as a microbiologist at the National Animal Disease
Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, and was employed as a research director by the University of Kentucky for 21 years
before joining the research team at Alltech in 1999. His research has focused on strategies for improving animal
performance and health by altering microbial activities and digestive processes in the gastrointestinal tract. Of
particular interest are strategies that use antimicrobials and substrate availability to beneficially alter microbial
growth in the digestive tract. In recent years, Dawson has provided leadership for nutrigenomics research
initiatives that have led to strategic programs that use epigenetic switches to more effectively control nutrient
utilization and improve animal health. These nutritional programming strategies are being tested as alternatives
to the use of growth promotants and are changing the face of nutritional science in agriculture.
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See Dr. Karl Dawson in the Crop Science: Growing The Revolution and in the Beef: Its Future Symposia.
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Dr. Mari Moren Director of Research, Nofima AS, Norway
Dr. Mari Moren has worked within the field of fish nutrition since 1998. She has been in charge
of several large research projects, has published 24 peer-reviewed papers and was selected to
receive research funding by the Research Council of Norway as one of two excellent younger
scientists in 2007. She took the position as head of research in 2011 at the National Institute of
Nutrition and Seafood Research and started as research director at Nofima AS in 2014, leading
a group of 19 scientists in the field of fish nutrition and feed technology.
See Dr. Mari Moren in Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
Marios Broustas Executive Director, Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs
Marios Broustas is an executive director in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division based
in London. Broustas is responsible for coverage of global agribusiness and ingredients clients.
He joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 and later rejoined the firm in the Investment Banking
Division in New York in 2005 after receiving his MBA from Columbia Business School and an AB
from Harvard University.
See Mario Broustas in the Mergers and Acquisitions Symposium.
Mark Phipps Technical Director for Operations,
Alltech Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company
Mark Phipps is a biochemist with more than 42 years of experience and intensive training in
brewing and fermentation technology. He began his brewing career in 1973 with HudepohlSchoenling in Cincinnati, Ohio, eventually becoming master brewer in 1985. He joined Alltech
in 1990, where he served in the Alcohol Division as director of alcohol operations, specializing
in brewing and distillation technologies. Phipps worked for a number of years in a consulting
role with Enerfab, Inc., designing and building brewery process systems, and later working on
beer filtration and stabilization specialties with the PQ Corporation. For the last 13 years, he has held a number
of roles in Alltech Europe, primarily in the areas of fermentation, yeast production, operations development and
product technology with a focus in Eastern Europe. In 2013, he rejoined the Alltech North American team as
technical director for operations of Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
See Mark Phipps in the Brewing and Distilling Symposium.
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Mary Shelman Director of Harvard Business School’s Agribusiness Program
A recognized thought leader on the future of the global food industry, Mary Shelman is
currently director of the Agribusiness Program at Harvard Business School where she shepherds
the renowned Harvard Agribusiness Seminar. She is the author of more than 60 case studies,
has been published in Harvard Business Review, Market Leader, and International Food and
Agribusiness Management Review, and teaches in graduate and executive courses around the
world. She also selectively works with companies and governments as a board member and
strategic advisor, helping organizations from entrepreneurial startups to global entities define
their unique purpose and generate growth. A native of Kentucky where she still owns a farm, Shelman holds a
bachelor’s in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
See Mary Shelman in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Matt Jones Founder, Kentucky Sports Radio
See Matt Jones in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Matt Long Architect, Microsoft Corp.
Matt Long is a Microsoft architect with Azure Center of Excellence. He has a background in
engineering, numerical methods, distributed computing and security, and he is currently
focused on IOT research and architecture. Long is also co-founder of The Pegasus Mission,
which flies highly experimental and real-time IOT payloads into the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
See Matt Long in the Digital Business Symposium.
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Dr. Meredith Niles Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Sustainability Science Program,
Harvard University
Dr. Meredith Niles is a Giorgio Ruffolo Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Sustainability
Science Program at Harvard University. She will begin a tenure-track position at the University
of Vermont in August 2015 as an assistant professor of food policy in the Department of
Food Sciences and Nutrition with affiliation with the Food Systems Initiative. Her research
assesses farmer perceptions of environmental issues and regulations, adoption of climatesmart agricultural practices, and the costs, benefits and scalability of integrated crop and livestock systems. She
completed her Ph.D. in ecology at the University of California at Davis. She has been recognized for a number
of academic and advocacy efforts, receiving several National Science Foundation fellowships and a Switzer
Foundation Fellowship. She is currently serving on the board of directors for the Public Library of Science (20142018) and previously served on the external board for the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis and as
the director of legislative affairs on the board of directors of the National Association of Graduate-Professional
Students (NAGPS). She received the 2014 Next Generation Leadership Award from the Right to Research
Coalition, 2010 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences and
was named 2013 Board Member of the Year from NAGPS. She has a diversity of consulting experience working
with agricultural industry, non-profits, and farmer organizations and previously worked at the U.S. State
Department.
See Meredith Niles in the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposium.
Dr. Michael Boehlje Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics,
Purdue University
Michael Boehlje is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and
the Center for Food and Agricultural Business (CAB) at Purdue University. Dr.Boehlje is involved
in teaching and research in agricultural finance, farm and business strategy and management
and structural change in the agricultural industries.
Dr. Michael Boehlje will be speaking at the Alltech Presidents Club.
Dr. Michael Hutjens Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Since 1979, Dr. Michael Hutjens served as an extension dairy specialist at the University of
Illinois Dairy and Animal Sciences Departments. He is now professor emeritus at the University
of Illinois, where he retired in 2010 but continues to teach part-time. He is the editor of the
National Dairy Database and Illinois Dairy Report. After receiving his joint doctorate in dairy
science and nutritional science at the University of Wisconsin, he served as an extension dairy
specialist at the University of Minnesota, where he taught courses in dairy cattle judging and
coached the national champion team at the 1978 World Dairy Expo.
See Dr. Michael Hutjens in the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposium.
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Mick Sloyan Director of BPEX; Deputy Chief Executive of the Agriculture and
Horticulture Development Board
Mick Sloyan is the director of BPEX, the statutory organization for the English pig production
and processing industry, and deputy chief executive of the Agriculture and Horticulture
Development Board. He joined the Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) in 1977 as an
economist after obtaining his master’s in agricultural policy. During his career at the MLC,
Sloyan worked on the links between meat and human health and on secondment for the
British Government in Sudan. He is the chairman of the International Meat Secretariat
Pork Committee.
See Mick Sloyan in the Pork: The Other White Meat? Symposium.
Mike Abrashoff Author of “It’s Your Ship”
At age 36, Mike Abrashoff became the youngest commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet of the
U.S. Navy when he assumed post as commander of the USS Benfold. Through what he now calls
“The Leadership Roadmap,” Abrashoff transformed his ship: reducing personnel turnover to an
unprecedented 1 percent, tripling the rate of military promotions, slashing operating expenses
by 25 percent and leading the USS Benfold to receive the Spokane Trophy for the highest
degree of combat readiness. His leadership book “It’s Your Ship” is a New York Times and Wall
Street Journal bestseller. Join Abrashoff at REBELation to see your ship through the eyes of
your crew and replace command and control with commitment and cohesion so each member of your team is
empowered for excellence.
See Mike Abrashoff at the Crop Science: Growing The Revolution and Food Revolution Symposia.
Nikki Putnam Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Alltech
As a registered dietitian nutritionist at Alltech, Nikki Putnam delivers human nutrition
communications to consumers and the agriculture and food industries, with a particular
focus on addressing dietary inadequacies through naturally enriched functional foods.
Prior to joining Alltech, Putnam was a dietitian for a large grocery retailer where she served
as a nutrition expert and spokesperson for the company. She has also worked on research
examining the food environment as a determinant for obesity and community-based
behavioral interventions focused on chronic disease prevention. She received her bachelor’s
degree and completed her dietetic internship at Iowa State University, and received her master’s degree in
nutritional science from the University of Kentucky. Putnam is an active member of the Kentucky Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics and the Dietitians in Business and Communications practice group of the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics.
See Nikki Putnam in the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity and the Food Revolution Symposia.
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Osler Desouzart President, OD Consulting, Market Planning & Strategy
Osler Desouzart is a member of the advisory board of the World Agriculture Forum and has
his own consulting company, OD Consulting, Market Planning & Strategy, with clients in
different countries of the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. Desouzart has spent most of his
professional career in the international marketing of meats, having worked for the largest pork
and poultry industries in Brazil (Sadia & Perdigão) heading their foreign trade departments. He
was involved in the growth of Brazilian meat exports and has held positions in several different
professional associations, such as ABEF (Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association) and ABIPECS
(Brazilian Pork Meat Industry Association). He has given lectures throughout the world and participated in
numerous professional congresses to share his opinion on international trade and competition in the agrofood business. He has also lived and worked in Spain, France and Switzerland in international trade roles.
Desouzart received his law degree from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; a marketing degree from
the Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración, Madrid, Spain; an MBA from the Pontifical Catholic University
of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and an MBA in total quality management from Fundação Dom Cabral, Belo Horizonte,
MG, Brazil. He has been published by the FAO and has been awarded by the ABPA for his contribution to the
international trade of meats.
See Osler Desouzart at Pork: Is it the Other White Meat? Symposium.
Patrick Lin Asia Brand Ambassador, Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company
With a mother from Kentucky and a father from China, Patrick Lin has spent equal amounts
of his life in both places. Starting off as a bartender in Cincinnati, Lin moved to China in
1999, where he began his career working for the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing
for five years and then as head of Asia sales for HAVI Logistics for another six years. He then
found his true calling in life with the craft beer and bourbon industry by representing Alltech
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company in Asia for the last three years. He has helped grow
the company’s reach to more than 200 bars and restaurants in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,
Shenzhen, Chengdu and Taiwan.
See Patrick Lin in the Brewing and Distilling Symposium.
Peter Baniak Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of the Lexington Herald-Leader
Peter Baniak has been editor and vice president of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.
com since 2009. He first joined the Herald-Leader staff as a reporter in 1995, covering city
hall, politics and other local issues, and worked his way up through the editing ranks. He is a
graduate of Northwestern University.
See Peter Baniak in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
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Dr. Peter Ferket
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State University
Dr. Peter Ferket joined the Department of Poultry Science at North Carolina University in 1988 and is
responsible for extension education, research and teaching. He has devoted much of his extension
and research efforts to nutritional factors that affect growth and health of meat poultry, particularly
turkeys. He is recognized for his work on skeletal development and immune function, enteric
disorders, supplemental enzymes, nutritional value of food industry co-products and nutrient management.
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See Peter Ferket in the Food Revolution and Poultry: Production and Marketing Coming Together Symposia.
Peter Gandolfo Director of Business Development, Drucker Institute
Peter Gandolfo is currently director of business development at the Drucker Institute, a social
enterprise affiliated with Claremont Graduate University and grounded in the management
principles of Peter Drucker. He leads client management for their Un/Workshop consulting practice.
Gandolfo is also a marketing advisor for inVibe, a new digital insights tool that combines the
simplicity of mobile messaging with the rich insights derived from voice, picture and video-response
technology. He spent nine years at Mattel, Inc., where he focused on brand strategy, product
development and the creation and execution of consumer marketing plans. He managed the toy line in support
of the Oscar-winning film Toy Story 3. He also worked on a variety of doll brands, including Barbie, Disney Princess,
Brave, Sofia the First and the record-shattering Frozen. While in the Marketing Leadership Program at Ford Motor
Company, Gandolfo received the Inuksuk Award for leadership and diversity. He also spent several years in account
management at advertising agency FCB (now Draft FCB), where his clients included AT&T, Cardinal Health and
WebRN. His professional career began in the mailroom of Alltech’s marketing department, where he worked his way
up to product manager for a variety of products in nutrition.
See Peter Gandolfo in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Peter Kerr President, Kerr Communications
Peter Kerr is the founder and president of Kerr Communications, a consultancy firm providing
training for media engagement, public relations, crisis planning, public speaking, intercultural
communications training and leadership improvement. He is also program director and assistant
professor of communications at Asbury University. He has traveled to more than 50 countries on
six continents and speaks six languages. Kerr has worked with CNN, NBC, FOX, the BBC, the New
York Times and many others. He led media relations during the 2004 Reagan funeral and has media
trained hundreds of leaders including White House officials, generals, CEOs and non-profit leaders. He led the Air
Force media training team at the Pentagon for two years, and has media trained hundreds of leaders including White
House officials, senior military generals, CEOs, non-profit leaders, pastors, communications directors and various
politicians. He served as chief media liaison officer for outdoor events at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing,
and did crisis planning and consultancy for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. His experiences range from
releasing the $110 billion Air Force budget to the D.C. press corps to arranging an airshow in Italy and negotiating
with U.S. embassies and foreign military leaders. He also speaks at many international symposiums and conferences
every year and enjoys giving of his skills by serving on boards and working with non-profits.
See Peter Kerr in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
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Phil Baughn Executive Partner, Gartner
Phil Baughn is an executive partner with Gartner, frequently called on to address the business
impact of technology and best practices to public and private-sector leadership. Baughn has
more than 38 years of experience, 25 at the executive level, and is responsible for Gartner’s
service delivery in the southern and central regions of the U.S. Prior to Gartner, Baughn served
as the CIO for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where he was responsible for the leadership
and policy direction for all aspects of information technology; for enhancing service to
customers and making government more accessible to the public; for oversight of large-scale
and enterprise systems or projects; and for providing an efficient and effective IT infrastructure to support
emergency and data center operations, voice, data and video communications, application development, data
administration, computer and data communications, and end-user and customer support services. He was also
the global corporate CIO for two multinational, publicly traded companies in the technology and marketing
industries, and was director of operations and CIO for a large not-for-profit organization. He was a founding
partner and served as the COO and CTO in a high-tech startup in the wireless and GPS/GIS industries.
See Phil Baughn in the Digital Business Symposium.
Philip Wilkinson Executive Director, 2 Sisters Food Group
Philip Wilkinson has held numerous positions throughout his food industry career, including
commercial director of Arla Foods, PLC; chairman of the Dairy Council and National Dairy Farm
Assured, Ltd; and managing director of Grampian Country Food Group’s integrated chicken
business; and he is currently the executive director of 2 Sisters Food Group, a privately owned
chicken business. He is also vice president of the European Poultry Association (AVEC), and a
board member of Assured Food Standards (Red Tractor) and the British Poultry Council. He
is an advisor to Alltech; a non-executive director of Paramount 2, a privately owned seafood
company; a member of the Worshipful Company of Poulters and a freeman of the city of London. He was
honored with an Order of the British Empire in 2003 for his services to the dairy industry.
See Philip Wilkinson in the Food Revolution Symposium.
Randolph Wilson Director of Process Engineering, Gray Construction
With more than 37 years of experience at Gray Construction, Randolph Wilson, director of
process engineering, provides expertise in design coordination of process utility applications.
He is also responsible for USDA, FDA and HACCP compliance in food plant construction, and
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available played a critical role in process projects for some of Gray’s key food and beverage customers
including Champion Petfoods, Nestlé and ConAgra. He has also held positions as field
engineer, project manager and marketing manager of Gray, as well as R&D and production
manager of The Kroger Company.
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Dr. Richard Murphy Research Director, Alltech’s European Bioscience Centre
Dr. Richard Murphy is the research director at Alltech’s European Bioscience Centre in
Dunboyne, Ireland. He received a bachelor’s in biochemistry in 1994 from the National
University of Ireland, Galway. Subsequently, he received a research scholarship from
Alltech and earned his doctorate in the department of biochemistry at NUI, Galway in
1999. His current research activities are diverse and include peptide bio-marker detection,
molecular fingerprinting of microbial populations and nutrigenomics, with an emphasis on
transcriptional control and regulation of protein production.
See Dr. Richard Murphy in the Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
Robbie Walker General Manager for Alltech Crop Science
Robbie Walker has been with Alltech for more than ten years, initially starting with the
company as a sales manager in Ireland. He later served as the regional director of Italy and the
Balkans. Today he is the general manager of Alltech Crop Science. Prior to Alltech, he owned
and managed his own hydroponic greenhouse business in South Africa, producing mostly
tomatoes and flowers for the export market. Walker studied horticulture at the University of
Natal in South Africa and completed his post-graduate studies in business management.
See Robbie Walker in the Crop Science: Growing the Revolution Symposium.
Robert Welp Partner, Hogan Lovells
Robert Welp, a partner in Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Practice and Private Equity groups,
practices in the areas of corporate, securities and transactional law, primarily on behalf of
private investment funds and their portfolio companies. Welp advises private equity and
venture capital firms in all aspects of their practice, including U.S. and cross-border investments,
acquisitions and recapitalizations, and the dispositions of the portfolio companies. He has
experience advising fund clients on private placements and fund formation matters (including
SBIC funds), as well as significant experience representing private companies sponsored by
private equity or venture capital firms in general corporate matters, acquisitions and financing transactions.
His extensive transactional background has led to his representation of both private equity funds as well as
public and private companies in acquisition growth strategies. He has experience in transactions in a number
of regulated industries, including technology, media and telecommunications, real estate and government
services, as well as health services and life sciences. Welp currently serves on the firm’s private equity
coordinating group. He is the former chairman of the District of Columbia Bar’s M&A Committee and has been
ranked by Chambers USA since 2008. Previously, Welp served as a judicial clerk for The Honorable Fortunato
Benavides (now a member of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals), The Honorable Lawrence Meyers of the
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and The Honorable Thomas Reavley of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
See Robert Welp in the Mergers and Acquisitions Symposium.
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Roberto Bosco Director of Latin America, Alltech Crop Science
As director of Latin America for Alltech Crop Science, Roberto Bosco is leading the opening
of new business and markets in the region. He has been active in the development and
introduction of ACS products in Brazil, a country that now represents 50 percent of the
global revenue for the company. Bosco is an agronomist and has trained sales teams in major
agricultural markets, such as the United States, South Africa, Australia, Chile, Peru and others.
See Roberto Bosco in the Crop Science: Growing the Revolution Symposium.
Robert Glowniak, Jr. Managing Director – Consumer Markets, KPMG
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responsible for the firm’s consumer markets practice in the U.S. He provides M&A advisory
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and capital structure advisory services to public and private companies in the consumer
available markets space. Areas of focus include food and beverage, health and wellness, household
and consumer products, pet products and retail. He has more than 20 years of experience as
an investment banker, particularly in mergers & acquisitions, equity offerings, fixed income,
high yield bonds and leveraged loans. Clients have included Fortune 500 publicly traded companies, private
companies and private equity funds. Prior to joining KPMG, he was a principal with J.H. Chapman Group, a
boutique advisory firm focused on the food and consumer products industries. Prior to J.H. Chapman, Glowniak
founded a boutique investment banking firm focused on privately held companies, primarily in the Midwest. His
investment banking experience includes roles as a managing director in J.P. Morgan’s Mid-Corporate investment
banking group, director at Citigroup Global Markets and vice president at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He
began his investment banking career as an associate at Bankers Trust Company (now Deutsche Bank). In
addition to consumer markets, his experience includes industrial manufacturing, automotive, transportation
and business services.
See Robert Glowniak in the Mergers & Acquisitions Symposium.
Robin Walduck Partner, Head of International Tax & Treasury, KPMG UK
Robin Walduck leads KPMG’s international tax and treasury team of approximately 120 people
throughout the U.K. and provides international tax and treasury advice to large corporations
and financial institutions. He has more than 18 years of international tax experience, half
of which have been in investment banking in London and Hong Kong. Walduck also has
considerable international structured transaction experience, having worked in the front
and back offices of investment banks. His recent projects have included global legal entity
rationalizations, global group restructuring projects, international inversion projects, intra-group cross-border
financing transactions and the set-up of international and regional holding companies and regional treasury
operations. He regularly leads the structuring of multi-jurisdictional M&A projects for U.K. and overseas
clients. Walduck leads the U.K. firm’s efforts in relation to the inbound investment market from a tax point
of view, assisting clients who wish to expand their operations in the U.K., whether by way of new operations,
international holding/financing companies, using the U.K. as an innovation center or inverting into the U.K. He
has a regular dialogue in respect of this activity with both HM Revenue & Customs and HM Treasury. Walduck is
also one of the members of KPMG’s Global Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Steering group.
See Robin Walduck in the Mergers and Acquisitions Symposium.
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Ron Friesen Co-Founder and Vice President, EMF Nutrition
A lifelong resident of Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, and a graduate of the University of
Manitoba, Ron Friesen is a co-founder of the family-owned and operated EMF Nutrition
(formerly East-Man Feeds). He has been with the business for 40 years, seeing it grow from
a small, portable premix manufacturer to 13 locations in western Canada and the northcentral United States. Additionally, East-Man Feeds launched a specialty product division,
‘Innotech Nutrition,’ selling to 14 countries, as well as a human food division called ‘Innotech
Essentials,’ which currently serves the North American marketplace. Friesen was the lead in the acquisition of
East-Man Feeds by Alltech, which was a seamless transition due to the companies’ 36-year business relationship.
Friesen now leads the Alltech Crop Science sales team at EMF Nutrition. He is an active voice on behalf of small
producers in the feed industry, a two-time past chair of the Manitoba Animal Nutrition Association of Canada
(ANAC) division and a founding board member of the National Centre for Livestock and The Environment,
established in 2005 with the University of Manitoba.
See Ron Friesen in the Crop Science: Growing the Revolution Symposium.
Dr. Ron Hardy Director of the University of Idaho’s Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment
Station & the University of Idaho’s Aquaculture Research Institute
Dr. Ron Hardy is director of the University of Idaho (UI)’s Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment
Station and director of the UI’s Aquaculture Research Institute. Prior to joining the University of
Idaho in 1996, he was a research professor at the University of Washington School of Fisheries
and a supervisory researcher at NOAA Fisheries. He was chairman of the National Research
Council committee to revise the “Nutrient Requirements of Fish and Shrimp” bulletin and is
the author or co-author of more than 250 scientific publications, articles and extension products, including Fish
Nutrition, 3rd Edition (co-author), the leading text on the topic worldwide. He is editor-in-chief of the scientific
journal Aquaculture Research and serves on the editorial boards of Aquaculture, Aquaculture Nutrition, Reviews in
Fisheries Sciences and Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Hardy has served in numerous leadership roles for the World
Aquaculture Society, the Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council, the National Academy of
Sciences and the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to advise the secretary of agriculture. He is currently chair of the International Scientific
Committee on Fish Nutrition and Feeding, which organizes and oversees a bi-annual international symposium,
and chair of the Western Regional Aquaculture Center board. He received an award in 2011 from the University of
Idaho for receiving a patent for a process to concentrate protein in grains. As director of the Aquaculture Research
Institute, he oversees the activities of 40 scientists and staff, most of whom are supported by research grants for
which he is responsible, in collaborative partnerships with the USDA/ARS and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish
Commission. His primary research interests include developing sustainable feed sources for the global aquaculture
industry and applying genomic technologies to fisheries research. He works on salmon and steelhead hatchery and
recovery issues in the Pacific Northwest with state and federal agencies, and Native American tribes. He collaborates
with scientists in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and has travelled extensively to consult with private industry,
lecture and work on behalf of national and international governmental and non-profit organizations. Hardy
received his bachelor’s in zoology and his Ph.D. in fisheries from the University of Washington and his master’s in
animal sciences and nutrition from Washington State University.
See Dr. Ron Hardy in the Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
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Dr. Ronan Power Vice President, Alltech Life Sciences
Dr. Ronan Power received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from
the National University of Ireland. Following this, he completed his post-doctoral training in cell
biology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he studied structure-function
relationships of avian steroid hormone receptors. In 1991, he joined Alltech as European director
of research, initially based at University College Galway where he was an adjunct professor in the
department of biochemistry. During this time, he also directed Alltech’s regulatory affairs division
in Europe. Since 2002, he has been based at Alltech’s Center for Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition in
Kentucky, USA, while still overseeing activities at the European Bioscience Center. He has a broad range of research
interests related to the application of Alltech products in animal nutrition and life sciences, while maintaining an
active interest in molecular biology. He is currently the vice president of Alltech Life Sciences.
See Ronan Power in The Food Revolution Symposium.
Sam Calagione Founder & President, Dogfish Head
When Sam Calagione opened Dogfish Head in 1995, it was the smallest commercial brewery in
America, making 10 gallons of beer at a time. Today Dogfish Head is among the fastest growing
breweries in the country. Dogfish Head is the first American craft brewery to focus on culinaryinspired beer recipes outside traditional beer styles and it has done so since the day it opened
with the motto “Off-centered ales for off-centered people.” Recipes like Namaste (orange peel,
orange flesh and lemongrass), Chicory Stout (chicory, licorice and organic Mexican Coffee) and
Midas Touch (saffron, wildflower honey and white muscat grapes) have won accolades and awards in the beer,
wine and foodie worlds. Dogfish Head has grown into a 200-person company with a restaurant/brewery/distillery
in Rehoboth Beach, a beer-themed hotel on the harbor in Lewes and a production brewery in Milton, Delaware,
selling beer in 31 states. Calagione served as chairman of the board for the Brewers Association in 2012 and 2013
and was is a five-time finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award in the Outstanding Wine Beer & Spirits
Professional category. Fast Company named him one of The 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2011. He is the
author of “Brewing up a Business” and “Extreme Brewing,” and co-authored “He Said Beer, She Said Wine.”
See Sam Calagione in the Marketing for Business Growth and the Brewing & Distilling Symposia.
Sean Molloy Director of Strategy, Glanbia Foods
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Since 2006, Sean Molloy has served as the director of strategy for Glanbia Foods. He is also the
director of strategy and supplier relations, as well as company secretary, for Glanbia Ingredients
Ireland. Prior to joining Glanbia, he was strategy director at PwC. He holds degrees in agricultural
science and agricultural economics from University College Dublin.
See Sean Molloy at the Alltech Presidents Club.
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Dr. Shane O’Mara Professor of Experimental Brain Research and Director of Trinity College
Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College
Shane O’Mara is professor of experimental brain research at Trinity College Dublin, principal
investigator and director of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and a member of the
academic staff of the School of Psychology. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from
NUI Galway and his doctor of philosophy from the University of Oxford. O’Mara is a fellow of Trinity
College, Dublin (FTCD), is the first Ireland-based elected fellow of the Association for Psychological
Science (FAPS) and is an elected member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA). He is the first and is, to date, the only
recipient in Ireland of a Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award, which are provided to “support exceptional,
world-class researchers, who already hold a recognized academic position and whose research will address the most
important questions about health and disease.” He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in the areas
of his research interests, including brain systems supporting learning, memory, cognition and decision-making; brain
systems affected by stress, anxiety, depression and motivation; and the application of brain science to business.
See Shane O’Mara in the Marketing for Business Growth Symposium.
Dr. Stephen Collett Clinical Associate Professor at the Poultry Diagnostic and Research
Center, University of Georgia
As a clinician at the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center in the College of Veterinary Medicine
at the University of Georgia, Dr. Stephen Collett is responsible for teaching clinical medicine to
students pursuing degrees in avian medicine and providing veterinary service to the poultry industry
in Georgia. He earned his master’s degree and diplomat status with the American College of Poultry
Veterinarians after spending 10 years in private practice specializing in poultry. In the past, Dr. Collett
has served as head veterinarian with Rainbow Chicken Farms in South Africa, as well as director of Alltech’s North
America poultry division, before joining the University of Georgia in 2004.
See Dr. Stephen Collett in the Poultry: Production and Marketing Coming Together Symposium.
Steve Elliott Global Director of the Equine and Mineral Divisions, Alltech
Steve Elliott is the global director of the equine division and the mineral management team
at Alltech. He has been involved in the feed industry for more than 25 years and has worked
with Alltech for nearly 20 of those years. Elliott is an active member of the American Registry of
Professional Animal Scientists, the American Quarter Horse Association and a number of other breed
and equine discipline associations. He was the national youth president for the Palamino Horse
Breeders Association prior to attending college at the University of Florida where he received his
undergraduate degree in animal science and his graduate degree in nutrition. Elliott has authored or co-authored
numerous articles for professional journals and trade publications on how trace mineral status affects the well-being
of animals and local populations. Elliott’s current mission is focusing on how organic trace minerals, and selenium in
particular, can improve the health and performance of modern livestock.
See Steve Elliott in the Crop Science: Growing the Revolution and Beef: Its Future Symposia.
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SPEAKER BIOS
Steve Jones Chief Executive Officer, Fairlife, LLC
Steve Jones is CEO of fairlife, LLC, a value-added dairy company that produces nutrition-rich
beverages that are part of an active health and wellness lifestyle. He spent eighteen years at
The Coca-Cola Company in various operator and marketing roles, culminating in his role as
chief marketing officer. Since leaving The Coca-Cola Company, Jones has been involved in many
early stage and startup businesses.
See Steve Jones in the Dairy: Today’s Greatest Business Opportunity Symposium.
Dr. Steven Borst Alltech Crop Science Compliance Manager
Dr. Steven Borst is the compliance manager for Alltech Crop Science and is responsible for global
product registration. He received his doctorate from Louisiana State University through the
School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences. He earned a bachelor’s in turf grass science from
Penn State University, and a master’s in plant sciences from the University of Tennessee. Earlier in
his career, he worked as a research associate at Louisiana State University.
See Dr. Steven Borst in the Crop Science: Growing the Revolution Symposium.
Stewart Baker Former Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; General
Counsel of the National Security Agency
Stewart Baker is a partner at Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C., one of the nation’s
premier technology law practices. Described by The Washington Post as “one of the most
techno-literate lawyers around,” Baker’s practice covers national security, electronic surveillance,
law enforcement, export control encryption and related technology issues. He has been a
key advisor on U.S. export controls and on foreign import controls on technology. He has
also advised companies on the requirements imposed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
States (CFIUS). In addition, he was responsible for spearheading the government-private sector coalition that
permitted major telecommunications equipment manufacturers and carriers to break the decade-long deadlock
with law enforcement on wiretapping of modern technology, permitting successful implementation of the
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). From 2005 to 2009, he was the first assistant
secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security. While at DHS, Baker led successful negotiations with
European and Middle Eastern governments over travel data, privacy, visa waiver and related issues. He devised a
new approach to visa-free travel, forged a congressional and interagency consensus on the plan and negotiated
acceptance with key governments. He also managed the passage and implementation of the SAFE Ports Act, led
the department’s policy effort to reform federal immigration laws and transformed the department’s role in the
helping to drive the first rewrite of the CFIUS law and regulations in a generation. As an intelligence lawyer, Baker
has been general counsel of the National Security Agency and of the commission that investigated weapons
of mass destruction intelligence failures prior to the Iraq war. He is the author of “Skating on Stilts,” a book on
terrorism, cybersecurity and other technology issues, and he blogs about such topics on www.skatingonstilts.com.
See Stewart Baker in the Digital Business Symposium.
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Stuart Scott Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Tempur Sealy International
Stuart Scott joined Tempur-Pedic International in October 2009 as the chief information officer,
leading the organization’s IT globally. With the acquisition of Sealy and the creation of the
combined Tempur Sealy International, Scott was promoted into his current role. Prior to TempurPedic, he served as chief operating officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation
(TBW), leading six P&Ls with a combined $83 billion under management. He was also previously
chief information officer of Microsoft Corporation and served as its corporate vice president and
enterprise risk management leader; chief information officer of GE Healthcare Ltd, where he was responsible for
leading the information management teams as they integrated bio-sciences and technologies’ infrastructure, systems
and processes; and vice president and chief information officer for GE Industrial Systems. His CIO and IT management
experience includes sales, distribution, marketing, product management, customer service and engineering. He
received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering mathematics and computer science from the University of
Louisville, as well as a MBA from Vanderbilt University.
See Stuart Scott in the Digital Business Symposium.
Sylvia Lovely Media Advisory and Co-Owner, Azur Food Group;
Co-Host of Food News and Chews
Sylvia Lovely often introduces herself as a lawyer by training, a CEO (at the Kentucky League of Cities
for 25 years) by experience and a media mogul...in her dreams. Lovely is co-owner of Azur Food
Group, consisting of Azur Restaurant and Patio; Brasabana, featuring cuban cuisine; and Dupree
Catering. She also serves as co-host along with Chef Jeremy Ashby, executive chef and co-owner
of Azur Food Group, of Food News and Chews, a unique half-hour program about food and food
policy on Kentucky Education Television (KET). Their mission on the show is to assist the “bewildered” in their quest for
fresh and healthy food. The show provides information on how to understand the local food movement and prepare
flavorful and healthy foods, and both Lovely and Ashby are determined to deliver the “news” in an engaging format.
Most recently, she and Ashby have taken their popular show to a new one-hour format on WVLK 590 AM talk radio
airing on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. In addition, Lovely has an active consulting business with locally owned SteinGroup
and speaks throughout the country on issues related to food policy and crisis management. She is the author of two
books, “The Little Blue Book of Big Ideas -- New Cities in America” and “The Little Red Book of Everyday Heroes.” She is
currently at work on a memoir and guidebook on how to manage crises.
See Sylvia Lovely in the Food Revolution Symposium.
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Vaun Cummins Senior Aquaculture Technician, Alltech
Vaun Cummins was born in Louisville, Kentucky where he spent a great deal of his childhood in the
woods, creeks and rivers developing curiosities about the natural world. He studied primatology
at the University of Kentucky and the University of California, Davis, earning his bachelor’s in
anthropology. He was employed by the California Regional Primate Research Center and The
University of California, Davis Anthropology Department before moving to Kenya, East Africa in
1999 to manage a research field site. He was first exposed to aquaculture while living in Kenya
where he worked in close proximity to several of the region’s trout farms. The opportunities to visit and work with
these farms inspired him to learn more about the field. His motivation was furthered when he worked in Honduras
and was exposed to the detrimental effects that non-regulated, subsistence capture techniques could have on a wild
fishery. Prior to obtaining his master’s degree in aquaculture and aquatic sciences at Kentucky State University, he
owned and operated an eco-tourism destination in La Moskitia, Honduras. His professional interests include fish/
crustacean nutrition, aquaponic systems and recreational fisheries management. His research has examined the use
of alternative protein and lipid sources in finfish and crustacean diets.
See Vaun Cummins in the Aqua: Protein of the Future Symposium.
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