ABA National Agricultural Bankers Conference 2018 | American Bankers Association (ABA) | 11 November 2018 | Hilton Omaha​, 1001 Cass St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA

The ABA National Agricultural Bankers Conference provides a unique forum for ag lenders and bankers to share the latest advances and trends in a changing ag marketplace. The conference program covers topics such as risk management, credit risk management, the economic outlook, strategies to stay competitive in the industry and more.

Join us in Omaha for the 2018 conference and learn about opportunities to position you and your customers for future success, network with colleagues and experts and gain unique perspectives into the world of agricultural banking.

2018 Speakers

Robert H. Craven
Director, Center for Farm Financial Management and Professor, Dept. of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Dale W. Nordquist
Assistant Director, Center for Farm Financial Management and Dept. of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Curt Covington
EVP–Agricultural Finance, Farmer Mac, Washington, DC

Brian Brinch
SVP–​Business Strategy & Financial Research, Farmer Mac, Washington, DC

David M. Kohl, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

​​Shan L. Hanes
President/CEO, Heartland Tri-State Bank, Elkhart, KS

Richard Baier
President and CEO, Nebraska Bankers Association, Lincoln, NE

Jeffrey M. Szyperski
ABA Chairman-Elect, Chairman, President and CEO, Chesapeake Bank, Kilmarnock, VA

​Rob Nichols
President and CEO, American Bankers Association, Washington, DC

​Joseph W. Glauber
Senior Research Fellow, Market, Trade and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC

​Rachel Holland
Senior Vice President, Agricultural Lending, United Bank, Atmore, AL

Kevin Holland
Owner, Holland Farms, Atmore, AL

Andrew Muller
Partner, Stinson Leonard Street LLP, Kansas City, MO

Mark Gold
Managing Partner, Top Third Ag Marketing, LLC, Chicago, IL

Anna Richards
Dairy Farm Business Specialist, Cornell PRO-Dairy, Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY

​Samuel J. Miller
Managing Director, Group Head, Agricultural Banking, BMO Harris Bank National Association, Appleton, WI

Keith Knudsen
President and CEO, Security Bank, Laurel, NE

Doug Johnson
Director, Sales Management, Moody's Analytics, Omaha, NE

David M. Kohl, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Agircultural and Applied Economics, Blacksburg, VA

Kelli Lieurance
Partner, Baird Holm, Omaha, NE

Caleb Hopkins
Chief Lending Officer, Westside State Bank, Westside, IA

Heather Malcolm
Vice President, Bank of the Rockies NA, Livingston, MT

​Jeff L. Plagge ​(Moderator)
President and CEO, Northwest Financial Corp., Arnolds Park, IA

Kreg D. Denton
Senior Vice President, First Community Bank of the Heartland, LaCenter, KY

Nate Franzen
President/Ag Division, First Dakota National Bank, Yankton, SD

Tracy Holmes
Group Managing Director, Bank of the West, Modesto, CA

Jason R. Smith
Market President, F&M Bank, West Point, NE

Christopher B. Swift
Swift Trading Company, Nashville, TN

Kathleen Noble
Senior Economist and Research Specialist, Blimling & Associates, Inc., Madison, WI

Steve Georgy
President, Allendale, McHenry, IL

Christopher A. Hurt
Professor, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Michael A. Deliberto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Farm Management and Agricultural Policy

John R. C. Robinson
Professor and Extension Economist, Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

​Jason Henderson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Director of Extension, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

​Robert H. Craven
Director, Center for Farm Financial Management, Professor, Dept. of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota

​Randy Dickhut, ​AFM
Senior Vice President, Real Estate Operations, Farmers National Co., Omaha, NE

Rex (R.D.) Schrader, II
President, CAI, Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co., Inc., Columbia City, IN

Mark Wilke (Moderator)
Farm Loan Chief, Nebraska State FSA Office, Lincoln, NE

Kelly Cape
Farm Loan Specialist, Fall River Country FSA Office, Hot Springs, SD

Doug Demers
Executive Vice President, Washington County Bank, Blair, NE

David Hansen
Farm Loan Manager, Cedar County FSA Office, Hartington, NE

Jeff Wolfgram
Senior Vice President, First Dakota National Bank, Yankton, SD

Freddie L. Barnard, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

​Dr. Stephen Higgs
Director, Bioseucrity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas​

Grant Kosior
President and CEO, Global Ag Risk Solutions, Canada

Bill Miller
Senior Relationship Manager, Farmer Mac, Washington, DC

​Steven C. Turner
Baird Holm LLP, Omaha, NE

David Horsager
Author, The Trust Edge

Natalie Bartholomew
"The Girl Banker", Bentonville, AR

David M. Kohl, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

​Cameron Holbrook
Head, Global Business Development, AgTech, Amazon Web Services, Salt Lake City, UT

Jim Morris
Athlete, Author, Teacher and inspiration for the major motion picture, ​The Rookie

2018 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Finpack
• Moody's Analytic

GOLD:
• American Bankers Asscociation
• Farmer AC
• Top Third Marketing

SILVER:
• Baird Holm
• Conterra

BRONZE:
• Bank Beat
• Farmers National Company
• Global AG Risk
• Zions Ag Finance