Agricultural Bankers Conference 2021 | American Bankers Association (ABA) | 14 November 2021 | Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

As agricultural bankers, you are the engine driving the rural economy. And now more than ever, your customers will be looking to you to help guide them back to growth after an unprecedented chapter in our nation’s history.

Join us as we lay out the latest updates on the state of ag banking and discuss best practices for navigating the road ahead.

Why You Should Attend:

• In-Person Networking
Opportunities to connect face to face with ag bankers from across the country—finally!

• The National Perspective on Ag
Long-term projections for the broader rural economy and state of play in Washington from national experts

• Strategies for Growth
Practical knowledge to navigate the current low-rate, highly competitive environment

2021 Speakers

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

Dale Nordquist
Economist Center for Farm Financial Management, Professor, Dept. of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Jackson Takach
Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Research, and Analytics, Farmer Mac, Washington, DC

Zachary Carpenter
Chief Business Officer, Farmer Mac, Washington, DC

Pauline Van Nurden
Economist, Center for Farm Financial Management, Professor, Dept. of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Dave A. Coggins
Executive VP, Chief Banking Officer, Investors Community Bank, Manitowoc, WI

Michael J. Adelman
President, CEO, Ohio Bankers League, Columbus, OH

A. Scott Anderson
ABA Chair-Elect, President, Chief Executive Officer, Zions Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah

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

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

Phil Plourd
President, Blimling and Associates, Inc., Madison, WI

Mark Trinkle
Chief Growth Officer, Anthony Cole Training Group, Cincinnati, OH

Michael Swanson, PhD
Senior Vice President, Agricultural Economist, Consultant, Wells Fargo & Company, Minneapolis, MN

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

Conor Ferguson
Financial Institutions, SWAP Desk, Chatham Financial, Littleton, CO

David J. Sweeney
CFA CPA, Managing Director-Sales, Chatham Financial, Littleton, CO

Johnathan Webb
Founder, CEO, AppHarvest, Morehead, KY

Eric Snodgrass
Principal Atmospheric Scientist, Nutrien Ag Solutions

Duane Lenz
General Manager, Cattle-Fax, Centennial, CO, Dairy

Dan Basse
President, AgResource Company, Chicago, IL, Grains

Steve Georgy
President, Allendale, Inc. McHenry, IL, Land Values

Todd H. Kuethe
Associate Professor, Schrader Chair in Farmland Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Mary Jayne Crocker
EVP Chief Operating Officer, Bridgewater Bank, Eden Prairie, MN

Dinese L. Watson
Vice President, Ag Lending Department Manager, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Lynn, IN

Joseph Peiffer
Founder, Ag & Business Legal Strategies, Cedar Rapids, IA

Michael J. Land
Senior Managing Director, Energy & Infrastructure Group, Baker Tilly Capital, LLC, Madison, WI

Michael J. Yackley
Branch President, Bank West, Inc. Onida, SD

Thomas Schaffer
Senior Director, Procurement Business & Supplier Engagement, Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR

KEYNOTE:

Rob Dongoski
Ernst and Young, Chicago, IL

Jason Henderson, PhD
Director of Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, Senior Associate Dean of Purdue College of Agriculture, and Assistant Vice President of Engagement, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

David M. Kohl, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Virginia Tech, AgriVisions, LLC, Blacksburg, VA

Travis Mills
Motivational Speaker, Retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, Quadruple Amputee, New York Times Best Selling Author, Founder, Travis Mills Foundation

Kristi Piehl
Founder, CEO, Media Minefield, Minneapolis, MN

Eric Snodgrass
Principal Atmospheric Scientist, Nutrien Ag Solutions