Women in Agribusiness Summit 2019 | Women in Agribusiness | 25 September 2019 | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA

The 8th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit hosts a community of hundreds of executive-level women who are passionate about agribusiness, and the crucial need to recruit, retain and advance women in the industry. Come network with influential executives, learn about current industry outlooks and trends, and develop valuable professional skills in an interactive and innovative forum.

2019 Speakers

Bryce Anderson
Sr. Ag Meteorologist, DTN

Mary Axelsen
VP - Human Resources, Envirologix

Sharon Beals
SVP - Food Safety & Quality, CTI Foods

Veronica Braker
SVP - Global Operations, ADM

Katie Brenny
Farmer, Climate Business Manager, Brenny Farms, Bayer - Crop Science

Kelly Davey
Director - Product Management Potash, Nutrien

Lynn Dornblaser
Director - Innovation & Insight, Mintel

Shelly Fust
Sr. Partner - Global Sustainability Practice Lead, Korn Ferry

Deb Gangwish
Producer, PG Farms Inc. & The Diamond G

Glenda Gehl
Sr. Director - Member Relations, Land O'Lakes

Celia Gould
Idaho Director of AgricultureKate Greenberg, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture

Nicole Hancock
Managing Partner - Boise, Stoel Rives

Shannon Hauf
SVP - Head of Crop Technology Soybean, Bayer - Crop Science division

Bryan Hitchcock
Sr. Director - Supply Chain, Executive Director - GFTC, Institute of Foods Technologists

Mike Hourigan
CEO & Leadership Consultant, Hourigan & Associates

Heather Jones
Founder & Sr. Analyst, Heather Jones Research

Kay Kuenker
Business Management Consultant & Coach, K2Kinetics LCC

Sarena Lin
EVP USA - Corporate Strategy & Global Marketing, Elanco

Kiera Lombardo
EVP - Corporate Affairs & Compliance, Smithfield Foods

Asha Lundal
Principal - Advisory Services, Ernst & Young

Ashraf Malik
SVP - Manufacturing & Distribution, CF Industries

Susan Mayer
Innovation Advisor, RTI Innovation Advisors

Virginia McGathey
President & Founder, McGathey Commodities

Caitlin McGrath
VP - National Product Recall & Accidental Containment Risk Consulting, Lockton Companies

Martha Montoya
President, Ag Tools

Anna Rath
CEO & President, Vestaron

Bettina Ring
Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry

Natalya Rivkin
VP - Agribusiness Banking Group, CoBank

Katie Schear
VP - Special Assets Group, US Bank

Breia Schleuss
Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

Brian Schouvieller
SVP - North American Grain Marketing, CHS Inc.

Jane Schuette
President, Jane Schuette & Associates Inc.

Juanita Schwartzkopf
Sr. Managing Director, Focus Management

Melinda Lee Sposari
Director - Market Intelligence, The Fertilizer Institute

Kim Stackhouse
Director - Sustainability, JBS USA

Libby Stennes
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Jacquie Stephens
Leadership Coach, Breakthrough Consulting

Lucy Stitzer
Chairman & Co-Founder - Waycross, Inc., Dirt to Dinner

Amy Syester
Owner, Syester Farms, Inc.

Kacey Toews
Talent Solutions Specialist, AgCareers.com

Kim Vanneman
South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture

Megan Vollstedt
Agronomy & Technology Editor, Meredith Agrimedia - Successful Farming

Sheryl Wallace
Leader - Global Risk Management, Cargill Inc.

Susanne Wasson
President - Crop Protection Business Platform, Corteva

Kate Westfall
Chief Operating Officer, Global AgInvesting (GAI) & AgTech Nexus

Courtney White
Head - Human Resources, BASF Corporation

2019 Sponsors and Exhibitors

PREMIER SPONSOR:
• Cargill

RECEPTION SPONSORS:
• Stoel Rives LLP
• Syngenta

CHAMPAGNE & CHOCOLATE CELEBRATION SPONSOR:
• GT GreenbergTraurig

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• BASF
• Bayer
• Corteva
• CF
• Smith Field

LUNCHEON SPONSORS:
• Faegre Baker Daniels
• Pork Checkoff
• United Soybean Board

CONFERENCE BAG SPONSOR:
• Nationwide

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Nutrien
• Wells Fargo
• Wilbur-Ellis

BREAKFAST SPONSORS:
• Cargill
• FMC

PROTEIN DINNER SPONSOR:
• ING

MOBILE APP SPONSOR:
• FMC

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Bushel
• LG9 Enterprises, INC
• CHS
• CoBank
• EY
• GrowMark
• Kerry
• Korn Ferry
• Land O' Flakes, Inc
• PA Pro AG

CHARGING STATION SPONSOR:
• Context

WIFI SPONSOR:
• Ketchum

COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPONSOR:
• Compass Minerals

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Ag Careers
• AoN
• CME Group
• Colorado State University
• Compeer Financial
• Iowa State University
• Simplot
• NAU Country
• Seaboard Foods

EXHIBITORS:
• BASF
• Cargill
• CF Industries
• Customgraphix
• Iowa State University
• Kansas State University
• National FFA Organization
• Smithfield Foods