Convention Schedule
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Convention Speaker Speakers At the heart of the Marketing & Distribution Convention is the opportunity for manufacturers to meet the people who will get their equipment into the marketplace. Running along a parallel track are informational sessions designed to equip members with the tools they need to lead their operations. Leading those sessions in San Diego:
Attorney Trent Johnson, a partner with Foley & Lardner, will update members on significant developments in distribution law and answer questions that members most frequently asked in the past year. Hear from him at the Dealer Relations Committee meeting, 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Learn elements of a successful business sale or purchase from KCoe executives Kathleen Walton and Dave Burger at a 10:30 a.m. Wednesday session. Walton leads KCoe’s outsourced CFO and investment banking practice. Burger is a CPA who focuses on agricultural manufacturers. Darren Goebel, agronomist and AGCO executive, will speak at the Tillage Council meeting at 3:30 p.m. Monday about the state of the tillage industry, barriers and growth opportunities. Members also will hear from Scott Cedarquist with ASABE. He will take part in the Standards Awareness Council meeting at 1:30 p.m. Monday and discuss what members need to know to stay current on standards. At the Towed Implement Product Council meeting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Cedarquist will discuss the new rule governing lighting and marking for agriculture equipment. Additional speaker to be announced October 1. |
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Orion Samuelson, agriculture reporter, WGN radio personality, and author of You Can’t Dream Big Enough, will deliver the keynote address at the Joint Industry Breakfast on Tuesday.
Paul Mullet –