Meet More Supply Summit Speakers
Thinking about how you’ll continue to offer health insurance to your workforce? Curious about the tillage market beyond North America? Trying to make sense of tax reform?
Come to the 2018 Supply Summit & Showcase.
Beyond the keynote speakers tackling topics such as equipment distribution, robotics in manufacturing, and the agriculture economy, the Association has assembled a speaker roster that will drill down into specialized topics for purchasing agents, business managers, and executives at tillage companies.
Take a look at this line-up for Summit breakout sessions and committees.
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What’s Happening in D.C.?
Burger will discuss the new tax code. He is a CPA with K.Coe Isom and focuses his work on agricultural manufacturers and family-run businesses. Fensholt and Burger speak Thursday. |
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Tips for Purchasing Agents Sue German, president of the APICS chapter in Arkansas, returns this year to again offer purchasing agents a session that provides three hours of professional credits. German will discuss the impact of technology in purchasing, blockchain technology, risk management, and how to recruit and develop candidates. She speaks Wednesday. Member companies who register an executive may register a purchasing agent for $199. |
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Tillage Equipment Marketplace
Rye DeGarmo, vice president of engineering at Gr eat Plains Manufacturing, Inc., will bring a global perspective on the tillage equipment marketplace. Before joining Great Plains in 2017, DeGarmo served in several key engineering positions at AGCO.
He speaks during the Tillage Council meeting Friday. |
Play it Safe: Product Liability Pellegrom, senior safety consultant with Sentry Insurance, will discuss the basis for product liability lawsuits and how product safety programs can increase user safety and reduce the potential for liability. Pellegrom speaks Thursday. |
Fensholt will explain the Department of Labor’s proposed rule for association health insurance plans, which could open the door to association-based health coverage that crosses trade or industry lines. He is a senior vice president and the director of Compliance Services for Lockton.
