AGENDA
8:00 a.m.
Registration, Breakfast and Qualified Introductions
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist,
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
8:45 a.m. Keynote Presentation
Craig Morris, Vice President, International Marketing
National Pork Board
9:15 a.m. Innovation and Technology Panel
Moderator: Dave Donnan, Senior Partner, Global Leader
Food & Beverage Sector, A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Panelists: Kim Kirchherr, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, FAND, Chair,
Food & Culinary Professionals Dietetic Practice Group Megan Klein, CEO and Founder, Here Jim Slama, Founder and President, FamilyFarmed
10:15 a.m.
Networking and Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. Growth and Global Opportunities Panel Moderator: Johannes Burlin, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Tilia Holdings, LLC
Panelists:
Alex Hao,Partner, JunHe LLP
Wayne Robson, Senior Trade Commissioner,
Consulate General of Canada in Chicago
Kate Toews, Vice President of Strategic Marketing,
Kerry Taste & Nutrition
11:30 a.m. Questions and Closing Remarks
Global Midwest Alliance is a business-led, region-wide not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to transforming the Midwest into an internationally recognized leader in innovation and business growth. The Alliance aligns and integrates resources throughout the Midwest, helping businesses to grow by leveraging existing resources to develop new products and find customers throughout the world. The Alliance is the Private Sector Liaison Office for the World Bank and a member of Global CONNECT. Through these and other affiliations, the Alliance facilitates access to global business opportunities for Midwest business through 160 groups in 100 countries around the world. The Alliance offers educational and networking opportunities through a variety of programs and resources designed to promote innovation, technology development and access to global opportunities in the food, clean technology, energy, logistics, manufacturing and water industries. For more information, visit www.globalmidwestalliance.org.
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