January 22 & 23, 2018 Yellowstone Conference Center Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming The purpose of the Wyoming Agriculture Diversification Summit is to identify strategic action and tactics with national caliber industry leaders and innovators for emerging and developing value-added and specialty agriculture initiatives. Monday January 22, 2018 12:00pm Welcome Address Dr. Stefani Hicswa, President, Northwest College Opening Remarks Mark Gordon, Wyoming State Treasurer Keynote Speaker David Stover, Cultivating Success, LLC 1:30pm—3:00pm Leading Edge and Innovative Agribusiness Trends Moderator: Dr. Stefani Hicswa, Northwest College Panelists: Dr. John Reich, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Dr. Anne Koontz, Alltech David Stover, Cultivating Success, LLC 3:00pm—3:30pm Break Sponsored by: Manufacturing Works 3:30pm—5:30pm Research Drives Innovation: Researchers from around the country discuss some of their high-profile projects, how they impact business development and innovation, along with how the research impacts local producers and businesses. Moderator: Dr. Edmund Synakowski, University of Wyoming Panelists: Dr. Tony Pescatore, University of Kentucky Dr. David Stone, Oregon State University Dr. Daniel Scholl, South Dakota State University Dr. Michael Pishko, University of Wyoming Dr. David Chicoine, University of Wyoming Thomas Foulke, University of Wyoming 5:30pm Reception Sponsored by: Northwest College Foundation 6:30pm Locally Sourced Dinner Featuring: Wyoming Legacy Meats, and Heritage Bakery in Cody Featured Speaker Dr. Laurie Nichols, President, University of Wyoming Tuesday January 23, 2018 7:30am Breakfast with Wyoming Champions: Innovation and entrepreneurship are part of our agriculture history. Join us as we highlight a few of our Wyoming Agribusiness Champions that may not always get the limelight , but can inspire and teach this audience of Agribusiness Leaders and Entrepreneurs. These Wyoming Champions are truly representative of our rich entrepreneurial Wyoming Culture. Moderator: David Northrup, House Representative, Wyoming State Legislature 8:30am—10:00am Differentiation and Best Practices: Agribusiness Leaders discuss initiatives that have set them apart in their respective industries. Moderator: Dr. Frank Galey, University of Wyoming Panelists: Clint Jessen, Jessen Wheat Company Justin Reynolds, R and G Potato Co. Inc. Terry Gass, 21st Century Equipment 10:00am—10:30am Break Sponsored by: Manufacturing Works 10:30am—12:00pm Agriculture Diversification Think-Tank: Let’s make it happen! A facilitated roundtable think-tank to identify priorities and action items for Wyoming Summit Objectives •Identify emerging and developing value-added and specialty agriculture initiatives •Establish strategic actions for both private and public-private opportunities •Expand your professional network in Wyoming and across the country Mark Gordon Wyoming State Treasurer As Treasurer, Mark Gordon’s principal duty is to safeguard and invest all the funds of the state. Mr. Gordon was elected to the position in 2014 but served for two years prior to that completing the term of Joe Meyer who passed away in office. Wyoming's Treasurer serves as administrator for several programs including Wyoming Unclaimed Property and the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Asset Reserve (WYO-STAR), a pooled investment vehicle for local governments. The Treasurer serves on eight other boards and commissions including the State Loan and Investment Board, Board of Land Commissioners, and Board of Deposits among others. The Treasurer also serves on the boards of the Wyoming Community Development Authority and Wyoming Retirement System. Previously, Treasurer Gordon served as a Class B Director on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, a Trustee of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust, a member and chair of the Environmental Quality Council, a trustee of Johnson County School District 1 K-12, and other community boards. Nationally, he was elected in 2013 as Western Regional Vice President and has served on the Banking and Pension subcommittees of the National Association of State Treasurers. Treasurer Gordon has received accolades for the third year in a row as he was named in the “Top 100 Most Significant and Impactful asset Owners and Public Executives of 2015.” This is a worldwide recognition awarded by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI). Mr. Gordon has had businesses on the main streets of Buffalo and Sheridan and worked for the oil and gas industry. He serves on the boards of Volunteers of America, the Ucross Foundation, and the Willow Park Reservoir Company. He grew up on a ranch west of Kaycee. He and his wife, Jennie, still own and run ranches in Johnson County. Together they have four grown children: two sons and two daughters. Mr. Gordon graduated from Middlebury College in 1979 with a BA in History. He is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fishing, hunting, climbing, rodeo, skiing, and kayaking. His experience reaches to agriculture, mineral and business development, tourism, recreation, and politics. David Stover Cultivating Success, LLC David Stover owns and operates Cultivating Success, LLC, a firm focused on developing marketing strategy, sales strategy and innovation for agribusiness clients. Mr. Stover's career spans over 30 years with The Andersons, Inc.'s agribusinesses. He has held executive roles in marketing, sales, commodity risk management and merchandising. During his career, he was heavily involved in numerous acquisitions, expansion into ethanol processing as well as numerous product development, business intelligence and digital marketing initiatives. Innovations that Mr. Stover championed include: The first farmer risk management program to use scenario analysis software. The first integration of a commercial grain business with a leading crop insurance agency. The first dry-mill ethanol plants to be constructed within existing grain facilities. Using video based websites and social media to communicate commodity market developments to farmers. In recent years, Mr. Stover worked closely with Maumee Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Andersons, Inc. in evaluating innovative start-up companies and their products. He is currently serving as a Professor at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, where he is teaching "Creativity and Innovation" based on concepts pioneered at Stanford University. Mr. Stover holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Economics from The Ohio State University and a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Laurie Stenberg Nichols, Ph.D. President, University of Wyoming President Nichols was born and raised in South Dakota. A first-generation college graduate, she received a Bachelor’s Degree in education from South Dakota State University in 1978. She then earned a Master’s Degree in Vocational and Adult Education from Colorado State University in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Family and Consumer Sciences Education from Ohio State University in 1988. President Nichols began her career in higher education as a member of the faculty of the University of Idaho from 1988 to 1994. She then became the Dean of the SDSU College of Education and Human Sciences from 1994 to 2008. From August 2008 through June 2009, she served as interim president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and then returned to SDSU to become Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs from 2009 to 2016. While in that role, she guided the university through two years of budget reductions and provided leadership in developing new five-year strategic plans, among other accomplishments. Dr. Nichols began her duties as the University of Wyoming’s 26th president May 16, 2016. She and her husband, Dr. Tim Nichols, have two adult daughters. Moderator, Wyoming Champions David Northrup House Representative Wyoming State Legislature David Northrup is a 4th generation farmer in Powell, Wyoming. He also serves in House District 50, representing Park County in the Wyoming legislature. David is the Chairman of the House Education Committee and serves also on Select Water. He is uniquely a 3rd generation legislator. David has served many community leadership roles including 12 years on the local school board, 6 of those as chairman. Northrup Farms raises barley, beets, corn and seed. David’s son and grandsons are local and help out on the family farm. He and his wife, Astrid, raised three boys and have been married 35 years. Astrid has a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering and is department head of the Northwest College Engineering and Math Program. Facilitator Tara Kuipers Tara Kuipers Consulting Tara is a South Dakota native who has called Wyoming home since she began graduate school at the University of Wyoming in 2000. She and her husband Jarren, a wildlife biologist, live in Cody, WY. They spend much of their free time playing outside: hiking, backpacking, rafting, cycling and skiing. Through her 20 years of professional experience, Tara has focused on facilitating groups toward strategic planning, learning, collaboration and action. She has served in leadership and teaching roles for nonprofit, education and community organizations. She is unequaled in her ability to educate and guide groups toward collaboration, learning and positive change. Tara has Masters’ degrees in both counseling and adult education, along with numerous certifications in facili- tation, strategic planning, mediation, public participation,