January 29-31, 2017 Chicago, Illinois Welcome! Congratulations on being selected for the AFA Food Institute! This event is part of a growing number of AFA Leader Institutes, exposing and connecting AFA’s Mission: college leaders to specific sectors of agriculture. Agriculture Future of America What to Expect: builds bridges for young • Increase your knowledge of food systems, processing, marketing and leaders to foster engagement related service careers and innovation in food and • Gain an understanding of joint interests of food processors in global agriculture. supply and food safety • Enhance awareness of food system integration Student Opportunities: • Discuss issues, trends and opportunities of the industry • See a representation of participating companies’ business practices as AFA provides a variety of well as the environment and culture opportunities for personal • Create relationships that may aid in internship and work experience and professional development • Leave more prepared for a career in the food industry throughout the year, including the following: At a Glance: AFA Leaders Conference Sunday, Jan. 29 Monday, Jan. 30 www.agfuture.org/conference Welcome Industry Tours Overview of the Food Industry Entertainment in Chicago AFA Leader Institutes Panel — Perceptions of Food Dinner in Chicago www.agfuture.org/institutes Networking Dinner AFA ONTAP Career Roundtable Tuesday, Jan. 31 www.agfuture.org/ontap Tour Preparation Interactive Breakout Sessions Feedback & Wrap Up See the full AFA Food Institute Schedule on the following pages. 2017 Food Institute Partners AFA thanks Cargill, Inc. and DuPont for providing program support toward the 2017 AFA Food Institute. 2017 AFA Food Institute 3 Schedule Sunday, January 29 Hyatt Lodge 2815 Jorie Blvd. | Oak Brook, IL 60523 3:00 p.m. Student Registration Hamburger University Foyer 3:30 p.m. Welcome Hamburger University Room 134/136 4:00 p.m. Overview of the Food Industry HU 134/136 Mitch Kanter, FoodMinds 4:30 p.m. Perceptions of Food Panel Moderator: Mitch Kanter, FoodMinds Craig Bacon, Tyson Foods Mike Carson, Little Lady Foods Leslie Fowler, Chicago Public Schools Pete Richter, Cargill, Inc. 5:35 p.m. Networking Dinner with Panelists & Career Roundtable Participants Hyatt — Grand Oaks Pavilion 6:45 p.m. Career Roundtable HU 134/136 Moderator: David Schroeder, Kraft Heinz Co. Tarrah DeClemente, Chicago Public Schools Clay Gruenstein, fairlife Kim Kirchherr, National Dairy Council Jacinta LeDonne, American Egg Board Grant Prentice, FoodMinds Milton Stokes, Monsanto Company Dena Strehlow, Archer Daniels Midland Company Katrina Walton, Cargill, Inc. 8:30 p.m. Tour Preparation HU 134/136 9:00 p.m. Adjourn Monday, January 30 6:15 a.m. Tour Groups Begin Departing. Meet in the Hyatt Lodge Lobby. Industry tours will take place from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Note: Bring a photo ID. Wear closed-toe, flat shoes and slacks. No heels, skirts or jewelry please. Group #1 Departs 6:30 a.m. Group #2 Departs 7:00 a.m. Hormel (Breakfast) Griffith Foods (Breakfast) Tate & Lyle (Lunch) Buddig (Lunch) Oberweis Dairy Gourmet Gorilla 4 2017 AFA Food Institute Group #3 Departs 7:00 a.m. Group #5 Departs 7:45 a.m. Rose Packing Company (Breakfast) James Calvetti Meats, Inc. (Breakfast) McDonald’s Hamburger University with Cargill, Inc. (Lunch) Ferrara Candy Company (Lunch) Archer Daniels Midland Company McDonald’s Innovation Center with Cargill, Inc. Group #4 Departs 6:50 a.m. Tate & Lyle (Breakfast) Tyson Foods (Lunch) Current 5:00 p.m. Comedy Sportz Theater, show begins at 5:30 p.m. 929 W. Belmont Avenue, 2nd Floor | Chicago, IL 60657 7:05 p.m. Walk to Dinner 7:10 p.m. Dinner Home Run Inn, Pizzeria 3215 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657 8:30 p.m. Busses return to Hyatt Lodge Tuesday, January 31 Please check out of your hotel room prior to the first session. You may store your luggage at the bell stand in the lobby or put it in your car or university vehicle. 7:00 a.m. Breakfast Hamburger University First Floor Foyer 8:00 a.m. Morning Announcements & Message from Hugues Labrecque, Cargill, Inc. HU 134/136 9:00 a.m. Breakouts | Rotation 1 Group A Group B Group C Sensory Evaluation | ADM Hunger Discussion | Feeding America A Supplier’s Perspective | OSI Group, LLC HU 278 HU 248 A|B HU 134/136 Michelle Hall, Archer Daniels Midland Co. Kitty Finn, Feeding America John Osmolak, OSI Group, LLC Janice Rueda, Archer Daniels Midland Co. Dena Strehlow, Archer Daniels Midland Co. 10:00 a.m. Breakouts | Rotation 2 Group A Group B Group C A Supplier’s Perspective | OSI Group, LLC Sensory Evaluation | ADM Hunger Discussion | Feeding America HU 134/136 HU 278 HU 248 A|B 11:00 a.m. Breakouts | Rotation 3 Group A Group B Group C Hunger Discussion | Feeding America A Supplier’s Perspective | OSI Group, LLC Sensory Evaluation | ADM HU 248 A|B HU 134/136 HU 278 12:00 p.m. Lunch, Feedback & Wrap up Session First Floor Foyer HU 134/136 1:00 p.m. Adjourn 2017 AFA Food Institute 5 Tour Groups All student participants have been divided into five groups to tour designated food company locations. Tours will take place from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Please stay with your group, as each tour is full and cannot accommodate extra participants. Organizations listed on your tour have been sent your name. Group #1: Group #2: Tour destinations: Tour destinations: Hormel (Breakfast) Griffith Foods (Breakfast) Tate & Lyle (Lunch) Buddig (Lunch) Oberweis Dairy Gourmet Gorilla Staff: Mark Stewart Staff: Amy Crippen Students: Students: Ana Artiaga University of Illinois Hannah Aimesbury Michigan State University Lauren Cassady University of Illinois Ashleigh Apel Michigan State University Emma Downing University of Missouri Rachel Hand Michigan State University Zachary Fox University of Tennessee - Knoxville Brennan Hyden Washington State University Cara Goch Michigan State University Heidi Jones Iowa State University Morgan Goche South Dakota State University Holly Kerrigan University of Arizona Briana Gray University of Illinois Brian Klopf Iowa State University Natalie Hanson Iowa State University Emma Lessman Iowa State University Alvin Loi California Polytechnic State University Dayle Morris California Polytechnic State University Rebecca Mickow Michigan State University Quintin Pittendrigh Michigan State University Jessica Raskin The Pennsylvania State University Colette Richter University of Wisconsin - Madison Halle Sparks Kansas State University Ran Tao University of Illinois Zane Tackett University of Georgia Daria Van De Grift Oregon State University Elizabeth Tiedemann Virginia Tech Maya Wahl Washington State University Tara Vorst The Ohio State University Hunter Zinke Oklahoma State University 2017 Food Institute Partners AFA thanks Cargill, Inc. and DuPont for providing program support toward the 2017 AFA Food Institute. 6 2017 AFA Food Institute Group #3: Group #4: Tour destinations: Tour destinations: Rose Packing Company (Breakfast) Tate & Lyle (Breakfast) McDonald’s Hamburger University with Cargill, Inc. (Lunch) Tyson Foods (Lunch) Archer Daniels Midland Company Current Staff: Traci Via Staff: Ashley Collins Students: Students: Tyreese Brewington Michigan State University Alexandra Abney Purdue University Grace Daniel North Carolina State University Eliana Bolt Washington State University Nadia Haile Michigan State University Brandon Brunt Purdue University Kaylan Hayman Michigan State University Julia Chamberlain Michigan State University Samuel Koeshall University of Tennessee - Knoxville Amanda Crow Iowa State University Rylie Lewis University of Arizona Jordan DeWitt University of Georgia Jaime Luke University of Missouri Alexis Garbo Michigan State University Maggi Maxstadt University of Illinois Emily Hale Michigan State University Xavier Morgan University of Illinois Abrielle Joseph University of Illinois Martin Oglesby Michigan State University Madeleine Kiepura Iowa State University Kaylin Spaeth University of Wisconsin - River Falls Adam Kurczewski University of Illinois Ria Thakur University of Illinois Mariah Martin University of Wisconsin - Madison Dianna Wilson Mississippi State Universtiy Jamie Morrissey Kansas State University Katrina Wright Virginia Tech Najma Muhammad Michigan State University Ashley Newton University of Illinois Savanna Stanley Missouri State University Group #5: Tour destinations: James Calvetti Meats, Inc. (Breakfast) Ferrara Candy Company (Lunch) THE IMPORTANT STUFF: McDonald’s Innovation Center with Cargill, Inc. Wear your AFA nametag at all times. It’s a program requirement. Staff: Johnna Wallingford Use #AFAFood when you’re sharing cool facts Students: you learn on social media. Jenna Angell Virginia Tech It’s helpful for everyone following. Ayna Arora The Ohio State University Charlaine Barth Purdue University Follow us at @AgFutureAmerica. Brooke Childers Colorado State University Twitter & Instagram Marcos Diaz Michigan State University Samaria Grandberry University of Tennessee or at Adeline Guthrie Virginia Tech www.facebook.com/agriculturefutureofamerica Travis Hughes Northwest College & Judson University Josef Lindsey University of Wyoming Add this experience to your resume. Abby Marion University of Florida 2017 AFA Food Institute Delegate Daryna Melikhova Michigan State University Tarra Rotstein Kansas State University Natasha Sloniker Michigan State University 2017 AFA Food Institute 7 Perceptions of Food Moderator: Mitch Kanter Chief Science Officer | FoodMinds Mitch Kanter is the chief science officer for of Clinical Nutrition Research and Scientific Communications FoodMinds,