2024 Agenda

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Session Name
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3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

State Managers Meeting

Jr. Ballroom 3

time
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Registration

Grand Ballroom Registration Desk

time
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Welcome Reception

Grand Ballroom Foyer

Sponsored by 1,4GROUP

time
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

NPC Annual Meeting of the Voting Delegates and Awards Dinner

Grand Ballroom

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Breakfast on own

time
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Potato Industry Leadership Institute

Jr Ballroom 1

time
8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Committee Meetings

Junior Ballroom 2/3

8:30am-9:30am Finance Committee
9:45am-10:45am Legislative Affairs Committee
11:00am-12:00pm Environmental Affairs Committee

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12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch: Measuring the Economic Significance of the U.S. Potato Industry

Grand Ballroom

Bill Knudson, Product Marketing Economist at the Michigan State University Product Center

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1:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Committee Meetings

Junior Ballroom 2/3

1:45pm-2:45pm Grower Outreach and Industry Research Committee
3:00pm-4:00pm Trade Affairs Committee

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4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Board of Directors Meeting

Grand Ballroom

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5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Potato PAC Reception

Jr Ballroom Foyer

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Dinner on own

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Breakfast on own

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9:00 am – 11:45 am

General Session on Priority Issues

Grand Ballroom

9:00 am-9:45 am – Promoting U.S. Agricultural Exports

Alexis Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture

10:00 am-10:30 am – Implementation of Endangered Species Act Workplan

Mike Goodis, Deputy Director for Programs, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

10:45 am-11:15 am – Federal Government and Nutrition Policy

Beth Johnson, CEO and Founder, Food Directions
Jennifer Tiller, Committee on Agriculture, U.S House of Representatives 

11:15 am-11:45 am – NPC Priority Issues Review

Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council
Mike Wenkel, COO, National Potato Council
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12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch Keynote: Political Outlook

Grand Ballroom

David Wasserman, Senior Editor & Elections Analyst, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter; NBC Contributor

Sponsored by Syngenta

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2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Members of Congress Address the Potato Industry on Capitol Hill

Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902

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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill Reception

Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902

Sponsored by McCain

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Dinner on own

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State Hill Visits

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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Group Picture on the Capitol Steps (East side)

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6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Potato PAC Top Contributor Event (Invitation only)

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Remaining Capitol Hill Visits

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9:30 am – 11:30 am

Trade Meeting

Room 1509, Washington Marriott at Metro Center

Sign up for the Trade Meeting here