2025 Agenda
State Managers Meeting
Gallery I
Registration Open
L’Enfant Ballroom Foyer
Welcome Reception
Solarium
Sponsored by 1,4Group
NPC Annual Meeting of the Voting Delegates and Awards Dinner
L’Enfant Ballroom AB
Breakfast on own
Potato Industry Leadership Institute
Archives
Committee Meetings
L’Enfant Ballroom CD
8:30am-9:30am Finance Committee
9:45am-10:45am Legislative Affairs Committee
11:00am-12:00pm Environmental Affairs Committee
Lunch: Priority Issues Overview
L’Enfant Ballroom AB
Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council
Mike Wenkel, COO, National Potato Council
Committee Meetings
L’Enfant Ballroom CD
1:45pm-2:45pm Grower Outreach and Industry Research Committee
3:00pm-4:00pm Trade Affairs Committee
Board of Directors Meeting
L’Enfant Ballroom AB
Potato PAC Reception
Archives Lounge
Dinner on own
Breakfast on own
General Session
L’Enfant Ballroom CD
9:00am-9:45am The New Administration – A View from Inside the Transition
Brian Klippenstein, USDA Transition Team, USDA
10:00am-10:45am What to Expect on Nutrition Policy in 2025
Beth Johnson, Founder and Principal Partner, Food Directions, LLC
Katherine Thomas, Senate Agriculture Committee Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry
Jennifer Tiller, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary and Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, USDA
11:00am-11:45am Agriculture Immigration Reform Panel Discussion
Diane Kurrle, Senior Vice President, USApple
Jonathan Sarager, Senior Director of Federal Government Affairs, Western Growers
Mike Wenkel, Chief Operating Officer, National Potato Council
Lunch Keynote: Political Outlook
L’Enfant Ballroom AB
Nathan Gonzales
Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales and Election Analyst for CQ Roll Call
Sponsored by Syngenta
Members of Congress Address the Potato Industry on Capitol Hill
Capital Visitors Center, Auditorium
Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill Reception
Senate Dirksen B48
Sponsored by McCain Foods
Dinner on own
State Hill Visits
Trade Meeting – FAS/APHIS/USTR
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Whitten Building
Please note: To access federal facilities, all attendees must have a REAL ID or passport.
Group Picture on the Capitol Steps (East side)
Potato PAC Top Contributor Event
(Invitation only)
