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Annual Meeting 2008
44th Annual Meeting

June 1-3, 2008


"Innovative Public-Private Partnerships that Promote
International Agricultural and Rural Development"

Program

Sunday, June 1

3:30 p.m.Executive Board Meeting
Holiday Inn Capitol

6:30 p.m.Sunday Evening Reception
Discovery Room

Monday, June 2

7:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast
Discovery Room

8:30 a.m.Welcome
G.M. "Mike" McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008

8:40 a.m.AIARD Advocacy for International Agriculture
Susan G. Schram, Co-Chair of AIARD Education and Advocacy

8:50 a.m.Program Introduction
Hiram Larew, President-Elect

Session I: Setting the Stage - Why Public-Private Partnerships Matter

Tim Bergstrom, Corporate Council on Africa, Session Chair

9:00 a.m.Panel Topics:
- CPPP models for economic growth
      Kristi Ragan, DAI, Special Advisor to USAID's Global Development Alliance

- Partnerships in agricultural research
     Klaus von Grebmer, IFPRI

- Partnerships that Promote Small Businesses
      Siva Sureshwaran, USDA

11:00 a.m.Break

11:15 a.m.AIARD Future Leaders Forum Participants: Introduction
G.M. "Mike" McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008, and Future Leaders Forum Director

11:45 a.m.Lunch
G.M. "Mike" McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008, Presiding
Introduction of Speaker: Ryan Moore

"Public-private partnerships: An imperative for African Agriculture"

Mpoko Bokanga, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (invited)

Session II Private Sector Partnerships and Contracts: Success Stories and Challenges

Susan G. Schram, Co-Chair of Education and Advocacy Committee, Session Chair

1:30 p.m.Moderator: Jeff Morgan, Mars Incorporated
Partnering with the Cocoa Sector in West Africa: Building on Successes in Ghana

Jessica Graves, Mars Incorporated
Napoleon Moses, Alcorn State University
Dovi Alipoe, Alcorn State University
Brandon Harness, Alcorn State University

2:15 p.m.Moderator: Lloyd Le Page, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Partnerships in the Agricultural Inputs Sector - Research-based, market access and sourcing models

Lloyd Le Page, Pioneer
Paul Anderson, Donald Danforth Center

3:00 p.m.Coffee Break

3:30 p.m.Moderator: Sue Schram, ACDI/VOCA
Partnering with Energy Companies to Bring Technical Assistance, Financial and Business Services to Rural and Urban Entrepreneurs

Lee Babcock, ACDI/VOCA

4:15 p.m.Moderator: Tim Bergstrom, Corporate Council on Africa
Leveraging Corporate Expertise and Global Priorities for Rural Development Impact

1) Cargill/TechnoServe Partnership on Poultry and Animal Health in Mozambique
2) Small Producers in the Global Supply Chain (Colombia) - TechnoServe and Nespresso
Simon Winter, TechnoServe 

5:00 p.m.Adjourn

5:45 p.m.President's Reception

6:30 p.m.Dinner
G.M. ¨Mike¨ McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008, Presiding

7:30 p.m.AIARD Award Presentations: Recognizing Excellence and Career Achievements
Albert Ayeni, AIARD Awards Committee Chair, Presiding

8:00 p.m.Adjourn

Tuesday, June 3

7:30 a.m.Continental Breakfast

Session III: Looking Ahead - The Future of Public-Private Partnerships 

Chris Pannkuk, AIARD Vice-President, Session Chair

8:30 a.m.Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking Ahead
Sandra Taylor, Private Consultant

9:15 a.m.What the Future Holds for PPPs
Jennifer Barsky, IFC

10:00 a.m.Coffee Break

10:30 a.m.Looking Ahead at USAID
Steve Silcox, USAID

11:15 a.m.Reflections on the AIARD Meeting
Future Leaders Forum Participants

11:45 a.m.44th Annual Meeting Program Wrap Up: Observations, Comments and Relevance to AIARD
Chris Pannkuk, AIARD Vice-President, 2007-2008

12:15 p.m.Adjourn Program Meeting - Lunch
(Student Scholars Continue Future Leaders Forum Program)

1:00 p.m.AIARD Annual Business Meeting
G.M. ¨Mike McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008, Presiding

1:45 p.m.Adjourn
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