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
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
