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ELANCO PRES/CEO JEFF SIMONS ADDED AS SPEAKER AT KC AGBIZ COUNCIL'S AG OUTLOOK FORUM
Source: Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City

We are pleased to announce Jeff Simmons, President & CEO, Elanco Animal Health will be one of our featured speakers talking about the key role of innovation in animal health. Core to Elanco's culture is a belief that healthier animals have the potential to answer global problems like food insecurity and nutrition, human health and well-being, and environmental sustainability.

The 8th annual Ag Outlook Forum will feature top economic, policy, business, and government officials with their current outlook especially geared to agribusiness and the challenges it faces in these volatile times.

The annual Ag Outlook Forum is your first chance to get a comprehensive preview of what lies ahead from leading experts. Presented by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse, this "must attend" event brings together USDA's Chief Economist and other industry experts to share key insights on existing and new market opportunities.

Additional confirmed speakers for our September 26 event include:

• Dr. Seth Meyer, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Kip Tom, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and chief of the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome

• Daniel Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA

• Dr. Kanlaya Barr, Director of Corporate Economics, John Deere

• Erin Borror, Economist, U.S. Meat Export Federation

• Christine Cochran, President & CEO, SNAC International

• Nate Kauffman, Vice President & Omaha Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

• Kathy Nelson, President & CEO, Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation

• Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist, StoneX Group Inc.

• Dr. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator, Economic Research Service, USDA

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