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Dec. 17, 2012 National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) reports: Make plans to join NAMA in Kansas City for the 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 17-19, 2013. Online registration is open now. Register early and save your pennies! You can find more details at www.nama.org (or use your handy NAMA Agri-Marketing Conference App!). See and Be Seen at the Connection Point. There are still exhibitor spots available, but they're going fast. Get yours before the event sells out (and it will!). Click here for details or contact Jan Cichello. Looking for other ways to get noticed? Get in touch with Jenny Pickett about terrific sponsorship opportunities. Once again, NAMA is bringing you the leaders of the pack. The big thinkers who aren't afraid to shake things up a little. The 2013 Keynote Speakers will challenge you to: embrace change and strike out towards new directions in business ... rethink creativity's role in leadership and performance ... and remember why you fell in love with ag in the first place. OPENING GENERAL SESSION Digilogue-Where High Tech Meets High Touch Anders Sorman-Nilsson The current rapid pace of change in every industry means we need to be constantly upgrading our personal, organizational and leadership software. The only way to make these upgrades is to understand how oncoming trends are likely to affect your organization, so you can act swiftly when the next tidal wave of information hits. How would your company be different if your staff were inspired about change, rather than paralyzed by it? Anders Sorman-Nilsson is here to help. A reformed lawyer, and the founder and creative director of the Sydney and Stockholm based research company - Thinque, Sorman-Nilsson helps teams and leaders navigate a constantly changing business landscape. His unique global perspectives have been assisting business owners in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia make sense of and harness disruptive trends in innovations, generations and communications. His misfit insights have recently been manifested in his book Thinque Funky: Upgrade Your Thinking and endorsed by AFR Boss Magazine, Wired (UK), and Monocle. His clients include Apple, MTV, Johnson & Johnson, and Eli Lilly. Sponsored by ABM AgriCouncil SECOND GENERAL SESSION Unleashing Creativity Josh Linkner In a world economy that can flip in a nanosecond, thinking that the future will follow the past is the fast road to obsolescence. What's the antidote? Igniting your company's creativity. Josh jolts organizations and people worldwide, helping them recharge their creativity to reawaken companies and careers. A New York Times bestselling author, successful four-time entrepreneur, venture capitalist and well-respected jazz musician, Josh bridges the gap between the arts and business to help audiences maximize their creative potential. He'll share methods from his proprietary system, Disciplined Dreaming, to unleash the creativity in settings from weekly staff meetings to new product breakthroughs. Sponsored by Syngenta CLOSING GENERAL SESSION Humor for the Heart of Agriculture Damian Mason With an unabashed passion for the agriculture industry, Damian Mason will send you on your way with a smile on your face. Mason is a professional comedian, author and entertainer with a degree in Agricultural Economics and improvisation experience gained at the prestigious Second City Training Center in Chicago - the training ground of many Saturday Night Live stars. Growing up on a dairy farm provided plenty of material, and he has an optimistic message for everyone who earns their living in agriculture. Mason's comedy is relevant, funny and uplifting. His stories and witty observations get right to the heart of American agriculture-the people. Sponsored by Beef Checkoff Program and Elanco Animal Health BREAKOUT SESSIONS Details are still in the works, but planning for exciting new breakout sessions has been going on for some time. Here's an idea of what's in store: Content management in the digital age Evolving social media best practices Landing on the right media mix for your project Data and information management Tweet |
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