Tuesday, March 5
10 a.m. | Registration Opens | Grand Registration Desk |
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | PQA® Plus Training | Sky Harbor A/B |
1 – 1:30 p.m. | Welcome Session Introduction of NPB & NPPC Board and Nominating Committee Candidates | Grand ABCD |
1:30 – 6 p.m. | State Caucuses Missouri/Kansas/Oklahoma (Lindbergh A/B) North Carolina/ Virginia/ South Carolina (Heathrow A/B) Multi-State Open Door (Da Vinci A/B) Iowa (Malpensa) Indiana/Michigan/Ohio/Pennsylvania (McCarran A/B) Nebraska (John Wayne A/B) Minnesota (Narita A/B) Illinois (Sky Harbor A/B) | |
6 – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception | Grand Foyer |
6:30 – 8 p.m. | Banquet Dinner with Keynote Speaker Chris Norton | Grand ABCD |
Wednesday, March 6
6:30 a.m. | Registration Opens | Grand Registration Desk |
6:30 – 7:50 a.m. | NPPC SIP Breakfast (Invite Only) | Grand ABCD |
6:30 – 7:50 a.m. | State Contact Breakfast | L.A.X. A/B |
7:50 – 8 a.m. | Break | |
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Global Market Demand Efforts: Turning Insights into Actions Dr. David Newman, NPB Maria Zieba, NPPC Dan Halstrom, USMEF Al Wulfekuhle – Moderator | Grand EFGH |
9 – 9:45 a.m. | Consumer Influencers: Perspectives on Pork | Grand EFGH |
9:45 – 10 a.m. | Break | |
10– 11:45 a.m. | Pork Act Delegate Session | Grand EFGH |
11:45 a.m. – Noon | Break | |
Noon – 1:15 p.m. | Awards Luncheon Hall of Fame – William “Bill” Prestage, North Carolina Paulson-Whitmore State Executive Award – Anne Miller, Montana Distinguished Service – Dr. Paul Sundberg, Iowa | Grand ABCD |
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Break | |
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Navigating FAD Preparedness – A Look From the Rearview Mirror and the Windshield Dr. Anna Forseth Dr. Dusty Oedekoven Rob Brenneman, Iowa Dr. Gordon Spronk, Minnesota Maria Zieba – Moderator | Grand EFGH |
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Break | |
2:45 – 5:30 p.m. | NPPC Delegate Session | Grand EFGH |
6 – 9 p.m. | Reception and NPPC Auction | Grand ABCD |
Thursday, March 7
6:30 – 7:15 a.m. | Breakfast with Immersion Program Participants | Grand ABCD |
7:15 – 7:30 a.m. | Break | |
7:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Looking Forward with the NPB and NPPC Officers Scott Hays, NPPC President Lori Stevermer, NPPC President-Elect Duane Stateler, NPPC Vice President Terry Wolters, NPPC Past President Bob Ruth, NPB President Al Wulfekuhle, NPB Vice President Chad Groves, NPB Treasurer Heather Hill, NPB Past President Jennifer Tirey – Moderator | Grand EFGH |
8:45 – 9 a.m. | Break | |
9 – 10:15 a.m. | Pork Act Delegate Session | Grand EFGH |
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Break | |
10:30 a.m. – Noon | NPPC Delegate Session | Grand EFGH |
Noon | Adjourn |