4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Registration Open
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration Open
1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Conference Welcome & General Session #1: Washington Update; Todd Van Hoose, President & CEO, Farm Credit Council
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
General Session #2: A Fireside Chat With Tom Halverson; Tom Halverson, CEO, CoBank
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
#1D: System Orientation for Directors: Wall Street to Main Street: The Funding Corporation & Current Issues; Peter Connor, SVP Risk & Research, Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
General Session #3: Cybersecurity Risks & Threats to Small & Mid-sized Financial Services Firms, Rachel Wilson, Director of Cybersecurity, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management; Former Head of Counterterrorism Operations, National Security Agency (NSA)
9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions #2
#2A: Audit/Risk: The Boards Role in Emerging Risk; Speaker to be Announced
#2B: Emerging Interests: Leveraging Capital Markets; Speaker to be Announced
#2C: Board Dynamics: Benefits & Best Practices in Board Evaluations; Leslie Hilton, VP Governance, FCCS
#2D: System Orientation for Directors: Director Roles, Responsibilities and Liability; Lori Bosanko, CAO & General Counsel, FCCS
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
General Session #4: The Use Case for AI in Agriculture; Scott Klososky, Founding Partner, Future Point of View
11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
#4-1 System Orientation Directors: The Role of The Farm Credit Captive Insurance Program; Brian Clanton, Chief Risk Management Officers & EVP, FCCS
12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions #3
#3A: Audit/Risk: Emerging Cyber Risks 2.0; Speaker to be Announced
#3B: Emerging Interests: State of Financial Services Industry; Speaker to be Announced
#3C: Board Dynamics: Top Governance Challenges & Solutions; Speaker to be Announced
#3D: System Orientation for Directors: Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC): Protecting Investors in Agriculture and Rural America; Howard Rubin, Chief Operating Officer, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions #4
#4A Audit/Risk: AI Risks: Unraveling Risks & Realities; Speaker to be Announced
#4B: Emerging Interests: Consequences of Data Governance: From Chaos to Order; Sally Lawson, CFO, Capital Farm Credit
#4C: Board Dynamics: Deepening the Discussions in Your Boardroom
Moderator: Jay Lux, VP Leadership & Organizational Development, FCCS
Panelists: To be Announced
#4D: System Orientation Directors: What is a GSE?; Thomas Stanton, JD, Fellow, Johns Hopkins University Center for Advanced Governmental Studies
7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Breakfast
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Registration Open
8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
General Session #5: How The Changing Landscape in International Affairs is Affecting Agriculture and Digitalization; Jacob Shapiro, Partner & Director Geopolitcal Analysis, Cognitive Investments
8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
#5-1: System Orientation for Directors: The Role of the Regulator, Policy Formation, and Governance Expectations; Speaker to be Announced
9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions #5
#5A: Audit/Risk: Trends in Internal Audit; Theresa Bradley, Chief Audit Officer, CoBank; Staci Brown, SVP, Chief Audit Executive, Yosemite Farm Credit
#5B: Emerging Interests: Continued Evolution of Sustainability; Speaker to be Announced
#5C: Board Dynamics: Personal Conduct of Board Members--A Growing Risk For Business; Leslie Hilton, VP Governance, FCCS
#5D: System Orientation for Directors: The Role of The Farm Credit Council; Robbie Boone, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Farm Credit Council
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11 a.m. to Noon
General Session #6: The Eternal Flame: Ancient Wisdom for Today's Modern Leader; Ryan Avery, Author