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Sunday, June 1
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Executive Board Meeting
Holiday Inn Capitol
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Sunday Evening Reception
Discovery Room
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Monday, June 2
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| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
Discovery Room
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome
G.M. "Mike" McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008
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| 8:40 a.m. |
AIARD Advocacy for International Agriculture
Susan G. Schram, Co-Chair of AIARD Education and Advocacy
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| 8:50 a.m. |
Program Introduction
Hiram Larew, President-Elect
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Session I: Setting the Stage - Why Public-Private Partnerships Matter
Tim Bergstrom, Corporate Council on Africa, Session Chair
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| 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
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Break
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| 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
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| 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)
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Session II Private Sector Partnerships and Contracts: Success Stories and Challenges
Susan G. Schram, Co-Chair of Education and Advocacy Committee, Session Chair
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| 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
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| 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
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Coffee Break
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| 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
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| 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
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn
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| 5:45 p.m. |
President's Reception
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner
G.M. ¨Mike¨ McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008, Presiding
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| 7:30 p.m. |
AIARD Award Presentations: Recognizing Excellence and Career Achievements
Albert Ayeni, AIARD Awards Committee Chair, Presiding
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| 8:00 p.m. |
Adjourn
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Tuesday, June 3
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| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
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Session III: Looking Ahead - The Future of Public-Private Partnerships
Chris Pannkuk, AIARD Vice-President, Session Chair
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking Ahead
Sandra Taylor, Private Consultant
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| 9:15 a.m. |
What the Future Holds for PPPs
Jennifer Barsky, IFC
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Looking Ahead at USAID
Steve Silcox, USAID
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| 11:15 a.m. |
Reflections on the AIARD Meeting
Future Leaders Forum Participants
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| 11:45 a.m. |
44th Annual Meeting Program Wrap Up: Observations, Comments and Relevance to AIARD
Chris Pannkuk, AIARD Vice-President, 2007-2008
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Adjourn Program Meeting - Lunch
(Student Scholars Continue Future Leaders Forum Program)
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| 1:00 p.m. |
AIARD Annual Business Meeting
G.M. ¨Mike McWhorter, Member, AIARD Board of Directors, 2007-2008, Presiding
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| 1:45 p.m. |
Adjourn
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44th Annual Meeting and Future Leaders Forum Program