The Final Frontier
Closing Session
(3:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
The Final Frontier – Where Are We Headed?
What will agriculture look like a decade from now? Which of these forces will cause permanent changes and which are only temporary? Are there emerging forces which are just developing or yet unidentified? Noted investment consultant, Sano Shimoda, with BioScience Securities, Inc., will provide his “crystal ball” look at the forces reshaping agriculture.
Sano Shimoda is President and Founder of BioScience Securities, a boutique corporate advisory and investment banking firm in the Los Angeles area. His firm is unique in its focus in agricultural biotechnology and bio-products. The firm was founded in 1993 based on a vision that the long-term development of agricultural biotechnology would redefine the value creation potential of agriculture and broaden its reach to new markets in the broad economy. This vision was correct as biotechnology, and now biofuels and other bio-products, are shaping agriculture’s future.
Sano has over 30 years of experience in the Wall Street community focusing on agriculture, biotechnology, biofuels and the agricultural chemical industries. Sano is well recognized for his forward-looking views of the changing dynamics new bio-developments will have on agriculture and the overall economy. BioScience Securities’ views are widely quoted in both general business and agricultural-oriented publications.
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The early registration deadline and hotel cut-off date for the 2006 Agribusiness Forum is October 26. Registration rates will increase after October 26 and any hotel reservations made after that date are subject to higher rates and potential unavailability.
Hear how producers have adapted to financial pressures and change in the ag industry at the 2006 Agribusiness Forum, November 14-15 in Kansas City.
eran farm broadcaster, Don Wick, Red River Farm Network, will moderate this panel which will give marketing professionals new insights into production agriculture.
Bruch currently manages about 11,000 acres of soybeans, cotton and popcorn on acreage he owns and rents for investors through his company, Global Ag Investments. Vrieze is a third-generation dairy producer who owns an interest in more than 3,000 dairy cows in Wisconsin. 
industry experts will help us understand the pressures emerging within agriculture and what might lay ahead for bio-based fuels.
currently serves as CEO of the National Corn Growers Association. Prior to NCGA he was the executive director for the U.S. Grains Council and has worked in market planning at International Harvester Company and the Gehl Company.
Keith is the president of the National Grain and Feed Association. The NGFA represents companies in grain processing, grain elevation, feed manufacturing, exporting and futures. Prior to joining NGFA, Keith was a policy economist for the National Cotton Council.
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The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2006 Professional Development Awards of Excellence is September 1. The Awards of Excellence honor NAMA members based on outstanding achievement in each of the Professional Development Areas of (1) Marketing Communications, (2) Product/Species Management, (3) Public Relations and (4) Sales. Nominees come from agribusiness and related companies targeting individuals with direct planning and execution responsibilities in the respective Professional Development Area.
If you know a fellow NAMA member who has had outstanding acheivements in these areas, nominate them for the Awards of Excellence. These awards will be presented at the 2006 Agribusiness Forum, November 14-15, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City.
The 2006 Agribusiness Forum will take place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City. Take a look at what the opening and closing sessions have in store for you this year.
What will agriculture look like in the future? What forces will cause permanent changes and which are temporary? Noted investment consultant, Sano Shimoda, BioScience Securities, Inc. will present the closing Forum session, The Final Frontier – Where are we Headed? Shimoda will provide his “crystal ball” look at the forces reshaping agriculture. The closing session of the Forum will be a combined session with the NAFB convention.