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Milling & Baking News Annual Purchasing Seminar

June 2008 Purchasing Seminar Speakers and Topics

Matt Beeson
President
Beeson & Associates, Inc.
GRAINS PANEL
CRITICAL FACTORS in PURCHASING PANEL
SHORTENING PANEL
Robert Bresnahan
President
Trilateral, Inc.
GRAINS PANEL
Richard Broad
Vice-President
Bender-Goodman Co., Inc.
MARKET for EGGS
Scott Brown
Research Assistant Professor
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
University of Missouri-Columbia
BEEF, PORK and POULTRY
Charles Carey
Vice Chairman
Chicago Board of Trade
COMMODITIES EXCHANGE
Jon Davis
Chief Meteorologist
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
WEATHER FORECAST for GRAINS
Corey Dencklau
Director of Grain Products
ConAgra Trade Group
CORN, FEED GRAINS and MILLFEED
GRAINS PANEL
Thomas Earley
Executive Vice President
Promar International
SWEETENERS
Steve Freed
Director of Research
ADM Investor Services, Inc.

GLOBAL WHEAT MARKET OVERVIEW
GRAINS PANEL
SHORTENING PANEL
CRITICAL FACTORS in PURCHASING PANEL
Judy Ganes-Chase
President
J. Ganes Consulting, LLC
MARKET for COCOA
Stanley Gorski
President
Atlantic Quality Spice & Seasoning
MARKET for SPICES
Brian Harris
Vice President
Global Risk Management Corp.
SHORTENING PANEL
Paul L. Kasriel
Senior Vice President, Director of Economic Research
Northern Trust
ECONOMY/VIEW FROM WASHINGTON
Mary Keough Ledman
Principal
Keough Ledman Associates, Inc.
ANALYSIS OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
Derek Klein
Sales Agent
Massey Fair
MARKET for FRUIT
Bill Lapp
Principal
Advanced Economic Solutions
WORLD GRAIN OUTLET
Paul Meyers
Vice-President
Connell Purchasing Services
SHORTENING
SHORTENING PANEL
GRAIN PANEL
CRITICAL FACTORS IN PURCHASING
Chris Morley
Senior Vice-President
Global Risk Management Corp.
FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKET BEHAVIOR
CRITICAL FACTORS IN PURCHASING
Ted Prince
President
Consolidated Chassis Management
TRANSPORTATION
Mark Sabo
President
Sosland Publishing Co.
WELCOMING REMARKS
L. Joshua Sosland
Editor
Milling & Baking News
Food Business News

MODERATOR, SHORTENING PANEL
Tim Statts
Director, Risk Management
Summit Energy
ENERGY SUPPLY and DEMAND
CRITICAL FACTORS IN PURCHASING
Bobby Tankersley
Senior Vice-President Industrial Sales
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
NUTS
Sheryl Wallace
Assistant Vice-President
Cargill Risk Management

RISK MANAGEMENT