8:15 am
8:15 am | Registration Opens and Networking Breakfast
9:00 am
9:00 am | Fireside Chat with a Leading C-Suite Exec: Real World Experience and Visionary Thinking
This intimate conversation with a C-Suite executive will delve into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the industry today. Expect candid stories of how a top company is navigating market disruptions, adapting to changing consumer behavior, and driving innovation. This session will also explore the leadership strategies that are essential for success in a rapidly transforming sector.
Offering a rare opportunity to hear directly from a top industry expert, gain learnings to help inform your strategic decisions in 2026 and beyond.
9:40 am
9:40 am | Mapping the Road Ahead: Reflecting on the Top 2025 Disruptors to Prepare for 2026
Providing a comprehensive overview of the most significant news stories, events, disruptors and factors we have experienced so far this year and looking ahead to what we can expect from them in the years to come. Discover actionable observations for future-proofing your operations and staying competitive.
- The biggest news stories so far in 2025 and what we can learn from key events
- Tariffs, trade wars and what we can expect next
- Recognizing emerging disruptors and opportunities
10:10 am
10:10 am | Global Markets, Trade, and Turmoil: Insights from a Leading Ag Economist
Uncovering hidden trends and understanding global markets is key to driving your business forward. Gain a clearer picture of our complicated world to apply new perspectives to your day-to-day operations, improving efficiency, profitability, and business sustainability.
- Reviewing the global macroeconomy, its impact on agrifood markets and what we can expect next
- Domestic challenges impacting agrifood such as labor, input costs, and weather events
- International disruptors: US relations with Canada, Mexico, and China, trade wars and their impact
- How industry leaders can develop long-term strategies in an uncertain economic environment
This will be followed by an extended ‘Ask me Anything’ session so you can put your burning questions to our expert Economist.
11:00 am
11:00 am | Coffee and Connections Break
11:40 am
11:40 am | Unseen Forces: Navigating the Input Markets and Stressors Impacting Commodity Prices
Analyzing the key commodities and input factors putting stress on agri-food commodity prices, plus their implications for your 2026 planning.
Join this session to reconsider how to navigate these challenges more effectively. Topics covered include:
- Weather
- Oil and gas
- Shipping and freight
- Fertilizers
- Metals
11:40 am | Panel Discussion: How Retailers and Food Service are Planning Ahead for 2026
A must-attend for anyone in the industry looking to stay competitive, understand what the consumer-facing industry needs from you in 2026 and beyond.
This session provides an inside look into how retail and food service are navigating markets to learn their tips and tricks and how to foster long term partnerships.
- What does the resurgence of some in the fast-casual dining sector mean for the market?
- How are consumer-oriented organizations adapting to tariffs, inflation and changing preferences?
- How are food service and retailers navigating supply chain disruptions?
- What do consumer-oriented organizations need from suppliers?
12:20 pm
12:20 pm | Understanding the Consumer of 2026
By exploring critical issues such as inflation, sustainability, and consumer behavior, you can walk away with actionable insights and make informed decisions.
- How are rising food prices, inflation, and wage stagnation affecting consumer purchasing behavior?
- What strategies can food companies adopt to maintain affordability?
- Have retailers seen a difference in consumer shopping following tariffs?
- How have GLP-1s and the ultra-processed food debate shaped consumers?
- Exploring generational divides in shopping habits
12:20 pm | Fireside Chat with a Supply Chain Leader
How are top companies managing supply chain disruptions, responding to shifting consumer demands, and fostering stronger partnerships?
In this fireside chat with a supply chain leader, learn how companies are leveraging long-term partnerships, diversifying, and collaborating to ensure a steady flow of products in times of uncertainty.
12:50 pm
12:50 pm | Networking Lunch
1:00 pm
1:00 pm | Lunchtime Session: Packaging Market Analysis
In this bonus lunchtime session gain in-depth analysis of the packaging market including current pricing and market disruptors, as well as trends and innovation in the packaging space.
- How have tariffs impacted material and packaging costs?
- Examining raw material prices to anticipate future fluctuations
- Packaging sector disruptions and the shift towards sustainable products
1:50 pm
1:50 pm | Panel Discussion: How Geopolitical Uncertainty, Tariffs, and Trade are Impacting Food & Ag
In a world where a single policy decision causes a supply chain domino effect across the globe and agriculture is wielded as a geopolitical weapon – it is more important than ever to understand the real-world impacts of tariffs, sanctions, and shifting alliances. Stop guessing what this might mean for your business and learn from first-hand experience how to navigate tomorrow’s volatile markets. Discuss real challenges faced by the sector so you can avoid crisis paralysis and pivot quickly.
- The impact of US trade relations and agreements
- Understanding repercussions of tariffs and retaliation – both short and long term
- What will potential outcomes of the Russia /Ukraine conflict mean for you?
- What can we expect next and how do you prepare for the unexpected?
2:30 pm
2:30 pm | Scenario Planning Roundtables: Creating Action Plans for 2026
Join your peers in this discussion-based session to collaborate to create action plans to prepare for disruptive events.
Led by experts, this session offers a unique opportunity to develop your scenario planning skills, as you discuss strategies for overcoming the obstacles that could reshape the supply chain landscape.
Choose from the following sessions
- How would you recover if US grain harvests are wiped out due to extreme weather?
- What would you do if tariffs and retaliation spark a fully formed trade war between the US, Canada, and Mexico?
- How would your business adapt if customers decreased discretionary spending on restaurants and retail?
- What would happen if US-China relations deteriorated and split the globe into two trading blocs?
3:30 pm
3:30 pm | Coffee and Connections Break
4:00 pm
4:00 pm | From Information to Intelligence: Ensuring your Business is Data Optimized
Gain a competitive edge in navigating market volatility by transforming how you use data in food and agriculture. You’ll learn how to move beyond simply tracking commodity prices to anticipating price shifts, supply chain disruptions, and economic changes to manage risk effectively. Introducing the data maturity curve and understanding how your business can effectively leverage data for decision-making.
Walk away with a clear roadmap on how to leverage data tools to improve your commercial performance and risk management, while gathering the knowledge to be able to turn data into a powerful strategic asset.
4:30 pm
4:30 pm | Pre-Arranged Meetings
Ahead of the event, opt in to tailored meetings organized by the Expana team to meet new contacts, have productive conversations, and maximize your time.
Engage with key decision-makers, buyers, suppliers, and industry peers who align with your business goals. These focused discussions will lead to stronger relationships, deeper insights, and new opportunities that can drive long-term success.
4:30 pm | Data Transformation Workshops: Advice on How to Better Utilize Market Data
Following the data optimization presentation, assess the level your business is at, and join a tailored workshop that will offer advice on how to take your organization to the next level. Each table will equip you with the tools to grow from your current position to the next level, to work towards data optimized.
Explore different best practices and strategies so you can maximize your use of data to make better commercial decisions.
- Moving from Data Restricted to Data Informed – your business needs to become less reactionary to market events, and ensure decision-making is not spontaneous
- Moving from Data Informed to Data Driven– your business plans negotiations and has category specialists, but wants to gain a strategic view of add on costs
- Moving from Data Driven to Data Optimized – your business is proactive and has dynamic commercial strategies, but wants to embrace a forward-looking approach
- You are Data Optimized- What now? your business has robust data strategy, integrated data systems, and broader data usage, but wants to improve further.
5:30 pm
5:30 pm | Evening Drinks Reception
This relaxed and professional setting allows you to engage in valuable conversations, exchange insights, and explore new opportunities.
For new attendees, it’s the perfect occasion to break the ice, meet potential collaborators, and establish key relationships within the sector. For returning attendees, it offers the chance to reconnect with long-time partners, discuss the latest industry developments, and explore fresh contacts that could shape the future of food and agriculture.
We look forward to welcoming you to an evening of productive connections and fostering meaningful business relationships
8:15 am
8:15 am | Registration Opens and Networking Breakfast
9:00 am
9:00 am | Macroeconomic Forecasting – Where Is the Economy Going?
This session offers an interpretation into the future of our macroeconomy. This session dives into what lies ahead for the macroeconomy, unpacking key indicators such as decreasing interest rates, rising unemployment, volatile commodity markets, and ongoing trade tensions.
A potential recession could be closer than you might expect. Those who fail to prepare risk being blindsided by tightening margins, skyrocketing input costs, shifting demand patterns, and broken supply chains. Ignoring these macroeconomic signals could leave your business dangerously exposed.
9:40 am
9:40 am | Animal Protein Industry Panel – Overcoming Supply Chain
- How have leaders approached the challenges of 2025? Regulatory pressures and how to adapt
- How are geopolitical challenges impacting businesses?
- The key disruptors to watch out for as we move into 2026?
- Strategies to address the market challenges
10:30 am
10:30 am | Beef Market Analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- How might weather events have impacted beef production?
- The impact of livestock diseases on markets
- Import and export figures
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
10:50 am
10:50 am | Coffee and Connections Break
11:20 am
11:20 am | Poultry Market Analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- What impacts have cage-free mandates had?
- The impact of poultry diseases on markets
- Import and export data
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
11:40 am
11:40 am | Pork Market Analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- Prop 12’s impact on the pork market?
- What is the outlook on production if other animal diseases increase in prevalence?
- Import and export data
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
11:40 am | Seafood Market Analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- Import and export data
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
12:00 am
12:00 am | Panel Discussion: What do Markets Need to Know about HPAI?
The scale of the recent HPAI outbreak and its recent spread cattle and other non-avian species, is reshaping risk assessments across entire protein supply chains. Join this session to mitigate supply chain disruptions and price spikes.
- What does the possibility for future outbreaks mean for international trade?
- Managing the economic ramifications from an outbreak
12:40 am
12:40 am | Networking Lunch
1:00 pm
1:00 pm | Lunchtime Session: Energy and Gas Market Analysis
Monitoring price trends of major inputs ensures you can adapt quickly and assess budgets holistically. In this bonus lunchtime session gain in-depth analysis of the inputs market including current pricing and market disruptors.
- Detailed breakdown of how market changes in these sectors ripple through the agri-food industry, impacting everything from manufacturing costs to transportation
- Sector specific impacts – what does this mean for you?
1:40 pm
1:40 pm | Panel Discussion: Building your Financial Risk Management Toolkit to Make Smarter Decisions
Managing financial risks is critical to maintaining profitability and protecting your bottom line. Join top industry leaders and risk experts as they bring real-world examples from global commodity markets, showcasing how businesses can shield themselves from financial losses and stay ahead of the curve.
- Discover smart risk management practices for identifying and managing risk
- Explore risk management tools that are applicable to businesses of all sizes
- Learn how to utilize derivatives for protection and safeguarding across various food products
- Get the low down on speculators and their impact on the market
- Managing currency, operational, and accounting risks to keep your business agile in rocky waters
2:20 pm
2:20 pm | Panel Discussion: The Future of the Food and Ag Sector on the Road to 2035
Hear ideas and perspectives from industry leaders so you can prepare for our ever-evolving sector. Learn how forward-thinking agrifood businesses are integrating tech, sustainability, and predicting consumer habits, into their strategies so you can refine your own approach to future-proofing your organization.
- Biggest challenges that have the potential to disrupt our sector
- Are leaders preparing for the impact a changing climate will bring?
- What do we expect to see in the future of AgTech? Who is leading the charge and what can the sector learn from other industries implementations of AI and automation?
- What do industry leaders believe are the most exciting new opportunities for food and ag?
- How leaders are putting in place strategies for 2035 and beyond.
3:00 pm
3:00 pm | Chair’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference
8:15 am
8:15 am | Registration Opens and Networking Breakfast
9:00 am
9:00 am | Macroeconomic Forecasting – Where Is the Economy Going?
This session offers an interpretation into the future of our macroeconomy. This session dives into what lies ahead for the macroeconomy, unpacking key indicators such as decreasing interest rates, rising unemployment, volatile commodity markets, and ongoing trade tensions.
A potential recession could be closer than you might expect. Those who fail to prepare risk being blindsided by tightening margins, skyrocketing input costs, shifting demand patterns, and broken supply chains. Ignoring these macroeconomic signals could leave your business dangerously exposed.
9:40 am
9:40 am | Dairy and Eggs Industry Panel – Tackling Challenges in Volatile Markets
- What have we learnt from a tumultuous 2024 and 2025?
- The impact of trade barriers and disruption on supply chains and how we address these.
- Key market disruptors on the horizon and how to prepare
- The strategies are leaders adopting to navigate volatile markets
10:30 am
10:30 am | Egg Market Analysis
Observing market events and disruptors, the session will feature pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead.
10:50 am
10:50 am | Coffee and Connections Break
11:20 am
11:20 am | Dairy Market Analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- Analysis of dairy alternatives – do they pose a threat?
- Import and export data
- Category analysis and consumption trends
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
12:00 pm
12:00 pm | Panel Discussion: What do Markets Need to Know about HPAI?
The scale of the recent HPAI outbreak and its recent spread cattle and other non-avian species, is reshaping risk assessments across entire protein supply chains. Join this session to mitigate supply chain disruptions and price spikes.
- What does the possibility for future outbreaks mean for international trade?
- Managing the economic ramifications from an outbreak
12:40 pm
12:40 pm | Networking Lunch
1:00 pm
1:00 pm | Lunchtime Session: Energy and Gas Market Analysis
Monitoring price trends of major inputs ensures you can adapt quickly and assess budgets holistically. In this bonus lunchtime session gain in-depth analysis of the inputs market including current pricing and market disruptors.
- Detailed breakdown of how market changes in these sectors ripple through the agri-food industry, impacting everything from manufacturing costs to transportation
- Sector specific impacts – what does this mean for you?
1:40 pm
1:40 pm | Panel Discussion: Building your Financial Risk Management Toolkit to Make Smarter decisions
Managing financial risks is critical to maintaining profitability and protecting your bottom line. Join top industry leaders and risk experts as they bring real-world examples from global commodity markets, showcasing how businesses can shield themselves from financial losses and stay ahead of the curve.
- Discover smart risk management practices for identifying and managing risk
- Explore risk management tools that are applicable to businesses of all sizes
- Learn how to utilize derivatives for protection and safeguarding across various food products
- Get the low down on speculators and their impact on the market
- Managing currency, operational, and accounting risks to keep your business agile in rocky waters
2:20 pm
2:20 pm | Panel Discussion: The Future of the Food and Ag Sector on the Road to 2035
Hear ideas and perspectives from industry leaders so you can prepare for our ever-evolving sector. Learn how forward-thinking agrifood businesses are integrating tech, sustainability, and predicting consumer habits, into their strategies so you can refine your own approach to future-proofing your organization.
- Biggest challenges that have the potential to disrupt our sector
- Are leaders preparing for the impact a changing climate will bring?
- What do we expect to see in the future of AgTech? Who is leading the charge and what can the sector learn from other industries implementations of AI and automation?
- What do industry leaders believe are the most exciting new opportunities for food and ag?
- How leaders are putting in place strategies for 2035 and beyond.
3:00 pm
3:00 pm | Chair’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference
8:15 am
8:15 am | Registration Opens and Networking Breakfast
9:00 am
9:00 am | Macroeconomic Forecasting – Where Is the Economy Going?
This session offers an interpretation into the future of our macroeconomy. This session dives into what lies ahead for the macroeconomy, unpacking key indicators such as decreasing interest rates, rising unemployment, volatile commodity markets, and ongoing trade tensions.
A potential recession could be closer than you might expect. Those who fail to prepare risk being blindsided by tightening margins, skyrocketing input costs, shifting demand patterns, and broken supply chains. Ignoring these macroeconomic signals could leave your business dangerously exposed.
9:40 am
9:40 am | Grains, Oilseed and Feed Industry Panel – Adapting to Volatile Markets
- The biggest challenges in 2025 and how leaders responded
- Strategies to mitigate effects of geopolitical events.
- What to watch out for over the coming years
- What are leaders implementing to overcome volatile market disruptors?
10:30 am
10:30 am | Amino Acids, Vitamins, and Minerals Market Analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- Changes to the FDA and AAFCO guidelines for feed additive declarations and pricing
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
10:50 am
10:50 am | Coffee and Connections Break
11:20 pm
11:20 pm | Grains Market Analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- Import and export data.
- Production figures for key regions
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
11:40 am
11:40 am | Oilseeds and Oils Market analysis
In addition to market events and disruptors, the session will feature in-depth pricing analysis, supply and demand trends, and key factors to monitor in the months ahead, including:
- Import and export data
- What might be some of the longer-term impacts on commodity flow and buyer/seller sentiments?
- Production data across different regions
The second part of this session offers commodity specific forecasting
12:00 pm
12:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Weather Analysis and Outlook
More extreme weather could result in more unpredictable production and prices. What might future weather patterns mean for you?
- How shifting climate patterns are impacting major crop production across key US regions
- How have droughts altered harvests and yields across the globe?
- Long term weather forecasts- what can we expect moving forward
12:40 pm
12:40 pm | Networking Lunch
1:00 pm
1:00 pm | Lunchtime Session: Energy and Gas Market Analysis
Monitoring price trends of major inputs ensures you can adapt quickly and assess budgets holistically. In this bonus lunchtime session gain in-depth analysis of the inputs market including current pricing and market disruptors.
- Detailed breakdown of how market changes in these sectors ripple through the agri-food industry, impacting everything from manufacturing costs to transportation
- Sector specific impacts – what does this mean for you?
1:40 pm
1:40 pm | Panel Discussion: Building your Financial Risk Management Toolkit to Make Smarter Decisions
Managing financial risks is critical to maintaining profitability and protecting your bottom line. Join top industry leaders and risk experts as they bring real-world examples from global commodity markets, showcasing how businesses can shield themselves from financial losses and stay ahead of the curve.
- Discover smart risk management practices for identifying and managing risk
- Explore risk management tools that are applicable to businesses of all sizes
- Learn how to utilize derivatives for protection and safeguarding across various food products
- Get the low down on speculators and their impact on the market
- Managing currency, operational, and accounting risks to keep your business agile in rocky waters
2:20 pm
2:20 pm | Panel Discussion: The Future of the Food and Ag Sector on the Road to 2035
Hear ideas and perspectives from industry leaders so you can prepare for our ever-evolving sector. Learn how forward-thinking agrifood businesses are integrating tech, sustainability, and predicting consumer habits, into their strategies so you can refine your own approach to future-proofing your organization.
- Biggest challenges that have the potential to disrupt our sector
- Are leaders preparing for the impact a changing climate will bring?
- What do we expect to see in the future of AgTech? Who is leading the charge and what can the sector learn from other industries implementations of AI and automation?
- What do industry leaders believe are the most exciting new opportunities for food and ag?
- How leaders are putting in place strategies for 2035 and beyond.