Featuring 22 different presentations and speakers of critical importance to purchasing executives, along with new opportunities for engaging with attendees. Early bird registration ends May 15, 2014, and space is filling up faster than ever. Register today to ensure you are in the front row of this year’s most talked about event.

Letter from the President

The Purchasing Seminar will be here soon, and we are expanding this year's program as well as moving the annual gathering to the newly updated Kansas City Sheraton hotel. This year is our 37th event and our speakers will again provide a broad and in-depth perspective on the current markets and the outlook for the year ahead. The opening evening reception will be Sunday, June 1, at the historic Union Station across from the hotel. 

 

This year's seminar will feature 22 different presentations and speakers along with new opportunities for engaging with attendees. The expectations are for 2014 to bring the largest audience, and the new venue and facilities will create a setting for a productive and positive experience for years to come. For more information, please contact Christina Sullivan at 816-756-100 or csullivan@sosland.com. You may also visit: www.purchasingseminar.com. 

 

We look forward to seeing you later this spring and hope that you're planning to attend Sosland Publishing's annual Purchasing Seminar.

Mark Sabo

President

Sosland Publishing

 

                                                                                                                                                

2:00 – 4:30 p.m.            MARKET FUNDAMENTALS

Chris Morley, Chief Executive Officer/Owner, Global Risk Management Corp.

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.   Cocktails 

            

            

6:30 – 8:00 a.m.            Breakfast 

 

8:15 – 8:20 a.m.     WELCOMING REMARKS

Mark Sabo, President, Sosland Publishing Co.

8:20 – 9:05 a.m.        GRAINS AND THE GLOBAL FOOD DEMAND                                         

Steve Freed, Vice-president of Research, ADM Investor Services, Inc.

9:05 – 9:50 a.m.       WHEAT AND WORLD PROSPECTS FOR NEW CROP                            

Bill Lapp, President, Advanced Economic Solutions

9:50 – 10:20 a.m.      FEED GRAINS AND MILLFEED

Ankush Bhandari, Director of Economic Research, The Gavilon Group L.L.C.

10:20 – 10:45 a.m.    BREAK

10:45 – 11:35 a.m.    WORLD WEATHER AND THE IMPACT ON MARKETS

Drew Lerner, President, World Weather, Inc.

11:35 a.m. – 12 p.m.    GRAINS PANEL

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.          LUNCH 

                  

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.       SUGARS/SWEETENERS                                   

Pedro Figueroa, Business Development Director, ED&F Man Sugar 

Paul Meyers, Chief Agricultural Economist, Foresight Commodity Services, Inc.

2:15 – 2:45 p.m.       EDIBLE OILS AND SHORTENING 

Paul Meyers, Chief Agricultural Economist, Foresight Commodity Services, Inc.

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.       SHORTENING PANEL

Moderator:        Matt Beeson, Beeson & Associates, Inc. 

Panelists:          Paul Meyers, Foresight Commodity Services, Inc.

Steve Freed, ADM Investor Services, Inc. 

Brian Harris, Global Risk Management Corp. 

Dave Reeble, Moving Parts, L.L.C. 

                        

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.        BREAK                                                                                                             

                                                                                                

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.        Breakout Session I – Choices Below

            

DAIRY 

Sara Dorland, Analyst, Daily Dairy Report

                        

SPICES 

Thomas Schmidt, Jr., Vice-president of Sales and Client Services, Van de Vries Spice Corp.

                                   

NUTS 

Chris Nubern, Vice-president of Procurement, Flagstone Foods

                        

PROTEINS 

Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics, Inc.

4:20 – 5:00  p.m.  Breakout Session II – Choices Below

EGGS 

Richard Broad, Vice-president, Bender-Goodman Co., Inc.                      

FRUIT 

Derek Klein, Regional Sales, Batory Foods - Massey Fair

PROTEINS 

Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics, Inc.

6 – 8 p.m. Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres 

  

6:30 – 8:00 a.m.            Breakfast 

 

8:30 – 9:30  a.m.      GLOBAL ECONOMY & MARKET ISSUES

Ron Insana, Senior Analyst, CNBC, Financial Industry Expert

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.     THE KEY ENERGY COMPONENTS AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE NEAR TERM

Tim Statts, Vice-president of Risk Management, Schneider Electric

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.    BREAK

10:45 – 11:15  a.m.  THE RAPIDLY CHANGING DYNAMICS OF TRANSPORTATION

John H. Miller, Group Vice-president of Agricultural Products, BNSF Railway