Join us for the 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 17-19, 2013.

Forge New Frontiers with NAMA

View the Schedule At-A-Glance for the 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference!

Isn’t it odd that we have no problem accepting we must upgrade software and replace old technology, but have such a hard time upgrading our thinking?

And all too often, we get too comfortable with “the way it’s always been done” rather than exploring new ways to find solutions and ideas.

Well, we’re going to change all that in April...The speakers we have lined up for the 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference are each pioneers in their respective fields. Prepare to have your eyes opened and your opinions challenged by internationally known thought leaders ready to share their groundbreaking ideas with you.

Who Should Attend?
* Account Executives
* PR Specialists
* Product Developers
* Product Managers
* Agencies
* Creatives

NAMA’s Agri-Marketing Conference keeps growing! Industry veterans know it’s a can’t miss annual event, and new hires just entering the industry attend because there’s simply no better place to soak up ag centric education, networking and new ideas. Forge your own path of professional development and forward thinking with NAMA.

Our Sustaining Partners


ABM Agri Council AgHub Agri-Marketing Broadhead Brighton Commodity Farm Credit Farm Progress High Plains Journal John Deere Monsanto Paulsen Marketing RK Successful Farming Syngenta Zimm Comm

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

  • 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ABEF Golf Outing
  • 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Golf Reception

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Chapter Leaders' Workshop
  • 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ABEF Board Meeting
  • 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Board of Directors' Meeting
  • 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop
  • 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Leader/First-Timer Reception
  • 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Best of NAMA Finalists' Reception
  • 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Best of NAMA Awards Ceremony
  • 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Best of NAMA Celebration Reception
  • 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in the Connection Point

Thursday, April 18, 2013

  • 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Omelet Feast
  • 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Opening General Session
  • 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Second General Session
  • 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Connection Point Luncheon
  • 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Student Marketing Competition Finals
  • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Senior Management Workshop
  • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Connection Point Break
  • 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Connection Point Closing Reception/
  • 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. ABEF Silent Auction
  • Midnight - 2:00 a.m. Last Call Pancake Breakfast

Friday, April 19, 2013

  • 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  • 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions
  • 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Closing Session Brunch

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

  • Noon - 5:00 p.m. Student Practice
  • 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Student Orientation
  • 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Judges Reception/Orientation
  • 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Student Practice

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

  • 7:30 - 11:00 a.m. Preliminary Heats
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Student Luncheon
  • 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. Semi-Finals
  • 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Student Critiques

Thursday, April 18, 2013

  • 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Omelet Feast
  • 7:30 a.m. - Noon. Student Finals Practice
  • 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Opening General Session
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Second General Session
  • Noon - 1:30 p.m. Student Mentor Luncheon
  • 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Student Competition Finals
  • 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Student Awards
  • 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Student Advisors Reception
  • 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Student Chapter Presidents' Reception
  • 9:00 p.m. - Midnight Student Party
  • Midnight - 2:00 a.m. Last Call Pancake Breakfast

Your 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference

Keynote Speakers

AndersANDERS SORMAN-NILSSON

Digilogue—Where High Tech Meets High Touch

We upgrade, exchange and replace our software because we know that old technology, rusty circuitry and limited bandwidth won’t suffice in the future. Yet why are we so reluctant to apply the same upgrades to our thinking? The current rapid pace of change in every industry means we need to be constantly upgrading our personal, organizational and leadership software.

LinknerJOSH LINKNER

Unleashing Creativity

What’s the riskiest move a company can make today? Doing the same-old same-old. Hugging the status quo. In a world economy that can flip in a nanosecond, thinking that the future will follow the past is the fast road to obsolescence. What’s the antidote? Igniting your company’s creativity.

MasonDAMIAN MASON

Humor for the Heart of Agriculture

With an unabashed passion for the agriculture industry, Damian Mason will send you on your way with a smile on your face. Mason is a professional comedian, author and entertainer with a degree in Agricultural Economics and improvisation experience gained at the prestigious Second City Training Center in Chicago—the training ground of many
Saturday Night Live stars.