Kansas City 2017 - Building the Future

Leading through Change

Professional Development Event
October 19-20, 2017
K-State Olathe

This event will feature Bruce Tulgan, one of the nation’s leaders in management training and generational diversity, discussing leading through workplace change. From beginning to end, speakers will provide attendees with tools, best practices and new insights to find success in a changing landscape. The conference is open to all interested professionals.

Bruce Tulgan Tulgan is an author, business consultant and founder of RainmakerThinking Inc. — a research, training and consulting firm that specializes in generational issues in the workplace. His books include: Not Everyone Gets a Trophy and Managing Generation X. He will provide a half-day, hands-on workshop discussing leading through workplace change.

The conference is a collaboration of the MAB program and K-State Olathe, with the support of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City.

Program:

Thursday, October 19
8:00 a.m.	Registration and Networking
9:00 a.m.	Welcome Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean and CEO, Kansas State University Olathe
9:15 a.m.	Today’s Agribusiness Climate Dr. Allen Featherstone, KSU Agricultural Economics Department Head, MAB Program Director
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	Enter, Shift, Control: Data Risk and Leadership Jarrod Benson, Koch #Marketing in a Digital Age Dustin Johansen, Vice President, Osborn & Barr
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Mergers and Acquisitions: Guiding Your Company Through Change Paul Casady, Executive in Residence, Professor of Practice, Kansas State University Olathe Sky is the Limit: Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems Robert Boyd, FAA Designed Airworthiness Representative, Xwindaero Consultants; Kurt Carraway, Executive Director, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program, K-State Univ.; Russ Plaschka, Career and Workforce Development Specialist, Ks Dept of Agriculture
11:45 a.m.	Break
12:00 p.m.	Conference and KC Ag Business Council Luncheon Richard B. Myers, President, Kansas State University
1:00 p.m.	Leading through Change Workshop Bruce Tulgan, Founder, RainmakerThinking
5:00 p.m.	Cocktail Reception and Networking
6:00 p.m.	Dinner and Evening Keynote - Telling our Story in Times of Change JJ Jones, Co-Founder, Roots & Legacies, Consulting, Inc.
Friday, October 20
8:00 a.m.	Networking
9:00 a.m.	Welcome Dr. Allen Featherstone, Agricultural Economics Department Head, MAB Program Director
9:15 a.m.	Policy Outlook for Leaders - Point/Counterpoint Discussion Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh, Professor, Kansas State University Dr. Mark Edelman, Professor, Iowa State University
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Legal Considerations for Leadership Mark Anstoetter, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, and Bridget Halbur, Associate, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
11:30 a.m.	Conference Wrap Up and Closing Remarks Dr. Allen Featherstone, Agricultural Economics Department Head, MAB Program Director
12:00 p.m.	MAB 20^th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon
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If you have questions, or are interested in being a sponsor of the event, please contact Deborah Kohl at dkohl@ksu.edu. For more information on sponsorship levels.

Kansas State University

Master of Agribusiness

Leading through Change

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2 Day Registration $350

1 Day Registration (Thursday only) $245

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