The Role of R&D in Agriculture and Related Industries: Today and Tomorrow

September 24, 2007
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604-1413
Third Floor Conference Center

8:00 a.m.		Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.		Welcome and Opening Remarks Opening Remarks (PDF,14KB) William Testa, Vice President and Director of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Chris Bloom, Technology Commercialization Task Force, Economic Development Council of Chicago Richard Paullin, Illinois Global Partnership
9:15 a.m.		Session I: Agriculture R&D and Funding Agricultural Productivity and the Role of Research (PDF,103KB) David B. Oppedahl, Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago The Role of R&D in Agriculture and Related Industries—An Investor's Perspective (PDF,64KB) Eric C. Larson, Founder and Managing Partner, Linden LLC Public/Private Collaborations and the Need for Ag Research Funding (PDF,52KB) Mark E. Cook, Professor of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin
10:15 a.m.		Break
10:30 a.m.		Session II: Biotechnology and Food R&D Evolution of R&D in Agriculture Beth Calabotta, Biodiesel and Oilseed Innovation Technical Lead, Monsanto Company Food R&D (PDF,2.32MB) Martin Cole, Director, National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology
11:30 a.m.		Lunch Introduction Charles L. Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Keynote From the Reaper to the Satellite Orion Samuelson, Agribusiness Director, WGN Radio
1:00 p.m.		Session III: Biofuels R&D Biofuels R&D (PDF,1.52MB) Seth Snyder, Section Leader for Chemical and Biological Technology, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory
1:30 p.m.		Session IV: Panel Discussion: What Are the Best Policies to Promote Ag-Related R&D? The Perspectives of the Midwest, Nation and World Moderator William Testa, Vice President and Director of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center: An Overview (PDF,938KB) John Caupert, Director, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center CREATE-21: A Generational Opportunity for Enhancing Economic Development (PDF,416KB) Jeffrey D. Armstrong, Dean and Professor, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University What Are the Best Policies to Promote Ag-Related R&D? (PDF,56KB) Robert L. Thompson, Gardner Chair in Agricultural Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:15 p.m.		Adjourn for Tour of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology (Co-Sponsored by the Illinois Global Partnership and the Economic Development Council of Chicago) Last updated: October 12, 2007