Speakers

Content Advisor Co-Chair
Matthew Bechdol
President of GeoSilos
For fifteen years, Bechdol has specialized in place based solutions for agriculture and...
Content Advisor Co-Chair
Andrey Skotnikov
Founder of New Ag Systems
An acknowledged international expert, Skotnikov is consulting in ag systems and...
Content Advisor Co-Chair
Mike Martin
Director of Content, IDEAg Interconnectivity
Mike Martin serves as Director of Content for the Cygnus IDEAg group. Mike has more than...
Greg Ikins
Agronomist, United Soils, Inc.
Greg has served United Soils, Inc. as an agronomist for over 10 years, providing agronomic support...
Clay Rassi
Sales Manager of AgSync, Inc.
For over 20 years Clay has been an innovator in new market development and sales of emerging...
Keith Schlapkohl
Founding Member of B.R.T. Ag & Turf
Keith Schlapkohl is a founding member of B.R.T. Ag & Turf and a life long farmer and visionary...
Jeff Littrell
Vice President, B.R.T. and FHR Farms, Inc.
Jeff Littrell is Vice President of B.R.T. and FHR Farms, Inc. He has studied with Dr. Skow, and...
Urban Lehner
Vice President of Editorial, Telvent/DTN
Urban C. Lehner joined DTN as editor-in-chief in July 2003. He became the vice president in charge...
Terry Schiltz
President and Co-Owner, AgSense LLC
Terry Schiltz, President and Co-Owner, AgSense LLC Experience: Raised on a farm near...
Dan Miller
Sr. Director, Industry Solutions Practice – Manufacturing/Energy/Utilities Industry Solutions Practice
In this role, Dan is responsible for leading a team focused on providing industry expertise and...
Jerry Roell
Director, John Deere FarmSight ™ & John Deere WorkSight™
Currently, Jerry Roell is the Director, John Deere FarmSight TM and John Deere WorkSight TM. He...
Terry Fleck
Executive Director, The Center for Food Integrity
Terry Fleck – Executive Director, The Center for Food Integrity As Executive Director...
Ed Schafer
Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ed Schafer was sworn in as the 29th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on...
Mike Santostefano
Director of Marketing and Business Development, AgIntegrated
With over 8 years experience in the agricultural industry, Mike has developed an extensive...
Ted McKinney
Director, Global Corporate Affairs, Elanco Animal Health, Div of Eli Lilly and Company
Ted is currently the Director, Global Corporate Affairs at Elanco Animal Health, Div of Eli Lilly...
Kyle Tom
Assistant Director of Operations, Tom Farms
Tom Farms is a global production, sales and service operation, specializing in seed corn, corn and...
Kip Tom
Managing Member, Tom Farms
A life-long resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana, Kip Tom grew up on his family’s farm in the...
Paul Welbig
Director of Slingshot Operations for Raven Industries
Paul Welbig is the Director of Marketing, Product Management and Slingshot Operations for Raven...
Michael Boehlje
PhD, Ag Economist from Purdue University
MICHAEL BOEHLJE is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and the...
Ken Eriksen
Senior Vice President, Informa Economics
Ken Eriksen is the leader of Informa's transportation and logistics services

