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2017 Show Daily
• Meet the Chefs, Page 3
• Technological Transformation with Rich Karlgaard, Page 8
• Never Give Up on a Dream, Page 10
INSIDE
San Francisco:
A Treat for
Potato Growers
By Dan Lake and Carl Hoverson
Co-chairmen, Potato Expo 2017 Steering Committee
W
elcome to the ninth annual Potato EXPO!
On behalf of the steering committee, we are
excited to welcome you to San Francisco —
a first-time host city for the largest potato industry
conference and trade show in North America.
This year we have more than 2,000 growers,
packers, shippers and every link in the potato supply
chain here in one building. We are glad you are here
to experience it. On an annual basis, we ask attendees
why they attend the Potato EXPO and the No. 1
reason every year is networking. The connections
you make this week and the partnerships you form
will open doors to new ideas and innovations you can
bring back to your business. The impact of the Potato
EXPO lasts all year. Today you will have endless
opportunities to talk potatoes with growers and
industry partners. We hope you share our excitement
about the possibilities to be found at Potato Expo.
Yesterday's Spud Nation Throwdown showed us
how potatoes allow international chefs the freedom
Dan Lake Carl Hoverson
WELCOME
continued on page 4
FULL SCHEDULE
on page 12
Thursday, January 5
Show Hours
8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Exhibit Hall, Level 1
Registration
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rotunda
General Session
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Four Megatrends & Three Best
Practices That Will Shape Your
Business Future
Rich Karlgaard, Forbes magazine
Ballroom, Level 3
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Spud Nation Throwdown Panel
Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru
Ballroom, Level 3
EXPO Stage session
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
The Power of Ag Data
Remington Kendall, Granular
Exhibit Hall, Expo Stage, Level 1
Keynote luncheon
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Never Give Up on a Dream
Jim "The Rookie" Morris
Ballroom, Level 3
