Agenda

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Time
Session Name
time
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Executive Committee Dinner with the Potato Industry Leadership Institute Class

Jr Ballroom 2 /3

time
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

NPC Executive Committee Meeting 

London 1

time
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

State Managers Lunch with the Leadership Institute 

Jr Ballroom 2

time
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

State Managers Meeting

Jr Ballroom 3

time
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Registration

Grand Ballroom Registration Desk

time
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Welcome Reception

Grand Ballroom Foyer 

Sponsored by 1,4 Group

time
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

NPC Annual Meeting of the Voting Delegates and Awards Dinner

Grand Ballroom

time
8:00 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast on own

time
8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Committee Meetings

Jr Ballroom

8:30am-9:30am Finance Committee

9:45am-10:45am Legislative Affairs Committee 

11:00am-12:00pm Environmental Affairs Committee  

time
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch: Measuring the Economic Significance of the U.S. Potato Industry

Grand Ballroom

Bill Knudson, Product Marketing Economist at the Michigan State University Product Center

time
1:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Committee Meetings

Jr Ballroom

1:45pm-2:45pm Grower Outreach and Industry Research Committee 

3:00pm-4:00pm Trade Affairs Committee

time
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

NPC Priority Issues Review

Grand Ballroom

Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council 

Mike Wenkel, COO National Potato Council 

time
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm

Board of Directors Meeting

Grand Ballroom

time
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Potato PAC Reception

Jr Ballroom Foyer

time
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Dinner on own

time
8:30 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast on own

time
9:00 am – 11:45 am

General Session on Priority Issues

Grand Ballroom

9:00am-9:45am USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack (invited) 

10:00am-10:45am Potato Leadership in the 2023 Farm Bill Process
Randy Russell, President, The Russell Group
Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council

11:00am-11:45am Navigating the Complex World of Nutrition Regulation
Katherine Thomas, Senate Agriculture Committee Staff 

time
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch Keynote: Political Outlook

Grand Ballroom

Charlie Cook, Renowned Political Analyst and Founder of the Cook Political Report

Sponsored by Syngenta

time
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Members of Congress Address the Potato Industry on Capitol Hill

Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106

time
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill Reception

Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106

Sponsored by McCain Foods

time
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Dinner on own

time
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

State Hill Visits

time
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm

Group Picture on the Capitol Steps

East Side

time
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Potato PAC Top Contributor Event (Invitation only)

Washington Wizards versus Toronto Raptors – Capitol One Arena

time
8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Remaining Capitol Hill Visits

time
8:00 am – 11:30 am

Trade Meeting – FAS/APHIS/USTR

Sign-up Form here. Register by noon on Thursday, March 2
Meet in lobby at 8:00am to share taxis/Uber. Meeting starts at 9:00am.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Whitten Building, Williamsburg Room 104A
Use the Jefferson Drive entrance

*Please note: To access federal facilities, all attendees must have a  REAL ID or passport. 

time
9:00 am – 11:30 am

Environmental Meeting – EPA

Sign-up Form here. Register by noon on Thursday, March 2

Meet in lobby at 9:00am to share taxis/Uber. Meeting starts at 10:00am.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C.

*Please note: To access federal facilities, all attendees must have a  REAL ID or passport.