Potato Expo 2024 Schedule

All times Central Time

The Potato Expo 2024 will be held January 10-11. All events take place at the Austin Convention Center, unless otherwise noted. Meetings held January 8-9 are external events and are not included in the registration for the Potato Expo.

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Time
Session Name
time
8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Potatoes USA Executive Committee Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Potatoes USA Seed Task Force Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Potatoes USA Research Committee Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Potatoes USA Domestic Marketing Committee Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Potatoes USA Finance Committee Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
8:00 am – 5:00 pm

UPGC Board of Directors Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact George Martin at United Potato Growers of America: george@unitedpotatousa.com

time
8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Potato Sustainability Alliance Meeting  

TBD 

For more information, contact John Mesko at Potato Sustainability Alliance: mesko@potatosustainability.org

time
9:00 am – 11:00 am

Potatoes USA Outreach Committee Meeting  

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
11:00 am – 1:00 pm

APTA Board Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact Matt Lantz: Matthew.Lantz@bryantchristie.com

time
12:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Potatoes USA International Marketing Committee Meeting  

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Potatoes USA Administrative Committee Meeting 

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Potatoes Rock! Welcome Reception

Atrium

Sponsored by McCain Foods

time
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Potato Sustainability Alliance Reception  

TBD 

For more information, contact John Mesko at Potato Sustainability Alliance: mesko@potatosustainability.org

time
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Potato Expo Steering Committee Meeting  

NPC Pavilion, Exhibit Hall 4 

time
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Potatoes USA Chip Committee Meeting  

TBD 

For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at Potatoes USA: caitlinr@potatoesusa.com

time
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Potato Industry Leadership Institute Reception 

TBD 

time
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

NPC Past Presidents and Executive Committee Meeting  

TBD 

time
7:00 am – 9:00 am

APRE Board Meeting

TBD 

time
7:30 am – 6:30 pm

Potato Expo Registration Open

Atrium

time
8:00 am – 11:00 am

UPGA Potato Business Summit 

TBD 

For more information, contact George Martin at United Potato Growers of America: george@unitedpotatousa.com

time
11:00 am – 6:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

Exhibit Hall 4

time
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Potato Bar in the Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall 4

Sponsored by Lamb Weston

time
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Street & Potatoes: A Battle for the Best Tacos

Expo Stage, Exhibit Hall 4

Hosted by RJ Harvey, RDN, CEC, Culinary Director, Potatoes USA

Sponsored by The Little Potato Company

time
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Potato Talks

Expo Stage, Exhibit Hall 4

time
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sessions at the Cultivation Corner

Enter from Exhibit Hall 4

time
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Happy Hour in the Expo Hall

Exhibit Hall 4

Sponsored by Bayer Crop Science

 

time
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Meet the Researchers at the PAA Poster Session

Enter from Exhibit Hall 4

time
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Kick-Off Reception in the Expo Hall, featuring the Potato LEAF Auction

Exhibit Hall 4

Sponsored by Syngenta

time
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Beer Garden

The Reverbery, Hilton Austin 

Sponsored by Corteva

time
6:30 am – 7:30 am

Team Potato Workout

TBD

Brought to you by Potatoes USA

time
7:30 am – 9:00 am

Annual Meeting of the Potato LEAF

TBD 

time
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Expo Hall Open

Exhibit Hall 4

time
9:30 am – 11:30 am

Potato Talks

Expo Stage, Exhibit Hall 4

time
9:30 am – 11:30 am

Sessions at the Cultivation Corner

Enter from Exhibit Hall 4

time
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Potato Bar in the Expo Hall

Exhibit Hall 4

 

time
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Potatoes Gone Viral!

Steve Lerch, StoryArc Consulting
RJ Harvey RDN, CEC, Culinary Director, Potatoes USA

Expo Stage, Exhibit Hall 4

time
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Potato Talks

Expo Stage, Exhibit Hall 4

time
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Happy Hour in the Expo Hall

Exhibit Hall 5

Sponsored by UPL

 

time
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Potato-Palooza

Speakeasy (412 Congress Avenue)