The 2024 Women in Agribusiness Summit will feature the workshop “Developing the Next Generation of Women Leading Ag,” led by a team from Syngenta, a global leader in providing inputs to growers, including crop protection, seeds, seed treatments and traits.
This four-hour dynamic leadership workshop is tailored for ambitious women with 10-15 years of experience and will cover how to take charge of your professional journey, bridge skill gaps and create a unique personal brand.
Brandon Bell, Syngenta Group head of ED&I, Syngenta North America, and Kelsey Lakamp, head of North American talent acquisition and academic partnerships, will use interactive exercises and descriptive narratives to leave attendees with clear and actionable insight to further their careers.
Additional special activities
The 13th annual WIA Summit, taking place September 24-26 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center will include a WIA Members-Only Night Out.
Held at nearby Colorado State University (CSU) Spur, this event for WIA members feature a private screening of An Open Door, Dr. Temple Grandin’s new documentary, followed by a Q&A panel with Grandin, alongside the film's director, John Barnhardt, and Amy Parsons, CSU president. Grandin is a renowned autism activist, animal behaviorist and distinguished professor at CSU.
There also will be a social hour for all member attendees where Grandin will sign and distribute copies of her most recent book, Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions. WIA Membership and pre-registration are required for this special night out.
Located 25 miles east of Denver in Bennet, Kalcevic Farm has been in operation since 1898 and is now run by fourth generation family members. WIA Summit tours will give an insider view into farming productions at Kalcevic Farms, a dry land wheat, corn, sorghum and milo farming operation.
The annual Women in Protein Dinner, located at Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse in downtown Denver, celebrates and recognizes accomplished women in protein. This year it fittingly takes place in Colorado, the tenth-largest cattle producing state in the United States with over three million head of cattle and more than 35,000 farm and ranch operations across more than 30 million acres.
Learn more at www.womeninag.com/usa.
