{"id":883,"date":"2009-02-16T14:53:12","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T21:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=883"},"modified":"2009-02-16T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2009-02-16T21:59:44","slug":"pre-conference-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=883","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Conference Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"5\" title=\"Kevin Ochsner\" alt=\"Kevin Ochsner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/ochsner_kevinsm.jpg\" \/>Charting Your Course in Uncharted Waters: Strategic Decision-Making in Uncertain Times<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Volatile commodity markets, bank           failures, government bailouts.           These are only a few of the events           that have caused turmoil and           created a sense of uncertainty and           anxiety about the future.           Regardless of the storms that may be brewing around us, business           leaders can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t simply postpone           decisions until calmer seas prevail.           Turbulent times create incredible           opportunities. Navigating through           these waters demands answers to           questions like:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. What are the fundamental             drivers of change that are             reshaping our business\/industry?<br \/>\n2.              What assumptions am I making             about the future and what if I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m             wrong?<br \/>\n3.              What are the biggest             uncertainties that could impact             our business\/industry?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you have found yourself asking           any of these questions, this           session is for you! This pre-conference           workshop is designed           for anyone who has responsibility           for developing internal business           plans or helping clients anticipate, respond and react to the volatility           and change impacting their           business. Participants will gain           insight into the key principles of           scenario-planning and will be           introduced to some tools that can           be helpful in making both business and personal decisions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Ochsner<\/strong>,           Partner, Adayana           Agri Business Group<br \/>\nKevin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s speaking           career began in           college when he served as a           National FFA Officer and traveled           to more than 40 states           representing the organization.           Kevin spends more than 80 days           each year making presentations           and facilitating programs for many           of North America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest           agribusinesses.With a Master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in           Management from Purdue           University, Kevin combines his           high-energy, motivational           speaking style with the marketing           and management substance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>Participants must be           registered for the full Agri-Marketing Conference. Separate           registration is required, but there           is no additional registration fee.           Registration is limited to the first           100 attendees who sign-up. Please sign-up at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\/reserveworkshop.htm\">www.nama.org\/amc\/reserveworkshop.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charting Your Course in Uncharted Waters: Strategic Decision-Making in Uncertain Times Volatile commodity markets, bank failures, government bailouts. These are only a few of the events that have caused turmoil and created a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about the future. Regardless of the storms that may be brewing around us, business leaders can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t simply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agri-marketing-conf","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}