{"id":897,"date":"2009-03-09T11:26:29","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T18:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=897"},"modified":"2009-03-09T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T18:27:30","slug":"conference-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"Conference Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>You must be registered for the Agri-Marketing Conference to be able to attend the workshops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 15 ~ 1:00 &#8211; 3:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"Kevin Ochsner\" alt=\"Kevin Ochsner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/ochsner_kevinsm.jpg\" \/>Pre-Conference Workshop: <em>Charting Your Course in Uncharted Waters &#8211; Strategic Decision Making in Uncertain Times<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Kevin Ochsner, Partner, Adayana Agri Business Group<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re coming in early for the Agri-Marketing Conference and are looking for something to do, take part in the Pre-Conference Workshop with Kevin Ochsner, Partner at Adayana Agri Business Group.<\/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 preconference           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>Thursday, April 16 ~ 2:00 &#8211; 3:00 p.m. <\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"Scott McKain\" alt=\"Scott McKain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/mckain_scottsm.jpg\" \/>Senior Management Workshop: <em>What Customers Really Want<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nScott McKain, Vice Chairman of Obsidian Enterprises and  co-founder of the Value Added Institute<\/p>\n<p><em>The Senior Management Workshop occurs simultaneously with the first round of Breakout Sessions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s marketplace, a quality product\/service is no longer enough to grab the customer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s attention or guarantee repeat business. Customers expect to be amazed and astounded or they do business elsewhere! Join this session &#8211; designed exclusively for senior management &#8211; to learn a three-step plan for success:<\/p>\n<p>1. Create a high concept to sharpen focus on your unique strengths.<br \/>\n2. Use the power of story to create an emotional connection between your organization and customers\/employees.<br \/>\n3. Design the ultimate customer experience that thrills clients and employees.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, discover how to get your team to execute this new, innovative vision. Scott McKain is author of <em>The Collapse of Distinction<\/em> and <em>What Customers Really Want<\/em>, as well as Vice Chairman of Obsidian Enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the Agri-Marketing Conference and these workshops visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nama.org\/amc\/2009amc\/Default.aspx\">http:\/\/nama.org\/amc\/2009amc\/Default.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are already registered for the conference, but did not sign up for the workshops yet, please visit the links below to register for just the workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Conference Workshop: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\/reserveworkshop.htm\">http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\/reserveworkshop.htm<\/a><br \/>\nSenior Management Workshop: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\/seniorworkshop.html\">http:\/\/www.nama.org\/amc\/seniorworkshop.html <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: You must be registered for the Agri-Marketing Conference to be able to attend the workshops. Wednesday, April 15 ~ 1:00 &#8211; 3:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop: Charting Your Course in Uncharted Waters &#8211; Strategic Decision Making in Uncertain Times Kevin Ochsner, Partner, Adayana Agri Business Group If you&#8217;re coming in early for the Agri-Marketing Conference [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,278,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agri-marketing-conf","category-best-of-nama","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897","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=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}