Palmetto Institute 2009 Agribusiness Summit
Friday
November 13th
8:30am to 2:00pm
The Francis Marion Hotel
Charleston, South Carolina
8:30 am to 9 am
Registration and Networking
9 am to 11 am
Presentations
11 am to 12:15 pm
Town Hall Forum with Gubernatorial Candidates,
moderated by David Winkles, President, South Carolina Farm Bureau
12:15 pm to 12:45 pm
Lunch Served
12:45 pm to 1:30 pm
Keynote Address
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Conclusion and Adjournment
Darla Moore, Palmetto Institute Board Chair
The Honorable Hugh Weathers, Commissioner of Agriculture, State of South Carolina
The Honorable Gene Kodama, South Carolina State Forester
Dr. Billy Ray Hall, President, North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
Keynote: The Honorable Kathleen A. Merrigan, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture