Meet Your Speakers
See what to expect from your 2024 speaker lineup by learning about their backgrounds and experiences.
Former astronaut mike Mullane
Former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force Colonel Mike Mullane will share motivating teamwork and leadership stories learned from 356 logged hours in space aboard the Atlantis and Discovery Shuttles before retiring in 1990.
As a Weapon Systems Operator aboard a RF-4C Phantom aircraft, he completed 134 combat missions in Vietnam. Mullane’s "Stories From Space" have helped Fortune 500 companies and organizations of all kinds.
Speaker Lineup
| Full Name | Company | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| Daren Coppock | Agricultural Retailers Asssociation | President & CEO |
| Margy Eckelkamp | Farm Journal | Brand Leader |
| Mike Mullane | Formerly NASA and US Air Force | Inspirational Speaker, Former Astronaut |
| Timothy Urban | Bracewell LLP | Senior Principal |
| Ranveer Chandra | Microsoft | Managing Director, Research for Industry & CTO of Agri-Food |
| Terry Branstad | Branstad-Churchill | Former US Ambassador to China and former Iowa Governor |
| Hunter Carpenter | ARA | Senior Director of Public Policy |
| Richard Gupton | ARA | Senior VP, Public Policy & Counsel |
| Mitchell Hora | Continuum Ag | CEO |
| Charlene Finck | Farm Journal | President, Industry Relations |
| Jason Minton | Taranis | Chief Commercial Officer |
| Ryan Raguse | Bushel | CIO / CO-Founder |
| Amy Asmus | Asmus Farm Supply, Inc. | Owner |