Monday, December 1, 2025
Executive Committee Meeting (committee members only) 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Board of Directors Meeting 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Board Reception & Dinner (board, spouses & invited guests only) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
ARA Topgolf Mixer$195.009:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Temple Square Tour & Family History Workshop$115.0010:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Afternoon Break 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Opening General Session 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Opening Reception in the Expo 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Customer Appreciation Night 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Networking Breakfast in the Expo 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Morning General Session 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch in the Expo 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Breakout 1: Purdue Large Commercial Producer Survey 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Breakout 2: ARA's LaborLink Member Service 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Expo Hall Open for Networking 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Break 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Breakout 4: Creating a Pathway to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in Agriculture 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakout 3: Fertilizer Market Outlook 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Networking Reception in the Expo 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Dinner & Auction to Benefit ARAPAC (separate ticket required) 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Networking Breakfast in the Expo 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Closing Keynote 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Olympic Park Tour$125.0011:30 AM - 3:00 PM

The Grand America is the official host hotel of the 2025 ARA Conference & Expo. All conference events will take place at the host hotel, unless otherwise noted on the agenda.

Note: ARA uses Convention Housing Management (CHM) to reserve rooms for the 2025 ARA Conference & Expo. Use only the link provided to book accommodations and receive ARA's discounted room block rate.

Daren Coppock
ARA
President & CEO

Scott Mann
Green Beret, Keynote Speaker, Leadership Coach, and Podcast Host

Joseph Glauber
International Food Policy Research Institute
Senior Research Fellow (Emeritus)

Matt Makens
Makens Weather
Atmospheric Scientist

Megan Wright
másLabor
Senior Director, Business Expansion

Josh Linville
StoneX
Vice President

Shannon Bahrke Happe
Team Empower Hour & Champions Advantage
2 X Olympic Medalist, CEO, TEDx Speaker, Cert. Mindset Coach

Scott Downey
Purdue University Center for Food and Agribusiness
Director of the Center for Food and Agricultural Business & professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics

Dr. Srikanth Thudumu
Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (IAAIR)
Director of AI

Jason Fisher
Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (IAAIR)
Executive Director

Registration Rates

 

Member Registration

Non-member Registration

Spouse Registration

Early Bird (expires Oct. 15)

$550

$1,100

$175

Regular (closes Nov. 14)

$700

$1,300

$175

On-site

$850

$1,500

$200

GROUP DISCOUNTS: Employee group discounts are available for interested employees from the same company.

•    Groups of 5 or more employees are eligible for $100 off each registration, up to 9 registrations.
•    Groups of 10 or more employees are eligible for 50% off each registration.

Reach out to events@aradc.org for a discount code.

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