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Agenda for Palm Springs Conference
STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES, INC.
16TH ANNUAL COMMODITY OUTLOOK CONFERENCE
Feb 25-27, 2008
Markets Gone Wild
Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel
1-760-322-6000
We are happy to have Kennedy and Coe, LLC and Silveus Insurance Group as Presenting Partners.
Mon, Feb 25th
| 12:00 -- 1:00 | Registration |
| 1:00 -- 1:15 | Opening Remarks -- Jeff Beal, SMS |
| 1:15 -- 3:00 | Understanding The New Market Fundamentals -- Gordon Linn, Linn Group |
| 3:00 -- 3:20 | Break |
| 3:20 -- 4:45 | The Business Outlook -- Vince Malanga, LaSalle Economics Inc. |
| 4:45 -- 5:15 | Market Wrap-up/Q&A -- Jerry Gulke, SMS |
Dinner Banquet
| 5:30 -- 6:30 | Drinks -- Cash Bar at the Banquet |
| 6:30 -- 9:00 | Dinner |
Tues, Feb 26th
| 8:00 -- 8:30 | Overnight Markets and Review of Morning Comments -- Jeff/Jerry, SMS |
| 8:30 -- 9:30 | The Weather Effect -- Mark Russo, Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
| 9:30 -- 10:20 | Discovering. Delivering. Yielding. -- Jennifer Ralston, Monsanto |
| 10:20 -- 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 -- 12:00 | Livestock Outlook/Equity Ideas ---Roger Wallace, EVFS |
| 12:00 -- 1:00 | Crop Insurance Outlook -- Dale Miller, Silveus Insurance Group |
| 1:00 | Lunch provided by Kennedy and Coe & Silveus Insurance Group |
Wed, Feb 27th
| 8:00 -- 8:45 | Overnight Markets and Review of Morning Comments -- Jeff/Jerry, SMS |
| 8:45 -- 9:30 | 2008 Farm Bill Challenges & Opportunities -- Wayne Myers, Kennedy & Coe |
| 9:30 -- 9:45 | Break |
| 9:45 -- 12:00 | Focus on Entry and Exit Strategies & Cross Hedging -- Jerry Gulke, SMS |