Agenda

Reset and refresh your perspective of leadership and business with a motivational and high energy story of resilience.

Think beyond markets and business performance, and instead focus on mindset, adaptability, teamwork and decision-making when outcomes are uncertain.

As we mark the 50th Anniversary of The Executive Conference, this session cuts through five decades of change in animal protein markets to turn historical perspective on the forces shaping today’s environment into key strategies for the future.

Meet the Expana analysts and explore the new platform in the networking area. From benchmark pricing to global supply and demand insights, discover how market intelligence is powering smarter decisions across food and agriculture.

• Lessons from last year: interpret herd dynamics, production challenges, and pricing trends

• Demand breakdown: where is demand coming from across retail, foodservice, and exports

The second part of this session is dedicated to turning trends into actionable insights. By combining rigorous data analysis with human intelligence, we explore potential future market dynamics in animal protein

• Last year in focus: bringing the data and reviewing pricing trends

• Demand evolution: where is demand coming from across retail, foodservice, and exports

The second part of this session is dedicated to turning trends into actionable insights. By combining rigorous data analysis with human intelligence, we explore potential future market dynamics in animal protein.

Take a seat with leaders across the sector over lunch. Share perspectives on your work challenges, shifting trends in protein, and explore how better insight is helping businesses navigate complexity and make smarter decisions across the value chain.

Learn how the Expana team uses data, insights, and evidence to build prices.

Expana is the benchmark for reliable and impartial proprietary price assessments in the agrifood space through its robust and transparent IOSCO-assured methodologies.

• Year-in-review: bringing the data and reviewing past trends  

• Supply and demand breakdown: where is demand coming from across retail and foodservice, including cage free and production insights 

• Through trade maps, policy analysis, and market insights, we can understand how exports, imports, tariffs, and international regulations affect US operations and US competitiveness.
• Connect policy to pricing, see how tariffs, trade agreements, and regulations influence protein costs and supply
• Make informed decisions on international sourcing, investment, and expansion

Join us as we explore how leading buyers and sellers are using real-time market intelligence to model costs, forecast volatility and make better decisions.

In this session, the Expana team will unveil the latest enhancements to the platform, giving you an inside look at new tools designed to turn data into actionable value. Learn how these features can empower both buying and selling teams to make faster, smarter and more strategic decisions in today’s dynamic markets.

Kick off the 50^th Executive Conference and celebrate your industry’s legacy with a relaxed evening to reconnect with old colleagues and welcome new faces to the premier gathering of the protein industry.

• Gain a high-level view of inflation, interest rates, commodity prices, trade dynamics, and consumer spending.
• Translate these trends into strategic business insights.
• Avoid overreacting to market noise while making strategic business decisions.. 

• Gain insight into actionable commodity price risk management strategies amidst increasing global market volatility. 

• Review best practices and current products and tools available to protect interest rate, energy, grains & oilseeds, and protein price risk in today’s hyper volatile marketplace. 

Meet the Expana analysts and explore the new SaaS platform in the networking area.

• Clear situational awareness: up‑to‑date assessment of current disease prevalence, transmission trends and geographic hotspots that could affect supply.
• Hear from a veterinary scientist amongst industry experts for guidance on disease dynamics, risk mitigation, and practical strategies for managing biological disruption across flocks and supply chains.
• How operationally possible is vaccination and how might different strategies impact business outcomes?

• Better understand where your costs may be coming from and detect early warning signs of input cost fluctuations across feed, fuel, packaging, and freight.
• Seek to enhance business stability and longevity.

• Understand how restaurants, retailers, and food service buyers make purchasing decisions that can directly affect demand for protein products.
• Discover what end-market partners value most helping you build stronger, more resilient partnerships.
• Spot emerging trends and product preferences that can guide innovation, marketing, and portfolio strategy.

• Understand how changes in consumer purchasing power, dietary preferences, and demand patterns affect protein pricing, sales volumes, menu offerings, and retail product assortments (SKUs).
• Anticipate changes in category demand.

• Hear candid perspectives and experience-based viewpoints that go beyond data and forecasts
• Absorb strategies on automation, labor retention, and sustainable growth.
• Build a long-term vision that integrates both buyer and producer priorities.