Sunday, October 17
11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Government Affairs Committee Meeting |
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Durum Development Committee Meeting |
1:00 – 5:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
1:30 – 4:30 pm | Board of Directors Meeting (Board Members Only) |
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm | First- Time Attendee Reception (Invitation Only) |
6:00 – 9:00 pm | Welcome Reception & Dinner |
Monday, October 18
7:30 am – 12:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
7:15 – 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
8:00 – 9:45 am | General Session 8:00 – 8:30 am Welcome and State of the Industry Report Carl Zuanelli, NPA Board of Directors Chair, Nuovo Pasta Productions, Ltd 8:30 – 9:00 am NPA Technical Affairs Committee (TAC) Report Alexis Freier-Johnson, NPA TAC Chair, 8th Avenue Food & Provisions 9:00 – 9:45 am A Never-Ending TRANSFORMATION: Pasta and the Magic of Cooking Chef Rosario Del Nero, Share the Pasta Chef Spokesperson, Culinary R&D Specialist |
9:45 – 10:30 am | Networking Break and Committee Fair |
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | General Session 10:30 – 11:00 am Legislative & Regulatory Update Gary Kushner, NPA Legal Counsel, Hogan Lovells US LLP 11:00 am – 12:00 pm NPA Communications and Nutrition Research Update Alexandra Smith-Ozerkis and Diane Welland, NPA Staff |
12:00 pm | Lunch on Your Own |
12:00 – 2:00 pm | Technical Affairs Committee Meeting |
1:00 – 5:00 pm | Golf Tournament |
5:15 – 6:00 pm | 19th Hole Event |
Dinner on Your Own |
Tuesday, October 19
7:30 am – 12:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
7:30 – 9:30 am | Breakfast & Executive One-On-Ones |
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | General Session 10:00 – 10:45 am Transportation Update and Forecast Max Fisher, Vice President of Economics and Government Relations, National Grain and Feed Association 10:45 – 11:15 am 2021 World & U.S. Durum Situation Jim Peterson, North Dakota Wheat Commission 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Disruption in the Food Industry: An Opportunity for the Pasta Sector Dr. Kantha Shelke, Corvus Blue LLC |
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch on Your Own |
1:15 – 5:15 pm | Bocce Tournament |
6:30 – 7:30 pm | Closing Reception |
7:30 – 9:30 pm | Closing Dinner |