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International Livestock Congress-USA set for Jan. 12"Envisioning 2020: Preparing for Future Global Demand" is the theme of the fourth annual International Livestock Congress-USA, scheduled for Jan. 12 at the Renaissance Denver Hotel. The National Western Stock Show's International Stockmen's Educational Foundation and the National Cattlemen's Foundation are sponsors for ILC-USA 2010. The day-long conference will focus on global issues facing the livestock industry and will discuss the challenges and the opportunities facing the world's food producers and suppliers. Producers, packers, retailers, students and other industry leaders will hear about future trends of the global meat markets, international trade markets, and agricultural trends, including discussion about the current economic impact and political updates that affect our industry. Richard Brown will be the keynote speaker. Brown is the director of GIRA Euroconsulting and director of Girag, which, in turn, represent the management consultancy and strategic market research arms of the Gira Group, a French-based international organization that offers strategic marketing consultancy and research throughout the food industry. Brown will provide summary projections and analyses of the livestock industry based on the general economic outlook of the global financial system and briefly discuss global market developments. An international trade panel will follow Brown. U.S. Meat Export Federation Economist Erin Daley will lead this panel in providing information about major global trends in beef and pork consumption, and the implications these trends will have on international trade. Daley will be accompanied by Greg Bloom, national sales manager of Colorado Meat Packers, and Rob Shuey, vice president international sales for fresh meats, Tyson Foods, Inc. To complete the morning, Jeff Simmons, president of Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, will speak about agricultural trends. The first afternoon session will address responses to the ILC-USA Production Response Query by a panel of beef industry production analysts: Butch Bratsky, John Maddux, and Kevin Yon. Colin Woodall, executive director of legislative affairs for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, will provide an update on the political issues that face the beef industry. In closing, Wesley Batista, president and CEO of JBS, will provide a global look at the industry. Take the opportunity to attend ILC-USA 2010 to learn about the challenges and opportunities that impact the industry. For more information, call 303-850-3320 or visit www.theisef.com.
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