Thursday September 20, 2012
Keynote Presentations – Sponsored by BEI Hawaii
Collaborative Consumption and the Changing Face of Industry –
Lauren Anderson,
Innovation Director, Collaborative Lab, Sydney Australia
Framing Successful Collaboration –
Sara
Stokes Alexander, Director of Environment Practice, The Keystone
Center, Colorado
Plenary Session – Sponsored by BEI Hawaii
Bringing it Home: How Collaborative Consumption Might Work in Hawaii
- A Conversation
Larry Jefts, Farmer
Susan Matsushima, CEO Alluvion Inc
Sara
Stokes Alexander, Director of Environment Practice, The Keystone
Center
Lauren
Anderson, Innovation Director, Collaborative Lab
All Hawaii Products Awards Luncheon – Sponsored by Kamehameha Schools
Join us in honoring Dr. Donna Ching, CTAHR Extension Specialist and
former Program Director of
the Agricultural Leadership Program with the
“Monty” Richards Leadership Award
Award Hosts: Diane Ley, Jerry Ornalles, Eric Tanouye
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
Land, Water and a Working Cooperative: Bringing the Pieces Together
Case Study: Kekaha Agricultural Association
Landis Ignacio, Association Manager
Steven Lupkes, Research Station Manager, BASF
Moderator: Steve Kai, Plant Manager, Syngenta
Working Grasslands: Bringing the Beef and Dairy Home
Case Study: Ranch to Plate
Moderator: Alan Gottlieb, Ponoholo Ranch
Dutch Kuyper, CEO, Parker Ranch
Michelle Galimba, Rancher, Kuahiwi Ranch
Corey Gillins, Big Island Dairy
Kyle Datta, General Partner, Ulupono Initiative
Speed Dates: On the Ground Partnerships and Profits
1. From Concept to Collaboration: Building a sustainable biofuels
business
and partnering with communities
Jenna Long, Fuel Sales Manager, Pacific Biodiesel
James Twigg-Smith, Crushing Facility Manager at Pacific Biodiesel
Technologies, LLC
2. Nurseries and Water Quality – A Profitable Combination
Ellen Yee, The Plant Place
Jean Brokish, Oahu RC&D
3. Naked and Fresh: Naked Cow Dairy and Oahu Fresh-a good match
Melissa Zeman (Lisa), Co--founder and Owner, Oahu Fresh LLC, and
Senior Research Associate in Agronomy at Pioneer Hi-Bred
Monique vander Stroom, Dairy Farmer, Naked Cow Dairy
4. Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council (SHAC)
Ken Kamiya, President, Kamiya Gold, Inc
Rod Yonimura Management Consultant
5. Cover Crops: A Symbiotic Relationship Between Farmers And Ranchers
Alika Napier, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Inc
Bob Cherry, President and Owner of Flying R Livestock Company
6. Putting Farmers On The Land
Dean Okimoto, Farmer, President, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation
Workforce Development: Collaborating to Maximize Success
Dwight Takamine, Director, Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations
David Ruf, Chief Executive Officer/Chief System Engineer, Rivertop
Solutions
Using Shared Value to Create Resilience in Agriculture–a Primer in
Collaborative Leadership
Sarah Stokes Alexander
Pauline Sato, Agriculture Leadership Program Director
ALP Alumni
21st Century Financing: new ways to finance your agriculture endeavor
Moderator: Murray Clay, Managing Director, Ulupono Initiative
Ted Levinson, Responsible Social Financing - Debt Finance Resources (video)
Denise Albano, President, Feed the Hunger Foundation - Micro Loans and Technical Support Partnerships
Susan Tai Kaneko, Director, Kaua`i Economic Development Plan at Kaua`i Economic Development Board – Business Training
Bob McGee, Chef/Owner, Whole Ox Deli - Crowd Funding
Farmers and Technology Solutions: Articulating the Problem, Finding the
Match
Cynthia A. Stiles, Soil Scientist, USDA – Web Soil Survey
Elyse Peterson, Global Tea Ambassador – Tealet
Bob Bates, Filmmaker Ingredients & Ingredients Hawaii – Abundance
Melanie Kosaka, First Daughter MediaWorks, Inc. & Uapo, LLC – Lei Fresh
Matt Johnson, Sustain Pro Management/Oahu Fresh – CSA Management Tools
Design Thinking Facilitators: Ian Kitajima and Rechung Fujihira
Partnerships in Politics: Understanding the Drama at the Capitol
Amy Brinker, Director of Policy at KYA Sustainability Studio
A Pau Hana Reception
Chef Demos and Tasting, DYI Backyard Gardens, Youth Ag Displays and
Local Libations Hosted in Memory of Jim Wriston III
Friday September 21, 2012
Plenary Session – Sponsored by Ulupono Initiative
Just the Facts Ma’am! Current State of Hawaii Agriculture Facts, maps,
industry updates -what you need to know and how can WE do it all!
Mark Hudson, Hawaii Field Office Director for USDA's National
Agricultural Statistics Service
Industry Leaders: Livestock, Tropical Fruits, Vegetables, Specialty
Crops, BioTech, Floriculture
Keynote Presentation – Sponsored by Ulupono Initiative
Food Commons: Land, Finance and Infrastructure: localized options for
our food system –
Lawrence Yee, Co-founder and Coordinating
Director for the Food Commons
Networking Lunch; Table Topics: Important Agricultural Lands, Food
Safety, School Gardens, Financing, Tech Tools, or start your own topic!
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
A Conversation with Larry Yee about possibilities for a Hawaii Food
Commons
Moving the Needle: Metrics for Self Sufficiency and Collective Profitability, Peter Adler
Laulima Center Workshop A: Cooperatives an overview, Melanie Bondera
Laulima Center Workshop B: Cooperatives the nuts & bolts to building a successful business, Melanie Bondera
Workshop – Food Futures. Hawaii Food Policy Council takes a seriously fun look at the future of our food. What role can policy play to influence our food system?
Post Conference Grown on Oahu Farm Tour
Grown on Oahu Farm Tour
Presented by the Hawaii AgriTourism Association and 2012 Hawaii
Agriculture Conference
Saturday September 22, 2012 8:00am to 3:00pm
8:00am – Meet at the front lobby entrance of the Ala Moana Hotel for pick
up by a deluxe air conditioned micro-bus, depart by 8:15am.
9:00am – Arrive at MARI’S GARDEN the largest Organic Aquaponic Farm in
Hawaii, located on 18 acres in Mililani Town. Inspired to conserve and reuse
water, Fred and his son Brendon Lau created their model of sustainable
farming. Take an easy walking tour to learn how Aquaponics is another
alternative to creating a healthy farm to table experience, which is good
for you and good for the environment.
11:00am – Arrive at the KAWAILOA WIND FARM which is a 69 megawatt wind
farm currently under construction on Kamehameha Schools’ land on the North
Shore of Oahu. Located five miles northeast of Haleiwa, the wind farm will
consist of thirty 2.3 MW Siemens wind turbine generators. Upon completion
later this year, Kawailoa Wind will produce enough clean, renewable energy
to power roughly14,500 Oahu homes and supply as much as 5-10% of the
island’s electrical load. Our tour will allow us to see and learn about this
state-of-the-art renewable energy project.
12:45pm – Arrive at the KAHUKU FARMS, where wholesome country freshness
begins! A delicious locally sourced lunch of a Panini crusted sandwich
filled with a medley of farm grown grilled veggies, a fresh hand picked
salad topped with a lilikoi vinaigrette, a bottomless glass of refreshing
mango iced tea, and homemade banana bread topped with vanilla caramel sauce.
Take a fun and educational wagon ride and experience the beauty and history
of this 4th generation farming family.
3:00pm – Arrive back at the Ala Moana Hotel
Advance reservations required. Limited seating.
$85 per person - Conference Attendees
Online reservations can be made with a credit card payment at
http://www.regonline.com/Register/
Support Local Agriculture. Reserve Your Seat Today!
Pre Conference Workshops
Good Agricultural Practices Workshops
Tuesday, Sept. 18 – Hilo
Wednesday, Sept 19 – Honolulu
For more information or to register on line go here:
http://manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/farmfoodsafety/
Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers
22nd Annual Hawaii International Conference
September 13-16, 2012 - Honolulu, Hawaii
Producing Quality Fruit for the Future of Hawaii :
http://www.hawaiitropicalfruitgrowers.org/
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