FORUM for Ag Lending

September 22-24, 2025

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration Open

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Welcome & General Session #1: "Crucial Conversations: How to have them and why you should"

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions #1

#1A: "Crucial Conversations for Client Facing Roles"

#1B: "Crucial Conversations for Management and Leadership"

#1C: "Crucial Conversations for Internal Teams"

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Reception

5:30 pm

Dinner With Strangers

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

7 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Breakfast

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Registration Open

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

General Session #2: "Washington Update"

  • Speaker: Jenny Mesirow - Sr. Vice President Government Affairs, FCC

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions #2

#2A: "The Washington Impact: What the changing landscape means for you"

#2B: "The Evolution of the Farm Credit Story: Who we are and who we are becoming"

#2C: "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Climate Smart Agriculture"

10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions #3

#3A/B: "Educating Your Clients: Bridging the gap with financial literacy"

#3C: "Out of the Shadows: Shedding light on the mental health crisis in the Agriculture Industry"

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions #4

#4A: "AI Tools and You: A hands-on workshop using Chat GPT for Sales and Relationship Management"

#4B/C: "AI Tools and You: A hands-on workshop for using Chat GPT for operations, lending, and credit"

2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

General Session #3: "Now What? Best Practices with AI Tools to Protect You AND Your Clients"

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

7 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

Breakout Sessions #5

#5A: "Sales and Relationship Management Roundtable"

#5B: "Technical Skills and Applications Roundtable"

#5C: "Emerging Trends and Issues Roundtable"

9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break

9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions #6

#6A: "Motivation Strategies for Sales Teams"

#6B: "Retaining Top Talent Across Internal Teams"

#6C: "Succession Planning"

10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Closing & General Session #4