The NIOP 2008 ANNUAL CONVENTION

March 9-13, 2008
Boca Raton Resort & Club
Boca Raton, Florida

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Meeting Check-In & Information Desk
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Roundtable Discussion
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 CCC and NIOP Cuban Beach Party Welcome Reception:
including Steel Pan Duo, Cigar Roller, and Coco Frio Man
EVENING
DINNER ON YOUR OWN

MONDAY, MARCH 10

7:30 am - 5:00 pm
 Meeting Check-In & Information Desk
7:00 am - 8:30 am
 Continental Breakfast (all delegates & guests)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Companion Event: Cooking and Wine Pairings
8:30 am - 11:30 am
 NIOP/CCC General Session:
  • Roll Call
  • Address by Ian Edwards, CEO, Twin Rivers Technologies "Adding Value to Vegetable Oil in an Ever Changing World"
  • Address by Mark Zenuk, Corporate Vice President and VP of Global Oilseed Processing, MD Europe and Asia, Archer Daniels Midland Company "Feed and Fuel Markets"
10:30 am - 11:00 am
 Coffee Break
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
 EXHIBITS
12:30 pm -1:45 pm
 Luncheon and Speaker: Daniel Esty, co-author of Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage.
EVENING
 EVENING ON YOUR OWN

TUESDAY, MARCH 11

7:00 am - 8:30 am
 Buffet Breakfast (all delegates & guests)
9:00 am
 NIOP Companion Golf Tournament
8:30 am - 10:00 am
 NIOP Business Session: Annual Meeting of membership
  • Election of officers, membership & financial reports)
  • Award Presentations
  • Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, Don Grubba, IOI
  • Panel: "New Vegetable Oil Developments"
    Moderator:
    Robert M. Reeves
    Panelists:
    David Dzisiak, Commercial Leader, Oils, Dow
    David Stark, VP Consumer Traits, Monsanto
    Dr. Gerald McNeil, IOI/Loders Croklaan
    Tom Tiffany, Senior Technical Manager, ADM
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 NIOP Board of Directors Meeting
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
 NIOP Reception sponsored by Archer, Daniels, Midland
EVENING
 EVENING ON YOUR OWN

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

TBD
 OPTIONAL TOUR: DEEP SEA SPORT FISHING
TBD
 OPTIONAL TOUR: EVERGLADES AIRBOAT ADVENTURE
1:00pm
 DELEGATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
6:30 pm -11:00 pm
 Havana Nights Reception and Dinner

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

7:30 am - 9:00 am
 Continental Breakfast
9:15 am - 10:15 am
 Speaker  - John Becherer, CEO, United Soybean Board,
"Soy 2020:  A Vision for Tomorrow"
10:30 am
 Adjourn!

The events listed above are sponsored by NIOP. Other events planned by members are not NIOP-sponsored activities and should not conflict with NIOP-sponsored activities.