Agenda

DAY 1 - Tuesday, June 17, 2025

7:00 am-8:15 am	Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:15-8:30	Welcome: Dr. Marcia Endres
8:30-8:50	Keynote: Global Digital Livestock Market & the Advent of AI - What lessons can the dairy industry learn? Aidan Connolly
8:50-9:00	Platinum sponsor spotlight: From Kittyhawk to the Moon: What do 66 years of technological advancements look like in the Dairy Industry - Matt Heisner, Nedap
9:00-9:30	Producer panel: Brian Houin, Homestead Dairy, IN; Krista & Ben Styer, Alfalawn Dairy, WI
9:30-10:00	Audience Q&A
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break and Networking
10:30-10:50	Keynote: Winning with dairy tech: strategies behind the success stories - Dr. Jeffrey Bewley
10:50-11:00	Platinum sponsor spotlight: Dairy cow longevity - new perspectives, Jonathan Pare, Cargill
11:00-11:30	Producer panel: Clay McCarty, McCarty Family Farms, KS; Jesse Brutscher, DayStar Dairy, MN; Greg Moes, Modak Dairy, SD
11:30-12:00	Audience Q&A
12:00-1:30	Lunch and Networking
1:30-1:50	Keynote: Precision Farm Equipment and Technology, Colton Schrempp
1:50-2:00	Platinum sponsor spotlight - Charlie Hoffman, EverAg
2:00-2:20	Producer and industry panel: Shawn Finnerty, Fairlife; Nick Vander Weerd, Pleasant Dutch Dairy, SD
2:20-3:00	Audience Q&A
3:00-3:30	Coffee Break and Networking
3:30-3:50	Keynote: Dairy tech map and state of technology today, Walt Cooley
3:50-4:30	Start-up companies spotlight: 3:50-3:55 Brolis, Dominykas Vizbaras 3:55-4:00 Dairy Performance Network (DPN), Chris Cunningham 4:00-4:05 iChase, Aidan Chang 4:05-4:10 Isomark, Dr. Fariba Assadi-Porter 4:10-4:15 Livestock 3D, Andrea Biondi 4:15-4:20 Livestock Visibility Solutions (LVS), Richard Appleby 4:20-4:25 Metha.ai, Tom Breunig
4:30-5:00	Audience Q&A
5:30-7:00	Reception and Networking

DAY 2 - Wednesday, June 18, 2025

7:00-8:15	Breakfast and Networking
8:15-8:30	Welcome: Dr. Marcia Endres
8:30-8:50	Keynote: A veterinarian's perspective on dairy tech, Dr. Barb Petersen
8:50-9:00	Platinum sponsor spotlight: Brenda Fessenden, Zoetis
9:00-9:10	Platinum sponsor spotlight: Andy Lenkaitis, GEA Farm Technologies
9:10-9:20	Veterinarian panel: Dr. Michelle Schack and Dr. Anne Marie Elwing
9:20-10:00	Audience Q&A
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break and Networking
10:30-10:50	Keynote: Using crop data effectively, Dr. Matt Clover
10:50-11:00	Platinum sponsor spotlight: Kolten Kittleson, VAS
11:00-11:30	Producer panel: Jim VanPatter, Nehls Bros. Farm, WI and Jacob Twohey, Twohey Dairy, MN
11:30-12:00	Audience Q&A
12:00-1:30	Lunch and Networking
1:30-1:50	Lightning talk: Precision Dairy Research at Cornell, Dr. Julio Giordano
1:50-2:10	Lightning talk: Precision Dairy Research at UW-Madison, Dr. Victor Cabrera
2:10-2:20	Research abstract: Drew Swartz
2:20-2:50	Audience Q&A
2:50-3:00	Closing: Dr. Marcia Endres