The Boeing Institute of International Business

at Saint Louis University’s John Cook School of Business

INVITE YOU TO ATTEND

The 2015 Monsanto International Business

Conference

Friday, Nov. 207:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

at Saint Louis University’sBusch Student Center

Sponsored by the

7:30 A.M.

Registration and Continental Breakfast with Networking and Exhibitor Displays (Busch Student Center Ballroom)

8:30 A.M.

Opening Remarks

Seung Kim, Ph.D., Director of the Boeing Institute of International Business and Lorenzini Professor of International Business

Welcome

Dr. Mark Higgins, Dean, John Cook School of Business

MORNING SESSION

The Demographic Dividend: Capitalizing on Global Popula on TrendsDr. Rachel Snow, Chief, Popula on and Development Branch of the United Na ons Popula on Fund (UNFPA) in New YorkGlobal “Big Data” Challenges and Solu ons in Personalized MedicineKevin Haar, President and CEO at Appistry in St. LouisHome Improvement: the Case for U.S. Commercial Engagement in the Asia-Pacifi cDr. Sco Miller, Senior Adviser and William M. Scholl Chair in Interna onal Business at the Center for Strategic and Interna onal Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.The Future of PaymentsMark Kwapiszeski, Group Execu ve Emerging Payments Technology at MasterCard Opera ons & Technology, St. Louis

AgendaLUNCHEON SESSION

Sustainable Global Solutions: Where

Innovation and Collaboration Intersect

Bre Begemann is President and Chief Opera ng Offi cer at Monsanto. He oversees commercial, manufacturing, and supply chain opera ons in row crops, vegetables, and crop protec on with the aim of accelera ng Monsanto’s growth poten al around the

world. He is focused on enhancing global coordina on, growth, and opera onal effi ciencies across the company, including increasing manufacturing and supply-chain effi ciency, ensuring a strong strategic linkage between crop protec on and seeds and traits, and ensuring the commercial development of the company’s next-genera on of growth drivers. These drivers include growth opportuni es in the company’s established markets, new markets like Eastern Europe, China, and La n America, as well as through the next wave of agriculture innova ons in precision agriculture and ag biologicals. Mr. Begemann grew up on a diversifi ed grain and livestock farm in the United States. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.S. degree in agricultural economics. He joined the former Monsanto Company in 1983 as a sales representa ve in Minnesota.

Mr. Begemann currently serves on the Board of Directors at Eastman Chemical and is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-affi liated Brazil-U.S. Business Council. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and a member of the Vice Chancellor’s Leadership Council at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

The international business academic programs off ered by the Boeing Institute of International Business in the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University have again been highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report:

the undergraduate program in international business ranked 7th in the nation in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2016

the graduate program in international business ranked 15th in the nation in U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2016

Morning Program Speakers

Kevin Haar is President & Chief Executive Offi cer at Appistry, responsible for the vision, strategy, and leadership of Appistry. He believes his greatest responsibility is building a team that can successfully execute Appistry’s commitment to helping businesses solve complex, data-intensive problems. He has more than 25 years of

experience in building teams for rapid growth organizations – representing thousands of employees across several companies with distinct corporate cultures. His family values fuel his passion for building businesses and establishing corporate cultures that align with his employees’ fi nancial and personal objectives. Prior to Appistry, Mr. Haar spent 17 years at Rational Software serving in several strategic positions including Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. He played an integral role in transforming the company from a software startup into an industry powerhouse with more than $800 million in annual revenues – resulting in a $2.1 billion acquisition by IBM. Mr. Haar held several management positions at HP before joining Rational. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Scott Miller is a Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. In August 2012 he was appointed to the William M. Scholl Chair in International Business. Mr. Miller has led many campaigns supporting U.S. free trade agreements, and as a member of numerous business

associations, he has been a key contributor to international trade and investment policy. He advised the U.S. government as liaison to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations, as well as the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy. Mr. Miller was the founding chairman of the Department of Commerce’s Industry Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) Investment Working Group. Prior to CSIS he was Director for Global Trade Policy at Procter & Gamble where he also worked earlier in his career as a manufacturing, marketing, and government relations executive for the United States and Canada. He holds a B.A. from Ohio Northern University and an M.A. from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning.

Rachel Snow, B.A, D.Sc., is Chief of the Population and Development Branch of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York. Dr. Snow has been conducting research around the globe for over 25 years. Trained as a population scientist and reproductive biologist, her international

research career started in China and proceeded to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. For the past 15 years, she has concentrated on Africa, including Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Ghana, and South Africa. She received her doctorate in Population Sciences from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1988, where she was a MacArthur Fellow in Population and Development Studies and Assistant Professor in Population and International Health. From 1997-2003 she taught at the University of Heidelberg. In 2003 she joined the tenured faculty at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Michigan Center for Population Studies. Dr. Snow was recently the lead author of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 20-year review of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD Beyond 2014). UNFPA is the lead UN agency expanding the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives.

Mark Kwapiszeski is Group Executive and Business Information Offi cer, Emerging Payments, for MasterCard Operations & Technology (O&T). In this role, he is responsible for technical delivery of MasterCard’s emerging payment platforms. These platforms include: MasterPass, MasterCard Digital Enablement Service,

MasterCard Send™, and MasterCard Open API. Mark and his team recently won the Gateway to Innovation award for their work on MasterCard’s Digital Enablement Service. Prior to his current role, Mr. Kwapiszeski worked in a number of diff erent management positions within MasterCard, including the Emerging Payments team and the Enterprise Architecture team. Before that, he performed technical due diligence on third-parties with the Enterprise Architecture team to support potential mergers, acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and other third-party relationships. Mr. Kwapiszeski began his career at MasterCard as an undergraduate intern for the Internal Audit team. Upon graduation, he accepted a full-time position as a staff auditor, before moving on to the Data Architecture team. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Saint Louis University. He is an active volunteer for Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis, as well as for the Boy Scouts of America.

TICKET PRICES:$150 per cket (or $125 per cket if you purchase a table of 8 for $1,000). This fee includes a networking breakfast, a morning program, a networking break, a sit-down luncheon with a keynote speaker, parking, and conference materials.

REGISTRATION

For more informa on on this event and to fi nd a link to registra on, visit the Ins tute’s event webpage and select this event:

business.slu.edu/IBevents

You may also go directly to the online registra on service at:

slumarketplace.slu.edu

Select the Boeing Ins tute of Interna onal Business product and then the Global Events box to fi nd the registra on portal for this event.

Reserva ons by MailPlease phone the Boeing Ins tute of Interna onal Business for direc ons on making reserva ons without using the online system.

DEADLINE:This event usually fi lls to

capacity. We will con nue to accept

reserva ons un l space is no longer available.

REFUND POLICY:Cancella ons must be

received by Friday, November 13, at 5 p.m.

in order to be eligible for a refund.

If you make a reserva on a er that date, it cannot

be refunded.

Reservations

PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR

And the Members of the Advisory Board of the Boeing Institute of

International Business

Contact the Boeing Ins tute of Interna onal Business in the John Cook School of Businessat Saint Louis University:Phone 314.977.3898Email biib@slu.edu

To learn more about the Ins tute, visit our web page biib.slu.edu

CONSULGENERAL LEVEL

Ernst & Young

Hussmann

Maritz

DuPont Nutrition

& Health

CONSUL LEVEL

Commerce Bank

Enterprise Holdings

Reinsurance Group

of America (RGA)

RubinBrown

UniGroup

Watlow

SPECIAL THANKS

to our partnering

organizations:

St. Louis Regional

Chamber

Missouri International

Trade & Investment

Office

The Missouri Partnership

U.S. Department of

Commerce Commercial

Service

St. Louis U.S. Export

Assistance Center

(USEAC)

World Trade Center

Saint Louis

World Affairs Council

International Institute

of St. Louis

St. Louis Mosaic Project

Transportation Club

of St. Louis

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

The conference sells out every year, so register quickly! It is held in Saint Louis University’s Busch Student Center Ballrooms. Parking and walking direc ons will be sent to all guests the week before the event.

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