General Session - All Together
Costa Del Sol Ballroom
All Summit attendees come together for interactive dialogue on Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 13.
November 12
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
General Session
Opening Remarks
Bruce Atherley, Executive Director, Cotton Council International
Keynote: Finding Success through the Unsold Mindset
Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown
Business Transformation Change Agents, Popular USC Professors of Entrepreneurship
2024 Elections: Implications for Global Trade Policy
Rebecca Patterson
Economic & Financial Markets Expert, Former Chief Investment Strategist for Bridgewater Associates
Sustainable Sourcing: Navigating Traceability in Modern Supply Chains
Daren Abney, Executive Director, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol®
November 13
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
General Session
Keynote: Economic and Financial Market Outlook in a Time of Uncertainty
Jason Schenker
Chairman of The Futurist Institute; President of Prestige Economics
Economic Outlook for the Cotton Market
Long-Term World Cotton Supply & Demand
Jody Campiche
Vice President, Economic Services, National Cotton Council
Jon Devine, Chief Economist, Cotton Incorporated
Bull or Bear? Ask the Experts
Moderator: Joe Nicosia
Executive Vice President, Louis Dreyfus Commodities
Chairman, National Cotton Council
Colin Iles
Executive Manager Marketing Cotton & Sugar, Viterra
Darren Long
Senior Trader, ECOM USA
Keith Lucas
Vice President Marketing, PCCA
Hank Reichle
President and Chief Executive Officer, Staplcotn
Summary Session
Bruce Atherley, Executive Director, Cotton Council International
The biennial COTTON USA™ Summit is hosted by Cotton Council International and the U.S. cotton industry in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS).