Sean Arians
Company: National Corn Growers Association
Job title: Vice President, Sustainability
Seminars:
Chair’s Opening Remarks 8:45 am
day: Conference Day One
Audience Discussion: Identifying Current Shortfalls & Opportunities in MMRV Platforms for Agriculture to Accelerate Progress 10:00 am
Accounting for the current gaps in MMRV platforms in agricultural supply chains to plan potential solutions What advancements can we anticipate in MMRV tools for agriculture moving forward in the long term? How can models be refined to accommodate variations in geolocations more effectively?Read more
day: Conference Day One
Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Emission Reductions & Accounting Standards Challenges to Advance Sustainability Goals 3:30 pm
Viewpoints on investment into clean energy generation technologies, feed additives and genetic selection Reviewing how carbon accounting standards create barriers to investment in emission reduction technologies and practices at the farm level. How can we create practical solutions? Evaluate progress beyond the constraints of carbon accounting to recognize practical realities of emission reductions on the…Read more
day: Conference Day One
Chair’s Closing Remarks 5:30 pm
day: Conference Day One
Panel Discussion: Unlocking Finance Across the Agricultural Sector to Drive Scaled Change and Transformation 12:30 pm
Establishing a carbon market framework to entice companies and financial institutions to invest in agriculture to foster scalable adoption Addressing challenges in ensuring carbon reductions and removals are backed scientifically to mitigate risks for investors and to fund new technologies Reviewing the need for more partnerships to facilitate the transition to sustainable practices, scale up…Read more
day: Conference Day Two