2009 Conversations Series Agriculture in America
Twenty two million American workers produce, process, sell and trade the nation’s food and fiber - but only 4.6 million of those people live on farms. Thanks to modern techniques, America’s farmers are producing more food on fewer acres and providing consumers with affordable, high-quality food. This discussion focused on the scope, risk, possibilities and challenges in American agriculture today.
Ag Biotech and the Growth Potential
for our Workforce St. Louis is now home to more than 20,000 employees working at more than 400 ventures in the plant and life sciences. To Sustain St Louis’ biotech expansion, public/private partnerships and growth capital are key to attracting additional companies. The discussion covered the key steps in creating new jobs and the workforce to fill them as the dream of St. Louis as a world center for plant and life sciences takes hold.
Baseball, Beethoven, Biotech and the
St. Louis ‘Brand’ How will the St. Louis region be perceived 5, 10, or even 25 years from now? What lessons have we learned from the past and how can we apply this knowledge to ensure our region, while ever- changing, continues to be a relevant, dynamic place to work and live? At this event, the leaders of three important ‘St. Louis Success Stories’ discussed how a robust and diverse St. Louis brand will help strengthen our region overall.
Science in Education
According to a 2006 report by the National Academy of Sciences, the critical lack of technically trained people in the United States can be traced directly to poor K-12 mathematics and science instruction. Few factors are more important than this if the United States is to compete successfully in the 21st century. This event reviewed opportunities and challenges facing science education.
Date: 3.12.09 Featured Speaker:
John Becherer, CEO United Soybean Board; Carl Hausmann, President and CEO Bunge North America; Ted Medlin, Edwards-Medlin Farms
Date: 5.28.09 Featured Speaker:
Denny Coleman, President and CEO St. Louis Economic Council; J. Joseph Schlafly, Senior Vice President and Director, Private Markets Group, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.; Sarah Perkins, vice president for Academic Affairs, St. Louis Community College
Date: 8.27.09 Featured Speakers:
Bill DeWitt III, President, St. Louis Cardinals; Fred Bronstein, President and Executive Director, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Roger N. Beachy, former President, Danforth Plant Science Center
Date: 11.12.09 Featured Speakers:
Dr. Chris Nicastro, Missouri Commissioner of Education; Victoria May, Asst. Dean of Arts & Sciences and Director of Educational Outreach, Washington University; Bob Shaw, Chair, Pre-K through Grade 12 Science Dept. and Director of Sustainability, Mary Institute Country Day School (MICDS)
The Boeing Company, committed to increasing understanding of community and global issues, is proud to sponsor the 2009 Danforth Center Conversation series. The Friends Committee and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are grateful for their ongoing commitment.
The Center would like to thank HEC-TV for their broadcasts of our Conversations series.
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