ABOUT THE EVENT

Select Sires is excited to welcome you to Columbus, Ohio for the 2025 Global Conference. Join us September 9-11 to dive deeper into this year's theme, Unlock Your Potential. Equip yourself with vital knowledge and new skills to prepare for the future of this ever-changing industry. A variety of beef and dairy topics will be offered as well as personal and professional development opportunities. The conference program has been designed to help you grow in your role to best serve farmers around the world.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

12:00 p.m. — Registration Opens

5:00 p.m. — Opening Reception

6:00 p.m. — Dinner

7:00 p.m. — Opening Comments

7:30 p.m. — Opening Keynote

8:30 p.m. — Closing Comments

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

6:30 a.m. — Breakfast

• Select Sires staff will be stationed at designated tables for group interaction
  

8:00 a.m. — General Session

• Welcome and Opening Comments — Rebekah Mast-Kingsley
• Unlock Your Potential — David Thorbahn
• Impact Driven Leader — Tyler Dickerhoof

9:45 a.m. — Break with Conference Sponsors and Discover What Drives You

10:15 a.m. — Resume General Session

• Global Impact of U.S. Genetics — Sophie Eaglen, Ph.D.
• A World Without Cows — Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D.
• Select Sires' Development: Understanding Future Needs, Exceeding Expectations — Jeff Ziegler and Lorna Marshall

12:00 p.m. — Lunch

1:00 p.m. — Resume General Session

• Discover What Drives You
  

1:30 p.m. — Workshop I 

• Unlock Your Potential for Impact — Tyler Dickerhoof
• Discovery: Where Sales Begin — Panel
• Discover Your Leadership Voice — Doug Hurley
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as You Lead Others — Panel
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as YouDevelop Your Career — Panel
• Delivering ULTIMATE Solutions, Connecting Genetic and Management Tools to the Sales Process — Panel
• Effective Delegation — Kristin Pronschinske
• Managing Change — Panel

2:30 p.m. — Break with Conference Sponsors and Discover What Drives You

3:00 p.m. — Workshop II

• Unlock Your Potential for Impact — Tyler Dickerhoof
• Discovery: Where Sales Begin — Panel
• Discover Your Leadership Voice — Doug Hurley
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as You Lead Others — Panel
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as YouDevelop Your Career — Panel
• Delivering ULTIMATE Solutions, Connecting Genetic and Management Tools to the Sales Process — Panel
• Effective Delegation — Kristin Pronschinske
• Managing Change — Panel

4:15 p.m. — Member Meetings

5:30 p.m. — Pre-Dinner Social

6:30 p.m. — Dinner

7:30 p.m. — Producer Panel

8:30 p.m. — After Dinner Social

Thursday, September 11, 2025

6:30 a.m. — Breakfast

• Select Sires staff will be stationed at designated tables for group interaction
  

8:00 a.m. — General Session

• Generational Values: Leave a Lasting Legacy — Kristin Pronschinske
• Selling the Lineup in 2025 and Beyond — Sales Representative Panel

9:30 a.m. — Break with Conference Sponsors and Discover What Drives You

10:00 a.m. — Breakout Session

• Dairy-Focused Content
  • Unlock the Genetic Potential of Dairy — Dr. Gavin Staley
  • Market Trends — Sophie Eaglen, Ph.D., Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., Dr. Gavin Staley, Chuck Sattler
  • Communicating Value with Herd Health Profit Dollars^® (HHP$­^®) — Panel
  • Communicating Value with ProfitSOURCE­^® — Panel
• Beef-Focused Content
  • A Look into the Future of Agriculture and Beef A.I. — Cliff Lamb, Ph.D.
    • Genomic Technologies and Traits — Kent Andersen, Ph.D.
    • Developing Seedstock for Diverse Environments — Gabe Connealy
    • Precision Breeding with Sexed Semen — Dr. John Currin
    • The Value of Genetics in a Feedlot — Craig Uden
    • Development of the Global Beef Market — Juan Pablo Barreto

11:45 a.m. — Lunch

12:45 p.m. — Workshop III

• Unlock Your Potential for Impact — Tyler Dickerhoof
• Discovery: Where Sales Begin — Panel
• Discover Your Leadership Voice — Doug Hurley
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as You Lead Others — Panel
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as YouDevelop Your Career — Panel
• Delivering ULTIMATE Solutions, Connecting Genetic and Management Tools to the Sales Process — Panel
• Effective Delegation — Kristin Pronschinske
• Managing Change — Panel

2:00 p.m. — Workshop IV

• Unlock Your Potential for Impact — Tyler Dickerhoof
• Discovery: Where Sales Begin — Panel
• Discover Your Leadership Voice — Doug Hurley
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as You Lead Others — Panel
• Balance Personal and Professional Life as YouDevelop Your Career — Panel
• Delivering ULTIMATE Solutions, Connecting Genetic and Management Tools to the Sales Process — Panel
• Effective Delegation — Kristin Pronschinske
• Managing Change — Panel

3:30 p.m. — Buses leave Hyatt Regency

4:00 p.m. — Beef Tour Arrives at Wells Road Facility

4:00 p.m. — All Other Buses Arrive at Harriott Road Shipping Facility

4:45 p.m. — Dairy Sire Parade at Kellgren Center

5:30 p.m. — Dinner at Select Sires

6:45 p.m. — Closing Comments — David Thorbahn

7:00 p.m. — Making Magic — Jon Petz

8:00 p.m. — Buses Return to Hyatt Regency