Dr. Pearse Lyons Opens Alltech Symposium

Chuck Zimmerman

The 30th annual Alltech Symposium is well under way today. Welcoming attendees from the stage is Dr. Pearse Lyons. The theme is “What if?” In his opening remarks he poses that question many times. An example is “What if we transform the health of our children with nutrition?” He dreams some very big dreams and he takes action on them …

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Crisis Management Training at Alltech Symposium

Chuck Zimmerman

Is your farm or company ready to handle a crisis? Unfortunately, in today’s world the possibility of having to deal with one has become very high. During the 2013 Alltech International Symposium attendees could get some hands on training during a session on Crisis Management. I worked with one of the session presenters, David Wescott, VP, APCO Worldwide. He created …

Agribusiness, Alltech, Audio

Alltech Symposium Tweetup

Chuck Zimmerman

It was tweetup time at the Alltech International Symposium last night at the Lexington Brewing location downtown. We had a big crowd show up to meet each other in person and enjoy some fun and fellowship. Alltech played a lot of what I would call farmer agvocacy film clips, many of which I had never seen. Most were funny and …

Agribusiness, Alltech

Alltech Symposium Press Conference

Chuck Zimmerman

Alltech held a press conference this morning at the 2013 Alltech International Symposium. Behind the microphones are (l-r), Dr. Mark Lyons, VP, Corporate Affairs, Alltech, CHIN; Dr. Pearse Lyons, Founder/President; Dr. Eugenia Wang, Gheens Foundation Inc. Chair in Aging Research, University of Louisville, USA/CHIN and Dr. Karl Dawson, Director of Worldwide Research. The session was moderated by Aidan Connelly, Alltech …

Agribusiness, Alltech, Audio

Alltech Symposium iBook

Chuck Zimmerman

Have you wondered what to do with all those photos from your event? Not ready to print a book? Then take Alltech’s lead and publish an iBook. The Alltech 28th Annual International Symposium, held May 20 – 23, 2012, in Lexington, Ky., was a venue for close to 3,000 delegates from around the world to discuss the future of agriculture …

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Talking Social Media at Alltech Symposium

Chuck Zimmerman

I attended the 2012 Alltech International Symposium Discuss Dinner titled, “Creating Raving Fans: How can you embrace the digital world for your business?” Our moderator was Michele Payn-Knoper, Cause Matters. Michele had a very diverse group to deal with. I think we had folks from about 15 countries in the room! They had a lot of questions about social media …

Agribusiness, Alltech, Audio

Alltech Symposium Press Conference

Jamie Johansen

A press conference was held following the morning session of the 2012 Alltech International Symposium. Panelists included Dr. Pearse Lyons, President/CEO of Alltech, Governor John Y. Brown Jr., Dr. Mark Lyons, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Alltech, Dr. Karl Dawson, Alltech’s Chief Scientific Officer & Tim Gannon, Co-Founder Outback Steakhouse. Catch a recap of the question and answer session …

Agribusiness, Alltech, Audio, Food, Media, Research, Technology

Alltech Symposium Kentucky Night Dinner

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the highlights of the Alltech International Symposium is the Kentucky Night Dinner. This year it was held again at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Alltech Arena. This was the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. So we ate well, enjoyed good fellowship and had a band and dancing. I’ve updated my photo album so …

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