USDA has announced the members of the 92nd annual Agricultural Outlook Forum Plenary Panel on “Providing Leadership for Present and Future Generations in the Transformation of Agriculture.”

This year’s panelists include Elizabeth Garrett, President of Cornell University; Ilene Gordon, CEO of Ingredion; Pamela Hess, Executive Director of the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture; and Pam Johnson, an Iowa farmer and former president of National Corn Growers Association.

The opening plenary will feature remarks from Secretary Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden and “The 2016 Economic Outlook for Agriculture” presented by USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson. The Forum’s keynote speaker is Howard Buffett, and Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue University and former Governor of Indiana will be the dinner speaker.

USDA has hosted the Agricultural Outlook Forum since 1923 and is the department’s largest annual meeting, attracting 1,600 attendees. The two-day meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 25–26, 2016.