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Speakers Confirmed!
Confirmed speakers as of

Dennis Gartman --
"The Gartman Letter"
Keynote Speaker

Douglas Southgate --
Agricultural Economist
Ohio State University
co-author of The World Food Economy

David Hightower --
The Hightower Report

Peter Ullrich --
Ullrich Analytics

Jim Webster --
“The Washington Update”

Drew Lerner --
World Weather, Inc

Michael Caughlan --
McKeaney-Flavell

Kevin Combs --
McKeaney-Flavell

Ken Bailey --
FCStone/Downes-O’Neill

Bill Brooks --
FCStone/Downes-O’Neill

Dave Smoldt --
FCStone

James Burr --
FCStone Trading

Ryan Turner --
FCStone

Mario Silveira --
FCStone Brazil


The Outlook Conference 2009!

Bill Brooks
FCStone/Downes O’Neill

 

Bill grew up on a general dairy farm in Northern Missouri. He went to Northwest Missouri State University, earning a B.S. in Agricultural Business in 1991. He then went on to graduate school at Northwest working towards a M.S. in Agriculture, with emphasis on Agricultural Economics. In May of 1992 he became employed with Mid - America Dairymen, Inc., in Springfield, MO, as Director, Statistical Analysis. On April 1, 1998 Bill assume the duties of Manager, Commodity Risk & Research for Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas City, MO. On October 1, 1999 Bill joined Mike Downes and Joe O’Neill to form eDairy, Inc., an Internet based Commodity Trading Advisor firm. He is also the Dairy Economist for Downes-O’Neill, LLC.