Sponsored by: The Land Report & Vibrant Insurance

In conjunction with The Land Report, the Land Investment Expo will host a social function at the historic World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, featuring beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and an opportunity to meet and network with Land Expo attendees, sponsors, and speakers.

This magnificent building on the banks of the river is a tribute to Dr. Norman Borlaug, a native Iowan who won the Nobel Peace Prize. The building complements our Land Expo as it serves as a celebratory hall to recognize achievements and advances in global food security and sustainability in agriculture.

Registration Sponsored by: Iowa Farm Bureau

Breakfast Sponsored by: McClure

Cliff Kupchan, Eurasia Group

• Top Geopolitical Risks for 2025

Kyle Bass, Conservation Equity Management

• How Inflation is Affecting Everything Including the Price of Rural Land

Morning Break Refreshments Sponsored by: State Savings Bank

MEETING ROOM 303-304

• SPEAKER: Damian Howard, Security National Bank; Jonathan Shively, Peoples Company Capital Markets; Craig Lemoine

• TITLE: Connecting Farmers with Capital. Farmland Investments for the Wealth Management Industry.

MEETING ROOM 305-306

• SPEAKER: Dave Muth, Peoples Company; Brad Haight, First Farm

• TITLE: Deploying Solar on Farmland: A Deep Dive into Business Models

MEETING ROOM 307-308

• SPEAKER: Kirk Maag, Stoel Rives LLP; Todd Friedman, Stoel Rives LLP; guest panel

• TITLE: Agribusiness Transactions: 2024 Review and 2025 Preview

MEETING ROOM 309-310

• SPEAKER: Carter Malloy, Acres; Ben Maddox, Acres

• TITLE: Winning Deals and Finding Value in a Dislocated Land Market

MEETING ROOM 313-314

• SPEAKER: Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing

• TITLE: Big Changes Coming to Crop Insurance for 2025 – DON’T MISS OUT!

MEETING ROOM 315-316

• SPEAKER: Craig Kaiser, LandGate

• TITLE: Understanding Hidden Values and Risks of Properties

MEETING ROOM 317-318

• SPEAKER: David Brown, IPE 1031; Chet Mellema, IPE 1031; Becky Peterson, IPE 1031

• TITLE: Section 1031 Exchanges in Agriculture: Examples and Issues

MEETING ROOM 319-320

• SPEAKER: Jim Knuth, Farm Credit Services

• TITLE: Agriculture – Looking Forward

Lunch Sponsored by: MetLife

Peoples Company Farmer of the Year

Steve Eisman, Neuberger Bergman

• A Conversation with Steve Eisman

Top 100 presented by The Land Report, Eric O’Keefe

Richard Vague, Author and Economic Futurist

• Tariffs and Our 250 Years of Internal Battles

Afternoon Break Refreshments Sponsored by: Bank Iowa

MEETING ROOM 303-304

• SPEAKER: Dr. Michael McNeil

• TITLE: From Soil Health to Financial and Human Health…. A Winning Combination 

MEETING ROOM 305-306

• SPEAKER: Dr. Bruce Sherrick, Ph.D., Fruin Professor of Farmland Economics and Director of the TIAA Center for Farmland Research, University of Illinois

• TITLE: Farmland Values: How We Got Here and Where Are We Going

MEETING ROOM 307-308

• SPEAKER: Brett Bovee, WestWater Research; Dave Muth, Peoples Company

• TITLE: Water Management & Market Activity in the Ogallala Aquifer Region

MEETING ROOM 309-310

• SPEAKER: Tyler Bruch, BoaSafra

• TITLE: Harvesting Hidden Tax Deductions

MEETING ROOM 313-314

• SPEAKER: Robert Hodges, BrownWinick Law Firm

• TITLE: Farm Succession Planning in a Post-Election World

MEETING ROOM 315-316

• SPEAKER: John Heneghan, Servant Financial

• TITLE: Promised Land Farmland OZ

MEETING ROOM 317-318

• SPEAKER: Charles Whitaker, Brown & Co.; Danny Thomas, LAWD; Tory Ross, Peoples Company

• TITLE: Investing in Farmland Overseas

MEETING ROOM 319-320

• SPEAKER: Steve Roberson, Land id

• TITLE: Maximizing Property Potential: Enhancing Real Estate Analysis and Management with Land id

Afternoon Break Refreshments Sponsored by: Andrew Zellmer Real Estate Team

Marc Brinkmeyer, Idaho Forest Group

• Leveraging Your Land Investment: Bridging Sustainability, Innovation, and Tradition

Dave Muth, Peoples Company

• Farmland Investing for Tomorrow: Not Your Parent’s Asset Class

Joe Lonsdale, 8VC

• A Conversation with Joe Lonsdale

Social Hour Sponsored by: FarmerMac and Lindsay Corporation