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Christine Duffy, President of Carnical Cruises, discusses gestures to the audience while seated on stage during a discussion with moderator Gene Cunningham at the 2021 Bayer International Business Conference presented by the Boeing Institute of International Business at Saint Louis University's Chaifetz School of Business.
 

The Boeing Institute of International Business at Saint Louis University’s Chaifetz School of Business hosts the Bayer International Business Conference each year to explore critical and timely topics in the global business community. The SLU conference attracts attendees from multinational companies, government, civic organizations and colleges and universities.

2024 Conference

St. Louis Agtech Ecosystems: Accelerating Solutions Through Global Connectivity

Featuring keynote speaker Elzandi Oosthuizen, senior VP and head of corn product team at Bayer

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, Busch Student Center

The 2024 Bayer International Business Conference: St. Louis Agtech Ecosystems: Accelerating Solutions Through Global Connectivity will bring together leading experts from industry and academia for insightful discussions and presentations on the leading issues facing international business today.

The conference features a networking breakfast, a morning speaker panel, a luncheon keynote speaker, afternoon roundtables with local agtech leaders and an agtech startup pitching session. Net proceeds from the conference support graduate international business scholarships for students at the nationally ranked Chaifetz School of Business.

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Event Schedule

8-9 a.m.: Registration and networking breakfast

9-11:30 a.m.: Morning session, featuring:

  • Linda Jing
    President, CEO and board director, Genective 
  • Stephanie Regagnon
    Executive director of innovative partnerships, Danforth Plant Science Center

  •  Manuel Piñuela Ph.D.
    Co-founder and CEO, Cultivo

12-2:30 p.m.: Lunch and keynote, featuring

  • Elzandi Oosthuizen
    Senior VP and head of corn product team, Bayer

3-4 p.m.: Roundtable discussions with local agtech leaders featuring: 

  • 39North
  • BioSTL
  • The Cortex Innovation District
  • Danforth Plant Science Center
  • Deep Grain
  • Ostara
  • Pivot Bio
  • Taylor Geospatial Institute
  • T-Rex

Sponsorship Opportunities

Conference sponsorships offer the opportunity to align corporate brands with the impactful conference while supporting international business education at Saint Louis University’s Chaifetz School of Business.

Interested in getting your organization involved? Contact Nicholas Coffman at nicholas.coffman@slu.edu.