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Meet & Potatoes at Potato Expo 2022
On Jan. 5-6 in
NATIONAL
POTATO
COUNCIL
Kam Quarles
Chief Executive
Officer
Anaheim, California,
the industry will
come together - in
person - for the
first major North
American potato
event in two years.
You read that right:
It's time to reconnect,
IN PERSON!
I honestly don't
know how many
Zoom meetings,
conference calls and virtual events I've
participated in since the start of the
pandemic. But I, for one, am sick of them.
No matter how convenient the digital world
can be, nothing beats looking someone in
the eye, shaking their hand, and reconnecting
face-to-face. Which is why we at the National
Potato Council (NPC) are so excited to offer
potato growers and allied businesses an
in-person forum where the entire potato
community can meet as an industry.
Potato Expo 2022 will be the mustattend
event of the year, with countless
opportunities to connect and do business.
Join us in California for countless
opportunities to link up with business
partners and potential clients in the Expo
Hall, learn about the latest technologies
and products at the Breakout Sessions and
Potato Talks and reconnect with friends
during receptions, pop-up meetings, and
spontaneous run-ins.
As session planning and event
preparations continue for Potato Expo
2022, our steering committee is focused
on ensuring the event will allow industry
members to reconnect, collaborate and join
together in moving potatoes forward.
Over the 14 years we've hosted Potato
Expo, NPC created an event that provides
attendees an opportunity to discover new
ideas, products, and services. This year's
Expo will be no different, offering growers
a one-stop shop to get the most current
information on a wide variety of industry
issues and trends.
As always, Potato Expo offers attendees
dozens of Breakout Sessions at The
Innovation Hub to choose from, allowing
them to schedule their time to their
maximum advantage. Additionally, and
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back by popular demand, Potato Talks
@ The Expo Stage will feature topical
discussions about the latest and greatest
technologies and products our industry
partners have to offer.
But of course, nothing beats the
excitement generated in the Expo Hall.
This January, the Hall will be a hive of
activity, featuring the Iron Potato Chef
Cook-off hosted by Food Network
personality and chef Simon Majumdar,
multiple happy hours and receptions, a
silent and live auction to benefit the Potato
LEAF foundation and spaces to sit down
with clients and business partners over
meals or a cup of coffee.
Additionally, the Expo Hall will feature
companies from across North America and
the world staffed with product and service
experts eager to share their knowledge and
help solve growers' problems. To date, more
than 140 companies and organizations have
already signed up to exhibit at Potato Expo
2022's record-breaking 100,000 square
feet of premier trade show space. Exhibitors
know there is no better place than Potato
Expo to network, introduce new products
and services, talk directly with their target
audience members and reconnect with
customers in person.
Whatever your reason for making the
trip to sunny Southern California this
winter (and we won't blame you if stick
around a few extra days to take your
family to Disneyland), every attendee will
leave Potato Expo 2022 with new ideas
about how to grow your bottom line, new
connections to expand your business
network, and a week of fun with your friends
in the potato industry.
Visit potato-expo.com for a full schedule
of speakers, sessions and events, and make
your travel plans today. We can't wait to see
you in January!
http://www.potato-expo.com
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