2025 Amcot Conference Agenda
Saturday, August 2
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Chairman’s Dinner By invitation only. Business formal attire required. |
Sunday, August 3
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Board Meeting |
| 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| 9:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. | Night at the Amcot Club |
Monday, August 4
| 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Free Time |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Cocktails and Dinner – Hailstone Terrace |
| 9:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. | Night at the Amcot Club |
Golf Schedule for Monday, August 4
| 6:00 a.m. | Please be in the hotel lobby for transportation to the golf course |
| 6:15 a.m. | Bus leaves for The Canyons Golf Club |
| 7:00 a.m. | Tournament check-in begins, breakfast burritos provided and range opens |
| 8:00 a.m.. | Shotgun start, four-person scramble |
Tuesday, August 5
| 8:00 a.m. | Business Session |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon |
| 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions:
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| 6:30 p.m. | Farewell Dinner Party |
| 10:00 p.m. | Cotton Club (Hospitality Suite) |
Business Agenda for Tuesday, August 5
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome Kevin Brinkley, President & CEO, PCCA |
| 8:15 a.m. | The Fed’s Perspectives on Global Markets and Risk Dr. Carlos Garriga Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| 9:00 a.m. | The Fracture of Global Systems: Tariffs and Trade Outlook Angela Hofmann Head of Government Affairs, J.C. Penney |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. | The Impact of Demographic Trends on the Future of Cotton and Textiles Dr. László J. Kulcsár, Professor, Rural Sociology/Demography Penn State University |
| 10:00 a.m. | The Impact of Demographic Trends on the Future of Cotton and Textiles Dr. László J. Kulcsár, Professor, Rural Sociology/Demography Penn State University |
| 10:45 a.m. | U.S. Cotton Industry Report Dr. Gary Adams, CEO National Cotton Council of America |
| 11:30 a.m. | Cotton’s Steep Climb Back to Dominance in the Fiber Markets Chris Kramedjian, Managing Director Shearwater Commodity Research |
| 12:00 p.m. | Luncheon – Can Artificial Intelligence Save Cotton? Mark Pryor, CEO The Seam |
