UC Davis Graduate School of Management, China Agribusiness Symposiums (November 1-3, 2013):  

The UC Davis Graduate School of Management China Agribusiness Symposium will take place in Shanghai on November 1-3, 2013 where approximately 100 CEO’s of Agribusiness companies from across China will come to learn how to grow and scale their businesses.   The first Symposium will feature a living case study of Earthbound Farm and CEO Charlie Sweat will be on hand to help lead the discussion.  In addition, you will hear the story of Tony’s Organic Farm from Tony Zhang the Founder and Farmer to gain a truly Chinese perspective of the business issues relevant to food/Agribusiness entrepreneurs in China today.   They are great stories that emulate where many farms are in China today in that the Earthbound Founders began with just a few acres and the business has grown to over USD500 million in revenue today. Tony’s Organic Farm is also having success with their ecommerce efforts which are becoming significant retail channels for Chinese food consumers.   Along the way Earthbound Farm dealt with a major food safety issues and are now focusing on organics which are also key topics for the China market.  UC Davis is utilizing advanced Executive Education techniques to deliver the program and will be incorporating a variety of tools and methodologies for learning including providing an assessment of their entrepreneurial talent, a growth template for them to use before they arrive to begin planning what they want their learning to focus on, and the ability for private reflection, small group and large group discussions to be held at different points around the content being delivered. Take advantage of our special introductory pricing offer before August 31^st!    For more information about the program content and to register please click here.