Join us for 2025 AgriLife Connect!
"Trust is not a soft skill." - David Horsager
Join us at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center for a unique one-day experience where we can unite as an organization with a focus on building our connection through trust.
2025 AgriLife Connect features:
- Special Guest Keynote Speaker David Horsager on "Trust Matters More than Ever: The Trust Building Tools You Didn't Know You Needed."
This impactful keynote will focus on how trust is the most critical—and endangered—resource in today’s world. Like water to a plant: without trust, cultures deteriorate, productivity fades, and impact is lost. While many recognize this growing trust deficit, few know how to rebuild it.
In this brand-new keynote, global trust expert, David Horsager, draws from his decades of pioneering work and his new book, “Trust Matters More than Ever: 40 Proven Tools to Lead Better, Grow Faster & Build Trust Now!”
After an enlightening dive into the impact of trust on society, David equips audiences with real-life, actionable tools they can use immediately to restore and strengthen trust across teams, organizations, and every relationship.
- Lunch and extended time to connect with colleagues across AgriLife
- Messages from our Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, and Agency Directors
- Celebration of the Vice Chancellor's Awards in Excellence
- Reception
All employees of Texas A&M AgriLife, its agencies and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are invited and encouraged to attend.
To help us better plan, please take a moment to RSVP.
Speakers
Agenda
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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8:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
Professional Headshots Available |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center |
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8:15 - 9:00 a.m. | Coffee and light refreshments |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Outside of the Frymire Auditorium |
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9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
Remarks John Sharp Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Frymire Auditorium |
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9:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
Keynote: "Trust Matters More than Ever: The Trust Building Tools You Didn't Know You Needed" David Horsager Global Trust Expert |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Frymire Auditorium |
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11:00 - 11:15 a.m. |
Break |
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11:15 a.m. - noon |
Remarks Jeffrey Savell Vice Chancellor and Dean for Agriculture and Life Sciences |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Frymire Auditorium |
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Noon - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch | Meal Provided |
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum
Marine One/4141 Locomotive Pavilion
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1:30 - 2:15 p.m. |
"Trust in AgriLife"| Impact Stories from Agency Leaders Rick Avery Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Amy Swinford Director, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Frymire Auditorium |
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2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Break | ||
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. |
"Trust in AgriLife"| Impact Stories from Agency Leaders Al Davis Director, Texas A&M Forest Service G. Cliff Lamb Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Frymire Auditorium |
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3:15 - 3:30 p.m. | Break | ||
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Vice Chancellor's Awards in Excellence |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Frymire Auditorium |
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4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Reception |
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
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Nearby Lodging Options
Note: Attendees are responsible for booking their own lodging.
Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
College Station, TX 77840
Hilton Garden Inn
Bryan, TX 77802
The Hilton College Station & Conference Center
College Station, TX 77840
The Stella Hotel
Bryan, TX 77807
Holiday Inn Express
Bryan, TX 77802