Risks and opportunities for pork production in the changing economic landscape

Bill Moore, Compeer Financial

Bill Moore is the Chief Risk Officer at Compeer Financial, overseeing all credit underwriting and enterprise risk functions. Originally from Boston, Bill holds both a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Babson College in Wellesley, MA. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and has completed advanced programs in bank credit analysis, statistics, and financial management. Bill’s early career roles with Greenwich Associates, Fieldstone Private Capital Group and Forum Capital Markets shaped his expertise in investment management and the public financial markets. His leadership skills were acknowledged when he became the youngest partner at Founders Financial Group – a holding company for Forum Capital and its asset management arm. Immediately prior to Compeer, Bill spent 15 years as a hedge fund portfolio manager with specialties in convertible and high-yield bonds for three different funds, including one that brought him to Minnesota. At Compeer Financial, Bill has been instrumental in leading initiatives that foster a risk/reward culture, creating a new auto-decisioning tool, and managing third-party capital relationships. He chairs multiple management committees and serves as a voting member of the asset liability committee (ALCO), and as a liaison to both the Board’s enterprise risk committee and Compeer’s regulator, the Farm Credit Administration.

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Luke Minion, Wholestone Farms

Dr. Luke Minion grew up in southwestern Minnesota and began his career with Pipestone Holdings in 2000 after graduating from the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Luke was an owner at Pipestone Holdings where he served as CEO from 2004 to 2022. Luke has served in a variety of roles including veterinary service, production management, business management, and business startups. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Wholestone Prestage, Chairman of Yellowstone Cattle, and Chairman and CEO of Riverstone, and board member at Pipestone Holdings. Luke is married, has 3 children, and lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Emerging viral threats and mitigation strategies in the swine industry

Juergen Richt, Kansas State University

Dr. Juergen Richt has been the Regents and University Distinguished Professor and Kansas Bioscience Eminent Scholar at Kansas State University since 2008. In 2010, he became Director of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD) and in 2020 Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center on Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. He has edited several books, obtained several patents, published more than 360 peer-reviewed manuscripts and raised more than $70 million in grants for veterinary research.

Dr. Richt is a pioneer in veterinary science, most notably in the “One Health” field. His work on high-consequence pathogens with zoonotic and transboundary potential led to strategies to identify, control and/or eradicate such agents. His basic and applied research includes studies on animal influenza viruses (swine, cattle, bat and avian), animal prion diseases including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV), African Swine fever virus (ASFV), Mpox virus (MPXV), SARS-CoV-2 and Borna Disease virus (BDV).

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Pedro Urriola, University of Minnesota

Dr. Pedro Urriola is an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Livestock Systems at the University of Minnesota, with appointments in Animal Science and Veterinary Population Medicine. His research program integrates swine nutrition, health, and data-driven systems to promote environmental stewardship and production resilience. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications and more than $8 million in collaborative research funding, Dr. Urriola’s work addresses practical challenges such as precision nutrition, decreasing the burden of disease, supply chain recovery of nutrients, and feed biosecurity. He applies systems thinking, life cycle assessment, and social science tools to evaluate feeding programs and health interventions within pork production. Through strong partnerships with veterinarians, producers, and feed companies, Dr. Urriola advances solutions that align with One Health principles and the evolving demands of responsible pork production.

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