About Dan Steele
Dan grew up on a farm in South Carolina, then Virginia, and currently lives in Maryland at a camp and retreat facility called River Valley Ranch. Over the past 20 years, as the Director of Marketing and Staffing, he has hired over 2000 people; building teams and a culture that serve 15,000 guests per year. He and his wife, Hope, have raised 3 kids… and thousands of chickens.
Saturday keynote - JP DinellJP Dinnell, Former U.S. Navy SEAL and Lead Sniper, Chief Training Officer and Leadership Instructor at Echelon Front. When: 11:00 AM on January 25, 2025 JP will also host a separate Q&A session following lunch on Saturday. Check out JP's trailer clip. |
About JP Dinnell
JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and combat veteran. Sent to the violent terrorist stronghold of Ar Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 with SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, JP served as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon. JP now serves as a senior Leadership Instructor and the Chief Training Officer at Echelon Front overseeing Experiential Training Programs
Our conference features the following types of sessions.
Community Meetups - Scheduled by attendees for anytime during the conference to discuss any topic. There is no formal involvement with APPPA to set these up and run. Our event app, Whova, makes this easy.
Ask APPPA Live- Themed Q&A panels that bring the monthly Ask APPPA calls in-person. Introductory level sessions to be had on brooding, pasture, and processing. Sessions are 60 minutes. Audience questions will be answered by the panel.
Workshops - 60 minute sessions led by one or two speakers around a topic. The typical format is lecture based with limited audience Q&A.
APPPAExchange - Experienced producers collaboratively problem solve challenging issues that go beyond the basic production topics. Each 60 minute session is facilitated to ensure the conversation stays on topic and relevant. Each question and each response should be asked within two minutes.
Farmer Spotlights - Farmers are given ten minutes and one presentation slide to convey one idea that has profoundly impacted their pastured poultry farm or business.
Some sessions have not yet been finalized and schedule is subject to change.
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We have group rate at our conference center hotel:
Courtyard Dallas Allen at the Event Center
210 E Stacy Rd
Allen, TX 75002
Phone: (214) 383-1151
Make online reservations using this link.
You must book by December 31, 2024 to receive the conference group rate.
The Courtyard Marriott is approximately 40 minutes from DFW or DAL (Love Field). You can easily get to the hotel via rental care, Uber, or ride-sharing. As the conference draws near, attendees will be able to coordinate ride shares through our event app.
Please review our 2025 conference sponsorship packages and contact Kate Bowen for more information.