USA Rice Outlook Conference

December 8 – 10, 2024  |  Little Rock, AR

Join Us in 2024

Thank you to all the attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors that participated in the 2023 USA Rice Outlook Conference in Indian Wells, California!

Save the date for the 2024 USA Rice Outlook Conference featuring exciting speakers, outstanding learning sessions, and a trade show bringing the newest and most promising innovations to attendees.  Mark your calendar and watch for announcements in the USA Rice Daily, on this website, and on our social media channels.

Save the Date 

Make sure the Outlook Conference is on your calendar, December 8 – 10, 2024. Registration coming soon.

Conference Site & Hotel

Little Rock Marriott
3 Statehouse Plaza
Little Rock, AR 72201

Sponsors & Exhibitors 

We offer creative and impactful ways to showcase your products, brands, and services to rice industry decision-makers.  Prospectus available soon.

About the Conference

Headshot of journalist Mark McKinnon in large white, straw hat
Mark McKinnon: See you in San Antonio
Aug 17, 2017
ARLINGTON, VA – One of the most successful, influential, and respected political and media advisors in the modern era, Mark McKinnon, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year’s USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

McKinnon is the creator, executive producer, and co-host of Showtime’s real-time documentary series on the 2016 election and the Trump presidency, The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth - the highest rated unscripted program ever on the network.

Prior to stepping in front of the camera, McKinnon was the chief media strategist to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns, including those of President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain.  He also worked for Texas Governor Ann Richards and to advance many causes, notably those dedicated to bipartisanship, civil dialogue, and political problem solving.  He has been praised by politicians and leaders on both sides of the aisle for his expertise and his integrity.

For the Outlook audience McKinnon will explain how lessons he learned crafting successful political messages can be used to tell the agriculture story to audiences unfamiliar with the territory, as well as share some of his unique up close experiences with world leaders and candidates.

“Mark’s take on politics and telling your story is so interesting, I am really looking forward to hearing his thoughts on the current political landscape, but also on how it all specifically relates back to the rice industry,” said USA Rice Chairman Brian King.  “He’s the perfect speaker to help us kick off two days of expanded learning, networking, and a bigger and better trade show, and I can’t wait.”

The USA Rice Outlook Conference will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, on December 10-12, 2017.  

King said additional programming and sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities will be announced in the coming weeks.



Persons requiring special accommodations or having any dietary restrictions to attend or participate in this conference should contact Jeanette Davis at (240) 682-0059, or e-mail jdavis@usarice.com no later than Dec. 1, 2024.

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