Arlan Suderman

Chief Commodities Economist – StoneX Group Inc.
9:15 a.m.

Arlan Suderman is the Chief Commodities Economist for StoneX Group Inc. – FCM Division, a financial services provider for global markets. Suderman oversees the company’s commodity market intelligence efforts. He provides unique market insight on global macro-economic trends and their implications for the commodity markets.
Suderman is a leading commentator in the Ag commodity sector, with particular expertise in the interaction with the broader markets.

Previously, Suderman served as Senior Market Analyst at Water Street Solutions, an agricultural consulting firm.

Prior to that, Suderman was a Market Analyst for Farm Futures magazine and FarmFutures.com, while also providing written daily market commentary for Farm Progress Companies’ family of state and regional publications and websites.

Suderman started his career with the Kansas Extension Service, developing educational programming focused on crop production, marketing and risk management. He later worked for a private consulting service helping farmers with marketing and risk management.

A graduate of Kansas State University, with a degree specializing in Animal Science & Industry, Suderman has an expertise and passion for the markets that gives him valuable insight into the realities of macro-economic trends and emerging geopolitical risks and how they influence the commodity markets. He shares his market commentary daily on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) with more than 50K followers, as well as on StoneX’s Market Intelligence Web site. Arlan can be heard daily on many radio stations across the Midwest as well as on Sirius XM Rural Radio and weekly on RFD-TV’s Market Day Report, while also being a regular guest on AgDay, Market to Market, the U.S. Farm Report, and the Schwab Network, as well as regularly being quoted by the Wall Street Journal and by Reuters and Bloomberg.

Scott Schwab

Kansas Secretary of State
10:30 a.m.

Scott Schwab grew up in Great Bend, Kansas and graduated from Fort Hays State University.

First elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2002, Schwab worked to bring local control and funding to Kansas schools while also supporting free enterprise to strengthen the economy. As Chairman of the House Elections Committee, Schwab championed several bills to safeguard Kansas elections and the voting process. Schwab also served as Chairman of the House Financial Institutions Committee, and Vice Chair of the Taxation Committee and the Committee on Commerce and Labor. Schwab was also elected to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives.

In 2018, Schwab was elected to his first term as Kansas Secretary of State and was re-elected in 2022. As Secretary of State, Schwab has placed priority on providing support and guidance to county election officials; improving the Office business filing system; implementing cutting-edge IT security; and ensuring Kansas remains a leading state in the nation for election integrity and that one vote equals one person. During his tenure as Secretary, Schwab served as President of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and was selected a Rodel Fellow.

Scott and his wife, Michele, reside in Overland Park with their children.