Communicating Agriculture
Beyond Academia
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About the HEC Program Virtual Seminars Conference
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2026 HEC Conference

Find Your Target Audience

Your target audience has been assigned! Find your name below and begin thinking about how you will adapt your presentation to connect with your specific audience.

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Medical Professionals

Evidence • Health • Relevance
Assigned Students
  • Shumaila Parveen
  • Makayla Moline
  • Olaitan Shekoni
  • Israel Akinlabi
  • Alexandra Ewing
Your challenge: Make the significance of your research clear and relevant to professionals focused on health, evidence, and outcomes.
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Non-Ag Journalists

Story • Clarity • Public Interest
Assigned Students
  • Ekaterina Lopez
  • Maya Shydlowski
  • Briley Mullin
  • Leticia Camargo
  • Karla Estrada
Your challenge: Assume your audience has no agricultural background. Make your research understandable, interesting, and relevant to the general public.
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Policy Makers

Impact • Evidence • Decisions
Assigned Students
  • Christian Bagiruwigize
  • Shabnam Shabnam
  • Raj Chaudhary
  • Nkem Nwosu
  • Ania Granadino
  • Rakshya Aryal
Your challenge: Show why a decision-maker should care about your research and what impact your findings could have.
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Graphic Designers

Visuals • Simplicity • Storytelling
Assigned Students
  • Zonia Caro
  • Imtiaz Ali
  • Oluwatosin Adebanjo
  • Zachariah Vice
  • Miguel Diaz
  • Sarah Kleiman
Your challenge: Communicate the core idea of your research clearly enough that it can become a compelling visual story.
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Ag Company Research VPs

Value • Application • Opportunity
Assigned Students
  • Yoon Song
  • Rosa Santos
  • Adewumi Odeniran
  • Rasheeba Iqbal
  • Ashir Atoo
  • Kamana Kafle
Your challenge: Show what makes your research valuable, applicable, or innovative from the perspective of an agricultural company leader.
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Producers / Farm Workers

Practicality • Results • Application
Assigned Students
  • Alisha Klemme
  • Mamunur Rahman
  • Eva Safaie
  • Juan Caballero
  • Rosemary Olubukola
  • Serinmary Rejimon
Your challenge: Explain what your research means in practice and how your findings could affect people working directly in agricultural production.