FOODepartment America
+20 business leaders are members of the America Advisory Board.
Miami Agri-Food Seminar: An annual meeting that brings together the main decision-makers in the sector.
Management development programs specializing in leadership and management for the food chain.
SAM · Miami Agri-Food Seminar
The FOODepartment Advisory Boards form an international network of senior executives from the most important companies in the global food chain. Organized in Iberia, Italy, the Americas and Africa, their members share experiences, identify trends and help define the initiatives that drive the development of the food industry internationally.
America Advisory Board
A comprehensive view of the food value chain from those who lead it
Since 2016, the America Advisory Board has brought together the most influential business figures in the Latin American food chain. With 22 board members and a balanced representation of production, industry and distribution, it provides a unique forum for anticipating trends, sharing experiences and promoting initiatives with business and international impact. Its members share the conviction that:
Miami Agri-Food Seminar
A space for reflection and strategic vision to anticipate and address the challenges and opportunities that shape the future of the agri-food sector, both locally and globally.
San Telmo Methodology
Learning model based on the Case Method
The sector’s major trends, challenges and opportunities are explored through three complementary formats: case-study discussions, dialogue with executives and interactive lectures, encouraging strategic reflection and the exchange of experience among business leaders.
Current cases
Cases written or selected specifically for each edition, focusing on situations of maximum relevance and current business issues.
Local and global debates
Analysis of the issues that set the agenda for companies, from the specific challenges of local markets to the trends that affect the main international groups.
With the protagonist in the classroom
The executives who are the protagonists of the cases take part in the sessions to share their experience and debate directly with participants.
Behind closed doors
An environment of maximum confidentiality, with no media presence and no public dissemination of the content shared.
Curriculum
Learn about the programs
Training those who will lead the future of the food industry. FOODepartment America promotes programs designed to respond to the specific challenges of the sector: strategic vision, management experience and practical application.
The next generation of companies in the sector.
- International program for food industry professionals who aspire to broaden their business vision and accelerate their professional growth
- 100% online and 100% live format, with participants from different countries, companies and areas
- Practical sessions, real cases and continuous exchange with professors, experts and industry professionals
The seminar is supported by the body that connects San Telmo with food companies across the continent.
Management development solutions tailored to each organization.
- Fully customized programs, built around the strategic and organizational needs of each company
- They combine the FOODepartment's international network, San Telmo's academic experience and the reality of each organization
- From developing middle managers to preparing future executives or driving cultural transformation
SAM is part of San Telmo’s strategic forums around the world: FAMA in Bouznika, SEMSA in Seville and FAM in Milan.
The knowledge that feeds the programs is born in the companies of the sector.
- The challenges discussed at the Advisory Board and the Miami Agri-Food Seminar guide San Telmo’s training programs
- A model that turns business experience into applicable knowledge
- Designed for the new generations of executives in the food chain
80 participants a year, exclusively top-level. The seminar’s scale is part of the format, not a limitation.
Those who have already done it
Jerónimo Martins, FIPA, PortugalFoods: they have already sat in that room
Those who talk about PAS lead the Portuguese agri-food sector; that is the benchmark.
A consolidated community
More than a decade connecting Latin American food leaders
It's time to sit down with your peers.
Questions you may have.
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Is it compatible with running a company?
Yes. The Miami Agri-Food Seminar (SAM) is designed for business owners and senior executives who want to set aside time for strategic reflection on the major challenges of the food chain.
Each year, the seminar brings together industry leaders to analyze trends, discuss the main challenges facing the industry and share the experiences and business models of leading companies, in a format that fosters networking and the generation of new growth opportunities.
Who can attend?
SAM is an initiative reserved exclusively for business owners, chairs, CEOs, general managers and members of management committees of companies in the food chain.
Its international character brings together executives from leading companies in the United States, Latin America and Spain, creating a high-level environment for exchanging experiences and building business relationships.
What does the seminar offer?
The Miami Agri-Food Seminar offers a unique space to reflect on the future of the food industry from an international perspective.
Its main objectives include bringing together industry leaders every year, fostering new growth opportunities, strengthening the global network of food companies and generating debate with the protagonists of the main challenges facing the industry. The program also analyzes Latin American cases with global impact, providing a practical and strategic view of different markets.
Where is the seminar held?
The Miami Agri-Food Seminar (SAM) is held every year in Miami (United States) and is part of San Telmo Business School’s international network of strategic meetings, together with FAMA (Morocco), SEMSA (Seville) and FAM (Milan).
Each edition brings together around 80 participants and includes executives from leading companies across Latin America.