PRESS RELEASE: Panel Explores Weather’s Impact on Agriculture at WIA Summit

Updated: 3 days ago

ORLANDO, June 3, 2025 – The panelists for the Weather Impact Panel at the 14th annual Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit, September 22-24, 2025, in Orlando, Florida, have been announced and include experts in the field: Bill Kirk, CEO of Weather Trends International; Natalja Skuratovic, senior account executive at EarthDaily Agro; and John Coleman, managing director with Munich Re Trading.

Moderated by the executive editor of Successful Farming, Lisa Foust Prater, this Weather Impact Panel will highlight perspectives on weather-related factors influencing agricultural outcomes and strategies for mitigating weather risks.

“Captain” Bill Kirk, CEO of Weather Trends International, specializes in one of the most vexing problems in weather – long-term forecasting – with a track record of predictions that are more accurate than anyone’s short range day 7-14 forecasts, including National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Kirk and his associates specialize in agentic AI year-ahead weather and seasonal sales forecasting for over 100 Fortune 1,000 companies like Target, Coco-Cola and Bayer, and they support global brands in 12 sectors helping them optimize agricultural plans, seasonal sales, inventory, allocation, and marketing. The Weather Trends 360 FarmCast solution provides a daily email report on short-term and year-ahead forecasts for farms anywhere in the world.

At EarthDaily Agro, Natalija Skuratovic is the go-to senior account executive working to help organizations optimize operations through advanced Earth observation data and geospatial analytics. EarthDaily combines a cutting-edge satellite constellation with integrated, science-grade analytics to empower industries, like agriculture, and governments to act with confidence. Skuratovic began her ag career at Glencore, one of the world’s leading commodity trading firms, where she spent over a decade as a trader – initially covering European markets and later expanding her focus to North Africa and the Middle East. She then spent eight years in Egypt working for one of the country’s largest private grain importing companies.

Speaker John Coleman is a seasoned expert in weather, crop-yield and natural catastrophe derivatives for the agricultural industry. Prior to his current role as managing director for agricultural origination at Munich Re Trading, a subsidiary of Munich Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, Coleman was head of business development at Arbol, a FinTech firm specializing in climate risk solutions. He also led structuring and origination at eWeatherRisk, aiding U.S. farmers in mitigating protection gaps using weather derivatives.

To learn more, see the full agenda for the 2025 Women in Agribusiness Summit. Also note the expanding list of sponsors and partners in this WIA journey to empower, educate and network with women in the ag sector.

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