Campfire Conversations // Turning Signals into Strategy

16 Mar 2026
Breakout Room
Join expert-led roundtable discussions designed to spark collaboration and insight. We’ll explore which use cases are most likely to deliver measurable ROI, how investment strategies, innovation pipelines, and business models could evolve as AI and GenAI solutions scale, and what technical, cultural, and regulatory barriers must be overcome for maximum impact. Delegates will work in small groups to tackle the most pressing questions facing corporates, start-ups, investors, and governments - sharing their findings with the room at the end.
Host
Fredy Diaz
Fredy Diaz, Deputy Chief Data Officer - USDA
Stewart Collis
Stewart Collis, Senior Program Officer, Digital Solutions, Agricultural Development - GATES FOUNDATION
Rikin Gandhi
Rikin Gandhi, CEO - DIGITAL GREEN
Tim Beissinger
Tim Beissinger, CTO - HERITABLE AGRICULTURE
Elizabeth Fastiggi
Elizabeth Fastiggi, Chief Product Officer - IDEALYST INNOVATION
Joel Kniskern
Joel Kniskern, Senior Director of Next Generation Breeding - DRISCOLL'S
Warren Boerger
Warren Boerger, Head of Information Technology and Digital, Crop Protection North America - SYNGENTA
Vishnu Jayaprakash
Vishnu Jayaprakash, Co-Founder and CEO - AGZEN
Rajeev Sharma
Rajeev Sharma, Head of Agri-Food Practice - TAVANT
Eswar Narayanan
Eswar Narayanan, Director, Corteva Catalyst - CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
Ali Madani
Ali Madani, CEO - PROFLUENT BIO
Patricia Carroll
Patricia Carroll, WW Agriculture Solutions & GTM Lead - AWS