Fireside Chat // Translating AI Experiments into Real-World Value in Agriculture

17 Mar 2026
Auditorium
Main Stage
  • What small and large language models are currently available and how are they being tuned to agriculture? What practical insights are emerging from the early wave of experimentation?
  • Which AI applications are already delivering measurable impact and ROI, and which will remain longer-term bets?
  • How can the agriculture industry design and manage vast datasets while remaining competitive, and how can deeper collaboration with big tech enhance cloud infrastructure, data security and analytics capabilities?
Chairperson
Ilias Tagkopoulos
Ilias Tagkopoulos, Director and Principal Investigator, AI Institute for Food Systems - UC DAVIS
Speakers
Ranveer Chandra
Ranveer Chandra, CTO Agri-Food & General Manager M365 Copilot - MICROSOFT
Brian Crook
Brian Crook, Head of Cloud AI Solution Architecture - GOOGLE