2025 Main Stage Speakers

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Adam Anders

Managing Partner, ANTERRA CAPITAL
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Andrew Sunderman

Vice President and General Manager of PTx Trimble, AGCO
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Benjamin Z. Houlton

Ronald P. Lynch Dean, CORNELL CALS
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Brad Drake

EVP & COO, GROWMARK
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Brook Cunningham

SVP & Chief Strategy Officer, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
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Brook Porter

Partner, G2 VENTURE PARTNERS
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Carole Hill

CIO, WILBUR-ELLIS
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Carrie Vollmer-Sanders

President, FIELD TO MARKET
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Christian Guffy

Partner, KEARNEY
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Clay Mitchell

Farmer & Co-Founder and Managing Director, FALL LINE CAPITAL
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Cristina Rohr

Managing Director, S2G INVESTMENTS
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Crystal Davis

Global Director, Food, Land & Water (FLW) Program, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
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Dalynn Hoch

Head of RCIS, ZURICH INSURANCE
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Daniel Ryan

President & CEO, CIBO
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Dave Gebhardt

General Manager & SVP Data Analytics, EARTHDAILY AGRO
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David Doherty

Head of Oil and Renewable Fuels Research, BLOOMBERGNEF
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Derek Norman

VP, Investments, LEAPS BY BAYER
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Edward Fish

Senior Vice President & General Manager of Varietal Solutions, BAY STATE MILLING
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Eli Ziskind

Partner, AQUA CAPITAL
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Elisa Bertini

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Puna Bio
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Eoin Brodie

Senior Scientist & Deputy Director, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, BERKELEY LAB
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Erin VanLanduit

Head of Corporate Ventures, CARGILL
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Faisal Syed

CEO, VISION Bioenergy Oilseeds (Shell JV)
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Feroz Sheikh

CIO & CDO, SYNGENTA GROUP
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Frank Terhorst

EVP Strategy & Sustainability, BAYER
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Gloverson Moro

CTO, AGRITHORITY
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Hadar Sutovsky

VP Corporate Investments ICL Group & GM of ICL Planet, ICL PLANET
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Howard-Yana Shapiro

Distinguished Senior Fellow, CIFOR-ICRAF
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Ilias Tagkopoulos

Director and Principal Investigator, AI Institute for Food Systems, UC DAVIS
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Jack Roswell

CEO & Co-Founder, PERENNIAL
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Jacqui Campbell

Global Head Technology & Partnerships Biologicals, SYNGENTA
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Jason Trusley

SVP, Chief Strategy Officer, LAND O'LAKES
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Jeffrey Price

Global Co-Head of Chemicals Investment Banking, J.P. MORGAN
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Jennifer J. Petersen

EVP & Chief Science Officer, SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL
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Jess Newman

Senior Director of Ag & Sustainability, MCCAIN FOODS
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Jessica Christiansen

SVP, Head of Bayer Crop Science and Sustainability Communications, BAYER
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Jessie Scott

Editor in Chief, SUCCESSFUL FARMING
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Joby Young

EVP, AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
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Joe Cornelius

CEO, GATES AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS (GATES AG ONE)
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John Brubaker

CEO, SMARTWYRE
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John Coleman

Managing Director of Origination, Agriculture, North America, MUNICH RE
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Kelly Miller

Director of AgTech, AGRI-ACCESS
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Kevin Helash

CEO, BIOTALYS
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Kiersten Stead

Managing Partner, DCVC BIO
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Kristen Smith Eshaya

President, JV SMITH COMPANIES
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Lars Dyrud

CEO, EARTHOPTICS
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Leah Anderson

President, WINFIELD UNITED
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Lee Addams

Agribusiness Strategy Leader, EY-Parthenon, EY
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Lila Preston

Head of Generation Growth Equity, GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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Manish Arya

Co-Founder & CTO, TAVANT
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Manoj Regmi

Vice President, Technology, FARMERS EDGE
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Mary Shelman

Founder, SHELMAN GROUP
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Matt Crisp

Founder, CRISP & CO
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Michael Doane

Global Managing Director Freshwater and Food Systems, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
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Michael Lee

Managing Director, Ventures, SYNGENTA GROUP
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Mike DeCamp

President, CEO and Board Member, COVERCRESS INC.
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Noah Verleun

CEO, Global Clean Energy Holdings
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P'l Johan From

Founder & CEO, SAGA ROBOTICS // THORVALD
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Paul Rea

SVP Agricultural Solutions North America, BASF
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Po Bronson

Managing Director, INDIEBIO
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Praveen Penmetsa

Founder & CEO, MONARCH TRACTOR
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Prue MacKenzie

Director of CPG & Retail, GOOGLE CLOUD
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Ranveer Chandra

CTO Agri-Food & General Manager M365 Copilot, MICROSOFT
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Ren'e Vassilos

Director of Agriculture Innovation, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
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Richard Fox

Scientific Advisory Board, INSCRIPTA
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Ryan Rapp

Operating Partner, FLAGSHIP PIONEERING
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Sarah Nolet

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, TENACIOUS VENTURES
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Scott Komar

Senior Vice President of Global R&D, DRISCOLL'S
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Sebastien Pascual

Director, Agri-Food Investment, TEMASEK
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Seva Rostovtsev

CTO, FMC CORPORATION
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Shobha Shetty

Agriculture and Food Global Practice, WORLD BANK GROUP
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Sy Choudhury

Head of Business Development, AI Partnerships, META
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Sylvia Wulf

Executive Vice President, BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION (BIO)
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Thomas Laurent

CEO, MICROPEP TECHNOLOGIES
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Tim Murnin

Head of Industry Solutions, AWS
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Todd Rands

President & CEO, ELO LIFE SYSTEMS
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Todd Van Hoose

President & CEO, FARM CREDIT COUNCIL
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Tom Adams

Co-Founder & CEO, PAIRWISE
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Tom Brennan

Partner, MCKINSEY
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Tom J. Vilsack

CEO, WORLD FOOD PRIZE FOUNDATION
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Tyler Nuss

Co-Founder, THE MODERN ACRE
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Vipula Shukla

Senior Program Officer, Agriculture R&D, GATES FOUNDATION
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Vonnie Estes

VP of Innovation, INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION
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Walt Duflock

VP of Innovation, WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
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Zach Hedge

Vice President, Innovation & Business Development, OCP NORTH AMERICA

    2025 Roundtable Hosts

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    Erin VanLanduit

    Head of Corporate Ventures, CARGILL
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    Jess Newman

    Senior Director of Ag & Sustainability, MCCAIN FOODS
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    Shaoli Das Gupta

    Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Fertilisers and Biostimulants, BATTELLE

      2025 Breakout Hosts

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      Laurie Bauer

      Partner, COOLEY
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      Shaoli Das Gupta

      Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Fertilisers and Biostimulants, BATTELLE

        Speaking Opportunities

        We welcome forward-thinking experts, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who are developing groundbreaking solutions in nutrition, sustainability, and food technology.

        If you have insights that can inspire change, challenge current paradigms, or showcase transformative approaches to our food systems, we want to hear from you.

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