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Cristina Rohr

Managing Director – Food & Agriculture, S2G INVESTMENTS
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Feroz Sheikh

CIO & CDO, SYNGENTA GROUP
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Jim O’Neill

DEPUTY SECRETARY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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Kip Tom

FARMER AND FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR
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Viren Shah

Senior Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Officer, AGCO
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Jim Jones

Chief Credit Officer, AGRIBANK
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Vishnu Jayaprakash

Co-Founder and CEO, AGZEN
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Jessica Wedow

Executive Director, AIFARMS
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Marcela Quintero

Associate Director General, Research Strategy and Innovation, ALLIANCE OF BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL AND THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (CIAT)
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Adam Anders

Managing Partner, ANTERRA CAPITAL
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Mika Eberl

Head of AgroStart, AI Lead and Digital Officer, Agricultural Solutions, BASF
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Matthias Berninger

EVP Public Affairs, Science, Sustainability, BAYER
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Mike Graham

Head of Research and Development (R&D), BAYER CROP SCIENCE
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Sarah Federman

VP of Landscape Decarbonization, CARBON DIRECT
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Howard-Yana Shapiro

Distinguished Senior Fellow, CIFOR-ICRAF
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Lisa Jackson

VP of UX & Design, CNH
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Brenda Frank

EVP Farm Credit Banking, COBANK
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Benjamin Z. Houlton

Ronald P. Lynch Dean, CORNELL CALS
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Sam Eathington

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Digital Officer, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
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Siva Avvaru

Managing Director, Enterprise Growth, CORVIAN
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Seana Day

CEO and Board Chair, DAVE WILSON NURSERY
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Scott Komar

Senior Vice President of Global R&D, DRISCOLL'S
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Christy Seyfert

President & CEO, FARM CREDIT COUNCIL
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Mark Jensen

President and CEO, FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA
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Adam Smalley

Managing Director, FCC CAPITAL
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Carrie Vollmer-Sanders

President, FIELD TO MARKET
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Jessica Lehman

Managing Director, Food & Agribusiness, FIRST FINANCIAL BANK
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Seva Rostovtsev

Executive Vice President and CTO, FMC CORPORATION
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Brook Porter

Partner, G2 VENTURE PARTNERS
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Vipula Shukla

Senior Program Officer, Agriculture R&D, GATES FOUNDATION
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Brian Crook

Head of Cloud AI Solution Architecture, GOOGLE
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Tim Weaver

Chief Strategy Officer, HOLGANIX
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Po Bronson

General Partner, SOSV and Managing Director, INDIEBIO
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Brad Ringeisen

Executive Director , INNOVATIVE GENOMICS INSTITUTE
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Alice Brooks

Partner, KHOSLA VENTURES
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Ian Proudfoot

Global Head of Agribusiness, KPMG
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Brett McMickell

Chief Technology Officer, KUBOTA NORTH AMERICA
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Paimun (PJ) Amini

VP, Investments, LEAPS BY BAYER
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Carl Jones

Director of Plant Sciences, MARS ADVANCED RESEARCH INSTITUTE (MARI)
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Jess Newman

Senior Director, Agriculture & Sustainability, MCCAIN FOODS
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Vasanth Ganesan

Partner, MCKINSEY & COMPANY
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Rhishi Pethe

Managing Partner, METAL DOG LABS & AGTECH ALCHEMY
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Ranveer Chandra

VP Copilot Tuning & CTO of Agri-Food, MICROSOFT
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Inbal Becker-Reshef

Director and Research Professor, NASA HARVEST
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Sam Malloy

R&D Director, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ASCEND ENGINE and INNOSPHERE
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Kartik Dharmadhikari

Partner, Planetary Health Investments, NOVO HOLDINGS
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Beth Lorsbach

Group Executive for Portfolio Solutions, NUFARM
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Kirsten Benjamin

EVP of R&D, OATH BIOME
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Elliot Strand

CEO, PAGE TECHNOLOGIES
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Margaret Henry

VP, Sustainable & Regenerative Agriculture, PEPSICO
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Chris Abbott

CEO, PIVOT BIO
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Bill Salas

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, REGROW AG
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Danny Bernstein

CEO, RESERVOIR
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Carl-Emil Grøn

CEO, RESHAPE BIOTECH
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Tim Bouley

Managing Director for Biological Sciences, Food, and Agriculture, STANFORD UNIVERISTY
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Fiona Ma

Treasurer, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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Shubhang Shankar

Managing Director, Ventures, SYNGENTA GROUP VENTURES
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Scott Grabau

President & CEO, TANIMURA & ANTLE
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Rajeev Sharma

Head of Agri-Food Practice, TAVANT
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Sebastien Pascual

Director, TEMASEK
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Saswati Bora

Global Director, Regenerative Food Systems, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
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Roy Steiner

SVP, Food, THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
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Nandhan P.

Director Gen AI programs, UBER AI SOLUTIONS
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Ashley Stokes

Dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC DAVIS
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Ilias Tagkopoulos

Director and Principal Investigator, AI Institute for Food Systems, UC DAVIS
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Fredy Diaz

Deputy Chief Data Officer, USDA
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Scott Hutchins

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, Economics & Chief Scientist, USDA
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Ines Hanrahan

Executive Director, WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT RESEARCH COMMISSION
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Nicolas Steinberg

VP Digital Innovation, Americas, YARA INTERNATIONAL

    Roundtable Hosts

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    Stephanie Speck

    Global Partnerships Director, ALLIANCE OF BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL AND CIAT OF CGIAR
    Speaker profile image for Mika Eberl

    Mika Eberl

    Head of AgroStart, AI Lead and Digital Officer, Agricultural Solutions, BASF
    Speaker profile image for Kimberly Sampson

    Kimberly Sampson

    AgroStart Digital Innovation Manager, BASF
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    Jeffrey Brown

    Senior Manager Agricultural Innovations & New Business Development, BASF
    Speaker profile image for Sachi Desai

    Sachi Desai

    Vice President of AI Go-To-Market and Partnerships, BAYER CROP SCIENCE
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    Mathias Müller

    Senior Director, Corteva Catalyst, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
    Speaker profile image for Nandini Krishnamurthy

    Nandini Krishnamurthy

    Biotechnology Portfolio Leader, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
    Speaker profile image for Michael Seagraves

    Michael Seagraves

    Director Global Plant Health Research, DRISCOLL'S
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    Nadilia Gomez

    CTO, Digital and Precision Ag Bioscience Platform, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Speaker profile image for Sarah Heimlich

    Sarah Heimlich

    Senior Product Manager, Blue River Technologies, JOHN DEERE
    Speaker profile image for Brett McMickell

    Brett McMickell

    Chief Technology Officer, KUBOTA NORTH AMERICA
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    Jess Newman

    Senior Director, Agriculture & Sustainability, MCCAIN FOODS
    Speaker profile image for Ricardo Garcia de Alba

    Ricardo Garcia de Alba

    President and CEO, MEIOGENIX
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    Jimmy Greco

    Sales Director, Americas, PIXXEL
    Speaker profile image for Tom Boehm

    Tom Boehm

    President & CEO, RAYHAWK
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    Jason Gabriel

    Managing Director, Ventures, SYNGENTA
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    Andrew Wilcox

    Associate Director, Procurement, UNILEVER
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    Ben Palone

    Sr. Director of Automation & Commercialization, WESTERN GROWERS
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    Nick Luett

    Precision Ag Manager, RCIS, ZURICH NA

      Breakout Speakers

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      Mikayla Mooney

      Partner, AG STARTUP ENGINE
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      Rias Muhamed

      Principal Solutions Architect, AMAZON LEO
      Speaker profile image for Charlie Coates

      Charlie Coates

      Land Mobility Sales Manager, AMAZON LEO
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      Dan Gager

      Head of Land Mobility Business Development, AMAZON LEO
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      Johannes Daniёl (J.D.) Rossouw

      SVP & Global Plant Breeding Lead, BAYER CROP SCIENCE
      Speaker profile image for Benoit Hartmann

      Benoit Hartmann

      R&D, Lead of Insights, Partnerships & Biologics, BAYER CROP SCIENCE
      Speaker profile image for Tony Morosini

      Tony Morosini

      Chief Payments and Product Officer, BUSHEL
      Speaker profile image for Jenny Doering

      Jenny Doering

      Managing Director Animal Agriculture, COMPEER FINANCIAL
      Speaker profile image for Tom Andrews

      Tom Andrews

      CEO, CONNECTED FARMS
      Speaker profile image for Erin Kirchner

      Erin Kirchner

      Partner, COOLEY
      Speaker profile image for Ashish Batra

      Ashish Batra

      Vice President, Crop Health R&D, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
      Speaker profile image for Grey Montgomery

      Grey Montgomery

      General Manager, Agriculture, DTN
      Speaker profile image for Clay Mitchell

      Clay Mitchell

      Farmer, Co-Founder and Managing Director, FALL LINE CAPITAL
      Speaker profile image for Yanniv Dorone

      Yanniv Dorone

      Managing Director, FALL LINE CAPITAL
      Speaker profile image for Brad Zamft

      Brad Zamft

      CEO & Co-Founder, HERITABLE AGRICULTURE
      Speaker profile image for Sean Sundberg

      Sean Sundberg

      Business Integration Manager, JOHN DEERE
      Speaker profile image for Alice Brooks

      Alice Brooks

      Partner, KHOSLA VENTURES
      Speaker profile image for Derek Norman

      Derek Norman

      VP of Venture Investments Agriculture, LEAPS BY BAYER
      Speaker profile image for Vasanth Ganesan

      Vasanth Ganesan

      Partner, MCKINSEY & COMPANY
      Speaker profile image for Georg Goeres

      Georg Goeres

      President & CEO, MICROPEP TECHNOLOGIES
      Speaker profile image for Matt Moreland

      Matt Moreland

      Partner, MORELAND FARMS
      Speaker profile image for Martin Ruebelt

      Martin Ruebelt

      Chief Scientific Officer & Vice President of Research and Development, NATURESWEET
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      Marlin Edwards

      Advisor, PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS
      Speaker profile image for Alexander Corbacho

      Alexander Corbacho

      Partner, PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS
      Speaker profile image for Steve Padgette

      Steve Padgette

      Managing Director – R&D and Technology, PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS
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      Tom Adams

      CEO, PAIRWISE
      Speaker profile image for Corey Huck

      Corey Huck

      CEO, PROVIVI
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      Thomas (Tommy) McNamara

      Head of Origination, RABOBANK
      Speaker profile image for Neal Gutterson

      Neal Gutterson

      Partner & CTO, RADICLE GROWTH
      Speaker profile image for Jennifer J. Petersen

      Jennifer J. Petersen

      EVP & Chief Science Officer, SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL
      Speaker profile image for Tim Schnabel

      Tim Schnabel

      Founder and CEO, SWITCH BIOWORKS
      Speaker profile image for Jacqui Campbell

      Jacqui Campbell

      Global Head Technology & Partnerships Biologicals, SYNGENTA
      Speaker profile image for Gabe Youtsey

      Gabe Youtsey

      Chief Innovation Officer, UCANR
      Speaker profile image for Gabe Sibley

      Gabe Sibley

      Co-Founder and CEO, VERDANT ROBOTICS
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      Bob Kramer

      Director, Treasury & Working Capital Solutions, VISA
      Speaker profile image for Walt Duflock

      Walt Duflock

      SVP of Innovation, WESTERN GROWERS
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      Scott Porter

      Managing Partner, WESTERRA CAPITAL

        Start-Up Arena Speakers

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        Adam Bergman

        Managing Director, ECOTECH CAPITAL
        Speaker profile image for Andrey Pinchuk

        Andrey Pinchuk

        Co-Founder & CEO, LIVEGROW BIO
        Speaker profile image for Anindya Chanda

        Anindya Chanda

        CEO and Founder, MYCOLOGICS
        Speaker profile image for Connie Bowen

        Connie Bowen

        Founding General Partner, FARMHAND VENTURES
        Speaker profile image for Conor Souhrada

        Conor Souhrada

        Co-Founder & CEO, SENS OPS
        Speaker profile image for Dan Jacob Gelvan

        Dan Jacob Gelvan

        CEO, AGPLENUS
        Speaker profile image for Daniel Burgin

        Daniel Burgin

        CEO, T3 BIOSCIENCE
        Speaker profile image for Daniel Lee

        Daniel Lee

        Co-Founder & CEO, NUMANAC
        Speaker profile image for Dotan Eshet

        Dotan Eshet

        CEO and Co-Founder, TREETOSCOPE
        Speaker profile image for Dror Shalitin

        Dror Shalitin

        Founder & CEO, PLANTARCBIO
        Speaker profile image for Effendi Leonard

        Effendi Leonard

        Co-Founder, 2ND NATURE BIO
        Speaker profile image for Erez Eliyahu

        Erez Eliyahu

        Co-Founder & CTO, CLIMATECROP
        Speaker profile image for Eyal Ben-Chanoch

        Eyal Ben-Chanoch

        CEO, AGREMATCH
        Speaker profile image for Filippo Vurro

        Filippo Vurro

        Legal Representative, PLANTBIT
        Speaker profile image for Frank Trigg

        Frank Trigg

        CEO and Co-Founder, MY FARM EXCHANGE
        Speaker profile image for Heidi Frost Eriksen

        Heidi Frost Eriksen

        CEO & Co-Founder, WINTERLEAP
        Speaker profile image for Hema Ravindran

        Hema Ravindran

        Co-Founder & CEO, KIPOSTECH
        Speaker profile image for Horngji Lai

        Horngji Lai

        CEO, UBIQUITY SPROUTING CORPORATION
        Speaker profile image for Jakob Aubell

        Jakob Aubell

        CEO, MOLEDA BV
        Speaker profile image for Jean-Pascal Lutze

        Jean-Pascal Lutze

        CEO and Co-Founder, NOMAZE
        Speaker profile image for Jenette Ashtekar

        Jenette Ashtekar

        Co-Founder and CEO, VIREO AG
        Speaker profile image for Joe Entelisano

        Joe Entelisano

        CEO & Co-Founder, FIELDSIM
        Speaker profile image for Jon Rhymes

        Jon Rhymes

        Chief Revenue Officer, ASPIA SPACE
        Speaker profile image for Jonathan Lightner

        Jonathan Lightner

        Founder and CEO, QUERCUS BIOSOLUTIONS
        Speaker profile image for Jorge Celis

        Jorge Celis

        CEO & President, AMERICAN PRIME SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
        Speaker profile image for Kelly Smith

        Kelly Smith

        COO, SABLE FERMENTATION
        Speaker profile image for Lamine Dabo

        Lamine Dabo

        Founder & CEO, AGRO-AI
        Speaker profile image for Leila Strickland

        Leila Strickland

        CEO & Founder, TOTALITY BIOSCIENCES
        Speaker profile image for Liron Cohen Yanay

        Liron Cohen Yanay

        CEO, AGRIPASS
        Speaker profile image for Marc Printz

        Marc Printz

        Co-Founder and VP of Business Development, FARMBLOX
        Speaker profile image for Martin Blomberg

        Martin Blomberg

        CEO & Co-Founder, AGTERIA BIOTECH
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        Matthew Hoffman

        General Partner, RESERVOIR
        Speaker profile image for Miguel Berretta

        Miguel Berretta

        CEO, MICROIN
        Speaker profile image for Nathan Royston

        Nathan Royston

        Director of Biochar Implementation, TERRATON
        Speaker profile image for Neil Jadhav

        Neil Jadhav

        CEO, MAP MY CROP
        Speaker profile image for Nolan Paul

        Nolan Paul

        CEO, YAMAHA AGRICULTURE
        Speaker profile image for Oleksandr Dovzhenko

        Oleksandr Dovzhenko

        CEO, SCREENSYS
        Speaker profile image for Pam Marrone

        Pam Marrone

        Co-Founder and Executive Chairperson, INVASIVE SPECIES CORPORATION
        Speaker profile image for Paul Endresen

        Paul Endresen

        Founder and CEO, 3LC
        Speaker profile image for Paul Mahacek

        Paul Mahacek

        Co-Founder & CEO, ATMOCOOLING
        Speaker profile image for Raul Cano

        Raul Cano

        Founder & CEO, ANCIENT ORGANICS BIOSCIENCE
        Speaker profile image for Raul Jovel

        Raul Jovel

        CEO, ECOLAB INNOVATIONS
        Speaker profile image for Ray Kwon

        Ray Kwon

        Founder, Managing Director and Chief R&D Officer, BEESTAR
        Speaker profile image for Russell Tillitt

        Russell Tillitt

        CEO, EPLANT
        Speaker profile image for Sara Olson

        Sara Olson

        Senior Director, Crop Science Venture Investments, LEAPS BY BAYER
        Speaker profile image for Shireen Davies

        Shireen Davies

        CEO and Co-Founder, SOLASTA® BIO
        Speaker profile image for Tal Malca Salhuv

        Tal Malca Salhuv

        Co-Founder & CEO, RNAWAY
        Speaker profile image for Tzvi Zvirin

        Tzvi Zvirin

        CEO & Co-Founder, BIOARMIX
        Speaker profile image for Valeria Arredondo

        Valeria Arredondo

        Co-Founder & CEO, BEAM CROPTECH
        Speaker profile image for Yana Voldman

        Yana Voldman

        CEO, PHENOROOT
        Speaker profile image for Yossi Rosenblum

        Yossi Rosenblum

        Co-Founder & CEO, PICKER AGROBOTICS

          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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