Discussion Panels
Reinventing the Upstream Infrastructure of Food
Noel Kullavanijaya, Equilibrium (Moderator)
Himanshu Gupta, ClimateAI
Nicholas Maderas, Agnetix
Allison Kopf, Artemis
Food as Medicine
Darren Streiler, Archer Daniels Midland (Moderator)
Ashlie L Burkart, Germin8 Ventures
Michelle Davenport, Advisor to Startups and Entrepreneur
Steve Sanger, Evolv Ventures
Today's Financing & Exit Environment for Ag and Food Tech
Josh Hofheimer, Sidley (Moderator)
Ilanit Kabessa, Novozymes SOA
Chris Lai, March Fund
Gil Horsky, Mondelez
Eli Ziskind, Credit Suisse
The State of Ag|Food Tech in India and SE Asia
Howard Chao, Doon Insights (Moderator)
Mark Kahn, Omnivore
Dan Pathomvanich, NR Instant Produce
Anand Prasanna, Iron Pillar
Why the Global Cold Chain is Heating Up
Manik Suri, Therma (Moderator)
Dr. Philipp Trotter, Oxford Future of Cooling Program
Brian Niven, Karis Cold Storage
Sofia Ramirez, AgFunder
Seana Day, Better Food Ventures
How Quickly are we moving away from Animal Products?
Ron Meeusen, Cultivian Sandbox (Moderator)
Gareth Asten, Acre Ventures
Scott May, MISTA
Laura Zaim, Louis Dreyfus Company
Phil Erlanger, Pontifax
Prepared Food in a Post-Covid World: Exploring the Future of Dining
Jennifer Place, Finistere (Moderator)
Luke Saunders, Farmer Fridge
Ellis McCue, Territory Foods
Hanson Li, Salt Partners Group
Digitalization of the Food Supply Chain in China
Xavier Naville, Vision Management Consultants (Moderator)
Howard Cai, Meicai.cn
Matilda Ho, Bits x Bites
Xinyi Lim, Pinduoduo
Ag | Food Tech 7: Workshop not at Bonny Doon
October 6, 2020
Featured Startups
AgriDigital
BCD Bioscience
Biomilq Boost
Biomes
Debut Biotechnology
Digestiva
FarmlandFinder
Farmwise
Full Harvest
HowGood
Leaf Agriculture
Michroma
Molbreeding
Plantible Foods
Root.ai
Panel Discussions
Emerging Managers in Food & Ag Tech: On the forefront of Venture Investing for Profit & Purpose
Investing in Farmland and the Opportunities/Challenges of Applying Agtech to Farm Management
As We Head towards a Hazard-based Regulatory System, what is the Future of Sustainable Crop Production Products and RNAi?
How COVID on the Farm is Accelerating the Future of Automation
Big Supply Chain, Small Applications: on Food Waste and Shelf Life Extension
Biotech for the Masses: How the Democratization of the Biology Tech Stack is Enabling the Development, Manufacturing, and Launch of New Food Ingredients at Scale.
Changing Consumer Needs – Dining at Home in the post-COVID World
Using Data to Inject Agility into the "Messy Middle of Food"
Food Tech investing in China in the Covid Era: Is China the New Ground Zero for Agrifood?
Ag | Food Tech 6: Workshop at Bonny Doon
May 15, 2019
Featured Startups
Afresh
C16 Biosciences
Digital Harvest
Folium
Methodology
Pebble Labs
Silo
Stem
Thimus
Triton Algae Innovations
Verdant Robotics
Panel Discussions
The Synthetic Biology Wave
The State of FoodTech
Ag | Food Tech 5: Workshop at Bonny Doon
May 30, 2018
Featured Startups
Afresh
Amai Proteins
BeeFlow
CoInspect
Cool Planet
Eggxyt
Gastrograph
Geltor
Growers
HarvestPort
Inspecto
Smart Ag
Wild Earth
Panel Discussions
The State of AgTech
The State of FoodTech
Ag | Food Tech 4: Workshop at Bonny Doon
May 25, 2017
Featured Startups
Accelerated Ag Technologies
Amber Agriculture
FarmQA
Fenome
Flying SpArk
Hazel Technologies
Hydro Grow
ImpactVision
Kuli Kuli Foods
Ripe.io
Trace Genomics
Zimitech
Panel Discussions
The State of AgTech
The State of FoodTech
Ag | Food Tech 3: Workshop at Bonny Doon
May 18, 2016
Featured Startups
Abundant Robotics
Agronomic Technology
Adapt-N
Apeel Sciences
Clara Foods
Food Origins
Geo-Visual Analytics
Memphis Meats
MuuFri
MycoTechnology
PhyTech
Snap DNA
Panel Discussions
What's on the mind of AgTech Investors?
AgTech and FoodTech in China
What's on the Mind of FoodTech Investors?
Ag | Food Tech 2: Workshop at Bonny Doon
September 30, 2015
Featured Startups
915 Labs
Arromyx
Clear Labs
CropX
Harvest Port
Hi Fidelity Genetics
Love with Food
Spensa
Stellapps
Swift Navigation
TerrAvion
Treasure8
Panel Discussions
What's on the mind of AgTech investors these days?
What's on the Minds of Foodtech Investors?
The AgTech Workshop at Bonny Doon
December 3, 2014
Featured Startups
Cookbrite
eHarvestHub
Farmobile
gThrive
Hydrobio
Mavrx
Skydio
Summer Technologies
Panel Discussions
The Science Side: What are the innovations in information technology with the biggest application to food and ag? Why now? What are the barriers to adoption?
What is the current stratification of the addressable agtech market sector?
Why aren't there more food and agtech start-ups?
What are examples of successful startups that have penetrated the space and how did they do it? How long did it take and how much did it cost?
What are the opportunities globally - China, SE Asia, Africa, South America ?
How can a startup leverage pre-existing networks and customer relationships to establish a foothold in this market?
Is the food and agriculture industry ready (or able) to pay for technology?
Are farmers feeling the competitive pressure to adopt technology?
How will big data change the way farmers make decisions?
What are the real cost savings growers can expect from current technological solutions in the market place?