The Seeds of Our Future: Innovating Global AgTech 2018 | Silicon Valley Forum | 27 August 2018 | 420 S 1st StSan Jose, CA 95172, USA

The Seeds of Our Future: Innovating Global AgTech invites global AgTech innovators on a one-week journey through Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and the Central Valley, where you’ll explore sustainable, scalable solutions for the projected population increase in the years to come. California is home to the world’s most productive seats of both technology and agriculture, and this program examines the ways in which we can bridge the two, building a sustainable, connected, beautiful future.

2018 Speakers:

Immersion Program Speakers:

Hank Giclas
SVP Science Technology Strategic Planning Western Growers

Nolan Paul
R D Strategy Emerging Tech Driscolls

George Kellerman
COO GP Yamaha Motor Ventures Laboratory Silicon Valley

Mareese Keane
AgTech Platform Director, Thrive Accelerator

Rob Leclerc
CoFounder, AgFunder

Helle Petersen
Program Manager, Water Energy and Technology Center

Dennis Donohue
Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology

Manuel Esteban
Gonzalez GuzmanManaging Director & Founder, FoodBytes and Terra

Eric Migicovsky
Partner, Y Combinator

Manu Pillai
Founder & President, WaterBit

Danny Royer
VP of Technology, Bowles Farming Company

Joe Gunter
Mayor, City of Salinas

Dr. Alessandro Turatti
President & CEO, Turatti North America

Bill Green
Education Manager, Center for Irrigation Technology

Sarge Green
Interim Director, Center for Irrigation Technology

Tim Jacobsen
Field Research Manager, Center for Irrigation Technology

David Zoldoske
Project Specialist, Center for Irrigation Technology

Arama Kukutai
CoFounder & Partner, Finistere Ventures

Conference Speakers:

Denyse Cardozo
CEO, Silicon Valley Forum

Karen Ross
Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture

Nicky Molloy
Business Innovation Adviser - Agritech, Callaghan Innovation

Peter Wren-Hilton
Executive Director, Agritech New Zealand

Steven Saunders
Owner & Board Chairman, RoboticsPlus

Charlie Wang
CEO & President, Oasis Biotech

Ricardo Jaramillo
CoFounder, Agrofuturo

2018 Sponsors:

PREMIER:
• YAMAHA

SILVER:
• Driscolls

COUNTRY PARTNERS:
• CallaghanInnovation
• Agritech New Zealand
• NEW ZEALAND TRADE & ENTERPRISE
• FUNDACION CEDEF
• chacra
• Canada
• BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada
• US INDIA BusinessCouncil
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

PROGRAM HOST PARTNERS:
• FRESNO STATE
• WET CENTER
• Driscolls
• WESTERN GROWERS

IN-KIND PARTNERS:
• BEFAST.TV
• brella

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
• wharf42
• AgFUNDER
• RURAPOLIS
• The Mixing Bowl
• kakaxi
• AgriLink
• AGROPAGES
• THRIVE
• ROYSE AGTECH
• AGRITECTURE
• AgxTech
• GABAI California
• International Floriculture Forum
• BAY BRAZIL