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Featured Speakers…
Ben Johnson, Vice President of Programs, BioSTL - “Agtech Innovation – Bridging Urban and Rural Economic Vitality”
Dr. Parag Chitnis, Associate Director for Programs, National Institute for Food and Agriculture - “Agriculture of the Future: People, Places, and Products”
Dr. Elena Rice, Chief Scientific Officer, Genus PLC - “Healthier Animals, A More Sustainable Food System: The Promise of Gene Editing”
Dr. Michael Helmstetter, President & CEO, TechAccel
Panel: Geospatial Engineering, Automation & Digital Technology in Agriculture
Leading equipment providers and technology experts will highlight cutting-edge efforts.
Moderated by: Dr. Brad Fabbri, Chief Science Officer, TechAccel.
Matt Olson, Product Marketing Manager – Precision Ag, John Deere
Dr. Raj Khosla, Agronomy Department Head, Kansas State University
Dallas Ford, Director Global Business Development, Sentera
Dr. Tom Eickhoff, Chief Science Officer, The Climate Corporation and Digital Farming
Panel: Sustainable Agriculture
Efforts to build more sustainable systems featuring local to global perspectives across a broad range of the food and agricultural spectrum.
Moderated by: Amy Skoczlas Cole, Executive Vice President, Farm Journal
Michael Doane, Global Managing Director, Food & Freshwater Systems, The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Sarah Lovell, Director, Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri
Dr. Sara Place, Chief Sustainability Officer, Elanco Animal Health
Panel: Focus on Entrepreneurship
Successful new-to-market concepts from entrepreneurs that encompass plant and animal agricultural and feature new platforms to enhance productivity.
Moderated by: J.J. Jones, Co-Founder, Roots & Legacies
Kevin Johansen, CEO & Founder, Ag Butler
Shekhar Gupta, Founder & CEO, MyAnIML
Ryan Raguse, Co-Founder & President, Bushel
Dr. Martha Schlicher, Entrepreneur in Resident, BioGenerator
Robert Forsythe, Co-Founder & CEO, Milk Moovement
Event Emcee…
Chelsea Good, Vice President Government & Industry Affairs, Livestock Marketing Association
