Presented in Partnership by the
Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and the
National Institute for Animal Agriculture
Thank you to all for helping make this event a success!
Features Speakers
Matt Olson, Manager, Precision Ag Go-to-Market, John Deere
Todd Thurman, Founder & Lead Consultant, Swine Insights International, LLC
Polly Ruhland, Senior Managing Director, Business Strategy & Transformation, Food & Agribusiness, FTI Consulting
Panel Discussions:
AI and Agriculture: Data Utilization and the Future of Agriculture
Andrew Uden, CEO, HerdDogg Inc.
Ash Sweeting, Vice President, Agscent
Daniel Foy, Co-Founder & CEO, AgriGates
JJ Jones, Executive Director, National Institute for Animal Agriculture - moderator
Fostering Innovation and Investment in Animal Agriculture: Strategies for Sustained Growth
Duane Cantrell, Managing Partner, Fulcrum Global Capital
Jerrod Westfahl, Executive Chairman, ILS Beef
Kim Young, President, Animal Health Corridor - moderator
Commercializing Innovation in Agriculture – Prioritizing Food & Ag Tech
Ryan Bartlett, Chief Technology Officer, Pairwise
Chris Brandt, Associate Vice President for Research, Kansas State University Research Foundation
Alexa McCuistion, Innovation Project Manager, Dairy Farmers of America
Paul Koffman, Executive Director, Livestock Technology Solutions, Merck Animal Health - moderator
And special guest speaker: Mayor Quinton Lucas, City of Kansas City, MO
