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TODAY'S PROGRAM

 

8:30 AM REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING


9:00 AM Opening Remarks 

Denyse Cardozo, Executive Director, Silicon Valley Forum

9:10 AM Keynote: AgTech Innovation Through Collaboration
Transforming farming practice through technology to deliver greater value, sustainably
Speaker: Steve Saunders, WNT Ventures

9:45 AM Panel Discussion: Sustainable Productivity Through Automation
The challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture sector with the growth of intelligent robotic technologies

Panelists:
Dan Bloomer, Page Bloomer Associates

Geoff Furniss, BBC Technologies

Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics
Moderated by: Rich Mahoney, Silicon Valley Robotics

10:30 AM PRESENTATION – Case Study: Robotics and Horticulture
How Robotics will change the world of horticulture harvesting & pollination other possibilities
Presented by: Alistair Scarfe, Robotics Plus

10:50 AM Panel Discussion: IoT and Increasing Food Demands
Using sensor technology to increase food production by 70% to meet the needs of the world’s growing population by 2050.

Panelists:
Greg Jarvis, Bluelab

Richard Doohan, LIC Automation

Colin Brown, TracMap

Bruce Moeller, AquaSpy

Dr. Michael Dowgert, CropX
Moderated by: Sumer S. Johal, Agralogics
 
11:35 AM PRESENTATION – Case Study: Precision Agriculture and Its Benefits
The real benefits of applying field sensor data, climate data and aerial images on the paddock
Presented by: Craige MacKenzie, Chief Executive of Agri Optics and Chairman of New Zealand Precision Agriculture Association

12:00 PM LUNCH, FAST PITCHES, DEMO SHOWCASE, & NETWORKING

1:45 PM Panel Discussion: Eyes in the Sky: Precision Agriculture and the Challenges of Drones
Focusing on the use of UAV technology in precision agriculture and a comparison between the regulatory environments in NZ and USA.

Panelists:
Linda Bulk, Aeronavics

Prof Ian Yule, Precision Agriculture, Massey University

Matt Coleman, PrecisionHawk

Mike Winn, Drone Deploy

Gareth Keane, Qualcomm Ventures
Moderated by: Steve Goldberg, Venrock

2:30 PM PRESENTATION – Case Study in UAV Adoption

Presented by: Matt Flowerday, GPS–it: Providing answers through data and the role of UAVs

 

2:45 PM Afternoon Keynote: Farm Management and Sustainability

Increasing Agriculture Production in an environmentally sustainable way
Speaker: Dr. Sean P. Hurley, Professor of Agribusiness, CalPoly

 

3:30 PM Afternoon Break

 

4:00 PM Panel Discussion: The role of Big Data Analytics in the AgTech space

How can big data analytics from multiple AgTech sources and platforms be delivered to farmers in an actionable format?

 

Panelists:

Marty Behrens, Webranz

Catherine Campbell, Field to Market

Oliver Jerphagnon, PowWow Energy

Moderated by: Michael Ward, Morrison and Foerster LLP

 

4:35 PM PRESENTATION – CASE STUDY: Big Data

Presented by: Andrew Cooke, Rezare Systems

 

5:00 PM Panel Discussion: Seeds of Opportunity - Investing in AgTech

What's the investment space like now, and what are some trends to look out for over the next 5 years?

 

Panelists:

Mike Betts, AgFunder

Aaron Magenheim, AgTech Insight
John Hamer, Monsanto Growth Ventures
Moderated by: Roger Royse, Royse Law

 

5:30 PM Closing Remarks

Summing up of the day and future opportunities to collaborate with NZ

Simon Brown, General Manager Accelerator Services, Callaghan Innovation

 

6:00 PM RECEPTION AND NETWORKING

Opportunities to collaborate with NZ, including: Mystery Creek Fieldays, Lincoln Hub, working with Callaghan Innovation, NZTE, and the NZ startup community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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