2nd ANNUAL AEROFARMS
AGTECH INNOVATION SUMMIT
AeroFarms is hosting the 2nd Annual AeroFarms AgTech Innovation Summit, bringing together thought leaders from the world of horticulture, food, R&D, engineering, and indoor vertical farming to discuss the future of food supply, speed breeding, and AgTech innovation. Join world experts to explore the latest Research and Development breakthroughs for totally controlled environmental agriculture and to hear about how Abu Dhabi, UAE is becoming the nexus for AgTech innovation.
Interested in what the future of food looks like in our changing world?
- 16 FEBRUARY, 2023
- 9 AM GST
AGENDA
TIME (GST)
THEME
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Welcome Check-In Networking Session
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Opening Keynote
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Panel: The Intersection of Food Security, Sufficiency and Sustainability on the Road to COP 28
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel 2: Role of Public and Private Partnerships to Drive Breakthroughs
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch Keynote
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Research Q+A: Creating Resilient Urban Food Systems
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Innovation Hour
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Research Q+A: AgTech Innovations for Next Generation Solutions
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing Keynote
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Networking Happy Hour and Refreshments
SPEAKERS

David Rosenberg
Co-Founder and CEO
AeroFarms

Marc Oshima
Co-Founder & CMO
AeroFarms

Fadi Sbaiti
General Manager AgX
AeroFarms

Roger Buelow
Chief Technology Officer
AeroFarms

Eric Runkle
Professor, Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University

Paul Wilford
Research Director
Nokia Bell Labs

Daniel Johnson
Assistant Professor
NYU Abu Dhabi

Anthony Tzes
Professor
NYU Abu Dhabi

Neil Mattson
Professor
Cornell University

Harry Klee
Professor
University of Florida

Leo Marcelis
Professor
Wageningen University

Salvatore Lavallo
Head of FDI Attraction
Abi Dhabi Investment Office

Jon Van Wagenen
Senior Scientist
AeroFarms

Jonathan Lightner
Executive Chairman
Synomics

Pilar Bañados
Gerente I&D Programas Geneticos Arandanos
Hortifrut

Kai-Shu Ling
Research Plant Pathologist
USDA

Ralph Nehmé
Senior Director
AeroFarms

Mr. Abdulla Al Shamsi
Director General
Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Danny Sebright
President
U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council

Sayed Hashish
Regional General Manager
Microsoft

Shamal Mohammed
AgriTech Director
Silal Foods

Cedric Cros
Director of Strategy
Qatar Free Zones Authority
ABOUT US

We are an award-winning vertical farming company passionately solving agriculture’s biggest challenges, growing real food for elevated flavor and a brighter future for all.
Since 2004, we have been transforming agriculture with people and planet in mind. As a Certified B Corporation, we use the latest breakthroughs in indoor vertical farming, artificial intelligence and plant biology to fix our broken food system and improve the way fresh produce is grown and distributed locally and globally.
We have built a proprietary agriculture platform to grow a wide array of products, delivering superior flavor, better quality and improved nutrition with the most sophisticated levels of traceability and food safety in our industry

REGISTRATION FOR IN-PERSON EVENT IN ABU DHABI

Summit is located at the Rosewood Hotel, UAE
