Eng. Abdulla Abdul Aziz AlShamsi

Acting Director General

Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Ralph Nehmé

Managing Director

AeroFarms

Joe Munyaneza

National Program Leader (Specialty Crops)

USDA

Vonnie Estes

Vice President of Innovation

International Fresh Produce Association

John Reich

Scientific Program Director

Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research

Jan Westra

Strategic Business Developer

Priva

Jan van den Berg

Manager Strategic Alliance & Partner

BASF

Paul Wilford

Senior Research Director, Robotics and Video Analytics

Nokia Bell Labs

Matt Karau

Director of the Engineering Design Studio & Senior Lecturer of Engineering Design

NYU Abu Dhabi

Dr. Mohammed Abdul Muhsen Al-Yafei

Associate Professor & Vice Dean, Department of Integrative Agriculture

College of Food and Agriculture, UAE University

Benjamin Greaves

Controlled Environment Agricultural Engineer

StarLab Oasis LTD

Leo Marcelis

Head of Horticulture and Product Physiology

Wageningen UR

Erik Runkle

Professor/Floriculture Extension Specialist, Department of Horticulture

Michigan State University

Neil Mattson

Professor and Greenhouse Extension Specialist, School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture Section

Cornell University

David Rosenberg

CEO and Co-Founder

AeroFarms

Becky Anderson

Managing Editor & Anchor

CNN Abu Dhabi

Mohamed Al Hosani

Director, Domestic Direct Investment

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)

Fadi Sbaiti

General Manager

AeroFarms AgX

Sonny Ramaswamy

President

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Tom Stenzel

Executive Director

CEA Alliance

Sarah Goldberg

Director of Communications & Legislative Affairs

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research

Kelsey Warner

Future Editor

The National UAE

Dr. Shamal Mohammed

Director of AgTech and R&D

Silal

Stacy Kimmel

Senior Vice President of R&D

AeroFarms

Mani Rajaram

Vice President – Infrastructure Finance (Real Assets)

HSBC

Henry Gordon-Smith

Founder & CEO

Agritecture