AEROFARMS AGTECH
INNOVATION VIRTUAL SUMMIT
AeroFarms is hosting the inaugural AeroFarms AgTech Innovation Virtual Summit on May 17 – 18th. This summit will bring together thought leaders from the indoor vertical farming space to discuss the future of food supply, speed breeding and AgTech innovation in the MENA region. Join these world leaders in interactive break out discussions and explore the latest research in the field of controlled environmental agriculture with those pioneering it forward.
Interested in what the future of food looks like in our changing world?
- 17 - 18 MAY, 2022
- 7AM EST / 3PM GST
AGENDA
TIME (EST)
THEME
7:02 AM – 7:03 AM
Opening Remarks and Schedule of Day
7:03 AM – 7:08 AM
A Culture of Innovation
7:08 AM – 7:10 AM
Collaboration Leads to Resiliency
7:10 AM – 7:15 AM
Agriculture, Elevated Trivia
7:15 AM – 8:15 AM
Technology Innovations for Next Generation Solutions
8:15 AM – 8:16 AM
Agriculture, Elevated Trivia
8:16 AM – 9:16 AM
The Future of Horticulture
9:16 AM – 10:15 AM
Closing Remarks
TIME (EST)
THEME
7:02 AM – 7:03 AM
Opening Remarks and Schedule of Day
7:03 AM – 7:08 AM
Collaboration Leads to Resiliency
7:08 AM – 7:10 AM
Future of AI for Indoor Vertical Farming
7:10 AM – 7:15 AM
Agriculture, Elevated Trivia
7:15 AM – 8:15 AM
Regional Food Resiliency and Food Security
8:15 AM – 8:20 AM
Unveiling AgX: The Future of Indoor Vertical Farming
8:20 AM – 9:20 AM
High Value Nurseries
9:20 AM – 9:21 AM
Closing Remarks
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