
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

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
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

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