Florida-International Agriculture Innovation Summit – March 30-31, 2022
Please join us for a two-day virtual summit offering an exclusive opportunity to interact with innovators, researchers and experts in water conservation and precision agriculture from Canada, Florida, Israel and the Netherlands. With Dutch participation from Wageningen University, Aurea Imaging, Pixelfarming Robotics, Farm21, LG Sonic, Wetsus, Arcadis, and Eijkelkamp
Detailed Summit Schedule - Day 1 – March 30, 2022 – PRECISION AGRICULTURE
8:15-9:00AM EST: Welcome and Introductions
Speakers:
Ms. Nikki Fried, Agriculture Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
Ms. Susan Harper, Consul General of Canada in Miami
Ms. Ruth Emmerink, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Miami
Mr. Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, Consul General of Israel in Miami
9:00-9:15AM EST: Coffee Chat: One Year Later: Lykes Bros & Brick Street Farms
Speakers:
Shannon O’Malley, Co-Founder and CEO, Brick Street Farms
Carl Bauman, CFO, Lykes Bros. Inc.
9:15-10:05AM EST: Precision Agriculture: Groundbreaking Research
Moderated by: Olivier Demers-Dube‘, Project Director, Zone AgTech
Speakers:
Florida: Dr. Arnold Walter Schumann, Associate Professor of Soil and Water Science, Citrus Research & Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida
Canada: Blake Weiseth, Agriculture Research Chair, Applied Research Lead, GFM Discovery Farm Research Chair, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Israel: Dr. Victor Alchanatis, Agricultural Engineering, Growing, Production and Environmental Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Institute
Netherlands: Dr. Saskia Visser, Head of Program, Circular and Climate Neutral, University of Wageningen
10:15-11:15AM EST: Precision Agriculture: Industry Challenges and Solutions around the World
Moderated by: Kelly Friend, Director, Agricultural Environmental Services, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
Speakers:
Florida: Matthew Donovan, CEO, Agriculture Intelligence and Lead Product Officer, Agroview
Canada: TBD
Israel: Guy Sela, Founder, Croapia & YieldApp
Netherlands: Jasper Snijders, Sales Engineer, Aurea Imaging
11:15AM-12:05PM EST: Precision Agriculture: Innovations Disrupting the Status Quo
Moderated by: Scott Livingston, CEO, Livingston Securities
Speakers:
Florida: Harvey Kaye, Founder, Bam-FX
Florida: Terence L. Bolden, CEO, Stud Pac Portable Hydroponic Systems
Canada: Samuel Fournier, Co-Founder & CEO, Chrysalabs
Canada: Yvan Ouellet, Co-founder & CEO, Horoma AI
Israel: Thai Sede, Founder & CEO, BumbleBee
Israel: Eran Pollak, CEO, Ndrip
Netherlands: Arend Koekoek, Owner, Pixelfarming Robotics
Netherlands: Bas Alderding, Co-founder & Commercial Director, Farm21
12:15-12:55PM EST: Keynote: Sustainability and Disney – Combining Action and Inspiration
Speaker: Dr. Mark Penning, Vice President, Animals, Science and Environment, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products
12:55-1:00PM EST: Day 1 Wrap Up
1:00-2:00PM EST: Virtual Networking
Detailed Summit Schedule - Day 2 – WATER CONSERVATION: Recycle, Reclaim, Reuse
8:30-9:00AM EST: Welcome and Introductions, Success Stories
Speakers:
Lisa Brand, CTO & Co-Founder, LG Sonic
Dil Vashi, Corporate Development Manager, CO2 GRO
9:00-9:50AM EST: Water Conservation: Groundbreaking Research
Moderated by: Dr. Anandhi Swamy, Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, Florida A&M University
Speakers:
Florida: Dr. Vivek Sharma, Assistant Professor, Precision Water Management, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida
Canada: Dr. Chandra Madramootoo, James McGill Professor, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, McGill University
Israel: Dr. Daniel Kurtzman, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Physics and Irrigation, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Institute
Netherlands: Chris Schott, Researcher, European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology, Wetsus
9:50-10:50AM EST: Water Conservation: Recycle, Reclaim, Reuse: Industry Challenges and Solutions around the World
Moderated by: Chris Petitt, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
Speakers:
Florida: Angela TenBroeck, CEO, Worldwide Aquaponics
Canada: Michael Warren, CEO, Limiting Factor Innovation
Israel: Miriam Brusilovsky, Technical Director, IDE Technologies
Netherlands: Toon Boonekamp, Team Leader Water for Industry, Arcadis
11:00-11:50AM EST: Water Conservation: Innovations Disrupting the Status Quo
Moderated by: Scott Livingston, CEO, Livingston Securities
Presenting Companies:
Florida: Dr. Eban Bean, Director & Co-founder, and Piyush Agade, Co-founder, Gator Byte
Florida: Dr. Daniel Yeh, Founder, BioReNEW
Canada: Thomas Gradek, President, RHST Industries
Canada: Lisa Fast, Marketing and Communications Manager, Livestock Water Recycling
Israel: Tal Maor, Founder & Chief Business Officer, Viridix
Israel: Ronen Barkan, N. America Business Development and Sales Director, Fluence
Netherlands: Rasoul D. Mikkelsen, Director for Strategic Business Development, Eijkelkamp
12:00PM-12:45PM EST: Keynote: From Farms to Incubators-How Women Leaders are Transforming Agriculture Through Innovation
Speaker: Amy Wu, Founder, From Farms to Incubators, Award Winning Writer for Women’s Agriculture and AgTech Movement
12:45-1:00PM EST: Closing Remarks and Next Steps
1:00-2:00PM EST: Virtual Networking
Registration
Please register for free at: FDACS.gov/AgSummit