AgTech Summit Agenda
(DRAFT agenda is subject to change)
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
11:00am Registration (Cypress Ballroom)
Event Emcee: May Chow, KSBW
11:30am Welcome
John Hartnett, Founder and CEO, SVG Partners and Founder, Steinbeck Innovation
Mike Federle, COO, Forbes
Bruce Taylor, CEO, Taylor Farms
Joe Gunter, Mayor of Salinas
12:00pm: Lunch
12:30pm The Future Smart Farm
Dave Evans, Former Cisco Chief Futurist
On the future of technology and its impact to future farming.
1:15pm Technology in the Future Farm – The Field, the office, and logistics
Luis Alvarez, President and CEO, Alvarez Technology Group Inc.
1:30pm Smart Farming: Innovations for a Smarter Planet
Deborah Magid, Director Software Strategy, IBM Smarter Planet
Deborah will discuss how venture capitalists, startups and corporations are bringing new technologies to an established industry. Big data, analytics, mobile and the Internet of Things are changing agriculture in fundamental ways, and greatly impacting yield, food waste, food quality, the management of natural and man-made resources — from water to nitrogen to farm assets — and much more.
1:50pm Water- The Future & Consquences
Pete Williams, CTO, IBM Big Green Innovations
2:10pm FarmSight: Technology Evolution in Agriculture
Dan Dougherty, Business Development and Solutions Strategy, John Deere Intelligent Solution Group
On John Deere FarmSight™: Technology Evolution in Agriculture
Dan will discuss how precision agriculture technology has evolved from automated guidance and variable rate capabilities to the era of telematics and big data. John Deere FarmSight™ helps farmers optimize their machines, the in-field execution of the job, and their agronomic practices to sustainably get the most profit from every acre.
2:30pm Afternoon Break (Lower Terrace)
2:45pm Education Driving Innovation
Kamath Shyam , Dean, College of Business, California State University, Monterey Bay
James Elser, Professor Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Science, ASU
Tom Harter, Cooperative Extension Specialist, UC Davis
Willard Lewallen, President, Hartnell College
Moderator: Richard Moran, CEO and Vice Chairman, Accretive Solutions
3:30pm Fireside Chat Ag Innovation & Collaboration
Bruce Taylor, CEO, Taylor Farms
Brian Kocher, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Chiquita Brands
Lorri Koster, Chairman and CEO, Mann Packing Company
Howard Roeder, President, Dole Fresh Vegetables
Moderator: Paul Noglows, Executive Producer, Forbes Reinventing America Summit
4:15pm Thrive Accelerator and AgTech Innovators
John Stanton, General Partner, SVG Ventures
THRIVE PITCHE SESSIONS:
Marian Singer, Co-Founder and CEO, WellIntel
Alvaro Ramirez, Founder and CEO, eHarvestHub
Tom Shapland, Co-Founder and CEO, Tule Technologies
Patty Britton, VP, Sales and Business Development, Thin Film
Sara Risorto, Operations Director, TerrAvion
5:15pm Closing Remarks
John Hartnett, Founder and CEO, SVG Partners and Founder, Steinbeck Innovation
Dennis Donohue, President, Royal Rose LLC and Board Chair, Steinbeck Innovation
5:30pm Cocktail Reception (Lower Terrace)