The THRIVE LATAM Challenge is part of THRIVE’s Global Initiative which aims to enable the needed transformations in Latin America’s food value chain as highlighted in the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Challenge will accomplish this by identifying, promoting, accelerating, and investing in innovative early-stage Latin American startups that are creating new and alternative paths for a more efficient and sustainable global food system.
One winning startup will receive the THRIVE LATAM Challenge Award, brand exposure, access to the THRIVE ecosystem, and a spot at pitch finals for the award-winning THRIVE VIII Accelerator Program (March-June 2022) which includes investment and pitching at the THRIVE | Forbes Demo Day.
Check out last year’s Demo Day here. The winner will also receive automatic acceptance as an Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) finalist.
THRIVE will also present two recognition awards: People’s Choice Award and Female Founder Award.
upcoming events
past events
Frank Yiannas, FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response
Scott Komar, Driscoll’s Senior Vice President of Global R&D
Nate Storey, Plenty’s Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Nate Storey
John Buckley, Mike Wilbur
Chris Nay, Marc Oshima, Rachel Konrad
Nolan Paul, Eric Adamson, Dan Steere, Koji Hasegawa
August 20, 2020
Farming Our Way to a Sustainable Future
Bob Reiter, Head of Crop Science R&D – Bayer
July 23, 2020
Solving Systemic Food Insecurity
Matt Barnard, CEO – Plenty
Nate Storey, CSO – Plenty
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July 9, 2020
Connecting the Physical & Digital to Transform Agriculture
Rob Painter, CEO – Trimble
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June 25, 2020
The Future of the Food Supply Chain
Bill Even, CEO – National Pork Board
Joe Weber, EVP – Smithfield Foods
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June 4, 2020
USDA Innovation Imperative
Sonny Perdue, USDA Secretary of Agriculture
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May 7, 2020
Current Challenges & Future Opportunities in the Era of COVID
Neal Gutterson, CTO – Corteva
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March 25, 2020
2020 THRIVE TOP50 Livestream
John Hartnett, Founder & CEO SVG Ventures-THRIVE
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