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TOP FOOD & AG INDUSTRY LEADERS CONVENING IN SILICON VALLEY
The THRIVE Innovation Summit is held annually in Silicon Valley and each year attracts 250+ agribusiness leaders, investors, agtech and foodtech startups, and California and Midwest growers. The summit is a unique opportunity to meet and hear from our THRIVE Top 50, fifty companies shaping the future of the agriculture supply chain as well as leaders of Fortune 500 food and agriculture corporations implementing these disruptive technologies.
The Innovation Summit will include an Innovation Showcase featuring THRIVE Top 50 startups, THRIVE Accelerator companies and alumni as well as panels and fireside chats covering topics such as blockchain, indoor/vertical farming, biotechnology and automated agriculture.
keynote speaker
Beth Ford, CEO, Land O’Lakes
Beth Ford is the 9th President and Chief Executive Officer at Land O’Lakes, Inc., a role she was named to July 26, 2018. Ford was named President and CEO by Land O’Lakes board of directors after a series of successful executive postings within the company since she joined in 2011.
Most recently, as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Land O’Lakes Businesses. Beth was respondible for the Purina Animal Nutrition, U.S. Dairy Foods and WinField United businesses, wich reported 2017 net sales totaling $14 billion.
AGENDA
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speakers
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Greg Young SPRUCE CAPITAL PARTNERS -
John Ottoboni COO and Senior Legal Council, Santa Clara University
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Jonathan Hua Accelerator Manager
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Rob Dongoski Partner, Global Agribusiness Leader, EY
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Darryl Matthews Sector Vice President, Natural Resources, Trimble
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Adam Bergman Senior Vice President, CleanTech Banking & Head of AgTech Practice, Wells Fargo
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Karsten Temme CEO, Pivot Bio
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Minsoo Pak Principal, EY
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Manish Kothari President, SRI Ventures
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Aidan Connolly President, Alltech/ AgriTech Capital
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John Hartnett CEO, Founder, THRIVE, SVG Partners
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David Rosenberg CEO, Aerofarms
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Steve Kaniewski CEO, Valmont
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Daniel Koppel CEO, Prospera
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Claudia Rössler Director Industry Solutions, Strategic Business Development, Chemical & Agriculture, Microsoft
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Kunal Prasad Co-Founder & COO, Cropin Technology Solutions
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Ayal Karmi COO, Taranis Ag
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Teddy Bekele VP AG Technology, Winfield, Land O’Lakes
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Lisa Gillmor Mayor, City of Santa Clara
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Laurent Martel Director General, InVivo
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Beth Bechdol CEO, Agrinovus
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Maciej Kranz VP/GM Corporate Strategic Innovation, Cisco
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Poornima Parameswaran Ph.D, CO-Founder, Trace Genomics
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Michael Chrisenten Director of Global R&D Technical Services - Driscoll’s
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Bill Even Chief Executive Officer, National Pork Board
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Joe Weber EVP Growth and Business Development, Smithlfield
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Ryan Barr Sr. Director - Information Technology, E. & J. Gallo Winery
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Wang Liwen Deputy Director-General of the Administrative Committee of Nanjing state-level Agricultural Innovation Park
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Sherry Phillps SVP, Forbes Live
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Britaldo Hernandez CEO, Solinftec
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Deborah Magid Director, Software Strategy, IBM Ventures
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Laurie Menoud Investment Manager, BASF Venture Capital America Inc.
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Scott Holmstrom Senior Director, Global Product Development, Elanco
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Mareese Keane Platform Director, THRIVE
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Chris Kitts Associate Dean of the School of Engineering, Santa Clara University
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Walt Duflock Managing Partner, SVG Partners, THRIVE
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Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen Venture Partner, Maersk Growth
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Arama Kukutai Managing Partner, Finistere Ventures
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Vonnie Estes Vice President of Technology, Produce Marketing Association
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Kirk Bresniker Hewlett Packard Labs Chief Architect, HPE
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Neal Gutterson CTO, Corteva Argiscience
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Renato Hersz Director, Solinftec
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Todd Mockler CTO, Benson Hill Biosystems
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DETAILS EVENT
DATE
MARCH 27
TIME
8:00 am – 6:30 pm
COST
$695.00
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