8:00 am - 8:45 am | Conference Check-In, Networking & Morning Coffee |
8:45 am - 9:00 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks [More Info] |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Panel: Deals Worth Discussing – the Investors, Companies, and Technologies Driving Global Interest in AgTech [More Info] |
9:45 am - 10:00 am | Presentation: What do Mega Deals in 2017 Mean for Future Valuations? [More Info] |
10:00 am - 10:45 am | Keynote Discussion: Five Forces That Will Shape Agriculture [More Info] |
10:45 am - 11:15 am | Networking Coffee Break & 1-1 Meeting Time Sponsored by IDA Ireland |
11:15 am - 11:45 am | Featured Presentation: The Cyborgs are Coming! - The Looming Tide of Digital Migrant Labor [More Info] |
11:45 am - 12:30 pm | Panel: Division of Labor – Innovations in Robotics, AI & Machine Learning [More Info] |
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Networking Lunch & 1-1 Meeting Time Featuring Topic-Driven Roundtable Discussions [More Info] |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel: Far from the Field – Opportunities in Urban and Controlled Environment Agriculture [More Info] |
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Presentation: Sourcing Innovation – How can Universities Work with Venture Capital and Agribusiness to Drive the Sector Forward? [More Info] |
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Panel: Tripling the Bottom Line – Assessing AgTech as an Impact Investment [More Info] |
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Meet the Pitchers – Introduction to Selected Investible Early Stage AgTech Companies [More Info] |
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | All-Access Pass Holders Head to Fenway Park (10-minute walk from Harvard Club) |
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | AgTech Entrepreneur PitchFest at Fenway [More Info] |
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm | Discussion: Wrap-Up of Day 1 & Reflections on Company Presentations |
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm | New England Dinner Buffet and Networking Reception at Fenway Farms |
7:00 pm | Red Sox vs. Tigers |
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8:15 am - 9:15 am | Morning Coffee & 1-1 Meeting Time |
9:15 am - 9:30 am | Presentation: Scaling AgTech Business Internationally – Ireland as a Beachhead to Europe [More Info] |
9:30 am - 10:00 am | Presentation: Fads, Trends and Values – What Drives Consumer Food Preferences and Why It Matters [More Info] |
10:00 am - 10:30 am | Executive Interview – Precision Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, and the Evolving Landscape of AgTech as an Asset Class [More Info] |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Networking Coffee Break & 1-1 Meeting Time Sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Presentation: Cellular Agriculture – A Future Food Solution? [More Info] |
11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Joint Q&A: Meat Market – The Future of Cultured Proteins & Plant-Based Alternatives [More Info] |
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Panel: Protein Producer Perspectives – Which Technologies are Truly Disruptive on the Farm? [More Info] |
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Networking Lunch & 1-1 Meeting Time |
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Dialogue: Applying Tools and Experience from Adjacent Industries to Find Success in Ag [More Info] |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Panel: The Promise of Efficiency & Transparency – Exploring the Role of Blockchain Technology in the Agriculture Economy [More Info] |
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Presentation: Disrupting Commodity Trading & Supply Chain Dynamics [More Info] |
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Conference Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks |
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Networking Happy Hour |