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 PetittFlorida 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