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Accelerating adoption of advanced ag biotech and data driven farming solutions

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Excellent venue to see some of the newest technologies and innovations across a broad range of agricultural fields and applications, with a refreshing focus on customer needs.

Director, Bayer CropScience

Creating Connections, Accelerating Innovation

In November 2016, the World Agri-Tech Investment Summit returns to London for two days of networking and debate.

Who Should Attend?Global Agribusinesses: Meet high-potential start-ups and strategic partners, and glean fresh market intelligence on industry trends and opportunities

Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers: Understand how leading manufacturers are partnering with entrepreneurs to accelerate innovation

Corporate & VC Investors: Hear pitches from fifteen selected start-ups seeking capital and identify the next wave of opportunity in agri-tech

Innovators and Entrepreneurs: Connect with investors, accelerators and industry partners with the right resources to take your product to market

R&D Centres and Accelerators: Attract new industry partners, and position your organisation at the heart of agri-tech innovation

Farm Operators and Growers: Learn how other farms are optimizing production through innovation and which solutions yield real results

World Agri-Tech Investment Summit is a great venue to connect with key industry players in agriculture as well as the financial community. The event helps me keep my finger on the pulse in this space as well as to evaluate new innovations.

Senior Director, Land O’Lakes

World Agri-Tech Investment Summit returns to London as the headline event of the new Rethink Food and Agriculture Week.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Adam Anders, Managing Director, ANTERRA CAPITAL, NETHERLANDS

Adam Armer, IoT Business Development and Innovation Manager, VODAFONE IOT, UK

Robert Berendes, Co-Owner & Partner, A-CONNECT, SWITZERLAND

Chid Apte, Director of Mathematical Sciences, IBM RESEARCH, USA

David Baulcombe, Head, DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES, CAMBRIDGE, UK

Simon Blackmore, Director, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PRECISION FARMING, UK

Leticia Gonçalves, CEO, MONSANTO EUROPE, SWITZERLAND

Nick Greenwood, Pension Fund Manager, THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD, UK

John Hamer, Managing Director, MONSANTO GROWTH VENTURES, USA

Greg Gocal, Senior Vice President, Research and Development, CIBUS, USA

Neal Gutterson, Vice President, Research and Development, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, USA

Peter Hamley, Global Head, External Innovation & Sourcing LGCR, SANOFI, GERMANY

Jan Meiling, Managing Director, START-LIFE, NETHERLANDS

Calum Murray, Programme Leader, Sustainable Agriculture & Food, INNOVATE UK

Adrian Percy, Head of R&D, BAYER CROPSCIENCE, GERMANY

Purvi Mehta, Senior Advisor & Head-Agriculture, THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, INDIA

Vipul Patel, Associate VP, CENTRE FOR INNOVATION INCUBATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CIIE), INDIA

Emilio Rodríguez-Cerezo, JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE, EC

Bor Boer, Group CEO & Partner, JB EQUITY, UK

Patrick Christie, President & CEO, CONSERVIS, USA

Thomas Engel, Manager Technology Innovation Strategy, JOHN DEERE, GERMANY

Marco Ferroni, Executive Director, SYNGENTA FOUNDATION, SWITZERLAND

David Buckeridge COO, PAINE & PARTNERS, USA

John W. Dombrosky, CEO, AGTECH ACCELERATOR, USA

Gigi Gatti, Regional Director for Asia, GRAMEEN FOUNDATION, USA

Mark Johnson, CEO, DESCARTES LABS, USA

Jeff Keiser, Vice President, ITERIS, USA

Ignacio Martinez, Partner, FLAGSHIP VENTURES, USA

Nitza Kardish, CEO, TRENDLINES AGTECH, ISRAEL

Joel S. Marcus, Chairman, CEO & Founder, ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, USA

Maurice Moloney, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR FOOD SECURITY, CANADA

Saverio Romeo, Principal Analyst, BEECHAM RESEARCH, UK

Ry Wagner, CEO, AGRINOS, USA

Andy Ziolkowski, Managing Director, CULTIVIAN SANDBOX VENTURES, USA

Federico Tripodi, CEO, CALYXT, USA

Steve Webb, R&D Director, DOW AGROSCIENCES, USA

12.00 The World Agri-Tech Innovation Showcase: Early-Mid Stage Technology

Innovators Present Seven-Minute Snapshots of their Solutions

⊲ Non-GMO tools and technologies including gene editing promise huge potential in the future of agriculture. How can industry and regulatory authorities deliver a framework that keeps the technology frontiers open for exploration?

⊲ How can small and midsize players compete with the major agribusinesses in this sector? How are they using these technologies and leveraging new ideas? Who are they looking to partner with to accelerate their product to market?

⊲ How will the end consumer drive the tools and technologies that can be used in the future and how should the industry communicate the benefits and avoid mistakes from the past?

Speakers:Neal Gutterson, Vice President, Research and Development, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, USAGreg Gocal, Senior Vice President, Research and Development, CIBUS, USAFederico Tripodi, CEO, CALYXT, USA

11.15Next Generation Plant Genetics: Editing & Beyond

World Agri-Tech Investment Summit 2016

SUMMIT PROGRAMDAY ONE — NOVEMBER 2, 2016

10.45 Networking Coffee Break

9.00Ministerial Welcome: Driving Forward Food & Farming

9.15 Keynote Head to Head: Mapping the New Landscape for Global

Agribusiness

⊲ To what extent are digital agricultural capabilities playing a role in the current race to consolidation amongst the big agribusinesses?

⊲ How will the new landscape impact existing partnerships? What new business models will be needed and what collaboration will we see in the future?

⊲ How could Brexit impact the future of farming, GMOs and gene editing in Britain and Europe?

⊲ As the food sector rides the consumer trend towards fresh, organic and nutritious food, how are agribusinesses responding?

Session Chair:Robert Berendes, Co-Owner & Partner, A-CONNECT, SWITZERLAND

Speakers:Leticia Gonçalves, CEO, MONSANTO EUROPE, SWITZERLANDAdrian Percy, Head of R&D, BAYER CROPSCIENCE, GERMANY

Speaker:George Eustice MP, Minister of State, FOOD, FARMING AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT, UK

10.00Disruptive Thinking: Opportunities at the Convergence of Ag & Life Sciences

⊲ Emerging tools and technologies and the combination of cloud computing, big data analytics, genomics, synthetic biology and engineering biology are creating a brand new opportunity space. How has the technology and discovery model moved on and what will be the true technology differentiators?

⊲ How can these technologies be applied to take us to the next level, either from the perspective of public and regulatory acceptance or in the creation of new active products?

Speakers:Peter Hamley, Global Head, External Innovation & Sourcing LGCR, SANOFI, GERMANY David Baulcombe, Head, DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES, CAMBRIDGE, UK Steve Webb, R&D Director, DOW AGROSCIENCES, USA

12.45ROUNDTABLE NETWORKING DISCUSSION GROUPS

Delegates will break into roundtable discussion groups, each focused on a business-critical issue within agri-tech and hosted by an industry leader.

Presenting Companies:Willem-Jan Meukemeesters, CEO, CERADIS, NETHERLANDSNora Alonso, CEO, IDEN BIOTECHNOLOGY, SPAINPeter Blezard, CEO, AZOTIC, UKMarise Borja, CTO, PLANTRESPONSE BIOTECH, SPAIN

14.1560-SECOND ROUNDTABLE FEEDBACK

Roundtable hosts are given 60 seconds to summarise their discussion and share their top two take-aways from the roundtable networking session.

13.30 Networking Lunch Break


15.15 Global Perspectives from Incubators on Delivering Innovation

What can we learn from global hubs in bringing innovative solutions to the agri-tech sector? What critical pillars are needed to translate ideas into commercial application?

Session Chair:Joel S. Marcus, Chairman, CEO & Founder, ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, USA

Speakers:Vipul Patel, Associate VP, Agri Investments, CENTRE FOR INNOVATION INCUBATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CIIE), INDIA Dave Smardon, President & CEO, BIOENTERPRISE CAPITAL, CANADAJohn W. Dombrosky, CEO, AGTECH ACCELERATOR, USA Nitza Kardish, CEO, TRENDLINES AGTECH, ISRAEL Jan Meiling, Managing Director, START-LIFE, NETHERLANDSAngela Karp, Agri Research Innovation Accelerator (AgRIA), ROTHAMSTED CENTRE FOR RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE, UK

16.30Agri-Tech Investing: ABC and Beyond

⊲ What opportunities does consolidation of the agri giants present to the industry? Can we predict how this sector will accelerate once the dust starts to settle? Who will emerge as the leader and how will this shape the industry?

⊲ As agri-tech investments transition from seed stage towards B & C rounds can we identify where growth is really happening? Are companies that have raised lots of capital living up to expectation?

⊲ Where is the capital going to come from to help accelerate future growth? Which large funds and institutional investors have the risk appetite for investing in this sector?

⊲ How can Europe elevate its status enough to start decentralising capital from the US? What hotspots are emerging and who are investors looking to partner with to invest their capital?

Speakers:Andy Ziolkowski, Managing Director, CULTIVIAN SANDBOX VENTURES, USAJean-Baptiste Cuisinier, President of the CapAgro Board, CAPAGRO, FRANCEDavid Buckeridge COO, PAINE & PARTNERS, USAHans Mehn, Partner, GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, UK

Session Chair: Calum Murray, Programme Leader, Sustainable Agriculture & Food, INNOVATE UK

Speakers: Alex Fisher, CEO, SATURN BIOPONICS, UKJim Wilson, Managing Director, SOILESSENTIALS, UK

18.00 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

All delegates are invited to join us for a celebratory champagne reception to wrap up the first day of the summit.

17.15Innovate UK Technology Showcase: Five Early-Stage UK Agri-Tech


14.30What’s Next for Biologicals & the Plant Microbiome?

⊲ There is huge potential for biopesticides, biostimulants and microbial products to build effective crop protection and soil health products. Where are the biggest opportunity gaps in this sector to add value to growers?

⊲ What techniques and advances in computational biology are needed in order to make the leap forward to breakthroughs that will lead to actionable systems and products?

⊲ How close to the field are these technologies? What approaches are being used to design integrated biologicals platforms that deliver consistent results over time and between crops?

⊲ How are technology providers communicating the effectiveness of their products to growers? How do you drive adoption and where is the biggest market pull coming from?

Session Chair:John Hamer, Managing Director, MONSANTO GROWTH VENTURES, USA

Speakers:Ry Wagner, CEO, AGRINOS, USAScott Uknes, Founder & CEO, AGBIOME, USAIgnacio Martinez, Partner, FLAGSHIP VENTURES, USAPeter Jens, Director of Strategic Alliances, KOPPERT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, BELGIUM

Very inspiring due to the high number of small entrepreneurial start-ups present. The opportunities to exchange and confront our ideas with these leading edge newcomers made it a particularly valuable summit.

VP Downstream Business Director, Yara International

12.00Identifying the Next Big Horizon for IOT and the Automated Farm


10.00The World Agri-Tech Innovation Showcase: Early-Mid Stage Technology


9.00International Keynote Address: Emerging Technologies for Global Food Security

9.15 Gearing Up for a Global Market: Successful Agricultural Innovation in

Emerging Economies

⊲ What innovations are revolutionising small holder farming? What near to market agricultural innovations are set to deliver and accelerate productivity and bring about the biggest wins?

⊲ What collaboration models and investment partnerships are needed to access a global market? How can we build a bridge to transfer innovation and adapt technology to meet the needs of a global market place?

⊲ Could the burgeoning agri-tech innovation and business solutions being developed in India better serve the needs of other small holder farmers globally?

Speakers:Purvi Mehta, Senior Advisor & Head-Agriculture, THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, INDIAGigi Gatti, Regional Director for Asia, GRAMEEN FOUNDATION, USAMarco Ferroni, Executive Director, SYNGENTA FOUNDATION, SWITZERLAND

Speaker:Maurice Moloney, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR FOOD SECURITY, CANADA

Presenting Companies:Gary Wickham, CEO, AGRICULTURAL MAGNETICS (MAGROW), IRELANDEmilia Vila, CEO, AGROPTIMA, SPAINRoelof Kramer, Head of Agriculture, REZATEC, UNITED KINGDOMThiago Terzi, Board Member, SCANTASK, ISRAELRos Harvey, Managing Director, THE YIELD, AUSTRALIA Mercedes Iborra, CTO, VISUALNACERT, SPAIN

11.15 Optimising the Global Food Supply Chain Using Big Data Analytics

⊲ Data, transparency and traceability are at the centre of the global food supply chain which begins at the farm level. How is the era of big data impacting business models across food production, distribution and processing?

⊲ What technologies and solutions are being used to bring together attributes of food data from farm to fork that deliver a robust and transparent future for agriculture?

⊲ How are agricultural data and financing data being leveraged to deliver the tools and services to better manage risk across supply chains?

⊲ What partnerships are needed to take this sector forward and where are the key areas for future investment?

Session Chair:Adam Anders, Managing Director, ANTERRA CAPITAL, NETHERLANDS

Speakers:Patrick Christie, President & CEO, CONSERVIS, USAMark Johnson, CEO, DESCARTES LABS, USA Chid Apte, Director of Mathematical Sciences, IBM RESEARCH, USA


SUMMIT PROGRAMDAY TWO — NOVEMBER 3, 2016

12.45ROUNDTABLE NETWORKING DISCUSSION GROUPS

Delegates will break into roundtable discussion groups, each focused on a business-critical issue within agri-tech and hosted by an industry leader.

13.30 Networking Lunch Break

⊲ How are farmers benefiting from next generation sensor technologies and advances in agricultural modelling and how can we calculate the ROI? Could agricultural models become sophisticated enough to replace the need for hardware entirely?

⊲ The application of low power wide area network, LP1 and mobile network operators NP IOT to agriculture is gaining momentum. Where and how is this enabling technology being applied and could it extend to use in farm vehicles, UAVs and robotic devices?

⊲ How can we collaborate around our data needs? What progress has been made to standardise data across different technologies and platforms?

Session Chair:Saverio Romeo, Principal Analyst, BEECHAM RESEARCH, UK

Speakers:Jeff Keiser, Vice President, ITERIS, USANiall Mottram, Head of Product Development, Industry & Energy, CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS, UKThomas Engel, Manager Technology Innovation Strategy, JOHN DEERE, GERMANYAdam Armer, IoT Business Development and Innovation Manager, VODAFONE IOT, UKDave Wright, CTO, I-CUBED, USA (an Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary)

One of the most exciting features of the summit, the annual Innovator Showcase sessions provide an opportunity for early-stage companies to pitch their solutions to our audience of VC and corporate investors, major food brands and retailers.

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15.15New Investors Entering the Agri-Tech Sector

⊲ How is the agri-tech sector viewed by new investors entering the sector? What areas of agri-tech are they looking at? How do they see their mission in this sector? How does investing in agri-tech compare with other tech sectors?

⊲ How are family offices different from VC investors and are they able to offer the networks that VCs can provide?

⊲ When is the agri-tech sector going to be interesting for private equity and growth capital? Will the agri-tech industry ever be mature/big enough?

⊲ Will entrepreneurial family offices eventually pave the way for institutional investors and at what stage should institutional investors get involved?

⊲ The development of the agri-tech industry has important implications for food security. How can investors work together to deliver investment where it’s needed most?

Session Chair:Scott Horner, Managing Director, MIDDLELAND CAPITAL, USA

Speakers:Anna Boffetta, Associate, BALDERTON CAPITAL, UKBor Boer, Group CEO & Partner, JB EQUITY, UKRoberto Vitón, Global Food & Agriculture Investment Advisor, VALORAL ADVISORS, LUXEMBOURG

14.30Closing the Adoption Gap: Building Cooperation Between Farmers and Entrepreneurs

⊲ How are successful technology companies gaining traction amongst farmers? How are technology providers and tech-forward growers collaborating to bring solutions to market? How are technology companies bridging the gap between trial based soft adoption and wide-scale enterprise adoption and integration?

⊲ Is there still a fit for a technology at current commodity prices? Which technologies, services and information can deliver particular value at current commodity prices and increase the bottom line?

Session Chair:Simon Blackmore, Director NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PRECISION FARMING, UK

Speakers:Andrew Lazenby, Director of Operations, FARMCARE, UK Simon Boughton, CEO, TRIGON AGRI, ESTONIADave Ross, Interim CEO, Agricultural Engineering Precision Innovation Centre (Agri-EPI), SRUC, UK Tom Green, CEO, SPEARHEAD INTERNATIONAL, UKMatthias Nachtmann, Head, agIT Project Team, BASF, GERMANY

16.00 SUMMIT CLOSE

14.1560 SECOND ROUNDTABLE FEEDBACK

Roundtable hosts are given 60 seconds to summarise their discussion and share their top two take aways from roundtable networking session.


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