CRISPR, Climate, and Agriculture: The Next Frontier of the Biorevolution
As climate change pushes food systems to a breaking point, incremental fixes aren't enough. CRISPR represents a foundational shift, replatforming agricultural productivity and resilience for a volatile future.
Terragenome Ventures is gathering the elite minds in science, law, and capital to map the future of food. We’re moving beyond theory to showcase the CRISPR-driven technologies retooling the world’s largest food and agriculture companies for supply chain shocks and climate impacts.
The Lineup
Our interactive panel connects four critical pillars of the industry:
The Capital: Rob Galbraith (Builders Vision) on why agriculture is now a climate-critical asset for institutional investors.
The Guardrails: Meghan McLean Poon, Ph.D. (Morrison & Foerster) on navigating the IP and regulatory paths to market.
The Science: Maria Florencia Ercoli, Ph.D. (UC Riverside & Innovative Genomics Institute) on advancing climate-resilient agriculture through genome editing and plant-microbe innovation.
The Blueprint: Mary Louise Gifford (Terragenome Ventures) on building platforms where SynBio, AI, and farming collide.
Moderated by Daphne de Jong (Terragenome Ventures), this session is designed to be dynamic, insightful, and focused on the future.
In addition to the panel discussion, the event will feature a Partner Showcase highlighting innovative Bay Area CRISPR agriculture startups and organizations advancing new models for deploying biotechnology across food and agricultural systems. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with founders, scientists, and industry leaders shaping the future of resilient agriculture.
Walk away with a clear map of where capital is flowing and which breakout platforms are set to dominate the next decade of ag-tech.
Hosted by Silicon Valley Bank, doors open at 4:30pm and the panel starts at 5pm.