​The Silicon Valley AgTech Conference is where technology meets agriculture. Join us at this year’s conference for unrivaled access to emerging technologies, investment opportunities, informative programming, and world-class networking.

​Standing Room Only

​Agenda

​9:00AM-9:30AM Keynote (Ganesh Harinath - Founder & CEO Fiducia | AI)

​9:30AM-10:00AM Venture Capital Investment Outlook - VC Panelists: (Danny Bernstein, Matthew Hoffman, Meifan Shi, Libby Spalding)

​​10:00AM-10:30AM Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture (Dr. Sarah Placella, Samir Townsley, Brad Zamft)

​10:30AM-11:00AM Networking Break

​​11:00AM-11:30AM Controlled Environment Agriculture (Junell Abdi, David Nothmann, Shiv Tiwari)

​11:30AM-12:00PM Farm Data (Carrie Beam, Alvaro Ramirez, Chris Seifert, Billy Tiller)

​12:00PM-1:30PM Lunch (provided by Haynes & Boone)

​1:30PM-4:00PM Company Pitches ( AgTechLogic, Akorn Technology, Bruviti, Claros Farm, GEIA.AI, Glacial Shrimp, GlycoScience, Grower Freedom Alliance, Heritable Ag, Mycro Harvest, NAJU, Purfresh Clean, Sostena, Tokopah(PureChex))

​4:00PM-5:00PM Cocktail/Reception

​Speakers

​Ganesh Harinath - Founder & CEO Fiducia | AI With over 20 years in information technology and AI, Ganesh's career includes a nine-year stint at Verizon and Verizon Media as CTO, where he developed revenue-generating AI and Edge AI applications, generating $100 million in revenue. Before founding Fiducia | AI, Ganesh was a founding member and notable board member of Enterprise Neurosystem, focused on applying AI for climate change. Additionally, he is passionate about contributing to traceability as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) using technologies like blockchain and AI. Ganesh has transitioned from executive to entrepreneur, pioneering SaaS-based, next-generation AI-powered conversational & immersive experiences. His company, Fiducia | AI, empowers brands and athletes with solutions fueled by AR/VR, NFTs, and Generative AI, delivering next-generation experiences using AI Agents and advanced technologies

​Danny Bernstein - Managing Partner at HawkTower Matthew Hoffman - Plant Health Technology Lead, R&D at Driscoll's Meifan Shi - Managing Partner at Waterpoint Lane Libby Spalding - Vice President at Fall Line Capital

​Dr. Sarah Placella - CEO and Founder at Root Applied Sciences Samir Townsley - Computer Vision & Machine Learning Manager at advanced.farm

​Junell Abdi - Founder and CTO at GEIA.AI David Nothmann - Board Chair at 3Bar Bio Shiv Tiwari - CEO at GreenVenus

​Carrie Beam, Ph.D. - Director MSBA Analytics Projects at UC Davis Alvaro Ramirez - CEO and Founder at NAJU Chris Seifert - Head of Software Product at InnerPlant

​Tom Gauthier - Founder and CEO at AgTechLogic Anthony Zografos - Founder and CEO at Akorn Technology Samuel Varghese - Product Management at Bruviti Sahin Boydas - Co-Founder at Claros Farm Scott Noll - CEO / Ralph Salm - VP of Technology at Glacial Shrimp Esteve Guardia - CEO / Peter Sutton - CSO at GlycoScience Billy Tiller - CEO at Grower Freedom Alliance Inc. and Advisor at Vulpes Brad Zamft - CEO at Heritable Agriculture Christopher Klich - Co-Founder and CEO at Mycro Harvest Alvaro Ramirez - Founder and CEO at NAJU Christian DeBlasio - CEO at Purfresh Clean Tyler Colin - Co-Founder at Sostena Mark Buhl - President and Co-Founder / Ryan Clark - CTO and Co-Founder / Lorena Dominguez - COO/Co-Founder at Tokopah(PureChex)

​Venture Capital Investment Outlook Moderator

​Sarah Greibrok - Associate at Haynes Boone

​Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture Moderator

​Vishal Verma - General Partner at Edgewood Ventures

​Controlled Environment Agriculture Moderator

​Kasturi Dasgupta - Co-founder at Phenova Biologics

​Farm Data Moderator

​Michelle Ma - Principal at Michelle Ma, Esq.

​Pitch Moderator

​John Matthesen - Founder at Related Concepts

​Pitch Judges

​Kaustav Chaudhuri - President/Founder/EIR/Mentor
at Pitch Global Innovation

​Eric Desai - Partner at GroundForce Capital

​Ron Erd - CEO at Unlocking Growth LLC

​Robert Grey - Director of Sustainable Future at Plug and Play Tech Center

​Saurabh Jain - former Investment Director at Volvo Cars

​Gary Jinks - Founder at ScaleUpStream

​Justin Kern - Partner at DCVC Bio

​William Manson - Associate at VU Venture Partners

​Tawny Scanlan - Associate at FTW Ventures

​Mehron Sharq - Investment Associates at 7BC Venture Capital

​Libby Spalding - Vice President at Fall Line Capital

​Vishal Verma - General Partner at Edgewood Ventures

​Jordan Wahbeh - Managing Partner at SV Venture Group

​Christie Wang - CEO and Co-Founder at Vista Robotic

​WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

​Farmers & Growers - Demo new tools and technologies, provide feedback, and network with colleagues.

​Startups & Entrepreneurs - Showcase your company to angel investors, Silicon Valley VCs, and corporate VCs.

​Service Providers - Get your product in front of startups, established tech companies, and growers.

​Investors & Venture Capital - Find investment opportunities, meet innovative startups, and demo cutting-edge technology.

​Policy Makers & Government - Learn how innovation can be promoted in the field and throughout the supply chain.

​Students & Educators - Hear directly from growers, technologists, and industry experts about the future of agriculture.

​Organized by

​Roger Royse

​Roger Royse is a partner in the Palo Alto office of Haynes and Boone, LLP and practices in the areas of corporate and securities law, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions. He works with companies ranging from newly formed tech startups to publicly traded multinationals in a variety of industries.