2020 SPEAKERS

Day 1

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JACK BOBO
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JACK BOBO
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CEO, Futurity

Opening Keynote Speaker: “Can Agriculture Save the Planet?”

Conversation: “Thoughts on Transforming the Global Food System”

LinkedIn

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LEAH PENNIMAN
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LEAH PENNIMAN
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Co-Director, Soul Fire Farm

Featured Spotlight

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DR. RATTAN LAL
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DR. RATTAN LAL
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Ohio State University (2020 Winner World Food Prize)

Conversation: “On Soil Health”

LinkedIn

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BETH BECHDOL
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BETH BECHDOL
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Deputy Director-General, FAO

Conversation: “Thoughts on Transforming the Global Food System”

LinkedIn

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ANTHONY MYINT
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ANTHONY MYINT
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Co-founder, Zero Foodprint

Featured Spotlight

LinkedIn

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DR. SALLY ROCKEY
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DR. SALLY ROCKEY
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Executive Director, FFAR

Conversation: “On Soil Health”

LinkedIn

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KIP TOM
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KIP TOM
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U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Department of State

Conversation: “Thoughts on Transforming the Global System”

LinkedIn

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RENEE VASSILOS
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RENEE VASSILOS
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Director of Agriculture Innovation, The Nature Conservancy

Conversation: “Holistic Management of Resources in the Field and Beyond”

LinkedIn

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Reyad Sawafta
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Reyad Sawafta
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Chief Technology/Scientific Officer, Phase Change Energy Solutions

Featured Spotlight

LinkedIn

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ROB TRICE
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ROB TRICE
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Founding Partner, Better Food Ventures

Day 1 Closing Keynote Remarks

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SHARA TICKU
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SHARA TICKU
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CEO, C16 Biosciences

Featured Spotlight

LinkedIn

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AGENOR MAFRA-NETO
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AGENOR MAFRA-NETO
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CEO, ISCA Inc.

Larta Alumni Spotlight

LinkedIn

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KRISTINE MCRAE
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KRISTINE MCRAE
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CEO, Rae Foundry

Conversation: “Sustainable Beef: Exploring Solutions that Enhance Trust”

LinkedIn

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JONATHAN ALCOCK
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JONATHAN ALCOCK
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Sustainable Development Director, Viresco Solutions

Conversation: “Sustainable Beef: Exploring Solutions that Enhance Trust”

LinkedIn

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DANIELLA MALIN
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DANIELLA MALIN
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Deputy General Manager, Cool Farm Alliance

Conversation: “Sustainable Beef: Exploring Solutions that Enhance Trust”

LinkedIn

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GURNEESH BHANDAL
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GURNEESH BHANDAL
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Senior Sustainability Manager, Cargill

Conversation: “Sustainable Beef: Exploring Solutions that Enhance Trust”

LinkedIn

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DEBORAH WILSON
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DEBORAH WILSON
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Chief Industry Engagement Officer

Conversation: “Sustainable Beef: Exploring Solutions that Enhance Trust”

LinkedIn

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ADRIAN RODRIGUES
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ADRIAN RODRIGUES
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Co-founder & Managing Director, Provenance Capital Group

Session: “How to catalyze and fund the transition to climate resilient agriculture?”

LinkedIn

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Christina Owens
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Christina Owens
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Senior Director, Food & Agriculture Impact, Danone

Session: “How to catalyze and fund the transition to climate resilient agriculture?”

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PAUL DIETMANN
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PAUL DIETMANN
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Senior Lending Officer, Compeer

Session: How to catalyze and fund the transition to climate resilient agriculture?”

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ERIN HEITKAMP
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ERIN HEITKAMP
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Senior Vice President — Impact, Pipeline Foods

Session: “How to catalyze and fund the transition to climate resilient agriculture?”

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RODGER WASSON
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RODGER WASSON
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Host, Farm to Table Talk Podcast

Moderator: ”Farm to Us: Are Farmers Drivers of Climate Resilience?”

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STUART WOOLF
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STUART WOOLF
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President & CEO, Woolf Farming Company

Conversation: ”Farm to Us: Are Farmers Drivers of Climate Resilience?”

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BLAKE HURST
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BLAKE HURST
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President, Missouri Farm Bureau

Conversation: “Farm to Us: Are Farmers drivers of climate resilience?”

LinkedIn

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CONNIE BOWEN
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CONNIE BOWEN
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Director of Innovation and Investment, AgLaunch

Conversation: “The critical role of equipment in adaptive soil health systems”

LinkedIn

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 Day 2

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Ray Cameron
Ray Cameron

Head of Investment Stewardship, BlackRock

Closing Keynote Speaker

LinkedIn

AMARJIT BARSA
AMARJIT BARSA

Chief Scientist, Disruptive Innovations at OCP North America

“Contribution of Healthy Soils in Building Nutrient-Dense Food Systems”

LinkedIn

NAVEEN SIKKA
NAVEEN SIKKA

CEO, Terviva

Alumni Spotlight

LinkedIn

ANDREW IVE
ANDREW IVE

Founder, Big Idea Venture

Conversation: “Alternative Protein: Investor’s Perspective”

LinkedIn

Joleen Hadrich
Joleen Hadrich

University of Minnesota

Conversation Moderator: “How to Manage Farm Profitability and Farm Economics Beyond COVID-19”

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Tanner Ehmke
Tanner Ehmke

Manager, CoBank

Conversation: “How to Manage Farm Profitability and Farm Economics Beyond COVID-19”

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MITCHELL HORA
MITCHELL HORA

Owner, Continuum Ag LLC

Conversation: “Contribution of Healthy Soils in Building Nutrient-Dense Food Systems”

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ZACHARY P. STEWART
ZACHARY P. STEWART

Research Assistant Professor & Program Manager, Kansas State University

Conversation: “Contribution of Healthy Soils in Building Nutrient-Dense Food Systems”

LinkedIn

SEAN THOMPSON
SEAN THOMPSON

Co-founder & CEO, Psigryph Inc

Alumni Spotlight

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CAROLYN OLSON
CAROLYN OLSON

MN Farm Bureau Director / AURI

Conversation: “How to Manage Farm Profitability and Farm Economics Beyond COVID-19”

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MELISSA CARMICHAEL
MELISSA CARMICHAEL

Vice President, Strategy & Innovation at Bremer Bank

Conversation: “How to Manage Farm Profitability and Farm Economics Beyond COVID-19”

LinkedIn

ELLEN R. CAMPBELL
ELLEN R. CAMPBELL

CEO of NECi: The Nitrate Elimination Co, Inc

Larta Alumni Spotlight

LinkedIn

KEVIN BACHHUBER
KEVIN BACHHUBER

Managing Member, Bachhuber Consulting LLC

Conversation Moderator: “Agriculture and Tech Mindsets Meet in Insect Agriculture”

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MICHAEL PLACE
MICHAEL PLACE

Founder & CEO, EntoHack

Coversation: “Agriculture and Tech Mindsets Meet in Insect Agriculture”

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HEATHER JORDAN
HEATHER JORDAN

Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University

Conversation: “Agriculture and Tech Mindsets Meet in Insect Agriculture”

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SOPHIE ROTTMANN
SOPHIE ROTTMANN

Mediae Group

Featured Story

KAUSHIK K
KAUSHIK K

Co-founder & CEO, Kheyti

Featured Story

LinkedIn

SAMI TELLATIN
SAMI TELLATIN

Co-founder, FarmRaise

Featured Story

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JEN WAGNER
JEN WAGNER

Senior Director of Innovation, AURI

Conversation: “Farm to Us – Farm to Us: Women in Agriculture and Farming “

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KARMEN MEHMEN
KARMEN MEHMEN

MBS Family Farms

Conversation: “Farm to Us – Farm to Us: Women in Agriculture and Farming”

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ADAM BERGMAN
ADAM BERGMAN

Managing Director, EcoTech Capital

Conversation: Soil Fertility in Building Nutrient-Dense Food Systems

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