Agenda at a Glance
Agenda at a Glance
| Conference Day One - Monday, April 11, 2011 | |
| 7:30AM | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:00AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 8:15AM | Regulatory Panel: Restrictions, Requirements and Opportunities Moderator: Michael Dimock, Roots of Change AG Kawamura, Former Secretary of Agriculture, State of California Eric Lauritzen, Agriculture Commissioner, Monterey County |
| 8:50AM | Farmland Acquisitions: Risks, Rewards, and Reputation Moderator: Nicola Kerslake, Emergent Asset Management Perry Vieth, President, Ceres Partners David Oppedahl, Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Charles Sweat, CEO, Earthbound Farms Shonda Warner, Managing Director, Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners |
| 9:50AM | BRIC Countries by the Numbers Anup Jagwani, Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation |
| 10:05AM | Keynote Address - Farm, Firm, Fork: Impact Investment in Links of the Supply Chain Marco Ferroni, President, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture |
| 10:30AM | Networking Coffee Break |
| 11:00AM | Investor Roundtable: Betting on Ag Moderator: Joshua Brown, VP, Fusion Analytics Ejnar Knudsen, Portfolio Manager, Passport Capital Dick Wollack, Founder, Premier Pacific Vineyards Mary Law, Wake Forest University Endowment Robert Keith, Principal, Beartooth Capital |
| 11:30AM | Get Wasted: Repurposing Agricultural Waste for a Profit Moderator: Dennis Donohue, President, Royal Rose Steve McCorkle, CEO, AgWaste Solutions Len Zapalowski, SVP, Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Paul Sellew, CEO, Harvest Power |
| 12:00PM | Growing Power: The Role of Ag in the Renewable Energy Sector Kirk Haney, CEO, SG Biofuels Bruce Rastetter, CEO, Hawkeye Energy Holdings Haider Nazar, CEO, Verliant Energy Partners |
| 12:30AM | Networking Lunch |
| Venture Fair: Agriculture 2.0 Investment Opportunities |
Investment Strategy: Aquaculture and Sustainable Seafood | Farmland Investing and Agricultural Commodities | |
| 2:00PM | Welcome and Overview from Track Chairperson | ||
| 2:10PM | Sourcing Innovation: Going Back to
College Bart Weimer, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis Dan Rooney, Co-Founder, Soil & Topography Information (STI) |
Overview: The History and Future of
Aquaculture Technology Bill Spencer, CEO, Hawaii Ocean Technology Aaron Enz, Partner, Watershed Capital Michael Rubino, Aquaculture Program Manager, NOAA |
What's Your Farmland Investment
Strategy? Moderator: Dick Wollack, Founder, Premier Pacific Vineyards Phil Christensen, Founder, Agriglobe Panda Hershey, Senior Director, Natural Resources, TIAA-CREF Berry Pollman, Vice President, Adveq |
| 2:45PM | Ag-Tech vs. Cleantech: Lessons from
the Field Joe Hudson, Principal, One Earth Capital |
Feeding the Fish to Feed the Masses Moderator: David Tze, Managing Director, Aquacopia Richard Brauman, CEO, The Little Pearl Leslie van der Meulen, Vice President, Aurora Algae Mike Rust, Science Coordinator, NOAA |
Emerging Trends in Farmland Values and Ag Credit Conditions David Oppedahl, Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
| 3:30PM | Afternoon Networking Break | ||
| 4:00PM | Venture Fair: Company Presentations Best Tech Brands Biogas & Electric ClimateMinder Earth Analytics Group Presenters will have 7 minutes, followed by 3 minutes of Q & A. |
Aquaculture 2.0 Investment Opportunities AgriMarine Hawaii Oceanic Technology Kona Blue Sweet Spring Salmon |
Going Through the (Climate) Change:
Environmental Impact on Your
Agriculture Investments Moderator: Neil Cohn, Founder, Allotrope Partners Phil Christensen, Founder, Agriglobe Paul Spraycar, Analyst, The David & Lucile Packard Foundation Chris Larson, Director of Real Assets and Sustainable Agriculture, New Island Capital Management |
| 4:40PM | Presentations Continue Encendia Biochar GrowSafe Systems EnSA Holdings |
One-on-One Meetings Presenters, Investors, & Industry Experts Will Have the Opportunity to Sit Down Together for Face to Face Meetings |
Why Do Farmers Invest in Technology? Jamie Strachan, CEO, Growers Express Dennis Donohue, President, Royal Rose |
| 4:40PM | Champagne Roundtables Individual Table Hosts Include: Berry Polmann, Nick Parker, Marco Ferroni, Mary Law, Anup Jagwani, Josh Brown, Haider Nazar, Mitch Willis |
||
| 5:45PM | Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by EnSA Holdings | ||
| 6:45PM | Day One Concludes | ||
| Conference Day Two - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | |
| 8:00AM | Coffee |
| 8:30AM | Welcome Back |
| 8:45AM | Feeding a Growing Global Population Moderator: Ricardo Bayon, Co-Founder, EKO Asset Managment Pam Marrone, CEO, Marrone Bio Innovations Mike Preiner, Co-Founder, Solum Joshua Brown, Vice President, Fusion Analytics |
| 9:15AM | Talking Heads Venture Panel Moderator: Jennifer DePalma, Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers Paul Matteucci, Managing Partner, US Venture Partners Andrew Williamson, Director, Physic Ventures Amol Desphande, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Spencer Maughan, Vice President, Venrock |
| 10:00AM | Global Agricultural Markets: A Forward-Looking Analysis Mike Dwyer, Director of Trade, Biofuels and Food Security Analysis Division, USDA Foreign Agriculture Service |
| 10:20AM | Agriculture 2.0 2020 Outlook Moderator: Ed Keaney, Principal, Mindful Investors John Foraker, CEO, Annie's Homegrown Mitch Willis, Manager, Citrus Procurement Quality & Ag Sustainability, Tropicana Jonathan Kaplan, Senior Policy Specialist, NRDC, SISC |
| 10:50AM | Networking Coffee Break |
| 11:20AM | Meat Market: The Future of Proteins Moderator: Ed Keaney, Principal, Mindful Investors Jason Matheny, Founder, New Harvest Dexter Paine, Partner, Paine + Partners |
| 11:45AM | Valuation Concepts and Proper Due Diligence for Acquisitions in the Ag Sector Moderator: Joe Hudson, Principal, One Earth Capital Josh Hofheimer, Counsel, Sidley Austin Brian Sullivan, Managing Director, The McLean Group Peter Shannon, Partner, Firelake Capital |
| 12:30PM | Networking Lunch |
| Venture Fair: Agriculture 2.0 Investment Opportunities |
Sustainable Investment Opportunities for Agrifood/ Agribusiness | Farmland Investing and Agricultural Commodities | |
| 2:00PM | Welcome and Overview from Track Chairperson | ||
| 2:05PM | H2.0: Investment Opportunities for Conservation of Water Mia Javier, Analyst, Cleantech Group Chris Berkner, CEO, PureSense |
Dirt to Dish: Supply Chain
Management David Cope, CEO, Purfresh J. Scott Carr, CEO, YottaMark Stephen Boord, COO, Global Fresh Foods |
Agricultural and Water Commodities:
Investment Fad or Savvy Strategy? Emily French, Managing Director, ConsiliAgra Rob Steiner, Special Projects Manager, Summit Global |
| 2:45PM | Venture Fair: Company Presentations CalAg Local Food Systems Scarab Solutions Vestaron Vive Nano |
Sowing Machines: Seed Care Tech Moderator: Spencer Maughan, Partner, Venrock Daphne Preuss, CEO, Chromatin Angelos Dassios, Partner, Paine + Partners Geoff Gyles, President, Wolf Trax |
Near or Far? Where To Spend Your
Farmland Dollars Biff Ourso, Director, Global Private Markets, TIAA-CREF Ray Martin, CEO, EnSA Holdings |
| 3:30PM | One-on-One Meetings Presenters, Investors, & Industry Experts Will Have the Opportunity to Sit Down Together for Face to Face Meetings |
Genetic Traits: Turning Successful Technology into Commercial Success Josh Hofheimer, Counsel, Sidley Austin |
Cap and Fade: Is There a Future for
CFI Trading in the US? Ricardo Bayon, Co-Founder, EKO Asset Management |
| 4:00PM | Last Chance Meetings: Drinks for the Road | ||
| 4:30PM | Conference Concludes | ||
For the full agenda, please download the brochure. Click Here
