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Syngenta is one of the world’s leading companies, with more than 28,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life.

CropZilla revolutionizes how farms are planned and managed. With CropZilla, a digital model of the farm is created for planning and optimising field operations based on timeliness, efficiency and cost. CropZilla measures the financial impact of every operational decision made on a farm. A farmer can model the ROI on trading equipment, leasing additional fields, planting a new hybrid or hiring more workers. Using CropZilla, the financial impact of the change is simulated BEFORE the decision is made and money spent.

Conservis is changing the business of farming. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Conservis responded to farmers needing a real-time view of activities, inventories and deliveries. Conservis connects this information with other systems so farmers have the data to make stronger decisions from planning to production to marketing.

At Dasinong, the dream is to bring the global frontier technology of “Precision Agriculture” to Chinese growers. Dasinong is developing a software that has solutions based on high-resolution weather and agronomic models and is easy for Chinese users. It is also an open platform for technology providers to plug in, so that Dasinong can help bring them to the 700 million growers in China.

Galileo Group provides state-of-the-art airborne remote sensing services and offers turnkey global capability for agri-scientific applications, such as precision phenotyping, stress detection and field-wide crop mapping and monitoring. Galileo manages all aircraft and drone operations, collects and pre-processes the data and conducts scientific grade analysis. In the case of new observables, Galileo focuses on the generation of investigative informatics to specifically customize input and output for comprehensive hyperspectral and LIDAR data exploitation using advanced computational algorithms.

VitalFields is the fastest growing Farm Management System in Europe with over 200,000 hectares under management.VitalFields offers online tools from planning and operational management to compliance reporting for farmers. Farmers provide VitalFields with valuable data on daily farming practices which is analysed and supplied back as advisory service. VitalFields is selling internationally due to its flexible localisation architecture and compatibility with government GIS and compliance systems.

Iteris is a leader in providing weather information solutions. Their innovative precision ag decision-support system, ClearAg™, leverages a data delivery platform to enable agribusinesses to ingest specific, actionable, high-resolution weather, crop and soil information for data-driven farming. Iteris’ ClearAg™ API platform takes field-specific weather, combines it with the science of soil and agronomy to deliver the right information, for the right field, at the right time for the right decisions.

Koppert Biological Systems ensure sustainability for the cultivation of food crops and ornamental plants. Together with growers and in partnership with nature, Koppert work to make agricultural and horticultural products healthy, safe, productive and resilient. They achieve this by using natural enemies to combat pest infestations; bumblebees for natural pollination; and natural products that support and strengthen the crops both above and underground. Restoring and protecting vital ecosystems in a natural way is the basis for healthy crops and a balanced environment.


Welcome to the third annual World Agri-Tech Investment Summit in London.

The goal of the World Agri-Tech Investment series is to accelerate the transition of technology from the laboratory to the field by connecting innovators with partners, buyers and investors.

The past three years have seen a rapid escalation of investment into advanced agricultural technologies, with many new players entering the market. Yet to date the majority of deals have been US-based, making this summit particularly important in highlighting innovation and investment opportunities in Europe and the rest of the world.

We are delighted to welcome speakers from China, India, Israel, the Middle East and the CIS, as well as Europe and North America, to share ideas on how to build a successful ecosystem for agri-tech development, and to forge new international collaborations.

Roundtable discussion groups, a networking drinks reception hosted by Syngenta, and the ability to arrange 1-1 meetings during the summit create extensive opportunities to connect with new partners and we encourage everyone to participate. The Rethink team will also be available throughout the summit to facilitate introductions.

I would particularly like to thank our sponsors and exhibitors for their support for this summit, and also our 10 innovative technology showcase companies who we look forward to hearing from over the next two days. I hope everyone will take the opportunity to meet all these exciting companies in our exhibition and networking room.

As we look ahead to next year, and to our sister summit in San Francisco, please take the time to share with us your thoughts, feedback and suggestions. Your input is essential to ensure we continue to build engaging and informative events that are of real value to your business.

I hope you have a great summit.

Jennie Moss

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DAY 1 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Networking Coffee Break11.00

9.30Session Chair:

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

Speakers:

Trish Malarkey, Head of Research & Development, SYNGENTA, SWITZERLAND

Steve Webb, New Technology and Intellectual Property Portfolio Development Leader, DOW AGROSCIENCES, USA

Ian Noble, Senior R&D Director, Emerging Snacks Technology Group, PEPSICO, UK

Global Leaders Debate: Fast-Tracking Innovation through Partnership and Collaboration

10.15Session Chair:

Saverio Romeo, Principal Analyst, BEECHAM RESEARCH, UK

Speakers:

Amnon Ginati, Head of Telecommunication and Integrated Applications, EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, NETHERLANDS

Michael Barnes, CEO, GALILEO, USA

Antonio Marzia, Vice President of Precision Solutions & Telematics Operations, CNH INDUSTRIAL, ITALY

Kevin Gordon, Director of European Marketing, DJI, NETHERLANDS

Leveraging the IoT in Farming: Building the Infrastructure for a New Global Market

George Freeman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Life Sciences, DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS,

INNOVATION & SKILLS (BIS), UK

9.05 Ministerial Opening Address

Ian Noble, Senior R&D Director, Emerging Snacks Technology Group, PEPSICO, UK

9.20Industrial Keynote Address

Jennie Moss, Managing Director, RETHINK EVENTS, UK

9.00Welcoming Remarks

11.50Session Chair:

Simon Blackmore, Head of Engineering, HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY, UK

Speakers:

Pat Christie, CEO, CONSERVIS, USA

Jeff Keiser, Vice President, ITERIS, USA

Martin Rand, CEO, VITALFIELDS, ESTONIA

Martin Parr, Programme Manager, GODAN, UK

Designing the Next Generation of Decision Support in Agriculture

11.30 Fireside Chat with Andy Wheeler, Managing Partner, GOOGLE VENTURES, USA

Conducted by Damian Carrington, Head of Environment, THE GUARDIAN, UK


Delegates will break into round table discussion groups, each focused on a business-critical issue within agri-tech and

hosted by an industry leader.

Topic Host

1 Investment Strategy: In a crowded market how can

investors identify future opportunities?

Gideon Soesman, Managing Partner,

GREENSOIL INVESTMENTS, ISRAEL

2 Smart Machines and Smarter Models: Interpreting

machine data as financial metrics to control costs, improve

efficiency and drive profits

Brian Watkins, CEO,

CROPZILLA, USA

3 Go-To-Market Strategy: How can your go-to-market

strategy impact commercial success and exit options?

Armand Lavoie, Managing Director,

KIRCHNER PRIVATE CAPITAL GROUP, CANADA

4 Accelerating Adoption: How can investors and tech

companies work more closely to bring products to market?

Nitza Kardish, CEO,

TRENDLINES AGTECH, ISRAEL

5 Innovation Clusters: Is the agri-tech industry migrating

to the USA? How can we foster an agri-tech ecosystem in

Europe?

Rob Wylie, Co-Founder and Chairman,

WHEB, UK

6 Exit Strategies: Who will be the biggest buyers in agri-tech? Andy Ziolkowski, Partner,

CULTIVIAN VENTURES, USA

7 Partnering & Acquisition Models: How do agribusinesses

and entrepreneurs identify the right partners for future

growth and success?

Aki Georgacacos, Managing Director and Founder,

AVRIO CAPITAL, CANADA

8 Ag Biotech: Will biotechnology innovation find its way to

non-GM crops such as rice and wheat? If so, how?

Matt B. Crisp, CEO,

BENSON HILL BIOSCIENCES, USA

9 Emerging Markets: How will agri-tech play out in Eastern

Europe and the CIS regions?

Dan Hodgson, Managing Director,

LINN GROVE GROWTH FUNDS, USA

10 Biologicals: Developing a robust biologicals platform Douglas Ry Wagner, CEO,

AGRINOS, NORWAY

11 Small Holder Farms: Leveraging agri-tech innovation for

small holder farms

Jinesh Shah, Founding Partner,

OMNIVORE PARTNERS, INDIA

12 Horizontal Collaboration: How could the synergies

between pharma and agri-tech lead to greater

collaboration?

Rainer Fischer, Senior Executive Director,

FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY, GERMANY

12.35Round Table Networking Session: Join the Debate

14.15

Presenting Companies:

Matija Zuli, CEO & Founder, AGRIVI, CROATIA

Michael Utkin, CEO, EFARMER, NETHERLANDS

John Arrell, CEO, SIXTY-5 TECHNOLOGIES, NORTHERN IRELAND

Yosef Akhtman, CEO & Founder, GAMAYA, SWITZERLAND

Dragon Panel:

Martin Rand, CEO, VITALFIELDS, ESTONIA

Alex Steel, Head of Corporate Venture Capital, SYNGENTA VENTURES, SWITZERLAND

Aki Georgacacos, Managing Director and Founder, AVRIO CAPITAL, CANADA

Innovators in Agri-Tech: Early-Mid Stage Technology Entrepreneurs Present 7 Minute Snapshots of their Solutions

Networking Lunch hosted by13.15

NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

HOSTED BY IN THE SKY LOUNGE 18.00


Agenda

How important are global hubs in bringing innovative solutions to the agri-tech sector? What lessons can be learned

from successful innovation hubs in translating ideas into applications?

Session Chair:

Chris Dunkley, CEO, ROTHAMSTED CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE, UK

Speakers:

Rainer Fischer, Senior Executive Director, FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED

ECOLOGY, GERMANY

Rob Wylie, Co-Founder and Chairman, WHEB, UK

Tina Barsby, CEO, NIAB, UK

Nitza Kardish, CEO, TRENDLINES AGTECH, ISRAEL

Gionata Leone, Senior Policy Advisor, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH CENTRE, NETHERLANDS

16.15Developing an Agri-Tech Ecosystem: Translating Research Innovation into Applications


Session Chair:

Wojtek Boniaszczu, Senior Banker - Agribusiness, EBRD, UK

Speakers:

Andriy Kiyanenko, Head of Innovation, MHP COMPANY, UKRAINE

Vasile Foca, Managing Director, TALIS CAPITAL, UK

Patrick Ghidirim, Managing Director, Agribusiness and Private Equity Investments, NCH CAPITAL, RUSSIA

Inna Meteleva, Deputy Chairman of the Board, SVAROG WEST GROUP, UKRAINE

Dmitry Steinsapir, Managing Partner, AVG CAPITAL PARTNERS, RUSSIA

15.00Global Spotlight: High Growth Opportunities in the CIS Region

Session Chair:

Adam Anders, Managing Partner, ANTERRA CAPITAL, NETHERLANDS

Speakers:

Alex Steel, Head of Corporate Venture Capital, SYNGENTA VENTURES, SWITZERLAND

Ignacio Martinez, Partner, FLAGSHIP VENTURES, USA

Gideon Soesman, Managing Partner, GREENSOIL INVESTMENTS, ISRAEL

Scott Horner, Managing Director, MIDDLELAND CAPITAL, USA

Dan Hodgson, Managing Director, LINN GROVE GROWTH FUNDS, USA

17.00Financing the Future of Ag


9.45Session Chair:

Tina Barsby, CEO, NIAB, UK

Speakers:

Matt B. Crisp, CEO, BENSON HILL BIOSCIENCES, USA

Doron Gal, President, KAIIMA BIO AGRITECH, ISRAEL

Emilio Rodríguez-Cerezo, Head of Unit, DG JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, SPAIN

New Crops for the Future: Accelerated Data Driven Breeding Platforms

10.30


Oskar Laufer, VP Sales and Business Development, PHENOME NETWORKS, ISRAEL

Hanne Volpin, Deputy CEO and Head of R&D, DANZIGER INNOVATIONS, ISRAEL

Dan Swiger, CEO, KULTEVAT, USA

Technology Showcase: Early-Mid Stage Technology Entrepreneurs Present 7 Minute Snapshots of their Solutions

DAY 2 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Jennie Moss, Managing Director, RETHINK EVENTS, UK9.00

Welcoming Remarks

Mohamed Salman Alhammadi, Director, Research & Development Division, ABU DHABI FOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY, UAE

Şems Yonsel, Managing Director, SIMBIYOTEK BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, TURKEY

Chiji Ojukwu, Director, Agriculture and Agro-Industry, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, TUNISIA

9.05Global Spotlight: Initiatives to Stimulate Agricultural Technology Innovations in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa


11.30Session Chair:

Ignacio Martinez, Partner, FLAGSHIP VENTURES, USA

Speakers:

Ziv Tirosh, CEO, STOCKTON AGRIMOR, ISRAEL

Douglas Ry Wagner, CEO, AGRINOS, NORWAY

Peter Maes, Director Corporate Marketing, KOPPERT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, NETHERLANDS

Scaling a Global Industry: Biologicals

12.15


Ronen Melnik, Director, ROOTILITY, ISRAEL

Iqbal Kalla, Managing Director, BONTERA, UAE

Alexis Angot, CFO, YNSECT, FRANCE

Technology Showcase: Early-Mid Stage Technology Entrepreneurs Present 7 Minute Snapshots of their Solutions

14.30Session Chair:

Michael Dean, Co-Founder, AGFUNDER, USA

Speakers:

Andy Ziolkowski, Partner, CULTIVIAN VENTURES, USA

Jack Levy, Co-Founder, ICV, ISRAEL

Armand Lavoie, Managing Director, KIRCHNER PRIVATE CAPITAL GROUP, CANADA

Investor Debate: Opportunities and Exits on the Horizon

Summit Concludes15.15

Networking Lunch12.45

13.40Session Chair:

Jinesh Shah, Founding Partner, OMNIVORE PARTNERS, INDIA

Speakers:

Kushal Agrawal, CFO, ASPADA INVESTMENTS, INDIA

Vipul Patel, Associate Vice President of Agri Investments, CENTRE FOR INNOVATION INCUBATION AND

ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CIIE), INDIA

Devendra Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, ECOZEN SOLUTIONS, INDIA

Global Spotlight: Rebooting Agriculture in India

13.30Speaker:

Teresa Wang, CEO, DASINONG AGROTECH, CHINA

China: Delivering Precision Solutions to Chinese Agriculture

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Mohamed Al Hammadi Director General ABU DHABI FOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY, UAE

Mohamed has been with Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority as a Director for the Research and Development since 2011. Mohamed chaired technical committees for several conferences, conducting agricultural projects and in the area of developing standards of scientific innovations. He also served in a number of committees

including the Emirates Award for Excellence in Government Performance, Hamdan Bin Rashid Award for Distinguished Academic Performance.

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

Robert is an Operating Director at Paine & Partners and serves on the Board of Directors of Verdesian Life Sciences. Robert has a strong background in the agriculture industry. He co-owns and serves as a partner of a-connect, a global consulting firm specializing in strategy implementation, growth projects and change

management. He also serves as a venture partner at Flagship Ventures and Chairman of the Board of Symbiota.

Michael Dean Co-FounderAGFUNDER, USA

Michael is Co-Founder and COO of AgFunder, an online marketplace matching investors with Agriculture and AgTech opportunities from around the globe. AgFunder allows investors to easily search and identify investment opportunities; communicate with other potential investors to research and vet opportunities;

and to invest online in companies, while providing companies efficient access to investors from around the world.

Matt B. Crisp CEO BENSON HILL BIOSCIENCES, USA

Matt is an accomplished executive with a strong background in the rapid growth and early commercialisation phases of technology companies. Prior to co-founding Benson Hill Biosystems, he was the President of the Agricultural Biotechnology Division and Senior Vice President at Intrexon Corporation (NYSE:XON), a leading

synthetic biology company. In addition to launching the company’s agbiotech efforts, Matt worked with Intrexon for more than five years, serving in multiple executive roles and on its Board of Directors.

Adam Anders Managing Partner ANTERRA CAPITAL, NETHERLANDS

Adam is the Managing Partner of Anterra Capital, an independent growth capital fund that invests in fast growing companies that transform the way food is produced, moved and consumed. Adam has over 14 years private equity and venture capital experience. Earlier in his career Adam worked as a management

consultant with Bain & Co.

Kushal Agarwal CFO ASPADA INVESTMENTS, INDIA

Kushal is the CFO of Aspada Investment Advisors which advises Aspada Investments and the SONG Fund - both early stage venture funds focused on agricultural supply chains and technology, healthcare and financial services businesses in India backed by investors such as Soros Economic Development Fund, Omidyar Network

and Google. Kushal is passionate about working with organisations in their formative phase and is closely involved with portfolio companies.

Yosef Akhtman CEO & Founder GAMAYA, SWITZERLAND

Yosef is the CEO and founder of Gamaya – an innovative Swiss startup in the field of smart farming that responds to the need to feed 10bn people by developing a comprehensive framework for large scale analytics of farmland. Gamaya provides agronomists and farmers with the solution for monitoring and diagnostics of

issues affecting crops, including disease, nutrient deficiency and environmental stress. Before establishing Gamaya, Yosef managed international applied research projects in UK and Switzerland.”

Alexis Angot CFO YNSECT, FRANCE

Alexis is CFO and Co-Founder of YNSECT. Previously manager at Crédit Municipal de Paris, the oldest Parisian financial institution, Alexis managed financial programmess, especially on microfinance. He also launched in 2007 the non-profit organization WORGAMIC dealing with food sustainability and in 2011 the company

ORGANEO operating on biowaste management.

John Arrell CEO SIXTY-5, NORTHERN IRELAND

John is CEO of Sixty-5 Technologies and has two decades of experience in sales, marketing and technical support within the agricultural technology & machinery industry. John was introduced to precision agriculture in the late 90’s and quickly developed a passion for combining farming and technology. Sixty-5 is John’s

second start-up having previously formed Progressive Agriculture Solutions; a service based business that operates successfully throughout Ireland.

Michael Barnes CEO GALILEO, USA

Michael is CEO and Founder of Galileo Group which specializes in airborne hyperspectral imaging, LIDAR, and advanced computational informatics deliverables. Galileo has been in business for 18 years. It has conducted hundreds of successful imaging campaigns using fixed wing, helicopter and drone aircraft

for a variety of agri science and commercial exploration clients. The company has never missed a customer delivery milestone.

Tina Barsby CEO NIAB, UK

Tina was appointed Director and CEO of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge in September 2008. She is a plant geneticist who is internationally recognised for her scientific achievements in plant biotechnology and applied crop science. Tina has significant experience in the agricultural crop

sector and is internationally recognised for scientific achievements in plant biotechnology.

Simon Blackmore Head of Engineering HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY, UK

Simon is a key figure in the development of precision farming and agricultural robotics, with a world-wide reputation. He worked for 12 years in Africa and Europe before starting his academic career. Simon is currently Professor and Head of Engineering at Harper Adams University, Director of the National Centre for

Precision Farming and running the European FutureFarm project.

Wojtek Boniaszczuk Senior Banker - Agribusiness EBRD, UK

Wojtek is a Senior Banker in the Agribusiness team at the EBRD. Before becoming a banker he practiced as an attorney at several international law firms where he worked on banking and capital market transactions in Europe and the USA. Wojtek holds a law degree from Gdansk University and a master of laws diploma from

Columbia University in New York.

Damien Carrington Head of Environment THE GUARDIAN, UK

Damian Carrington is the Head of Environment at the Guardian, which he joined in 2008. He has been a journalist for 17 years and previously worked on staff at the Financial Times, New Scientist and BBC News Online. He has a PhD in geology from the University of Edinburgh.

Patrick Christie CEO CONSERVIS, USA

Pat has over 20 years of experience in technology development and consulting. Prior to Conservis, he was Executive Vice President of WAM!NET and helped deliver over $1.6 billion of network services under contract with the U.S. Navy. He was also President of Cybernet Systems, a highly profitable technical systems integration firm

that generated over $6 million in the U.S.

Chris Dunkley CEO ROTHAMSTED CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE, UK

Chris is CEO of the new Rothamsted Centre for Research and Enterprise, RoCRE, a new and unique hub, part of the historic Rothamsted Research campus, focused on promoting collaboration and innovation by partnering with commercial agricultural technology businesses and opening up innovation in AgriTech. He previously

headed up NPD and Marketing at Ipsos Retail Performance bringing online analytical products to global markets.


Dan Hodgson Managing Director LINN GROVE GROWTH FUNDS, USA

Dan founded Linn Grove Ventures in North Dakota with Thor Iverson, bringing together a network of innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors in the Northern Midwest States and Prairie Provinces. Linn Grove has strong relationships with innovative entrepreneurs, technology creators, and ag operators with global market

access. Linn Grove Angel Fund 1 and its co-investment Linn Grove Dakota Funds invest in medical and agriculture new technology opportunities.

Amnon Ginati Head of Telecommunication and Integrated Applications EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, NETHERLANDS

Amnon was one of the initiators and the programme manager of the TUBSAT (Technical University Berlin SATellites) programme. He joined OHB-System (Germany) in 1990 where he was Director of Advanced Systems, Satellites & Probes. In Oct 2000 he joined the European Space Agency (ESA) as Head of the Earth

Observation Future Programmes Department. Thereafter, he was special adviser to ESA Director General and Head of the Inter Directorate Taskforce responsible for the initiation and creation of the Integrated Applications Promotion (IAP) programme.

Scott Horner Partner MIDDLELAND CAPITAL, USA

Scott is a Managing Director at Middleland Capital and is responsible for portfolio management and evaluating investment opportunities in agriculture and biotechnology. Scott currently sits on the Board of Directors of Mycotechnology Inc., Plant Response Biotech, Benson Hill Biosystems, and Blue Prairie Brands, and is a

Board observer on Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Vive Crop Protection, ZeaKal, and Virgin Plants Inc.

Patrick Ghidirim Managing Director, Agribusiness and Private Equity Investments NCH CAPITAL, RUSSIA

Patrick joined NCH in 2007 and is based in Moscow. Patrick is responsible for the general management of NCH’s agribusiness portfolio in Russia, which he has built from start-up into a leading industry player known as AgroTerra Group, with more than $530 million of invested capital. AgroTerra Group includes 21 farms in Central

Russia and several other companies providing services in grain storage, farm input distribution, logistics and back-office operations.

Kevin Gordon Director of European Marketing DJI, NETHERLANDS

Kevin joined DJI in January 2015 as the Director of Marketing for Western Europe. Prior to joining DJI Kevin led global marketing and creative efforts for 14 years with JVC consumer electronics. After JVC, Kevin was responsible for consumer marketing at Showtime Television / MTV Networks in New York City and Virgin

Media Television in London.

Devendra Gupta Co-Founder & CEO ECOZEN SOLUTIONS, INDIA

Devendra is the Director and Co-Founder of Ecozen Solutions based in India. Ecozen’s goal is to create awareness against poor energy management practices, to drive sustainability in the burgeoning Indian market, and elevate the Indian industry to the standards and expectations of a developed nation in the new era.

Devendra completed his studies at the Indian Institute of Technology.

Speakers

Rainer Fischer Senior Executive Director FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY, GERMANY

Rainer is Professor for Molecular Biotechnology at the RWTH Aachen University and Senior Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology with locations in Aachen, Schmallenberg, Giessen, Münster,

Germany. Rainer’s expertise in molecular biotechnology includes the areas of genomics, proteomics, cellomics, protein engineering, molecular medicine, immunology, virology, plant biotechnology as well as the production and purification of recombinant proteins.

Doron Gal President KAIIMA BIO AGRITECH , ISRAEL

Doron serves as Kaiima Bio-Agritech’s President and previously as its CEO since 2007. Doron previously was Senior Energy Consultant at Epsilon Investment House and served as a Lecturer on Energy and Geo-strategy at the Lauder School of Government, IDC Herzliya, and as a Senior Research Fellow (Energy) for the Institute

for Policy and Strategy. Doron was also President of Digigroups Corporation.

Aki GeorgacacosManaging Director and Founder AVRIO CAPITAL, CANADA

Aki is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Avrio Capital. With over 13 years of experience and as a member of the board of over twenty portfolio companies, he has played an active role in all facets of strategic planning, corporate development, and overall shareholder value optimisation. He is currently on the board of leading

agricultural companies such as Farmer’s Edge and Hortau Inc.

Iqbal Kalla Managing Director BONTERA , UAE

Iqbal founded Texas-based Bontera Biologicals in 2012 to help fulfill a global need for sustainable products in agriculture. In 2014 a line of microbe-based agricultural formulations was launched. Research and testing focus on improving crop health and yield while reducing fertilizer input. Previously, Iqbal headed the U.S.division of

a South African–based personal care products company.

Vasile Foca Managing Director TALIS CAPITAL, UK

Vasile began his career in building and investing in companies in 1997 when co-founding INTRESCO Ltd – one of the largest private ship owners in Eastern Europe. After completing his MBA, he became Investment Manager at Electra Partners, and then went on to set up Ukraine Capital Partners in 2006 focussing on Private

Equity investments. Vasile is now Managing Director and Co-Founder of Talis Capital; a multi-family office specialising in direct Private Equity and Venture Capital investments.

George Freeman Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Life Sciences BIS, UK

George was elected to Parliament in 2010 after a 15 year career across the life sciences sector, in particular working with hospitals, clinical researchers, patient groups, and biomedical research companies to pioneer novel healthcare innovations. Following his election to Parliament in 2010, George served as PPS

to the Minister of State for Climate Change. He was appointed Government Adviser on Life Sciences in July 2011.

Nitza Kardesh CEO TRENDLINES, ISRAEL

Nitza leads a team that establishes innovation-based agricultural technological companies focused on improved production and increased yields. Previously Nitza served as VP Business Development at TechnionSeed, CEO of Clal Life Sciences, CEO of UroGyn, VP Business Development at the Rafael Development Cooperation,

and a research fellow in the Department of Plant Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Jeff Keiser Vice President ITERIS, USA

Jeff is VP of Strategic Sales and Marketing at Iteris, a leader in providing information solutions to the transportation and agriculture markets. In this role, Jeff is responsible for the establishment of strategic partnerships, review of emerging technologies, competitive market analysis, growth and management of the sales

and marketing team, and the creation of long-term value for the Performance Analytics Division.

Andriy Kiyanenko Head of Innovation MHP, UKRAINE

Andriy studied at the Kirovohrad National Technical University specialisng in Computerized Systems, Automation and Management and graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree Diploma with honours. In the same year he entered post graduate studies under the speciality of Management and Automation Systems.

Andriy received a Master’s Degree Diploma with honours in 2008.

Oskar Laufer VP Sales and Business Development PHENOME NETWORKS, ISRAEL

Oskar leads the global sales and business development at Phenome Networks, a leading software provider for plant breeding and genetic research, and developer of a new marketplace for genetic material. With 17 years of international experience in technology sales and channel business development, out of which over 15 years

were at IBM, Oskar is a seasoned, driven sales executive.


Armand Lavoie Managing Director KIRCHNER PRIVATE CAPITAL GROUP, CANADA

Armand has 20 years of operational, venture capital, fund management and transactional experience in the agriculture and food industry. He has worked closely with companies from start-up, development, expansion stages and ultimately to exits. He is currently Managing Director of Kirchner Group and was Managing

Director for Foragen Technologies Management Inc.

Jack Levy Co-Founder ICV, ISRAEL

Jack is a Co-Founder and Partner at ICV where he leads the fund’s activities in water related technologies, agritech and green chemistry. Established in 2006, ICV is the leading venture capital firm in Israel partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs leveraging technology to enhance sustainability. ICV currently

manages over $150M in two funds and has completed over 20 investments.

Ignacio Martinez Partner FLAGSHIP VENTURES, USA

Ignacio joined Flagship Ventures in 2013 and focuses on sustainability and life sciences investments with a special interest in the agricultural sector. Ignacio holds a BS in Economics and Business Administration from Deusto University in Spain, and an International MBA from Instituto de Empresa in Spain and WHU Otto Beisheim

School of Management in Germany. Prior to joining Flagship, Ignacio was the Managing Director of Syngenta Ventures.

Emilio Rodríguez-Cerezo Head of Unit EUROPEAN COMISSION, SPAIN

Emilio joined the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, the in-house scientific advisory body of the EC, at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies located in Seville, Spain. Since then he has led a group of researchers providing support to policy makers in the EU with prospective studies of new

biotechnologies in agriculture, socio-economic impact assessment of existing technologies, and codes of practice for the coexistence of GM and non-GM agriculture.

Peter Maes Director Corporate Marketing KOPPERT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, NETHERLANDS

Peter is the Corporate Marketing Director at Koppert Biological Systems in the Netherlands. Peter Maes has been in the international field of biological control for agriculture and horticulture for 25 years. Peter Maes joined KBS in Belgium in 1998 to work his way up through Sales, Logistics, Product Management, Communications

and Marketing at Koppert.

Ian Noble Senior R&D Director, Emerging Snacks Technology Group PEPSICO, UK

Ian leads the Global Emerging Snacks Technology Group, with teams based in China, Mexico, the UK and the US, and is responsible for creating and delivering the transformation innovation agenda for PepsiCo in partnership with internal and external groups around the world, to develop the snack products of tomorrow.

Ian joined PepsiCo in 2007, from Unilever where he was latterly the Global Food Service Beverages R&D Director.

Vipul Patel Associate Vice President of Agri Investments CIIE , INDIA

Vipul is the Associate Vice President (Agri Investments) of CIIE, a leading Indian business incubator based in the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, providing mentoring, advisory and investment support to early stage startups across various technology verticals. He currently leads CIIE’s agri-business vertical,

managing all scouting, acceleration and investment activities. Vipul has managed large scale ecosystem development initiatives like The Power of Ideas.

Gionata Leone Senior Policy Advisor WAGENINGEN UR, NETHERLANDS

Gionata is a Registered Technology Transfer Professional with 15 years’ experience as a scientist and 16 years’ experience as a Business Developer at Wageningen University and Research Centre. Gionata gained extensive experience in setting up (genomics) service providers and management of (green) life-sciences public-

private consortia in the Netherlands, with responsibility for development and implementation of valorisation strategies.

Ronen Melnik Director ROOTILITY, ISRAEL

Ronen is the Vice Chairman and Director of Business Development of Rootility, a leader in root-focused plant breeding. Ronen is also the Managing Partner of Wanaka Capital Partners, an Israeli VC firm. Before establishing Wanaka Capital Partners, Ronen was a principal at McKinsey & Company, serving industrial clients

and financial institutions across a broad range of strategic and corporate performance topics, both in Israel and in Europe.

Antonio Marzia Vice President of Precision Solutions & Telematics Operations CNH, ITALY

In 1996, Antonio started his career in CNH in the Purchasing sector, where he assumed different responsibilities until becoming the Global Purchasing Director. He contributed to the renewal of the full tractor line during the periods in which he has been responsible for the global tractor product line. He pursued his career as Vice

President New Holland Marketing Communication, and in 2013, he took the responsibility of the Precision Solutions and Telematics Business Unit in CNH Industrial.

Trish Malarkey Head of Research & Development SYNGENTA, USA

Prior to her current role as Head Research & Development, Trish was Head Research & Development for Lawn & Garden at Syngenta (2012−2013). Before that, she held a number of senior scientific positions in Crop Protection, Seeds and Biotechnology at Syngenta in Europe and the United States. She graduated from the

University of Glasgow in Agricultural Chemistry and holds a master’s degree in Toxicology from the University of Surrey.

Inna Meteleva Deputy Chairman of the Board SVAROG WEST GROUP, UKRAINE

Inna is Vice-Chairman of the Board of “Svarog West Group” Corporation, responsible for strategic and investment development, and external communications. She is also a member of the Commission on Trade and Investment Policy at the International Chamber of Commerce. Inna focuses on developing new

technologies and approaches to improve the productivity and quality of the soil.

Martin Parr Programme Manager GODAN, UK

Martin has over fifteen years’ experience of working on mobile internet, web-based products, and research communication services. Now manages CABI’s Knowledge Services for International Development; Head of Open Data at CABI and Operations Director for the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (GODAN)

Secretariat.

Chiji Ojukwu Director, Agriculture and Agro-Industry AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, TUNISIA

Chiji isDirector, Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department of the African Development Bank. From 1 January 2011 – 31 October 2013, Chiji was Regional Director, South B, with responsibilities for policy and programming in six countries: Angola, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia.

Earlier, he was Manager, North, East and South Regions in the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (2007 – 2010). He also held positions of Senior, Principal and Chief Agricultural Economist from 1997 to 2007.

Martin Rand CEO VITALFIELDS, ESTONIA

Martin is the CEO and Co-Founder of VitalFields - the fastest growing Farm Management System in Europe with over 200 000 hectares under management. Martin has always been passionate about the intersection of agriculture and IT. In 2003 he headed the creation of the first mobile inspecting system for farm

compliance inspectors in Estonia. Martin also worked in Skype as a Product manager creating the simplest and most efficient IP communication software. Simplicity is now the driving factor behind VitalFields which aims to become the largest agricultural consulting platform turning data into valuable insight.

Saverio Romeo Principal Analyst BEECHAM RESEARCH, UK

Saverio runs research in the areas of M2M, Internet of Things, wearable technologies and smart solutions for vertical sectors. During the last six years, Saverio has focused his technology and market research on the evolution of the mobile industry, primarily looking at European mobile network operators. He

has done extensive research and published in areas such as mobile healthcare, smart cities, smart utility, wearable technologies, smart farming and M2M/IoT in technical and market terms.


Speakers

Alex Steel Head of Corporate Venture Capital SYNGENTA VENTURES, SWITZERLAND

Alex leads Syngenta’s corporate venture capital activities which include Syngenta’s direct investment vehicle, Syngenta Ventures, as well as the external funds in which Syngenta is a limited partner. With over ten years of transactional experience Alex has worked across a broad range of deal types, structures and geographies.

He is a strong advocate of the complimentary role that corporate venture capital plays in supporting open innovation as well the valuable contribution it makes to early stage companies.

Şems Yonsel Managing Director SIMBIYOTEK BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, TURKEY

Sems has founded and leads SIMBIYOTEK, an SME, developing and producing organic and microbial fertilizers, bio-control agents, enzymes and biological feed additives for organic and sustainable farming. Sems is also Professor at Okan University in Food Engineering. Previously Sems was employed in R&D at Degussa,

Germany and at Pakmaya, Turkey.

Michael Utkin CEO EFARMER, NETHERLANDS

Michael is the Co-Founder and CEO of eFarmer, an AgTech company that specialises in the development of fieldwork solutions for small and medium farms. Michael has worked for more than 12 years in senior management positions in the spheres of software, social and energy. And now, at eFarmer, he leads a team of farmers and

engineers, who use their knowledge and skills to increase farmland productivity in a sustainable manner.

Jinesh Shah Co-Founder OMNIVORE PARTNERS, INDIA

Jinesh has a background in fund management, in addition to his experience working with Indian start-ups on operational and financial issues. Prior to co-founding Omnivore Partners, he served as CFO and Vice President at Nexus Venture Partners, a leading Indian early-stage venture capital firm. Prior to this, he worked

as AGM (Finance) at Datamatics, where he was responsible for M&A, Treasury and MIS functions.

Teresa Wang CEO DASINONG AGROTECH, CHINA

Teresa is the co-Founder of Dasinong Agrotech basing in Beijing, China. She started this venture to make an impact on Chinese growers. Dasinong uses a technology-based approach to table the low yield/efficiency issue that Chinese growers face. Teresa is set to receive an MBA from Columbia.

Dan Swiger CEO KULTEVAT, USA

Dan is an experienced entrepreneur, business executive, visionary, and inventor. Prior to starting Kultevat, Dan was the Founder and President of Mentor Capitalist, which provided a full range of resources and development strategies needed to increase revenues at startup and turn around companies. In 1995, Dan founded

Yulex Corporation, a venture-backed company to commercialize an alternative rubber crop, guayule.

Andy Wheeler Managing Partner GOOGLE VENTURES, USA

Andy brings over a decade of startup experience to his role, most recently serving as Chief Technology Officer of Adura, where he led the company’s development of energy management systems for commercial buildings. Prior to joining Adura, Andy served as Chief Technology Officer for Tendril Networks, helping consumers better

understand and manage their energy usage. He co-founded Ember Corporation, the leading provider of ZigBee network software and system-on-chip devices.

Matija Zuli CEO & Founder AGRIVI, CROATIA

Matija is Founder and CEO of Agrivi, an agri-tech company that builds knowledge based farming solutions to help farmers improve productivity and reach profitable and sustainable production. Combining years of top management experience in software and internet business with experience from his own blueberry farm,

Matija is building a leading global agri-tech company empowered with a great team of agricultural experts, software engineers and business developers.

Ziv Tirosh CEO STOCKTON AGRIMOR, ISRAEL

Ziv is the CEO of Stockton, an Israel based developer of botanical based biopesticides. Stockton is the developer of Timorex Gold, a broad spectrum biofungicide already sold in 20 markets for a wide range of crop/pest combinations. Stockton has recently obtained a $90,000,000 investment from the Chinese

Sichuan Hebang group in exchange for a 51% stake.

Rob Wylie Co-Founder and Chairman WHEB, UK

Rob has focused on the resource efficiency investment area for over 20 years and is a founder of The WHEB Group. WHEB began as an award winning clean technology incubator and corporate finance group in 1995 before evolving into a multi-asset class investment firm focusing on sustainable investment. It manages assets

currently totalling over €300m on behalf of institutional and private clients through listed equity, private equity and infrastructure investment strategies.

Gideon Soesman Managing Partner GREENSOIL INVESTMENTS, ISRAEL

Gideon co-founded GreenSoil Investments, an investment house with venture capital and private equity funds focused on Agro & Food technologies and Building Innovations, with offices in Tel Aviv, Toronto and Amsterdam. GreenSoil’s Agro & Food technologies fund is the largest active fund in Israel. Before co-founding

GreenSoil, Gideon founded and managed GMS Capital, a boutique investment bank.

Andy Ziolkowski Partner CULTIVIAN VENTURES, USA

Andy is a Managing Director of Cultivian Sandbox and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Cultivian Ventures. Andy has over 30 years of experience in venture capital investing and merchant banking across a broad range of industries. His investment track record includes DexCom, Biomimetic Pharmaceuticals,

FutureHealth, Tessera, i-STAT, and The Liposome Company. Prior to founding Cultivian, Andy was a Managing Director of SAE Ventures and Forest Street Capital LLC.

Steve Webb New Technology and Intellectual Property Portfolio Development Leader DOW AGROSCIENCES, USA

Steve was named New Technology and Intellectual Property Portfolio Development Leader at Dow AgroSciences in 2013. He joined Dow AgroSciences Canada as a Research Scientist in Field Research and Development in 1996. The following year, Steve accepted the role of Product Development Manager in the Nexera™ canola

breeding program in Saskatchewan, Canada, where he was responsible for the registration of the first Omega-p canola varieties. Steve relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2000 and became Project success Leader for Animal Health & Nutrition.

Hanne Volpin Deputy CEO and Head of R&D DANZIGER INNOVATIONS, ISRAEL

Hanne is the deputy CEO and head of R&D at Danziger Innovations. During her PhD (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and postdoc (UCDavis, California) she focused on plant-microbe interactions. After that, having a background in programming, Hanne pursued a career in functional genomics and bioinformatics that included research

and managerial positions at Keygene in the Netherlands and Compugen, the Volcani Center, Hazera Seeds and, recently, Danziger Innovations in Israel.

Dmitry Steinsapir Managing Partner AVG CAPITAL PARTNERS, RUSSIA

Dmitry is currently a Managing Partner at AVG Capital Partners. Previously he was the Deputy CEO of the Capital Group “Russian Funds”. Between 2006 and 2008 he was in charge of the investment branch of AK BARS Bank, was the CEO of AK BARS Finance. From 1998 to 2006 he worked as CEO of the investment company

“Prospectus”, one of the first Russian brokers.

Douglas Ry Wagner CEO AGRINOS, NORWAY

Douglas is Chief Executive Officer of Agrinos AS. Prior to joining Agrinos he was Global New Ventures and Technology Leader for Dow AgroSciences. His career before Dow is divided between 16 years in academic research, and 10 years managing agricultural biotechnology start-up companies. He spent three

years as a researcher in the Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, in Australia before joining the University of Oregon, where he became Professor of Biology. He then moved into business as VP of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology at Exelixis, Inc.


Exhibitors

Marketing Partners

Cambridge Consultants create and deliver breakthrough products and services for clients worldwide – from the largest blue-chip companies to some of the smallest, innovative start-ups. They use the skills and experience of their 500 engineers, scientists, mathematicians and designers to de-risk and commercialise novel technologies and to accelerate their clients’ product developments.

Knowledge Partner

Beecham Research Limited (BRL) is a leading technology market research, analysis and consulting firm established in 1991. BRL have specialized in the development of the rapidly-growing M2M and Internet of Things market worldwide for well over a decade, since 2001. BRL are internationally recognised as thought leaders in this market and have deep knowledge of the market dynamics at every level in the value chain.

Research Partner

The new Rothamsted Centre for Research and Enterprise, RoCRE, is a unique hub focused on promoting collaboration and innovation by partnering with commercial agricultural technology businesses and opening up the research process. With access to Rothamsted’s world class facilities and researchers, the new RoCRE offers flexible laboratory space, offices and informal meeting hubs, providing unrivalled opportunities for your business to thrive.

The Satellite Applications Catapult is an independent innovation and technology company, created to foster growth across the economy through the exploitation of space. Its aim is to inspire others to innovate using satellite technologies by supporting the development of new products and services. It helps organisations to realise the potential, and implement the use, of satellite technologies, and brings together multi-disciplinary teams to generate ideas and solutions in an open innovation environment.

Greenfence is the world’s only authenticated food industry community. Its free digital platform saves users time and money, provides transparency, reduces fraud, improves food safety, reduces the cost of compliance, and reduces wastage to help feed a growing world. Led by a dynamic team of industry experts, with a visionary and entrepreneurial spirit, Greenfence was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.


Technology Showcase Presenters

Agrivi is the global agtech company that builds knowledge-based farm management software which helps farmers of all scales to improve their productivity and profitability. With the most complete cloud farm management software on the market and powered by a built-in agricultural knowledge base of best practice processes for 100+ crops and 500+ pests and diseases, Agrivi helps thousands of farmers from 135 countries to improve their farming by reducing risk, increasing productivity, profitability and sustainability.

Bontera focus on delivering unique, natural products that improve crop yield and quality while protecting the environment. Their state-of-the-art products are based on naturally occurring soil microbes selected for their superior performance and functionality in improving soil health and fertility. Bontera products are 100% organically derived. They contain no synthetic chemicals or genetically modified organisms and are completely compatible with all sustainable and organic growing practices.

The concept of plant breeding has remained unchanged for thousands of years: Cross, observe and select. Danziger Innovations has developed and owns the IP of Memogene. Memogene is a groundbreaking technology for agile and precise breeding consisting of a viral delivery system for nucleases, including the recent CAS9/CRISPR. By applying Memogene, stable and inherited genomic deletions are obtained. Memogene can be applied in planta and new varieties are quickly produced.

eFarmer B.V. is a developer of fieldwork management apps for small and medium farms, with a focus on the 12m EU farmer market. More than 50,000 farmers have tried their applications, and they have sales and fantastic user feedback. Their competitive advantage is the business model with network effect, combining an on-board tractor and farm management system, with patentable precision technology.

Gamaya develops a large-scale farmland analytics solution using a world’s smallest and lightest hyperspectral imaging system (HSI) in a camera mounted on drones, manned aircrafts or satellites. HSI camera allows to spot what the human eye cannot see. Through analysis of the data captured from the HSI camera, farmers will be armed with more accurate diagnostics of issues affecting their farms like crop diseases, deficiency of nutrients and environmental stresses of the land they are farming.


Kultevat has introduced a new class of alternative rubber by combining genetic breeding and chemical process engineering to produce natural rubber from the Taraxacum kok-saghyz or “TKS” a.k.a. Russian Dandelion. TKS produces rubber identical to the traditional Hevea–brasiliensis rubber tree. Kultevat’s technology platform converts TKS into bulk natural rubber, as well as fermentable sugar syrup and feedstock by-products, in a capital-efficient manner. Optimizing the value of all plant-derived products and co-products is the essence of a clean, renewable, efficient manufacturing process which produces great products, great profits, and a minimum of waste.

Phenome Networks is a software company that aggregates and analyzes data and content throughout the seed industry value chain. Its current cloud platform allows dozens of customers, including leading seed companies, to manage their breeding data; extract recommendations through smart algorithms; and leverage public genetic data shared by academic institutions. The existing platform will be extended with a virtual marketplace for seed companies to trade and license germplasm.

Rootility develops and uses innovative root-focused plant breeding methods to dramatically increase crop yields and overall agronomic performance, while preserving crop quality. Rootility uses non-GMO breeding techniques used for centuries, but in a much more informed way, allowing rapid large scale screening of root systems which improve tolerance to environmental changes, and drive significant performance improvement. Rootility has a distinctive advantage in bringing better products to market in a more cost-effective way.

Sixty-5 is an early stage precision agriculture and primary data company enabling farms under 300Ha, and their supply chain to adopt previously expensive, proprietary and technical precision farming methods. Their three areas of focus are simplicity, sustainability and traceability achieved through innovative UX focused Apps, IoE communications, seamless satellite information and a SaaS user platform. Their goal is an agriculture data ecosystem connecting stakeholders, machines and the environment for the sustainable and profitable future of SME agriculture.

Ynsect is a company using insects to bio-convert any kind of biomass and transform those insects into high quality products for nutrition and green chemistry markets. Ynsect has developed competitive patented technologies through a high-tech and robotized process thanks to world leading R&D. Ynsect has raised €11M in only one year with three renowned international investors and public support. Ynsect has gathered a highly talented multidisciplinary and international team and is currently building a Demo-Plant in France.


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