BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Startup Monterey Bay - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Startup Monterey Bay X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.startupmontereybay.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Startup Monterey Bay REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210309 DTSTAMP:20240328T163459 CREATED:20210120T220041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T220041Z UID:15046-1615161600-1615247999@www.startupmontereybay.com SUMMARY:Animal AGTech Innovation Summit DESCRIPTION:Join us online on March 8\, 2021 as 350+ international animal health and nutrition businesses\, producers and investors accelerate innovation in animal health and welfare\, sustainability\, and farm to fork solutions.\n\nRegister \n\nLivestream sessions start from: 7.50am PST / 9.50am CST / 10.50am EST / 15.50pm GMT. All times stated below as PST. \n\nMonday March 8\, 2021\n\n\n08.00\nOpening Keynote Conversation // Animals as the X-Factor: Innovation’s Role in Solving Global Health Challenges\n\nSpeaker:\nJeff Simmons\, CEO\, ELANCO\, USA \n\n\n\n08:10\nOpening Plenary // Ideas Worth Propagating: Animal AgTech’s Greatest Priorities for 2021 and Beyond\n\n\nAfter a year of great change in 2020\, how has the pandemic changed consumers’ relationship with food\, and how is the industry responding?\nWhere are the greatest opportunities throughout the animal agriculture supply chain to transform animal health\, welfare\, and environmental impact?\nAs demand for animal protein continues to rise\, where is the greatest need for innovative solutions to improve industry resiliency and safety? How do we create a more robust\, shock-proof future?\nWhat collaboration opportunities are set to accelerate innovation and drive a more sustainable\, efficient and healthy animal ag industry?\n\nSession Chair:\nMaarten Goossens\, Founding Principal\, ANTERRA CAPITAL\, NETHERLANDS \nSpeakers:\nKaren Hildebrand\, Worldwide Tech Leader Agriculture\, AMAZON WEB SERVICES\, USA\nBruce Stewart-Brown\, Senior VP Food Safety\, Quality & Live Operations\, PERDUE FOODS\, USA\nAbhay Nayak\, Head of Strategy and Accelerated Growth Businesses\, ZOETIS\, USA\nErin Fitzgerald\, CEO\, US FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN ACTION\, USA \n\n\n\n08:50\nStart-Up Technology Showcase\n\nThree early stage start-ups showcase their technology to investor sharks. \nPresenting Companies:\nAndrew McKenzie\, CEO\, PRECISION LIVESTOCK TECHNOLOGIES\, USA\nElizabeth Latham\, Founder\, BEZOAR LABORATORIES\, USA\nGil Hakim\, Chairman & CEO\, ARMENTA\, ISRAEL \nInvestor Panel:\nJon Lowe\, Head of Global Commercial Development Livestock\, ZOETIS\, USA\nAmanda Donohue-Hansen\, Managing Director\, CULTIVIAN SANDBOX VENTURES\, USA \n\n\n\n09:10\nPresentation // Innovation in Breeding & Gene Editing: The Promise of Disease Eradication and a More Sustainable Food Supply\n\nSpeaker:\nElena Rice\, CSO & Head of R&D\, GENUS\, USA \n\n\nTrack 1: One Health \nRead more\n\n\n\nTrack 2: Precision Livestock Farming \nRead more\n\n\n\n\n10:30\nDedicated Networking Break // Speed Networking\n\n\n\n\n11:00\nPresentation // Farm to Fork Transformation for a Smarter Future\n\nSpeaker:\nJeroen van de Ven\, Lead\, MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH INTELLIGENCE\, BELGIUM \n\n\n\n11:10\nStart-Up Technology Showcase\n\nThree early stage start-ups showcase their technology to investor sharks \nPresenting Companies:\nBo Simango\, CEO & Co-Founder\, AQUAFORT AI\, CANADA\nKari Spaan\, CEO\, IYOTAH SOLUTIONS\, USA \nInvestor Panel:\nJon Lowe\, Head of Global Commercial Development Livestock\, ZOETIS\, USA\nBrett Morris\, Managing Director\, CAVALLO VENTURES\, USA \n\n\nTrack 1: Aquaculture \nRead more\n\n\n\nTrack 2: Farm to Fork \nRead more\n\n\n\n\n12:30\nVirtual Roundtable Discussions\n\n\nUnderstanding the True Cost of Production: How farm management information systems can drive financial decision making for livestock producers\nHost: Seana Day\, Partner\, CULTERRA CAPITAL & Venture Partner\, BETTER FOOD VENTURES\, USA\nDigital Animal AgTech\nHost: Maarten-Yan Wierenga\, Investment Manager\, NUTRECO NUFRONTIERS\, NETHERLANDS\nThe Human Element: Developing technology that empowers and inspires\nHost: Jennifer Walker\, Director Milk Quality\, DANONE\, USA\nAligning the Animal Protein Value Chain with Shifting Consumer Trends\nHost: Rachel Gabato\, COO\, RIPE.IO\, USA\n\n\n\n\n13:10\nDebate // How Do We Position Meat and Dairy as Sustainable\, Healthy Proteins Alongside Growing Alternative Protein Trends?\n\n\nThe crop agriculture industry is recognized as being much further advanced in the development and deployment of precision farming solutions. What can the animal agriculture industry learn from its adjacent cousin?\nHow can these learnings be applied to strengthen animal agtech adoption globally and in emerging markets?\n\n\n\n\n13:30\nClosing Plenary // Investor Insights: Creating Sufficiently Strong Market Signals\n\n\nHas investment activity kept pace throughout the disruptions caused by COVID-19? What are active investors in the animal agtech space predicting on the innovation and investment front for 2021 and beyond?\nHow do we create sufficiently robust market signals to draw more entrepreneurship and investment into the industry?\nWhat does the industry need to do to bolster and prove its sustainability\, health and welfare reputation and credentials? What is the role of investors in this endeavour?\n\nSession Chair:\nJustin Sherrard\, Global Strategist Animal Protein\, RABOBANK\, NETHERLANDS \nSpeakers:\nMurray McCaig\, Co-Founder & Managing Partner\, ARCTERN VENTURES\, CANADA\nSeana Day\, Partner\, CULTERRA CAPITAL & Venture Partner\, BETTER FOOD VENTURES\, USA\nThor Talseth\, Founding Partner\, NEPTUNE PARTNERS\, USA \n\n\n\n14:10\nClosing Remarks\n\n\n\n\n14:35\nNetworking Continues URL:https://www.startupmontereybay.com/event/animal-agtech-innovation-summit/ ORGANIZER;CN="rethink":MAILTO:info@rethinkevents.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR