Adrián Ferrero is the Co-Founder and CEO of Biome Makers, one of the foremost global AgTech leaders setting the standard in soil health with BeCrop® technology. Built on industry-leading AgTech expertise and driven by data and science, Biome Makers connectsoil biology to agricultural decision-making to optimize farming practices and reverse the degradation of arable soils.
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Pablo Borquez is the founder and CEO of ProducePay, an AgTech startup committed to building a better supply chain for fresh produce, one that places trust at the center of every transaction. It is the fastest-growing provider of capital, market insights, and trade protection for the fresh produce industry.
Read MoreMichael Guirguis is the co-founder and CEO of Seso Labor, a labor marketplace for agriculture that addresses the labor problem by connecting U.S farms with qualified seasonal workers via America’s agricultural guest worker program (H-2A). Michael joins us to dive into his background in labor policy, founded and scaling the company, and some meaningful insights into the complex nature of agricultural labor. Must listen!
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Ethan Steinburg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Propagate Ventures, an agtech startup that helps farmers & landowners make regenerative agriculture work for them by balancing short-term income with long-term returns.
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eAgronom was founded in Estonia in 2016 by son of a farmer and entrepreneur Robin Saluoks, computer scientists Stenver Jerkku and business veteran Kristjan Luha. eAgronom is an AgTech startup transforming the voluntary carbon offset market and accelerating the transition to net-zero farming.
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Dr. Michael Gilbert is the CEO and founder of Semios, the leading precision farming loT platform for tree fruits, nuts, and grapes. Michael is a natural product synthetic chemist with a PhD from University of British Columbia and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Vienna. He has 25 years of experience in agtech and biotech R&D and production. In 2009, Michael founded Semios to meet the growing demand for data-driven sustainable and traceable food production.
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Gabe Sibley and Curtis Garner are the co-founders of Verdant Robotics. Verdant has raised $21.5 million to develop the industry’s first multi-action, autonomous farm-robot capable of millimeter-accurate spraying, laser weeding, and AI-based digital crop modeling. Together with farming partners, Verdant uses these tools to deliver better outcomes: larger produce, greater yields and significant savings.
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Jamie Ager is a fourth-generation farmer at Hickory Nut Gap Farm. In partnership with his wife,
Amy, they built Hickory Nut Gap into a well-established regional brand and created a
destination that welcomes visitors to learn about regenerative agriculture. The farm currently
raises organic cattle, pasture raised hogs and poultry, as well as a variety of fruits and
vegetables. In addition to the farming production, the Agers built and oversee the on-farm
store and butcher shop.
Over the past 11 years, Paul Lightfoot has been known as the founder and CEO of BrightFarms, a company selling branded produce at retail with a disruptive supply chain model that is better for the environment. His mission is to reverse climate change by changing the food system, which he’s doing by mentoring food entrepreneurs and by writing and speaking about Negative Foods (food brands with supply chains that are carbon neutral or negative).
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Tom Shapland, PhD, is the co-founder and CEO of Tule Technologies, an agtech company that combines agronomic expertise with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to provide growers with irrigation decision support. Tule’s UC Davis research-based sensor technology measures the Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) of a field. Tule’s latest offering, Tule Vision, enables grape growers to take midday Leaf Water Potential readings using a smartphone camera.
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