Thank you for registering for the GeoTech Center’s upcoming conference, AgriTechAction 2020. Below you will find panelist information for each private roundtable. This page will also be updated with Zoom links and dial-in information to join each roundtable session. We look forward to your attendance!

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Day 1 Launch

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

Daniella Taveau, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 1.1: Improving alliances between large and small farms

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST

Panelists

Desire Banse, UAS Innovation Group Lead, Prometheus Computing LLC

Mike Davis, Founder, Kijani-AI

Michelle Klieger, President, Stratagerm Consulting

Peter Johnson, Founder, The Ayadee Foundation

Moderated by

Charles Jennings, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 1.2: Achieving zero global food waste

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST

Panelists

Amanda Brondy, Director, International Projects, Global Cold Chain Alliance

Barbara Stinson, President, World Food Prize Foundation

Isaac Sesi, CEO and Head of Product Development, Sesi Technologies Ltd

Paloma Fernandez, CEO, Cereal Millers Association

Moderated by

Jagger Harvey, Director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss, Kansas State University

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Roundtable 2.1: Deploying people and data alliances to solve food distribution challenges

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST

Panelists

Andrew Mack, CEO, Agromovil

Eric Trachtenberg, Senior Director, Land and Agricultural Economy Practice Group, Millenium Challenge Corporation

Dr. Divya Chander, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

Greg Meyers, Chief Technology Officer, Syngenta

Moderated by

Daniella Taveau, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 2.2: Delivering healthy food to the most vulnerable populations

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST

Panelists

Eric Tribe, Vice President, Partnerships, Flashfood

Erin Kappelhof, Co-CEO, Eat Well Global

Krysta Harden, Executive Vice President, Environmental Strategy, Dairy Management Inc.

Nick Davis, Chief Platform Officer, Mid-Ohio Collective

Sepideh Burkett, Vice President, Store Support, The GIANT Company

Moderated by

Dr. Eric Rasmussen, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Day 1 wrap up: Recommendations for 2021 and beyond

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST

David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Day 2 Keynote: Data, Security and the Global Food System

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST

Hosted by Bob Woodruff, ABC News Correspondent

Panelists

Erin Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action

Molly Jahn, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

This event will be open to the public and live-streamed to YouTube. More information can be found here.

Day 2 Launch

1:15 – 1:30 p.m. EST

David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

Daniella Taveau, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 1: Responding to food emergencies effectively

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST

Panelists

Christopher Barrett, Professor of Applied Economics and Management , International Professor of Agriculture, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

Eilidh Kennedy, Associate Research Fellow, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs

Jonathan Kyaw, Founder, KT Cares Foundation

Molly Jahn, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Dr. Eric Rasmussen, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 2.1: Securing and training the next generation of farmers

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST

Panelists

Ajit George, Founder, Second Chances Farm

Desire Banse, UAS Innovation Group Lead, Prometheus Computing LLC

Glen Jordan, Co-Founder and CEO, Bitprop

Sabine O’Hara, Dean, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Science, University of District of Columbia

Moderated by

Nikhil Raghuveera, Nonresident Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 2.2: Increasing connectivity and access to tech for all farmers

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST

Panelists

Yasir Khokhar, CEO, Connecterra

Alfredo Miguel, Director, Corporate Affairs, John Deere

Ranjeeta Singh, Chief Product Officer, The Climate Corporation

Moderated by

Melissa Flagg, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Day 3 Launch

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

Daniella Taveau, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 1: Incentivizing a regenerative agriculture system

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST

Panelists

Diane Bagnall, Research Soil Scientist, Soil Health Institute

Michael Wironen, Senior Scientist, Agriculture and Food Systems, The Nature Conservancy

Michelle Klieger, President, Stratagerm Consulting

Moderated by

Paul Saffo, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Roundtable 2.1: Overcoming food misinformation and disinformation

3:30 – 4:40 p.m. EST

Panelists

Josh Gilder, Senior Director, White House Writers Group

Jack Bobo, CEO, Futurity

Julie Meyer, Co-CEO, Eat Well Global

Pablo Breuer, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Bob Castro, Advisory Board, The World Innovation Network

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Roundtable 2.2: Increasing food resilience in the face of climate change

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST

Panelists

Laura Wood Peterson, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Indigo Ag

Yasir Khokar, CEO, Connecterra

Gary Burniske, Managing Director, Purdue Center for Global Food Security

Giulia Stellari, Director, Sustainable Sourcing, Digital and Carbon Solutions, Unilever

Moderated by

Thammy Evans, Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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Day 3 wrap up: Recommendations for 2021 and beyond

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST

David Bray, Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

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