09:00

Registration, networking, light refreshments

10:00

Welcome and opening remarks

• Nitza Kardish, Trendlines Agtech

• Oded Distel, Israel NewTech, Ministry of Economy and Industry

• Steve Rhodes, The Trendlines Group

10:30

Keynote address: Bayer Crop Science's Approach to Open Innovation and Its Commitment to Position Itself as a Partner of Choice in Agriculture
Adrian Percy, Head of R&D, Bayer Crop Science

11:20

Remarks: DouxMatok, AgriVest 2015 winning company
Eran Baniel, CEO & Co-Founder

11:30

Presentations by selected Israeli agtech start-ups (part 1)

Judges:

• Ayelet Edrey, Robert Bosch Venture Capital​

• Sam Fiorello, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; Bio-Research and Development Growth Park

• Bai Hongmin, Tong Fang Smart City Park Development Company

12:00

Panel: The Role of Farmers in Agtech Investment Development

Moderator: Mitchell Presser, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

• Pat Christie, Conservis

• Tom Green, Spearhead International

• David Gray, Altima Partners

13:00

Networking and light lunch

14:00

Announcement of the Israel Agtech Association (IAA)

Ziv Tirosh, Vice Chairman, Stockton Group

14:10

​Presentations by selected Israeli agtech start-ups (part 2)

Judges:

• Limor Ganot, Gefen Capital

• Barry J. Schindler, Greenberg Traurig

14:40

Keynote address: Dynamics in Agriculture
Jeroen Leffelaar, Managing Director, Large Corporate Food & Agri, Rabobank

15:10

Presentations by selected Israeli agtech start-ups (part 3)

Judges:

• Anya Eldan, Israel Innovation Authority

• Adi Vagman, AgriNation VC

15:40

Networking coffee break​

16:30

Panel: The Trends in Agtech Investments
 

Moderator: Gideon Soesman, GreenSoil Investments

• Arama Kukutai, Finistere Ventures

• Ofer Haviv, Evogene 

• Michael Lee, Syngenta Ventures

• Maarten Goossens, Anterra Capital

• Bob Grossman, Greenberg Traurig

17:30

• Closing remarks

• Announcement of the winning companies

18:00

Networking cocktail dinner