AgriVest 2019 Agenda
Note: The conference is in English.
8:00
Registration, networking, light breakfast
9:00
Welcome and opening remarks from AgriVest organizers
9:15
Introduction: From the Ground Up: Insights and Trends in the Israeli Agritech Sector
Eugene Kandel, CEO, Start-Up Nation Central
9:25
Keynote address: The Future of Ag R&D: There Is No Innovation Without Collaboration
Bob Reiter, Executive Vice President and Head of R&D, Bayer Crop Science Division
10:00
Best Israeli Agtech Company Competition: Presentations by selected agtech companies
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Metabolic Insights
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Armenta
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Agrint
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ClariFruit
Judges: Leora Havin, PhD (Ehrlich & Fenster), Stefan Tresch, PhD (BASF)
10:45
Networking break
11:30
Best Israeli Agtech Company Competition: Presentations by selected agtech companies
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eggXYt
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Seed-X
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ROOTS
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Saillog
Judges: Johan Botterman, PhD (Bayer Crop Science), Richard Martyn-Hemphill (AgFunder News)
12:15
Panel: Agrifood Tech Start-Ups in East Asia, the Challenges and Opportunities moderated by Reihem Roy (Omnivore)
Panelists:
Gerard Chia (New Protein Capital)
Binghui Dong (JumpScale)
Matilda Ho (Bits x Bites)
Bruno Meireles de Sousa (Cargill)
Ted Tan (Enterprise Singapore)
12:50
Networking and light lunch
Lunch sponsored by GreenbergTraurig
14:00
Best Israeli Agtech Company Competition: Presentations by selected agtech companies
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Growee
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Phytolon
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Beewise
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SeeTree
Judges: Bernard Arnaud (StarkSat), Prof. Dan Levanon (MIGAL-Galilee Research Inst.)
14:45
Fireside Chat: Turning Your Investors into Partners
Mitchell Presser, Partner and Head of Global Transactions in the United States, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Raviv Kula, CEO of FruitSpec
15:00
Networking break
15:40
Industry Insights: Climate Change, Technology, Insurance & Farming
Antoine Denoix, CEO, AXA Climate Division
16:00
Panel: Investing in Agtech: Leading Global Investors Discuss Opportunities & Challenges moderated by Gideon Soesman (GreenSoil Investments)
Panelists:
Isabelle Decitre (ID Capital)
Arama Kukutai (Finistere Ventures)
Michael Lavin (Germin8)
Joost Matthijssen (Nutreco)
Albena Todorova (Sumitomo)
16:45
Closing remarks from Steve Rhodes (Trendlines) and announcement of winning company by Itay Zetelny (EY)
17:00
Cocktails and networking




