Agritech venture forum

Take a look below at the first 2023 speakers! Stay tuned as we continue to announce our 2023 lineup – sign up for our newsletter to find out first.

Christiane Wherry

VP, Research and Product

Alain Goubau

CEO

Mark Brooks

Managing Director

Genevieve Pinto

Partner

Mary Dimou

Senior Director, Strategic Operations

Jaleh Daie

Partner

Joseph Schirripa

VP, Global Corporate Development & Strategy

Chris Bryson

Founder & CEO

2022 Speakers & Attending Investors

Dawn Trautman

Manager, Agri-Food Innovation

Tobi Mueller-Glodde

Senior Associate

Ingrid Fung

Director Enterprise Ops and Strategy

Jahangir Bhatti

Director, Cleantech Practice

Neal Okarter

Investment Manager

Francesca Whitehead

Investor

Dieter Valtins

Relationship Manager, Northeastern Ontario

Shelley King

Director

Alison Sunstrum

General Partner

Sara Olson

Principal

Heather Courtney

CEO

Jim Orlando

Managing Partner

Ashlie Benson

Global RC Coordinator

Jonathan Goodkey

Principal, Industrial Innovation Fund

Sean O'Connor

Managing Director

Shirley Speakman

Senior Partner

Matt Toner

Partner

Neil Cameron

Partner

Andrew Spahr

Vice President – Wholesale

Graeme Millen

Managing Director, Technology Banking

Dave Smardon

CEO

Matt Plummer

Vice President

Mary Dimou

Senior Director, Corporate Development

Jaleh Daie

Partner

Joseph Schirripa

Global VP, Corporate Development & Strategy

Scott Komar

Senior VP, Global R&D

Alexander Lazier

Investment Associate

2021 Speakers & Attending Investors

Ingrid Fung

Investment Director

Karen McAthy

Co-Founder & CEO

Bill Greuel

CEO

Brad Shapka

President

James Szarko

President & CEO

Dave Smardon

CEO

Mark Summers

Executive Director, Technology and Innovation

Jonathan Goodkey

Principal, Industrial Innovation Venture Fund

Julia Niiro

Founder & CEO

Dennis Woodside

President

Laetitia de Panafieu

VC Investor

Graeme Millen

Director, Technology Banking

Winta Asefaw

Associate

Miri Danai

Founder & Chief Content Director

Joseph Schirripa

VP, Corporate Development & Strategy

David Stanko

Head of AgTech Engagement

Libby Spalding

Vice President

Scott Komar

Senior Vice President of Global R&D

Heather Barnhouse

Partner

Kristal Golan

Senior Corporate Venture Manager

Jeanne Sullivan

CIO

Pan Pan

Co-Founder & Principal

Robert Williams

Director Agrifood

Joshua Posamentier

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Brian Mixer

Partner

Joe Regan

Managing Partner, Industrial Innovation Venture Fund

Dan Altschuler Malek

Managing Partner, North America and Israel

Suhas Narayanaswamy

Vice President

Martin Vetter

Senior Investment Manager

George Tai

Partner

Randy Thompson

Managing Partner

Jay Crone

Investment Director

Darren Streiler

Managing Director

2020 Speakers & Attending Investors

John Hartnett

Founder & CEO

Bon McLean

Innovation and Government Affairs

Marco Hunstad

Chief Revenue Officer

Allison Kopf

Founder & CEO

Darren Anderson

CEO

Michael Gilbert

CEO

Dr. Steve Slater

VP of Strategic Initiatives

Dave Smardon

President & CEO

Jay Crone

Investment Director

Ingrid Fung

Investment Director

Mark Brooks

Investment Manager

Neil Cameron

Investment Director

Mary Dimou

Senior Director, Venture Capital & Portfolio Operations

Matt Stanley

Director, CleanTech Practice

Jeff Booth

Entrepreneur, Tech Leader, and Author

Mark Kahn

Managing Partner

Chris Paterson

xarvio Lead – North America

Pat Morand

President

Kyle Welborn

Managing Director

Derek Norman

Vice President, Venture Investments

Martin Vetter

Senior Investment Manager

David Gauthier

Vice President, Investment

Ryan Raguse

Co-Founder

John Hill

VP of Network

Rob Trice

Founder & Partner

Randy Thompson

Managing Partner

2020 Participating Organizations