DAY ONE
8.27

(All Times Are PDT)

8:00 am

Opening Remarks
“Setting up the Stage”

Keynote
”Can Agriculture Save the Planet?”
Jack Bobo, CEO, Futurity

Conversation Thoughts on Transforming the Global Food System
Moderated by: Jack Bobo (CEO, Futurity) with invited guests Amb. Kimp Tom (U.S. State Dept.) and Beth Bechdol (FAO)

Break (Video Highlights)

9:30 am

Focus on CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE

Conversation “Holistic Management of Resources in the Field and Beyond” Moderated by: Renee Vassilios (TNC)

Featured Spotlight
Reyad Sawafta, Phase Change Solutions 

Larta Alum Spotlight
Agenor Mafra-Neto, ISCA

Innovative Solutions Showcase BLOCK 1
GR-AgriTek | BioMass Controls | Mi Terro | Soliculture | Hexas Biomass 

Break (Video Highlights) 

11:10 am

Conversation
”On Soil Health”
Dr. Sally Rockey (FFAR) and Dr. Rattan Lal (OSU) (2020 Winner World Food Prize)

Featured Spotlight
Shara Ticku, C16 Biosciences

Innovative Solutions Showcase BLOCK 2 
Intrinsyx Bio | Better Earth Agronomy | DataFarm 

Larta Alum Spotlight 
Naveen Sikka, TerViva 

Innovative Solutions Showcase BLOCK 3
EZ Water | SaturasUSA | ConserWater Technologies | AirSpeQ

Lunch Break & Networking

1:15 pm

“Sustainable Beef: Exploring Solutions that Enhance Trust” 
Moderated by Kristine MacRae (Rae Foundry) with guests Jonathon Alcock (Viresco Solutions), Daniella Malin (Cool Farm Alliance), Gurneesh Bhandal (Cargill Canada), Deborah Wilson (TrustBIX Inc.)

Featured Spotlight
Anthony Myint, Zero Food Print

Innovative Solutions Showcase BLOCK 4
CattleEye | Olho do dono | Precision Livestock Technologies
Cody Genetics | General Probiotics 

Break (Video Highlights)

2:35 pm

Special Content Sessions (Concurrent): 

Session 1: “How to fund/manage risk for climate resilient agriculture”  Moderated by Jim Pines (Provenance Capital Group), Christina Owens (Danone), Paul Dietmann (Compeer), Erin Heitkamp (Pipeline Foods)

Session 2: “Canada: Case studies from an Ag ecosystem role model” (Partnership Highlight and Company Showcase)

”Farm to Us: Are Farmers Drivers of Climate Resilience?” (LIVE PODCAST)
Moderated by: Michael Dimmock/Rodger Wasson

3:40 pm

Closing Remarks
Rohit Shukla & Jack Bobo

DAY TWO
8.28

8: 00 am

Opening Remarks from Larta: Day 1 Observations, Introduction to Sonny Perdue

Keynote
”The U.S. Role in Innovation: What Will it Take?
Dr. Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

“Thoughts on Soil Health and Human Health: Drivers of our Future”
Moderated by Amarjit Basra

Break (Video Highlights)

9: 25 am

Focus on BUILDING NUTRIENT-DENSE FOOD SYSTEMS
Conversation
”Alternative Protein: Investor’s Perspective”
Andrew Ive, Big Idea Ventures (with special guests)

Larta Alum Spotlight
Sean Thompson, Psigryph 

Innovative Solutions Showcase Block 5
BioBQ | Culture Decadence | Hargol Foods | Soos Technology

Featured Spotlight
Leah Penniman, (Soil Fire Farms)  

Innovative Solutions Showcase Block 6
SourceTrace | BioSens | Compact Membrane Systems 

Break (Video Highlights)

10:50 am

Focus: FARM AND FARMERS’ HEALTH

Conversation “How to Manage Farm Profitability and Farm Economics Beyond COVID-19” 
Moderated by Joleen Hadrich (Univ. Of Minnesota) with invited guests Carolyn Olson (AURI and MN Farm Bureau director), Tanner Ehmke (CoBank), Melissa Carmicheal (Bremer Bank)

Larta Alum Spotlight
Ellen R. Campbell, The Nitrate Elimination Company 

“Agriculture and Tech Mindsets Meet in Insect Agriculture”
Moderated by Kevin Bachhuber (Bachhuber Consulting LLC) with invited guests Michael Place (EntoHack 5G), Heather Jordan (Mississippi State University)

Lunch Break & Networking

12:30 pm

Innovative Solutions Showcase BLOCK 7
Ukko Ag | Verge Technologies | FarmWise Labs | UAV-IQ 

Featured Stories Sophie Rottmann (Mediae Group), Kaushik K. (Kheyti) and Sami Tellatin (FarmRaise)

Innovative Solutions Showcase BLOCK 8
Aspiring Universe | FluroSat | Farmers Edge | AgTools | AgVisor Pro 

Break (Video Highlights)

Live Podcast
Farm to Us – Women in Farming (LIVE PODCAST)

2:45 pm

Closing Keynote