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Follow on Google News | Outside-the-Box Entrepreneurs to Address Resource Constraints, Crop Shortages at 5th Ag ShowcasePremier International Innovation event will bring together Ag’s industry leaders, capital providers and emerging entrepreneurs
By: BRDG Park The event will open with a keynote address by Dr. Robert Fraley, Chief Technology Officer at Monsanto Company, and close with a keynote by Dr. James Budzynski, Venture Partner at Open Prairie Ventures. It will include panel discussions featuring ag-tech leaders exploring the industry’s hottest trends, with a focus on the thematic areas of precision agriculture, the use of biological solutions in agriculture, the continued development of renewables, and the investment outlook for early stage ag-tech companies. “With technology driven solutions recognized as critical to the way forward for the industry, the Ag Innovation Showcase has evolved into the premier innovation event that provides a platform for dialog and deal-flow centered around solutions of the future” said Sam Fiorello, COO Donald Danforth Plant Science Center & President of BRDG Park. Historically, the Showcase has proven to be particularly valuable for emerging ag-tech entrepreneurs. Ninety-five percent of presenters found potential partners and four of every five presenters found potential investors. In addition, post-Showcase, two presenters were acquired by strategics in attendance at the event, and the cohort of past presenters went on to raise more than $96 million in funding. “Over the past five years, we have seen the industry take note of the prominence and relevance of the issues highlighted at the Ag Innovation Showcase every year, reflected in increased support from industry sponsors, including corporate strategics and investment groups, international country partners and most significantly, commercial success for past presenters,” About the Ag Innovation Showcase Established in 2009, the Ag Innovation Showcase is the leading annual global event for agriculture’ End
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