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Program Agenda
Innovation in Agrifood Supply Chains: Finance, Profitability, and Sustainability
April 10 - 11, 2019
Energy Biosciences Building Berkeley, California
Two-day Workshop
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Program Description
Day One: April 10, 2019
8:00 AM-8:30 AM
Light Breakfast and Registration
8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Welcome and Introduction: Innovations, Supply Chains, and Finance
David Zilberman
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
9:30 AM-9:45 AM
Break
9:45 AM-11:00 AM
Let's Get to Know the Room: Introductions and Discussion
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Technology and Agriculture
Alfons Weersink
Professor
University of Guelph Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics
Ze'ev Barylka
Director of Marketing
Netafim USA
12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Lunch and Presentation: Potential of New Genomics and Agriculture
Howard Yana-Shapiro
Chief Agricultural Officer
Mars, Inc.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Enhancing Private Enterprise through Supply Chain Innovation
Jim Lugg
President
J. Lugg & Associates
Nina Ichikawa
Interim Executive Director
Berkeley Food Institute
Kirsten Sáenz Tobey
Founder and Chief Impact Officer
Revolution Foods
3:30 PM-3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM-5:15 PM
Creative Finance of Supply Chain Innovation
Glenn Yago
Founder and Senior Fellow
Financial Innovations Labs
Sam Miller Hicks
Global Head of Impact
Advance Global Capital
Steve Dauphin
Partner
Bonaventure Capital
5:15 PM-5:30 PM
Synthesis of Day 1
David Zilberman
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Solidaridad 50th Anniversary Reception and Keynote: What the Data Revolution Means for Supply Chain Innovation
Randy Katz
Former Vice Chancellor for Research
University of California, Berkeley
Day Two: April 11, 2019
8:00 AM-8:30 AM
Light Breakfast and Networking
8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Global Transformations in Agriculture and Supply Chains
Thomas Reardon
Professor
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
9:30 AM-10:30 AM
Transition of Supply Chains in Emerging Markets
Mandla Nkomo
Managing Director
Solidaridad Southern Africa
Will Galvin
Executive Vice President
Self Help Africa
10:30 AM-10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM-12:00 PM
Fine Flavored Successes
John Kehoe
Director of Sustainability
Guittard Chocolate
Bianca de Jong
Founder
Predator Endurance®
Natasha de Jong
Founder
Predator Endurance®
12:00 PM-1:15 PM
Lunch and Networking
1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Venture Capital Funding for Agrifood Innovation
Gregory Graff
Associate Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Colorado State University
2:15 PM-2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Technology and Policy in Supply Chains
Ramón Espinel
Dean, College of Natural Resources
Polytechnic University of Guayaquil
David Zilberman
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Synthesis and Conclusion
David Zilberman
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
Sebastian Teunissen
Managing Director
Solidaridad North America