April 18 - 20, 2017

David Brower Center

Berkeley, California

3-day workshop
Discounts available for Public/Academic and Groups; Early Bird discounts available until February 10, 2017
1. Overview
Innovation in Design of Agrifood Supply Chains: Strategic concepts and overview*
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Professor
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University

Professor
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy, Wageningen University

Innovations in Supply Chain Design in the Rapidly Transforming "Emerging Markets" of Asia, Latin America, and Africa*
Professor
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University

2. Innovations in Supply Chains by Retailers and Wholesalers
Scale up From New Niche Product to Commodity: Case of Quinoa by Costco*
Buyer
Costco Wholesale

Alibaba's Hub & Spoke Rural E-commerce System to "Reach the Last Mile" in China*
Senior Vice President
CEVA Logistics

Retail Innovation in Fresh Produce Procurement Systems in North America*
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
The Perishable Pundit

TBD - Sunbasket
COO/CFO
Sun Basket

Transition from Commodity to Luxury Chocolate with Sustainable Labeling*
Co-Founder
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker

Processor Innovations to Manage Risk in Commodity Supply Chains*
Former CEO
Bunge Europe and Bunge North America

4. Innovations Upstream - Agricultural Technology, Services, and Farming to Supply Transforming Supply Chains
Panel: Impacts of the Revolutionary Technologies (CRISPR & other biotech) on Crop & Livestock Agriculture and Bio-Engineering Value Chains*
Cooperative Extension Specialist
UC Davis

Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

"Relentless Innovation" in Packaged Lettuce - In response to changing consumer demand*

Innovations in Procurement and Marketing of Grapes & Blueberries from US and Mexico to US, Asia and Europe*
Director of Special Projects
Pandol Bros., Inc.

Nimbleness in Produce Farming and Processing in Response to Climate Risk*
Resources Manager
Woolf Farming & Processing

Financial Innovation in the Food Value Chain*
Principal
KSADVISE

Private Sector Innovation in Farm Seed and Chemical Inputs in Developing Regions*
Professor
Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers University

Panel: Technological Developments and their Adoption in CA Agriculture
Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Panel: Innovation in Water Conservation*
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

President and CEO
NetafimUSA

Resources Manager
Woolf Farming & Processing

Program Manager
Solidaridad North America

5. Policies & Innovative Programs in Agrifood Supply Chains

Panel: the New Order in Politics and Regulations with Implications for Farming and Agrifood Industries*
Professor
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy, Wageningen University

Professor
Economics, Iowa State University

Innovation in Procurement of Sustainable Cacao Farms in Africa
Chief Science Officer
Mars, Inc.

Animal Protection Regulations with Implications for the Livestock Industry*
Professor
University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover

Cocoa, Bananas and Sugar - A Recipe for Fair, Sustainable Supply Chains*
Managing Director
Solidaridad North America

Innovation in Animal Feed to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission*
Director for Sustainability Development
EVONIK

Orientador Beneral Panama
Country Director
Hard Discount Panama, S.A.

Synthesis: Supply Chain Innovations to Drive Business
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Professor
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University

Professor
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy, Wageningen University

* indicates confirmed session and speaker: as of 2/10/2017