The Agbioscience Rising Stars: A Discussion With A Legend

Register Now! 2018 Indiana Agbioscience Innovation Summit Nov. 29
 

Moderator Scott Dorsey talks ingenuity, business smarts, and grit with some up-and-coming agbioscience executives.

Vijay Harrell | CEO, TradeLanes
Scott Massey | CEO, Heliponix
Ellie Symes | CEO, The Bee Corp


Andrew Uden | Co-Founder of Quantified Ag, Co-Founder, and President of AgVision International


Registration Table Opens 

  • White River Ballroom

—— 9:00 a.m.

  • Welcome and Opening Comments

  • Beth Bechdol | President + CEO, AgriNovus Indiana

—— 9:15 a.m. 

  • Investing in Tomorrow’s Food and Agriculture

  • Aaron Rudberg | Managing Director, S2G Ventures

—— 9:45 a.m. 

  • Lessons from a Seasoned Entrepreneur

  • Scott Dorsey | Managing Partner, High Alpha

  • Introduced by: Mitch Frazier | CEO, Reynolds Farm Equipment

—— 10:05 a.m. 

  • The Agbioscience Rising Stars: A Discussion with a Legend

  • Moderator Scott Dorsey talks ingenuity, business smarts, and grit with some up-and-coming agbioscience executives.

  • – Ellie Symes | CEO, The Bee Corp

  • – Scott Massey | CEO, Heliponix

  • – Vijay Harrell | CEO, TradeLanes
    – Andrew Uden | Co-Founder of Quantified Ag, Co-Founder, and President of AgVision International

—— 10:50 a.m.

  • BREAK

—— 11:10 a.m. 

  • Science and Technology Meets Food and the Consumer

  • Science and technology have always been inextricably linked to our food and agricultural system and its products. Yet, today, more than ever, there seems to be a growing movement to disconnect them.

  • Moderator: Jayson Lusk | Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

  • – Robert Colangelo | Founding Farmer and CEO, Green Sense Farms

  • – Sonia Nofziger Dasgupta | Vice President Commercial Strategy, EnviroKure

  • – Sue McCloskey | Co-Founder, fairlife

  • – Bob Krouse | President, Midwest Poultry Services

—— 12:00 p.m.

  • LUNCH

—— 12:20 p.m. 

  • Science:  “Used and Abused” in the World of Food – Food Evolution

  • “Food Evolution explores all the ways science has been used and abused in public discourse surrounding the genetic engineering of food. In a world of misinformation and disinformation, nothing can be more timely.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • – Scott Hamilton Kennedy | Director + Producer + Writer, Food Evolution

—— 1:00 p.m.

  • BREAK

—— 1:20 p.m. 

  • The Global Reach of Indiana’s Agbiosciences

  • Jim Collins | Chief Executive Officer, Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont

—— 1:45 p.m. 

  • Converging Sectors Create Unique Solutions

  • Moderator: David Johnson | CEO, Central IN Corporate Partnership

  • – Wayne Eckerle | VP of Research and Technology, Cummins Inc.

  • – Jack Phillips | President + CEO, Roche Diagnostics North America

  • – Aaron Schacht | Executive Vice President of Innovation, Regulatory & Business Development, Elanco

  • – Dr. Sue Ellspermann| President, Ivy Tech Community College

  • – Jim Collins | CEO, Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont

—— 2:45 p.m.

  • BREAK

—— 3:15 p.m.

  • Investing AND Making a Difference in the World

  • David Rubenstein | Co-founder + Co-executive chairman, The Carlyle Group

—— 3:40 p.m. 

  • A Thought Leaders Conversation: Why the Agbiosciences Matter to All of Us

  • Bloomberg interviewer David Rubenstein talks big global challenges, cutting-edge research and 21st-century talent priorities with two agbioscience leaders.

  • – Beth Ford | CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.

  • – Dr. Gebisa Ejeta | Director, Purdue Center for Global Food Security + World Food Prize Winner (2009)

—— 4:20 p.m. 

  • It IS Happening Here… Seriously.  

  • Indiana has a global reputation in pooling localized civic, educational and industry resources to make the region the gold standard in collaboration.

  • – Joseph Parilla | Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution

—— 4:50 p.m. 

  • Closing Comments

  • – Elaine Bedel | President, Indiana Economic Development Corporation

  • – Beth Bechdol | President + CEO, AgriNovus Indiana

—— 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

  • Networking Reception 

  • Guests are invited to stay for a cocktail and networking reception following the conference.

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