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World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit 2027

The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit brings together over 1500 global leaders from agribusinesses, technology giants, food brands, farmers, policymakers, investors, and start-ups to San Francisco for strategic networking, industry benchmarking, agri-tech discovery, and deal making. The event focuses on sustainable agricultural practices and driving agri-foo…

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40Speakers
72Sponsors
17On the bill · sessions
92Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at World, in alphabetical order.
Andrew Zolli
Chief Impact Officer - PLANET
Ashley Stokes
Dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · UC DAVIS
Brett McMickell
Chief Technology Officer · KUBOTA NORTH AMERICA
Brian Crook
Director, AI Technology GTM for Google Cloud · Google
Cristina Rohr
Managing Director – Food & Agriculture · S2G INVESTMENTS
Daniel Tebes
CEO & Co-Founder - RIZAL
David Friedberg
CEO · OHALO GENETICS
Douglas Wood
GIS Database Administrator II - TRINCHERO FAMILY ESTATES
Feroz Sheikh
CIO & CDO · SYNGENTA GROUP
Fredy Diaz
Deputy Chief Data Officer - USDA
Grey Montgomery
General Manager, Agriculture - DTN
Hoda Helmi
AI & Decision Science Director - CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
Ilias Tagkopoulos
Director and Principal Investigator, AI Institute for Food Systems · UC Davis
Inbal Becker-Reshef
Founder and Co-Director, NASA HARVEST & Managing Director - MICROSOFT AI FOR GOOD LAB
Ines Hanrahan
Executive Director · WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT RESEARCH COMMISSION
Isabelle Allen
Global Head of Consumer, Retail and Leisure - KPMG
Jessica Lehman
Managing Director, Food & Agribusiness · First Financial Bank
Jessica Wedow
Executive Director · AIFARMS
Joseph Hassine
Senior Program Manager, AI for Social Good - GOOGLE.ORG
Leo Carvalho
Chief Global Strategy Officer - SOLINFTEC
Lisa Jackson
VP of UX & Design · CNH
Mika Eberl
Head of AgroStart, AI Lead and Digital Officer, Agricultural Solutions · BASF
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
BASFPlatinum
BayerPlatinum
California AgTech AlliancePlatinum
Corteva AgrisciencePlatinum
CorvianPlatinum
KPMGPlatinum
SyngentaPlatinum
Agri-AccessGold
AgZenGold
Amazon LeoGold
CooleyGold
DTNGold
Earth DailyGold
EsriGold
HolganixGold
McKinseyGold
Micropep TechnologiesGold
NufarmGold
Paine Schwartz PartnersGold
PepsiCoGold
Reshape BiotechGold
TavantGold
Uber AI SolutionsGold
VisaGold
AgmatixSilver
Farm Credit CanadaSilver
Helios AISilver
MagoyaSilver
MeiogenixSilver
Niqo RoboticsSilver
PixxelSilver
ProviviSilver
RAYHAWKSilver
SolinftecSilver
Switch BioworksSilver
The Mosaic CompanySilver
Tidal Grow AgriscienceSilver
AgCulture PodcastMedia & Marketing Partner
AgNavigatorMedia & Marketing Partner
AgroNotizie®Media & Marketing Partner
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Agenda

Selected from 17 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:45 - 11:15

    Announcement // RAAPID: Closing Critical Information Gaps for Global Food Security & Market Stability

    Following the announcement of the RAAPID (Rapid Agricultural Assessments for Policy Impact and Decision-making) initiative at the 56th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos,…

  • 11:15 - 11:55

    Unlocking Agricultural Insights: Geospatial Innovations for Smarter Farming

    This session will explore the challenges organizations face when building enterprise‑scale GIS capabilities and the emerging innovations such as GeoAI that promise to reshape the f…

  • 11:35 - 12:15

    AI, Data Rights, Transparency: Trends Reshaping Procurement and AgRetail

    This session will unpack the real near‑term implications for procurement and ag retail - from data rights and supply‑chain transparency to the rising influence of advanced analytic…

  • 11:35 - 12:15

    RAAPID Deep Dive: Scaling Ag Intelligence for Risk Reduction & Market Stability

    This breakout session follows up on the main stage announcement with interactive roundtable group discussions between senior agri-food leaders from public and private sectors.

  • 11:35 - 12:15

    Radical Food System Collaboration: Partnership Models Enhancing Resilience

    Building on KPMG’s research paper, this session will examine opportunities for organizations to shift thinking beyond predictable partners - actively seeking collaborators that wil…

  • 16:35 - 16:45

    Case Study Presentation // Freedom per Acre: Redefining ROI in Agriculture

    Solix lives in the field to free up farmers’ time and address labor challenges. As an autonomous platform operating at scale, Solix transforms agricultural productivity and efficie…

  • 16 Mar 2026, 09:00

    Tour // Innovation in Action

    Join us for an exclusive tour through California’s Salinas Valley, offering a firsthand look at farming realities, the co-creation of technologies between growers and innovators, a…

    Experiences
  • 16 Mar 2026, 12:30

    Forum // AI Benchmarking in AgTech

    This forum brings together senior leaders from global agribusinesses, technology giants, start-ups, investors, and governments to explore real-world use cases, ROI potential, and m…

  • 16 Mar 2026, 14:00

    SFFB 1st Annual Ag, Tech, Connect

    Convening growers and ranchers, technologists, and investors in a format anchored in the producer point of view. Hear from California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass and oth…

    Pre-Summit Breakout Sessions
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 92 companies show up — and 4 bet on three roles at once?

92 companies. four are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
4All threespeak · spons · exh
68Sponsoringsponsor only
20Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

AgZen·BASF·Corteva Agriscience·Tavant

Speakers by seniority

80% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1230%
  • Founder / Owner38%
  • VP-level513%
  • Director / Head of1230%
  • Manager / Lead410%
  • Other roles410%

Of 40 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01AgZenSp·G1V
  2. 02BASFSp·P1V
  3. 03Corteva AgriscienceSp·P1V
  4. 04TavantSp·G1V
  5. 05AgCulture PodcastSp·M
  6. 06AgmatixSp·S
  7. 07AgNavigatorSp·M
  8. 08Agri-AccessSp·G
  9. 09AgroNotizieSp·M
  10. 10AgroSintesisSp·M
  11. 11AgTech InsightSp·M
  12. 12AgTech-ProSp·M
  13. 13Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)Sp·I
  14. 14Amazon LeoSp·G
Sponsors by tier
platinum7
10% of 72
gold17
24% of 72
silver13
18% of 72
media & marketing partner13
18% of 72
networking partner1
1% of 72
regional partner1
1% of 72
supporting partner4
6% of 72
co-located with1
1% of 72
wi-fi partner1
1% of 72
exhibitor12
17% of 72
innovation partner2
3% of 72
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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In the same series

Prior and forthcoming editions