FIRA USA 2023 gathers all the international experts in the autonomous solutions and agricultural robotics industry. Robot manufacturers, farmers, technology suppliers, scientists and more will discuss cutting-edge advances and debate sector’s issues.
Speakers list is under progress, stay tuned!
Panelists

California Department of Food and Agriculture
Sec. Karen ROSS
Secretary

California State Senator
John LAIRD
State Senator

University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Glenda HUMISTON
Vice President

Mineral, an Alphabet company
Rhishi PETHE
Product Lead

John Deere
Sean SUNDBERG
GUSS Business Integration Manager

University of California - ANR
Gabriel YOUTSEY
Chief Innovation Officer

Western Growers
Walt DUFLOCK
Vice President of Innovation

Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Josh RUIZ
Sr. Director of Ag Technology and Innovation

Pacific Ag Rentals LLC
Bartley WALKER
President & Managing Member

Fulcrum Global Capital
Bijoy SHAH
Investor

Culterra Capital
Seana DAY
Partner

Farmhand Ventures
Constance BOWEN
General Partner

Better Food Ventures & The Mixing Bowl
Rob TRICE
Founding Partner

Foodbytes! by Rabobank
Trevor SIECK
Assistant Vice President, Startup Relationship Manager

North American Ag
Chrissy WOZNIAK
Founder

Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board
Christina SHUPE
Executive Officer

California wine grapes association
Michael MIILLER
Director og Government Relations

Growers Insight
Danny ROYER
CSO

GUSS Automation
Gary THOMPSON
COO

D'Arrigo Brothers of California
Andrew HOLTZ
Director of Mechanized Equipment Development

Western Farm Press
Todd FITCHETTE
Associate Editor

Bluewhite
Ben ALFI
CEO & Co-Founder

Grimmway Farms
Jeff MORRISON
Director of Innovation and New Technology

S2G Ventures
Arthur CHOW
Investment team

Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Nick TINDALL
Regulatory Affairs

McKinsey & Company
Vasanth GANESAN
Partner

Leaf Agriculture
Jackson JEFFRIES
Sales & Partnerships Lead

Hartnell College
Clint COWDEN
Dean of Career Technical Education and Workforce Development

Triangle Farms
Josh ROBERTS
President

ULLMANNA
Martin ULLMANN
Co-founder & CEO

Driscoll's
Matthew HOFFMAN
Plant Health Technology Lead

AI Technology Executive

Edney Distributing
Jennifer EDNEY
President & CEO

Naio Technologies
Gaetan SEVERAC
Co-founder

Amazon Web Services
Ron OSBORNE
Global Head of Technology for Agriculture

John Deere / Blue River
Jorge HERAUD
VP Automation and Autonomy

Washington State University
Manoj KARKEE
Research, teaching and extension/outreach

GUSS Automation
Chris KENT
Sales & Product Specialist

Agtonomy
Ella RASMUSSEN
Perception Software Engineer

Bluewhite
Tyler ARMBRISTER
Operation Manager

Western Growers Association
Carrie PETERSON
Next Generation Ag. Worker Grant Manager

Jacobs Farm • Del Cabo
Larry JACOB
President

Farm Ng
Berenice MEIJA
Production Manager

University of California ANR
Helle PETERSEN
Regional Director - Local Farm and Food Innovation

University of California, Merced
Leigh BERNACCHI
Executive Director

ARKEN Strategies
Karen ACEVES
Founder & CEO

Verdant Robotics
Curtis GARNER
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer

USDA, ARS, Sustainable Ag Systems Lab
Steven MIRSKY
Research Ecologist

Trimble
Mike DETINGER’S
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Verdant Robotics
Cristian CORDOVA
WILL SPEAK AT:

Cal Poly
Mojtaba AHMADI
Innovative Mechanical Engineer | Automation Leader | Research Enthusiast | PhD in Mechanical E...

Driscoll’s
Andrew WULF
Senior Director of Strawberry Product Leadership

TRIC Robotics
Adam STAGER
Founder