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
Verdant Robotics
Brent SHEDD
Chief Strategy Officer
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
WILL SPEAK AT:
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