Agriculture, Food & Forestry

Experts in farming, food production, and forestry, contributing to sustainable agriculture, food security, and environmental conservation

Timothy Stiles

Timothy Stiles

Timothy Stiles is a San Francisco based software engineer and computational synthetic biologist who writes most of his bioinformatics tooling in Go.

Timothy Stiles is a San Francisco based software engineer and computational synthetic biologist who writes most of his bioinformatics tooling in Go. Show more

Emmanuel Okiria

Emmanuel Okiria

Perspective Analytics is a leading data analytics company specializing in leveraging the power of data to drive insights and informed decision-making. With a team of experienced data scientists and Python experts, Perspective Analytics has successfully implemented data science solutions across various industries. The presenter, Emmanuel Okiria (Founder), is a seasoned data scientist at Perspective Analytics with a strong background in Python and data science. At Perspective, we are passionate about sharing our knowledge and empowering others to harness the potential of data.

Perspective Analytics is a leading data analytics company specializing in leveraging the power of data to drive insights and informed decision-making. With a team of experienced data scientists and Python experts, Perspective Analytics has successful... Show more

Melanie Larkins

Melanie Larkins

Melanie has more than 20 years of experience in Sustainability and ESG with a focus on building teams to deliver exceptional value through innovation, data insights, and scale. Melanie has advised numerous C-suite clients globally on Sustainable Procurement, supply chain, net zero strategy, energy efficiency, facility decarbonization, emissions management, and supply chain & capital allocation. She is frequently featured as a speaker and contributor for her thought leadership in Sustainability.

Melanie has more than 20 years of experience in Sustainability and ESG with a focus on building teams to deliver exceptional value through innovation, data insights, and scale. Melanie has advised numerous C-suite clients globally on Sustainable Proc... Show more

Satish Swargam

Satish Swargam

Information Technology Leader | Consultant
Analytical and solutions-focused IT professional with extensive experience in architecting, designing, securing and developing enterprise applications across Healthcare, Insurance, (Federal) Agriculture and Aerospace industry sectors. Adept at leveraging hands-on background in software development to deliver on innovative IT strategies. Capacity for communication, collaboration, and leadership aligning with internal and external stakeholders to propel business objectives.

Areas of Expertise
Application Security | Business Process Automation | Compliance | Continuous Integration | Cross Functional Collaboration | DevSecOps | Machine Learning | Project Management | Security Assessments | Stakeholder Engagement | Standards and Procedures | Strategic Planning and Development | Team Building and Leadership | Vulnerability Management

Information Technology Leader | Consultant Analytical and solutions-focused IT professional with extensive experience in architecting, designing, securing and developing enterprise applications across Healthcare, Insurance, (Federal) Agriculture and... Show more

Sue Chiang

Sue Chiang

Sue works with institutional purchasers from a wide range of sectors to harness their collective buying power to eliminate the use of harmful chemicals and expand the market for environmentally preferable products. Her current focus is on food and food packaging. She has been leading the development of a certification program for identifying food contact products with environmentally preferable chemistry (GreenScreen Certified™ for Food Service Ware) in partnership with Clean Production Action. With 3 decades of experience in the environmental health field, Sue has also worked with the San Francisco Foundation’s Environmental Health and Justice Initiative, Greenaction for Health & Environmental Justice, and the Environmental Defense Fund, among others. Sue received a B.A. degree in environmental science from Barnard College and completed a double-Master’s program at University of California Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and the Graduate School of Public Health, where she was a recipient of the prestigious Switzer Environmental Fellowship. She serves on the Boards of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and the Ecology Center (Northern CA).

Sue works with institutional purchasers from a wide range of sectors to harness their collective buying power to eliminate the use of harmful chemicals and expand the market for environmentally preferable products. Her current focus is on food and fo... Show more

Stefan van Lier

Stefan van Lier

Stefan van Lier ist Agilist, System Ingenieur und Trainer aus Leidenschaft. Mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in der System- und Softwareentwicklung als Entwickler, Systemarchitekt, Systems Engineer, Product Owner oder Führungskraft hat er einen guten Überblick und tiefe Kenntnisse in der Entwicklung von Softwarelösungen und Embedded Systems. Von komplexen Webseiten, CMS, Buchführungs- und Rechnungssoftware, Engineering-Software, hardwarenahen Treibern, Kommunikationsprotokollen und Echtzeitbetriebssystemen war alles dabei. Der Schwerpunkt in den letzten Jahren lag in der Entwicklung von Komponenten für die Automatisierungs- und Antriebstechnik. Regelmäßig führt er Trainings und Workshops zu Requirements Engineering, Systems Engineering und agilem Arbeiten durch, um so sein Wissen und seine Erfahrungen mit anderen zu teilen und Menschen dabei zu unterstützen, mit ihrer Arbeit noch erfolgreicher zu sein.

Stefan van Lier ist Agilist, System Ingenieur und Trainer aus Leidenschaft. Mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in der System- und Softwareentwicklung als Entwickler, Systemarchitekt, Systems Engineer, Product Owner oder Führungskraft hat er einen guten Übe... Show more

Alisha Hicks

Alisha Hicks

Growing up in a ranching family that transitioned to homesteading in Alaska, Alisha has lived a naturalist life from the beginning. After becoming a mother, herbalism was a key part to raising her girls to know how to care for themselves. Currently holding licensing in SRT Therapy for subconscious release, Ayurvedic Nutrition and Yoga while working towards a Doctrine of Ayurveda.
At Heritage Havens we coach clients for quality of life and longevity. Preventative care to avoid illness, as well as support through existing illness is our passion. We help you to find the imbalances in the environment and mindset as well as the body so that coherence can be obtained. We do this through personal coaching or group sessions on a worldwide plateform.

Growing up in a ranching family that transitioned to homesteading in Alaska, Alisha has lived a naturalist life from the beginning. After becoming a mother, herbalism was a key part to raising her girls to know how to care for themselves. Currently h... Show more

Hongmei Gu

Hongmei Gu

Dr Gu has been engaged in advancing forest biomass utilization and greenhouse gas emission reduction applying the life cycle assessment tool and economic analysis tool, bolstering innovation of wood use in green building products development. She has also focused on Mass Timber Building sustainability assessment using the Whole Building LCA and LCC analysis to support the policies in resource management and utilization.

US Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory provides expertise and scientific leadership on the environmental performance of traditional and innovative wood products and emerging wood building materials along with evaluating indicators of forest sustainability.

Dr Gu has been engaged in advancing forest biomass utilization and greenhouse gas emission reduction applying the life cycle assessment tool and economic analysis tool, bolstering innovation of wood use in green building products development. She has... Show more

Elvin Kakomo

Elvin Kakomo

Fullstack web developer, Entreprenure, Bachelors degree in Information Technology and Former GDSC lead at Chinhoyi University of Technology

Fullstack web developer, Entreprenure, Bachelors degree in Information Technology and Former GDSC lead at Chinhoyi University of Technology Show more

Glory Adujah

Glory Adujah

*Bsc Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Interested in renewable energy, robotics,and data analytics and generally a tech enthusiast.

*Bsc Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Interested in renewable energy, robotics,and data analytics and generally a tech enthusiast. Show more

Jessica Anderson

Jessica Anderson

Jessica Anderson is the owner of Mrs. Fancy Plants. Through yoga, meditation, and grounding with plants, Jessica has found that plants promote an increase in mental health. What Jessica has discovered on her own plant journey is also backed up by scientific research studies by the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture.

Jessica Anderson is the owner of Mrs. Fancy Plants. Through yoga, meditation, and grounding with plants, Jessica has found that plants promote an increase in mental health. What Jessica has discovered on her own plant journey is also backed up by sci... Show more

Ashen Parikh

Ashen Parikh

Cloud Solution Architect - Engineering @ Microsoft. I create, design, and implement DevOps Strategies across Enterprise customers across verticals, industries, and maturity curves. Mentor for several Early-Stage Startups recommending Go-to-Market Startups Strategies. My background is in research and development using data to understand real-world problems. I've worked as technologist with Tesla, Kaiser Permanente, JLL/T, and Microsoft across the cloud: Infra, Apps, Security, Networking, and Data & AI. I've optimized business as an advisor at Tesla, Kaiser Permanente, and Microsoft. I work with partner companies to address enterprise challenges. And I focus on generating business revenue, sales, and net new opportunities.

Cloud Solution Architect - Engineering @ Microsoft. I create, design, and implement DevOps Strategies across Enterprise customers across verticals, industries, and maturity curves. Mentor for several Early-Stage Startups recommending Go-to-Market Sta... Show more

Luca DeAngelis

Luca DeAngelis

Mr. DeAngelis is a Senior Hydrogeologist with the Ranney Collector Well division of Layne. He has over 25 years of experience in the environmental and water supply industries, focusing on development of groundwater resources, aquifer evaluations, and water resource planning. Luca holds a B.S. degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas. He is both a registered professional engineer and a registered professional geologist in several states. His experience includes the design and construction of over 100 water supply wells and the siting and design of dozens of horizontal collector wells.

Mr. DeAngelis is a Senior Hydrogeologist with the Ranney Collector Well division of Layne. He has over 25 years of experience in the environmental and water supply industries, focusing on development of groundwater resources, aquifer evaluations, an... Show more

Björn Schorre

Björn Schorre

Dipl.-Ing. Björn Schorre ist von der GfSE zertifizierter Systemingenieur und Betreiber des Ingenieurbüro für Systems-Engineering. Mit 22 Berufsjahren in verschiedenen Industriebranchen hat er tiefgreifende Erfahrung im Bereich der Anforderungsspezifikation und Architekturerstellung. Projekte im regulierten Umfeld des BMWi entsprechend dem V-Modell und agile Arbeitsprozesse sind für ihn keine Widersprüche und so bedient er sich dem besten aus beiden Welten, um damit eine praxisnahe Umsetzung zu erreichen. Über sein Mentoring-Programm für Systems Engineering gibt es dieses Wissen an Unternehmen des Mittelstands weiter. Björn Schorre hilft auch bei konkreten Themen wie der kurzfristigen Erstellung von Lastenheften für ein neues Produkt.
Web: https://bjoernschorre.de/

Dipl.-Ing. Björn Schorre ist von der GfSE zertifizierter Systemingenieur und Betreiber des Ingenieurbüro für Systems-Engineering. Mit 22 Berufsjahren in verschiedenen Industriebranchen hat er tiefgreifende Erfahrung im Bereich der Anforderungsspezifi... Show more

Agbo Faruq RABO

Agbo Faruq RABO

I'm a 400level computer science student from Nasarawa State keffi, I serve a triple capacity as the Director of Software NACOSS Nsuk Chapter, the NACOSS North Central Zone and NACOSS NATIONAL I'm also a Lead Ambassador Ingressive For Good NSUK and the co-organizer of GDG keffi, a Friend's of Figma Community Advocate, and a Google Crowdsource Influencer, a techie with 8yrs+ experience into the computing world, a freelance Web, Android Developer and a Graphic/UI/UX Designer.

I'm a 400level computer science student from Nasarawa State keffi, I serve a triple capacity as the Director of Software NACOSS Nsuk Chapter, the NACOSS North Central Zone and NACOSS NATIONAL I'm also a Lead Ambassador Ingressive For Good NSUK and th... Show more

KOICHIRO MINE

KOICHIRO MINE

1970年6月28日生まれ
宮崎大学で木材物理を学び1993年に伊藤忠建材へ入社。木材・財務経理・建材営業を経験し2006年に家業の銘木商である九銘協へ入社。
和室の激減に直面し、新たに建築家への木材利用提案を始める。
提案や建築家からの要望を形にしてゆく中で、自身のアイデアを試作改良しながらプロダクトを製作。
そのような中、銘木産地の衰退を目の当たりにすることで、現在は吉野材の特性を活かしたプロダクトを中心に製作を特化している。

1970年6月28日生まれ 宮崎大学で木材物理を学び1993年に伊藤忠建材へ入社。木材・財務経理・建材営業を経験し2006年に家業の銘木商である九銘協へ入社。 和室の激減に直面し、新たに建築家への木材利用提案を始める。 提案や建築家からの要望を形にしてゆく中で、自身のアイデアを試作改良しながらプロダクトを製作。 そのような中、銘木産地の衰退を目の当たりにすることで、現在は吉野材の特性を活かしたプロダクトを中心に製作を特化している。 Show more

Katie Hudson

Katie Hudson

Over the course of my 20 year career, I have led global P&Ls and built and delivered new capability in strategy, innovation, product management, design, customer experience, business development, marketing, and sales.

My various focus areas have included leading edge technology initiatives in data/analytics, digital, artificial intelligence/machine learning, automation, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

My career has ranged from FTSE 100 organisations across almost every industry and all geography to entrepreneurial high growth start ups.

Outside of work, I volunteer as Treasurer at ADHD Aware (www.adhdaware.org.uk), run several Meetup groups focused on causes related to neurodiversity, and I'm an advocate and spend my time raising awareness about neurodiversity and other long term, complex health conditions. I also collaborate on research and community projects with a range of contacts with common interests.

Over the course of my 20 year career, I have led global P&Ls and built and delivered new capability in strategy, innovation, product management, design, customer experience, business development, marketing, and sales. My various focus areas have i... Show more

John Spencer

John Spencer

John Spencer was born and raised in Oakland, CA. After moving to NYC to pursue a music degree in jazz drum set, John took an intro to computer science course and fell in love. He now spends his time automating the software systems which run the world's most advanced indoor farms, while still finding time to play drums in punk rock bands.

John Spencer was born and raised in Oakland, CA. After moving to NYC to pursue a music degree in jazz drum set, John took an intro to computer science course and fell in love. He now spends his time automating the software systems which run the world... Show more

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Angela Minayo

Angela Minayo

Angela Minayo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and the Lead Programs Officer at Kenya ICT Action Network for the Women Digital Rights Program. She works at the intersection of gender and technology laws and policies. She has implemented programs on online gender based violence, digital security programs for young women and women in politics, data protection from a gender perspective and inclusion of structurally marginalized women and groups to internet governance policy discussions. Notably, last year she spearheaded production of an e-learning module on Online Gender Based Violence which has been translated into six languages. Angela is keen on conducting more research
projects to understand the gendered impact of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.

Angela Minayo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and the Lead Programs Officer at Kenya ICT Action Network for the Women Digital Rights Program. She works at the intersection of gender and technology laws and policies. She has implemented prog... Show more

Ibrahim S Muhammad

Ibrahim S Muhammad

Passionate, value-driven product manager with experience in leading cross-functional teams to plan, build, lunch, and manage SaaS innovations.

Passionate, value-driven product manager with experience in leading cross-functional teams to plan, build, lunch, and manage SaaS innovations. Show more

Marc Hépiègne

Marc Hépiègne

Libriste depuis 20 ans. Membre des associations Primtux et Oisux.

Libriste depuis 20 ans. Membre des associations Primtux et Oisux. Show more

Mahri Lowinger

Mahri Lowinger

Tribal liaison and project officer currently serving Tribes located in Western Washington.

Tribal liaison and project officer currently serving Tribes located in Western Washington. Show more

Bruce Jones

Bruce Jones

Bruce has worked with the NWIFC since 2007 to build a program which provides data management, sharing and analysis services to the member tribes. Bruce holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural Resource Policy and Native American Culture from The Evergreen State College and has been a member of the Tribal Exchange Network Group since 2008.

Bruce has worked with the NWIFC since 2007 to build a program which provides data management, sharing and analysis services to the member tribes. Bruce holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural Resource Policy and Native American Culture from The Ev... Show more

Ekperi Mercy

Ekperi Mercy

My name is Mercy, I hail from Edo state, Estakor Central Local govt Area. Am from a Family of Two, am the only daughter. Graduated from Auchi polytechnic with Distinction from Food Technology, currently having BSC in Food Technology at university of Ibadan.

My name is Mercy, I hail from Edo state, Estakor Central Local govt Area. Am from a Family of Two, am the only daughter. Graduated from Auchi polytechnic with Distinction from Food Technology, currently having BSC in Food Technology at university of ... Show more

Russell Doup

Russell Doup

Russell was a member of The Ohio State University 2014 National Championship football team. Russell currently sits on the OSUs Fisher Alumni Board. During his free time you can find him down at The National Veterans Memorial and Museum where he trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Russell speaks about what it means to have a "walk-on mentality" and achieving more. "The Walk-on Mentality"

Russell was a member of The Ohio State University 2014 National Championship football team. Russell currently sits on the OSUs Fisher Alumni Board. During his free time you can find him down at The National Veterans Memorial and Museum where he train... Show more

Youssef Loudiyi

Youssef Loudiyi

Youssef Loudiyi is the founder of BI Expertise, a Quebec City (Canada) based company that provides AI, Machine Learning, Big data & IoT solutions, helping companies moving toward Industry 4.0. He has 25 years of experience in information technology and mechanical engineering, designing, implementing and deploying complex solutions and systems, with a wide range of experience in aerospace, automotive, energy and telecommunications. Youssef has an MBA from HEC Montreal, a M.Eng. and a M.Sc. from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC), France.

Youssef Loudiyi is the founder of BI Expertise, a Quebec City (Canada) based company that provides AI, Machine Learning, Big data & IoT solutions, helping companies moving toward Industry 4.0. He has 25 years of experience in information technology ... Show more

Meike Krautscheid

Meike Krautscheid

Meike Krautscheid is an entrepreneur and a leading global specialist in blockchain-based use cases and business transformation. In her role as Chief Commercial Officer at SmartLedger, she is analyzing the problem areas of different industries and companies, highlighting how blockchain technology, as well as Smart and Ricardian Contracts help to solve these problems and lead to massively improved business efficiencies. Meike also inspires audiences as a speaker, putting on exciting workshops on these incredible technologies.

Originally Meike Krautscheid comes from the events industry, but several years ago, during her studies of business economics, she heard about blockchain technology at a startup event and instantly understood the incredible opportunities the tech is capable of. She was one of the first people in Germany to get involved with blockchain and is now making rounds at global blockchain and technology events and conferences.
Meike is one of the fabulous, fresh, female faces that professionals likely bump into at industry events that can profit from blockchain technology.
Some of Krautscheid's speaking references at conferences and events:

- iGaming NEXT Malta '21
- SiGMA / AIBC Summit Malta '21
- SiGMA / AIBC Summit Dubai '22
- Global Tech Innovation Summit (Dubai)
- European Blockchain Week (Ljubljana)
- Global Tourism Forum for Blockchain (Dubai)
- Block.IS event funded by European Commission (Regensburg and Brussels)
- CoinGeek Conference Zurich
- Global Growth Investors Summit (Dubai)
- World Metaverse Conference (Dubai)
- "Paraluman Beyond beauty“ hosted by the Philippines Partnership Circle at Philippine’s Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai
- Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce / ACOFDC Event at USA pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

Her company SmartLedger, is the world’s leading blockchain distribution channel and is offering an easy one-stop-shop-solution which provides custom-made turnkey services. With access to more than 250 patented or patent-pending blockchain innovations and diversified expert teams, consultancy and the implementation of tailored solutions are being offered across all sectors. SmartLedger’s team ensures customers enjoy the benefits of the blockchain ecosystem directly, with no prior investment to develop the know-how and maintain the necessary human or technical resources.

Some of the companies’ achievements are a decentralized casino, NFT / Play to Earn Games, a Voucher-System, Proof of ESG / esgstamp.org (immutable proof of sustainability), TicketMint (a ticketing platform based on NFTs, connected with further technologies like AR/VR), Certihash (a cybersecurity platform), the tokenization of assets and much more.

https://smartledger.solutions/

Meike Krautscheid is an entrepreneur and a leading global specialist in blockchain-based use cases and business transformation. In her role as Chief Commercial Officer at SmartLedger, she is analyzing the problem areas of different industries and com... Show more

Nicholas Reis

Nicholas Reis

Former 68W, Current HazMedic, Nationally Registered Paramedic. Currently serving as the EMS Captain of Manatee County Search & Rescue.

Former 68W, Current HazMedic, Nationally Registered Paramedic. Currently serving as the EMS Captain of Manatee County Search & Rescue. Show more

Jeroen Besamusca

Jeroen Besamusca

Dutch representative of TC336, Technical C'ie for European bituminous binders specifications
Technical expert of TC336 WG1
Member of RILEM, Cluster F. Bituminous Materials and Polymers

Dutch representative of TC336, Technical C'ie for European bituminous binders specifications Technical expert of TC336 WG1 Member of RILEM, Cluster F. Bituminous Materials and Polymers Show more

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