This event is 12pm - 1pm PT.

The food and agricultural industries are ripe for technological and innovative disruption - from our broken food systems, to chronically unhealthy western diets, that are causing both worldwide undernourishment and an alarming increase of various food-borne ailments and disease. Our 21st century food and agricultural industries need brilliant founders, investors, and passionate change-makers who will blaze the Food & AgTech trail.

Food & AgTech 2020 event series aims to bring together thought-leaders, founders and investors for a 3-part series that provides a forum for lively, inspiring, and thought provoking virtual sessions on the future of Food & AgTech.

This first event focuses on exploring innovation within the food and agriculture sector specifically exploring digital innovation within the food sector. Panelists will include Harvard alumni with experience in food technologies. Organized by the SoCal chapter of HAE, this event will focus on exploring technologies and innovations in the food sector, highlighting important trends for both entrepreneurs and investors.

The event will last 1 hour – 50 minutes of panel discussion and 10 minutes of Q&A with pre-submitted questions from audience.

Our Moderator:

Milena Bursztyn (ALM'11), Food & Agtech investor, Germin8 Ventures

Our Panelists: 

• Pascal Kriesche (HBS'19), Co-Founder/CEO, smoodi

• Collin Wallace, Co-Founder/CEO, ZeroStoreFront

• Christophe Chantre, Postdoctoral Fellow, Wyss Institute at Harvard University, Co-Founder, Boston Meats 

• Sofia Ramirez, Adjunct Partner at AgFunder

Registration Information

• HAE Members Free

• General Admission $10

• Current Harvard Students (school-issued email ID) $5

RSVP Members/General Admission

RSVP Current Harvard Students with valid school-issued email ID

For more information, email info@Harvardae.org

Membership is $49 a year. To join, go to www.Harvardae.org/join

Please note that registration for this event closes 1 hour prior to the start of the session.