2024 Speakers

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Grant Anderson
Founder + Operations Manager / CEO
Better Fresh Farms / 4fungi’s
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Emily Andes
Manager of Research and Innovation
Bushel Boy Farms
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Amos Bassi
Plant Specialist
Philips LED Lighting
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Amy Bednarchik
Director of Operations
Planted Detroit
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Howard Berk
President / Co-Founder
Ellijay Mushrooms
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Paul Brentlinger
CEO
CropKing Inc.
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Colin Brice
Plant Specialist
Philips Horticulture LED Lighting
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Andrew Brooks
Business Development Manager: Southeastern US
Priva
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Greg Bryant
Sierra Biological
Technical Lead
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Kelly Chapman
Research Consultant, Plant Technologies
Viscon
James Coffman
Vice President of Global
Tower Garden
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Garrett Corwin
Founder & Farmer
Piedmont Microgreens
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Ron DeKok
Chief Commercial Officer
BIG Incentive Group
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Nathan Donley
Horticulture & Technical Service
CropKing Inc.
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Ralf Du Toit
Owner
Extreme Green Farms
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John Ertle
Plant Physiologist
PP Systems
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Michael R. Evans
Professor of Controlled Environment Agriculture and Co-Director Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center
Virginia Tech
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Beth Pugh Farrell
Agricultural Program Development Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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Kyle Freedman
Market Segment Manager CEA
Jiffy Group
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Mark Freeman
Technical Services Manager
BioWorks
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Tim Gilpatrick
Sales Manager for the US Market
Sollum Technologies
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Henry Gordon-Smith
Founder & CEO
Agritecture
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Dr. Sanjun Gu Ph.D
Extension Specialist/Associate Professor – Horticulture and Southern Region SARE Coordinator
Virginia State University
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Rebecca Gyawu
Scientific Program Officer Foundation
Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
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Brian Hannon
CEA Sales Representative
SEEDWAY
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Ricardo Hernández
Associate Professor
NC State CEA Coalition
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Josh Holleb
Co-Owner and Systems Integration Specialist
Ceres Greenhouse Solutions
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Lauren Houston
CEA Specialist
JR Peters Inc
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Dr. Sanja Ilic
Associate Professor
Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC) - The Ohio State University
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Mark Johnson
Founder
USDAConnect
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Bob Jones
Chief Executive Officer
The Chef’s Garden, Inc.
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Murat Kacira
Interim Head and Professor, Biosystems Engineering Department and Director, Controlled Environment Agriculture Center
The University of Arizona
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Christian Kanlian
Lead Food Systems Consultant
Agritecture
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Peter Konjoian
Researcher
Konjoian's Horticulture Education Services Inc.
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Andrew Krejci
Project Manager Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing
Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) at Georgia Tech
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Dr. Melanie Lewis Ivey
Associate Professor
Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (OHCEAC) - The Ohio State University 
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Matthew Lohr
Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Commonwealth of Virginia
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Sarah Martin
Head of Food Safety and Lead Biologist
Better Day Farms
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Angus Martin
Co-Founder and Operations Director
Better Day Farms
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Jack Maruna
Project Manager, Department of Horticulture
Auburn University
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Andrew Montgomery
President
Indoor Farm Foundation
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Elizabeth Moon
Co-Owner and President
Green Box Mushrooms
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Eshwar Ravishankar
Assistant Professor - Department of Plant Science
CalPoly Pomona
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Lisa Rayburn
Area Agent – Horticulture Commercial Fruits and Vegetables
NC Cooperative Extension
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Dr. Nadia Sabeh
President and Founder
Dr. Greenhouse
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Gretchen Schimelpfenig
Senior Energy Engineer
Energy Resources Integration
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Kashi Sehgal
Founder and CEO
Retaaza
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Alex Sereno
Director - Raleigh Regional Office
USDA Risk Management Agency
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Mary Staak
Risk Management Specialist
USDA Risk Management Agency
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Molly Stanek
Executive Director
Aquaponics Association
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Kevin Staso
Sales Director – Southern USA
Berger
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Tom Stenzel
Executive Director
Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance
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Kevin Strickland
Sales Manager
BioTherm
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Heather Tunstall
Corporate Content Director Brand Media and Engagement
Meister Media Worldwide
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Dr. Simone Valle de Souza
Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture
Michigan State University
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Terry Vandercook
Sales Development Coordinator
Legacy Labor
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Jennifer Waxman
Founder & Managing Partner
Mastermind Mushrooms™ Seed2Source™
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Gary Wozniak
CEO and Founder
Recovery Park
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Adam Wright
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Seed2Source

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