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GROWING THE FUTURE2020 DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
INDOOR AG-CON | PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PRESENTATION
TOPICS
A MESSAGE FROM INDOOR AG-CON ABOUT COVID-19 |CORONOAVIRUSIn light of the ongoing COVID-19 impact, the May 2020 edition has been postponed and will be rescheduled later this year. We are
actively working to secure new 2020 dates and will announce them as soon as they are finalized.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
rom starting or sustainably scaling up to buying from or selling to indoor | vertical farms producing a growing variety of crops, this
year’s event is expanding to offer new opportunities to connect all agriculture supply chain stakeholders.
Themed Growing the Future, this will be the showplace for robotics, automation, AI, breaking technology trends and product innovation
- offering unrivaled educational programming and a networking forum for idea exchange, investment opportunities and profitable partnerships.
CONFERENCE BASICS
The Conference Will
Feature:
• 70+ Speakers, including growers, grocery chain/food supply chain execs, academics, innovators
and the industry’s top thought leaders
• 4 Comprehensive Tracks Grounded Firmly In the Future Of Food Featuring Panel Discussions
Covering Business, Science | Technology and Alternative Crops, Greenhouses & Precision-Ag
• 4 Keynote Addresses From Emerging and Established Industry Leaders, including CEOs and
top execs from AeroFarms, 80 Acres Farms, CropOne Holdings, Walmart
• An exhibit floor filled with new product innovations from top name suppliers and up-and-
coming companies.
• Afternoon Panel Presentations
ABOUT OUR COMPANY – INDOOR AG-CON LLC
Three of us — all seasoned event industry professionals — joined forces to form the new Ag-Con, LLC management company — Nancy
Hallberg, Kris Sieradzki and Brian Sullivan. We acquired Indoor Ag-Con, LLC from Newbean Capital in December 2018. Our team
delivered the successful Indoor Ag-Con Asia event in Singapore five weeks later. And, we followed up shortly after with the May 2019 Las
Vegas edition, which welcomed growers, academics and other industry members throughout the US, Canada and several other foreign
countries.
Newbean Capital and its founder, Nicola Kerslake, have built very successful, well-respected events and we are honored to have the
opportunity to continue this tradition of success. And, Nicola continues her relationship with the event, serving in a high-valued consultant
role helping to guide our conference programming and new initiatives.
Nancy and Kris co-founded Connections Housing in 1986. It has emerged as one of the fastest growing full-service sourcing, housing
and event management companies in the industry. Brian Sullivan launched his event management services company, Great American
Expo in 1994. Since then, he has built a reputation as an expert in trade show, conference and special event production. He has managed
events with attendance as high as 80,000.
ABOUT INDOOR AG-CON
Indoor Ag-Con is the premier event covering the technology of growing crops in indoor systems, using hydroponic, aeroponic and
aquaponic techniques.
Its events have welcomed participants from more than twenty countries. Editions have featured keynotes from leaders in farming,
supplier, technology, customer, government and academic sectors.
The events unite growers, investors, chefs, tech geeks, produce buyers, academics, policymakers, industry suppliers and advocates. They
come together for lively discussions of the industry’s promise, issues and future across formal conference proceedings, practical mini
workshops and exhibits.
WHO ATTENDS
INCREDIBLE NETWORKING
Share ideas, challenges and learn from industry members who
regularly attend Indoor Ag-Con like farmers/growers, investors,
chefs, tech geeks, produce buyers, academics, policymakers,
industry suppliers, advocates and more.
WHO YOU’LL SEE ON THE EXHIBITION FLOOR
Some of the biggest names in the industry and emerging leaders across all sectors, including government agencies; food & beverage
companies; insurance, finance and other business services; equipment & accessories; fertilizers; greenhouses; ; industry associations; IT
solutions; lighting solutions; vertical farming solutions and so much more.
OUR PARTNERS
Indoor Ag-Con has the support of the industry’s leading industry
publications, institutions, associations and companies.
HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT
WE’RE CROP AGNOSTIC
At Indoor Ag-Con, we believe that the next great breakthrough is as likely to come
from someone working with different crops as it is from someone in your own sand
box. Our events provide a venue for those working with crops from leafy greens, to
alternate proteins, to medicinal crops to meet and exchange ideas.
WE’RE TECH & BUSINESS-FOCUSED
Our event is focused on connecting all agriculture supply chain stakeholders,
featuring programs and exhibits covering everything from business training,
customer relations and governmental developments to hands-on training and
product innovations.
We also focus on the current and future technologies that drive the indoor
agriculture industry, often sitting stealth-stage innovative startups alongside
multinationals on our speaking panels. We’ve hosted myriad ‘firsts’ in indoor
agriculture technology, such as, Freight Farm’s introduction of its FarmHand
mobile app for remote control of container farms.
WE’RE INNOVATORS
We make contributions to the indoor agriculture industry that go well beyond our
events. Our white papers provide one of the few reliable sources of information
on the growing industry, and have been downloaded more than 10,000 times.
We created the first ever indoor agriculture Kindle books as well as numerous
infographics.
FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
@GotoKGardening
“indooragcon: The indoor agriculture of today and tomorrow in one conference!”
@brianhalweil
“That was an impressive, and hardcore, room of #indoorag junkies”
@AminiCorp
“@indooragcon amazing event. Great venue, location, staff. Everything.
Plus all those thought leaders in one room. Just had a blast.”
@rjmortensen
“Well done @indooragcon team! Two days of great interaction coupled w/
awesome & relevant presentations
#indoor #cultivation #eradicatehunger”
“an all-encompassing tour of controlled environment agriculture
(CEA) and the technology and innovation that surround it”
“this event is becoming a not-to-miss event for anyone active
in the progressive greenhouse, indoor agriculture and vertical
farming space”
FEEDBACK FROM OUR MEDIA PARTNERS
THREE PASS OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
PASS INCLUDES:
• $999 Early Bird General Access Pass ($1299 after date TBA)
• $799 Early Farmer | Grower | Government |Academic | Non-Profit
($1099 after date TBA)
• $499 Early Bird Undergraduate Student ($699 After date TBA)
• All Conference Sessions and Exhibition Floor
• Exclusive Mobile App with Exhibitor Contacts and Speaker Presentations
• Access To Indoor Ag-Con Library, including White Papers From Past Editions
• All Cocktail Receptions and Hospitality Features
• Welcome Gift Bag including NEW 2020 Indoor Ag-Con White Paper
Register Now at www.indoor.ag !
IndoorAgCon
@indooragcon
404-991-5186