Thursday, February 18, 2016

#AgTech16

research park university of illinois urbana champaign

Champaign, IL

OFFICE OF CORPORATE RELATIONS

COLLEGE OF

Dear Friend,

Laura Frerichs,Director of UIUC Research Park

Pradeep Khanna, Associate Chancellor for Corporate and International Relations

Neal Merchen, Associate Dean for Research in the College of ACES

research park university of illinois urbana champaign

OFFICE OF CORPORATE RELATIONS

CO L L E G E O F

RegistrationRegistration

Opening Remarks

Laura Frerichs, Pradeep Khanna and Neal Merchen

8:00AM

8:30AM

Morning Keynote

Lee Strom and Tyler Strom, Farm Illinois

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Precision Agriculture Landscape

Session Leader: Andrew Selck, Ernst & Young

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Connected Farm: Julian Sanchez, John DeereData Modernizing Agronomy: Chris Harbourt, AgribleAgriculture Drones: Jack Marck, Horizon Precision SystemsSmart-IT Systems Revolutionizing Agriculture: Jason Bull, MonsantoFarm Operations Management Systems: Bborie Park, Granular

Precision Agriculture: What are the Opportunities?

Moderated Discussion

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Future of FoodSession Leader: Roger Vanhoy, University of Illinois Office of Corporate Relations

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Food Traceability: Jeffrey Castillo, BarillaFunctional Foods: Keith Garleb, Abbott NutritionAnimal Health: Aaron Gilbertie, Aptimmune BiologicsFood Products & Incubation: Tony Caccomo, National Foodworks Services

15 MINUTE BREAK

Future Food Chain Opportunities

Moderated Discussion

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From Academic Life to Foods Entrepreneurs12:30pM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Entrepreneurial Resources1:10pM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15 MINUTE BREAK

Lunch BuffetLunch Buffet12:00PM

Lunch Talk + Q&AWes Jarrell and Leslie Cooperband, Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery

Session Leader: John QuartonNSF I-Corps Site & Ag Node, Jed TaylorTEC Student Programs, Stephanie LarsonOTM Tech Transfer, Lesley Millar-NicholsonEnterpriseWorks and AWARE, Laura Bleill

University of Illinois resources available to help support agtech entrepeneurs.

Entrepreneurship Success Stories1:40pM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The entrepreneurial journey, inspiration of what is possible.Session Leader: Laura Frerichs, University of Illinois Research ParkHarlee Sorkin, Traco Labs Paul Miller, AgribleDr. Federico Zuckermann, Aptimmune BiologicsShawn Carlson, ChromatinTyler Leman, IntelinAir

What are Investors Seeking in Agriculture?2:20pM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rob Schultz: Serra CapitalTom Adamitis, The Yield LabRon Meesusen, Cultivaton Sandbox VenturesVahid Aidun, Dow VenturesMichael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer

Closing RemarksClosing Remarks2:55pm

Be sure to visit the Lincoln Break RoomBe sure to visit the Lincoln Break Roomcoffee and water service, vendors and resources, casual networking

AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION SUMMIT

2016

8:00AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30AM Opening Remarks

Laura Frerichs, Director of University of Illinois Research ParkLaura Frerichs is the Director of University of Illinois Research Park and the Director of Eco-nomic Development for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Her responsibil-ities include managing startup company services at the EnterpriseWorks technology incu-bator, marketing the Research Park, and supporting the Universitys economic development efforts. Laura has developed innovative entrepreneur support programs and attracted many new companies interested in engaging with the University of Illinois. Laura is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Media.

Pradeep Khanna, Associate Chancellor for Corporate and International RelationsPradeep K. Khanna serves as an Associate Chancellor for the University of Illinois at Urba-na-Champaign. Pradeep oversees the Office of Public Engagement, the Office of Corporate Relations, the Center for Sustainable Environment, Business Innovation Services and the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss. He works closely with offices of the vice chancellors, as well as academic units to achieve the campus goals of these offices. Pradeep has displayed leadership with Campus Strategic Planning, which seeks to enhance international engagement with the University.

Neal Merchen, Associate Dean for Research in the College of ACESDr. Neal Merchen is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of ACES and Director of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station. In collaboration with the Dean and department heads, he is responsible for implementing federal and state research programs within ACES. Dr. Merchen was previously head of the Department of Animal Sciences, where he played a critical role in establishing the Agricultural Animal Care and Use Program, a Program Priori-ties Initiative Team, and new, innovative undergraduate curriculum for the Department. As a faculty member, he taught numerous courses in nutrition, and has conducted research with beef and dairy cattle, sheep, and companion animals.

8:45AM Morning Keynote

Lee Strom, Farm IllinoisLee Strom is the Director of FARM Illinois (a Food and Agriculture Road Map for Illinois), the compre-hensive, integrated strategic plan to ensure sustained statewide leadership across the entire food and agriculture system. Lee also serves as a principal at Open Prairie and its Rural Opportunity Fund, an Illinois-based private equity company with a focus on food and agriculture companies. Lee has been involved in agriculture production for over 35 years; his own family farm was one of the first to enroll in Champaign Countys Farmland Protection Program, and received an Illinois Centennial Farm designa-tion in 2015

Tyler Strom, Farm IllinoisTyler Strom is the Project Manager for FARM Illinois and a fellow on global agriculture and food at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Tyler is also principal operator of the Strom Family Farm, a fam-ily-owned farming operation, which produces and sells fresh local vegetables. His specific areas of interest include agri-food systems, ecological sustainability, food supply chains, international develop-ment, local/regional food systems, energy and geopolitical relations and biomass waste residuals.

Lee Strom, Director of Farm Illinois, and Tyler Strom, Manager of Farm Illinois, will present its bold strategic plan to develop Illinois and the Chicago region into a global hub for food and agriculture innovation. They will show how we can address the challenges of local food security and sustainability.

9:15AM Precision Agriculture Landscape

Session Leader, Andrew Selck, Ernst & YoungAndrew Selck is a Senior Manager in the Advisory Services practice of EY. As a member of EYs Global Agribusiness Center, he works with various agribusiness clients on emerging trends and technologies impacting the industry. Andrew has a MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a BS Finance from Elmhurst College.

Learn more about how data analytics, GPS, drones and the Cloud are revolutionizing how growers conduct their daily operations and forecast into the future. The panel discussion will be moderated by Rob Dongoski, Partner and Global Agribusiness Leader at Ernst & Young.

Connected Farm, Julian Sanchez, John DeereJulian Sanchez is the Director of the John Deere Technology Innovation Center in Champaign, where he oversees efforts in various advanced technology areas including mobile and automated solutions, analytics, user experience and agronomic science. Recently, he has helped to define and execute John Deeres mobility strategy, and has overseen the deployment of several mobile applications to market. Julian has a PhD from Georgia Tech in Human Factors Psychology, has released more than 30 peer-re-viewed publications and holds numerous patents.

Data Modernizing Agronomy, Chris Harbourt, AgribleChris Harbourt brings over 25 years of agricultural and entrepreneurial experience to his role as CEO at Agrible. He has been at the forefront of incorporating big data into agriculture since the 1990s, and strives to push the boundary of what is possible by making tools to increase the productivity of agribusiness and farmers.

Agriculture Drones, Jack Marck, Horizon Precision SystemsJack Marck works as a brand manager for Horizon Precision Systems. His responsibilities include creating and maintaining marketing systems for Horizon Precision Systems, creating definitions for new products, developing and maintaining marketing strategies and managing all branded marketing campaigns for five key propriety RC brands for the largest hobby distributor in the world.

Smart-IT Systems Revolutionizing Agriculture, Jason Bull, MonsantoJason Bull is the Trait and Field Solutions Lead at Monsanto, where he has worked since 1998. He received his PhD in Agriculture, Genetics and Analytics from the University of Queensland in 1993.

Farm Operations Managements Systems, Bborie Park, GranularBborie Park is the Director of Platform Engineering at Granular. He is a technology generalist with experience delivering comprehensive solutions for client problems. From defining problems to deciding on hardware and software while working under budget constraints to developing and documenting software, Bborbie has done it all.

10:15AM Precision Agriculture: What are the Opportunities?

#AgTech16

Moderated Discussion

Session Leader, Roger VanHoy, University of Illinois Office of Corporate RelationsRoger VanHoy is Director, Corporate Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is responsible for managing all aspects of strategic corporate relationships across the campus. Rogers portfolio focuses on the chemical, materials, and life sciences industries. Prior to joining Corporate Relations, Roger spent seven years in the Illinois Office of Technology Management and ten years as a life scientist. Roger holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Purdue University and an MBA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Food Traceability, Jeffrey Castillo, BarillaJeffrey Castilo is the Quality and Food Safety Senior Manager for the Americas at Barilla Group. He is responsible for Quality and Food Safety for the Americas, and operates within the Research, Develop-ment and Quality (RDQ) Americas Unit, and works closely with the Global RDQ Excellence Center of Parma.

Funtional Foods, Keith Garleb, Abbott NutritionKeith Garleb joined Abbott in 1989, and is the current Director of R&D Programs. He also serves as the co-director of the CNLM, a partnership between Abbott and the University focused on studying the effects of nutrition on cognitive performance. Keith holds a BS, MS, and a PhD from the University of Illinois, 17 patents and has released over 45 publications.

Animal Health, Aaron Gilbertie, Aptimmune BiologicsAaron Gilbertie joined Aptimmune in June 2015, bringing with him over 15 years of animal health expe-rience. At Aptimmune, he has worked to develop and commercialize first in class/best in class mucosal vaccines for swine. Aaron has worked with numerous global and startup animal health companies in a variety of roles, including third-party vaccine production management, marketing and sales.

Food Products and Incubation, Tony Caccomo, National Foodworks ServicesTony Caccomo is a co-founder of National Foodworks Services, an incubator, commercial kitchen, and co-packing facility. He moved to Decatur in 2010 to expand his gourmet food business, Antonios Gour-met Shop, Ltd. In less than a years time, Tony had purchased a mail packaging business in Decatur, and rebranded it as My Shipping Place, Ltd., the only full pack and ship facility within Macon County. Tony graduated from Niagara University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Transportation and Logistics. He later earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Marist College in 1986 and a Master of Science in Information Systems form Marist in 1990.

11:25AM Future Food Chain Opportunities

#AgTech16

Moderated Discussion

10:45AM Future of Food Roger Vanhoy, University of Illinois Corporate Relations Director of Life Sciences, leads a panel discussion on how technological innovations are changing the way we produce, process and distribute our food.

12:00PM Lunch Buffet

12:30PM Lunch Keynote

From Academic Life to Foods EntrepreneursHow does an academic become a food entrepreneur? Wes Jarrell, former ACES professor, and Leslie Cooperband will describe their journey to creating one of the most celebrated goat dairies in the Midwest and perhaps the U.S. Prairie Fruits Farm is one of the communitys most celebrated foodie entrepreneurial stories, one with many twists and turns.

Leslie Cooperband & Wes Jarrell, Prairie Fruits Farm and CreameryLeslie Cooperband and Wes Jarrell own and operate Prarie Fruits Farm & Creamery, Illinois first licensed goat dairy and farmstead creamery. For more than a decade, they have produced artisan goat cheeses and goat milk gelato, and have hosted farm-to-table meals, tours, workshops and private events.

1:10PM Entrepeneurial Resources

Resources to Help Get StartedThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has extensive services and resources available to prospective faculty, student, and staff entrepreneurs. This panel will discuss the depth and breadth of such resources, which include (but are not limited to) education, early-stage funding, and IP protection. It will be moderated by John Quarton, Director of The Hoeft Technology & Management Program in the College of Business.

Session Leader, John QuartonJohn Quarton joined the University of Illinois in 2013 as the Director of both the Hoeft Technology & Management Program and the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership. After serving in many lead-ership positions in the information technology field, John joined the State Farm Research & Develop-ment Center in the University of Illinois Research Park, where he worked as both IT and Oversight man-ager from 2006 to 2011. Leveraging this experience, John now serves as the Site Director-in-Residence in the Research Park where he consults companies on best practices for running development centers. John graduated from the University of Illinois in 1987 with a degree in electrical engineering.

NSF I-Corps Site Ag Node: Jed TaylorJed Taylor is the Director of Operations for the Technology Entrepreneur Center at the University of Illi-nois. He also serves as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at EnterpriseWorks. He has previously worked as the Director of Sales and Operations at Pattern Insight at EnterpriseWorks, and as a Project Manager for Honeywell Aircraft Landing Systems. Jed received his MS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, where he was a Siebel Scholar.

TEC Student Programs: Stephanie LarsonStephanie Larson is the Assistant Director of Student Programs and Marketing at the Technology Entrepreneur Center, TEC. Prior to joining the TEC, Stephanie worked on numerous grassroots market-ing and event marketing campaigns. Stephanie graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Advertising and Communications.

OTM Tech Transfer, Lesley Millar-NicholsonLesley Millar-Nicholson has served as the Director of the OTM Tech Transfer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 2006. She is the President-Elect of the Board of Governors of Certified Licensing Professionals Inc., on the Board of Managers of Illinois Ventures LLC, and a regular contribu-tor to articles for Technology Transfer Tactics. Lesley received her MBA from the University of Illinois in 2002, and her M.Ed in Recreation Management from the University of Georgia.

EnterpriseWorks and AWARE: Laura BleillLaura Weisskopf Bleill is the Associate Director of the University of Illinois Research Park. She serves as the evangelist of the Research Park and EnterpriseWorks incubator, meeting routinely with external stakeholders, prospective corporations and new entrepreneurs. An accidental entrepreneur, Bleill is the Mom-in-Chief of chambana.oms.com, an online magazine for Champaign-Urbana families. Laura was part of Central Illinois Business Magazines 40 Under 40 class of 2014, and received a 2013 Differ-ence Maker Award from the United Way of Champaign County. Laura holds a masters and bachelors

1:40PM Entrepreneurship Success Stories

The Entrepreneurial Journey, Inspiration of What is Possible...Laura Frerichs, Director of the Research Park, hosts a panel discussion with some of the Champaign-Urbana areas entrepreneurs in the agtech space, who have a mix of backgrounds and are in different stages. Panelists will share their stories of how they got started and built their companies, what resources helped them, and will reflect upon lessons learned.

Session Leader, Laura Frerichs, University of Illinois Research ParkLaura Frerichs is the Director of University of Illinois Research Park and the Director of Economic De-velopment for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Her responsibilities include man-aging startup company services at the EnterpriseWorks technology incubator, marketing the Research Park, and supporting the Universitys economic development efforts. Laura has developed innovative entrepreneur support programs and attracted many new companies interested in engaging with the University of Illinois. Laura is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Media.

Harlee Sorkin, Traco LabsHarlee Sorkin is the co-founder and Managing Director of Common Place Holdings, LLC, a health-tech venture studio that provides management and seeding funding for companies that it helps to form. This builds upon a 15-year consulting practice with an emphasis on business formation, capitalization and product and consumer development. Prior to that, Harlee helped to lead Traco Labs, Inc., a man-ufacturer of health and nutrition ingredients, to a successful exit to Degussa, AG. Harlee is the NSF I-Corps program instructor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at EnterpriseWorks in the Research Park. He holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois.

Paul Miller, AgriblePaul Miller is the Chief Science Officer of Agrible, where he leads product design and development. Paul received his Bachelors and Masters in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. His Post-Doc appointment was at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Federico Zuckermann, Aptimmune BiologicsDr. Federico Zuckermann is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Aptimmune Biologics, Inc. He received his PhD in Immunology from the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Bio-medical Sciences in 1986. Dr. Zuckermann is a Professor of Immunology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Shawn Carlson, ChromatinShawn Carlson was a Senior Scientist at Chromatin from 2005 to 2015, when the company graduated from the EnterpriseWorks incubator. She was Chromatins first employee in Champaign. Prior to joining Chromatin, Shawn completed her graduate work at North Carolina State University, and had previous research experience at the University of Illinois, Dekalb Genetics, and Mycogen Corporation.

Tyler Leman, IntelinAirTyler Leman is a Senior Engineer with IntelinAir, which is developing advanced aerial data collection and imagery analysis tools for agricultural applications. Prior to joining IntelinAir, Tyler spent five years at the Boeing Company developing guidance and control software fro a wide range of manned and unmanned aircraft. He received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Session Leader, Ron Meeusen, Cultivation Sandbox VenturesRon Meeusen is the Managing Director at Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, LLC. Cultivian Sandbox Ven-tures, LLC is the management company for the Cultivian Sandbox Food & Ag Fund II, a $115 million venture fund focused exclusively on high technology opportunities in the food and agtech sectors (www.cultiviansbx.com). Current board positions with Rivertop Renewables, Proterro Inc., Virgin Plants Inc., Vestaron Corp., Agrivida Inc. (Board Chair), Abcelex Inc., enEvolv, Asilomar Bio. Formerly board member of Allylix Inc (Sold to Evolva), Divergence Inc. (Sold to Monsanto) and Aratana Inc. (2013 IPO).

Rob Schultz, Serra Ventures LLCRob is a Managing Partner with Serra Ventures and Serra Capital. Prior to Serra Ventures, Rob was a Managing Director at Illinois Ventures, and is a founding member of the Illinois Emerging Technology Funds. Rob has worked in the University of Illinois technology community since 2002 having mentored and funded dozens of start-up companies.

Tom Adamitis, The Yield LabTom is Managing Director at The Yield Lab, an AgTech accelerator based in St. Louis.Previously, he spent 22 yrs at Anheuser-Busch InBev where he was responsible for annualspend of $7 bil. Tom spent three years in Belgium as VP - Global Raw Materials, where hesourced ingredients supporting the global operations of the worlds largest brewer.

Vahid Aidun, Dow VenturesA native of Canada, Vahid earned his Ph.D in Crop Science from U of Guelph. Vahid joinedDAS in 2010 and is the Licensing Leader and chair of the Ventures External TechnologyTeam. Before joining Dow, Vahid held IP and licensing roles at Syngenta, Cargill and thebiofuels company POET.

2:20PM Investors

What are Investors Seeking in Agriculture?Ag tech is gaining the attention of venture capitalists from coast to coast, but especially here in the Midwest. Our panel of investors from across the region will give context as to why ag tech is trending topic, and will provide insight into what makes a company stand out. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs will discuss the states recent pledge to invest more than $220 million in venture funds focused on emerging local technology companies.

2:55PM Closing Remarks

Michael Frerichs, Illinois State TreasurerTreasurer Frerichs was elected Illinois State Treasurer in November 2014. Treasurer Frerichs was previously elected to the Illinois State Senate in 2006 to represent East Central Illinois, where he served as the Chairman of both the Higher Education Committee and Agriculture and Conservation Committee. Prior to entering state politics, Treasurer Frerichs successfully launched his own technology business, and served as a volunteer firefighter. He has also served on the Champaign County Board, and was elected as Champaign County Auditor. Treasurer Frerichs received his BA from Yale University.