Guest Speakers

Visionary Insights Shaping Agriculture and Bioscience’s AI-Driven Future

Steve Keen

World-renowned economist, a highly influential thought leader, scholarly critic and author, including the seminal work “Debunking Economics”: Agriculture’s energy basis; Climate change’s economic impacts; Adapting to change

Hiroki Koga

Co-Founder & CEO
Oishii
The world’s largest indoor vertical strawberry farm: The secret to commercial success; Transforming the way we grow food; AI, Robotics, Vertical Farming

Steve Marafiote

CEO
Sundrop Farms
A pioneering controlled environment agriculture business powered by innovative seawater and solar technology: Scaling Sustainable Farming with Commercial Success

Ard van de Kreeke

Founder
Growy
A pioneering and successful vertical farm in the Netherlands: AI in automation and system optimisation; Profitability; Sustainable farming

Bryan Ebstyne

CEO
Austranna
An automated large-scale medicinal cannabis farm in Australia: AI, automation and robotics; APAC cannabis market landscape; Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in CEA

Roel Janssen

Head of Product and Business Development
Planet Farms
A leading vertical farm in Italy focused on quality: Autonomous vertical farms; Precision propagation; AI for production and genetics development

Daniel Tzvetkoff

Founder & Chief Architect
Stacked Farm
A cutting-edge Australian vertical farm: Automation advancements; Future of agri-tech; ML and big-data analytics

Jack Mooney

CEO
Provenance Propagation
A State-of-the-Art Commercial Propagator Using the Latest, Cutting-Edge Technologies: AI in CEA, Including IoT; Sensor Big Data Analytics; Robotics in Precision Farming

Sansin Sriphiromrak

CEO
DiStar Fresh
Thailand’s largest vertical farm; A new agriculture model for ASEAN; Sustainability, Traceability and Pesticide-free

Eri Hayashi

President
Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA)
A leading nonprofit organisation focused on advancing CEA: Automation’s impact; Future of agri-tech; AI advancements

Francois Laurens

President
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Sustainable Innovation in Horticulture; AI-Driven Approaches in Horticultural Crop Improvement; AI-Based Plant Phenotyping with Computer Vision

Silke Hemming

Head of Research Team Greenhouse Technology
Wageningen University & Research
A global leader in agricultural research: Precision climate control; Data-driven analytics

Angela Macdonald

Australian Ambassador to Thailand
Australian Embassy in Thailand

Tewan Thaneerat

Deputy Director-General
Department for Development of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, The Ministry of Public Health
Thailand’s medicinal cannabis laws and regulations; Latest updates; Plans for future policies

Preesan Rakwatin

Executive VP
Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa)
Digital transformation of agriculture; Labour; Efficiency; Satellite monitoring technologies

Maythasith Konkarn

Director of Academic Group
Office of Agricultural Regulation, Department of Agriculture
Thailand’s Cultivation, Import, and Export of Medicinal Cannabis

Leo Marcelis

Horticulture and Product Physiology group
Wageningen University & Research
Plant physiology; Precision agriculture profitability; AI-powered climate resilience

Teerasit Kasetkasem

Associate Professor, AI in Agriculture
Kasetsart University
One of the top agricultural universities in South-East Asia: Sustainability and climate-smart tech; AI in agriculture

Murat Kacira

Director Controlled Environment Agriculture Centre, Professor, Biosystems Engineering
The University of Arizona
AI in CEA; Biosystems Engineering; Resource Use Efficient Environmental Control in CEA

Paul Long

CEO
Little Green Pharma
One of the most recognisable medical cannabis brands in Europe and Australia; APAC Cannabis Market Landscape: Capitalising on Early Opportunities

Bram Koppert

Regional Director – Sales APAC (Dubai, UAE)
PRIVA
Sustainable Horticultural Solutions in Asia; Digitalization of CEA: Data-Driven Predictive Analytics for Optimised Climate Control

Manuel Madani

Head of South-East Asia, Japan, South Korea
PRIVA
AI-Driven growing; Process and climate control in South-East Asian greenhouse systems

Sita Schubert

General Secretary
European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA)
APAC Market Opportunities; Regulatory Challenges; GMP Cannabis

Rehan Mehta

CEO
Thai Stick Co., Ltd.
APAC Market Opportunities; The High-Bar of GMP Medicinal Cannabis; Adapting to Local Growing Conditions

Ben Nikaj

Senior Crop Advisor
Grodan
AI-powered harvest forecasting; Rootzone data-driven precision growing; Optimizing efficiencies in indoor/GH cannabis

Menno Keppel

Founder & CEO
Agri Solutions Asia
Climate-adapted greenhouse technology for Southeast Asia; Data-driven precision cannabis growing for local conditions

Michael Abdo

Commercial Unit Leader – Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health Surveillance, Agrigenomics (AMEA)
Illumina
Genomics in One Health; microbiology; infectious diseases; agrigenomics; technology adoption; next-gen sequencing; AI in agriculture.

Karthik Rajan

CEO
LivFresh Farms
An innovative urban farm in Singapore focused on nutrition: AI and IoT in Precision Cultivation; Urban horticulture; Nutritious produce

Laura van de Kreeke

Farmer
Growy
A pioneering and successful vertical farm in the Netherlands: AI in automation and system optimisation; Profitability; Sustainable farming

Jessica Fong

Founder & CEO
Common Farms
A revolutionary vertical farming start-up in Hong Kong: Urban horticulture opportunities; Data collection challenges; Novel crops, niche markets

Ty Dickson

Co-Founder & Director
April Sun Farms
A sustainable Melbourne-based vertical farm; AI and ML for system control; hyper-efficient food security systems

Sanuja Cooray

Co-Founder & CTO
Honest Greens
A leading indoor vertical farm in Sri Lanka, pioneers advanced technologies in agriculture. Scaling up farming through decentralized container farms assisted by AI agents.

Pollaratch Wanichakul

Director, CPF Ventures, CEO’s Office
CPF Group
One of Asia’s largest agricultural conglomerates: Digital Transformation; Sensor Deployment in Open Fields; Using AI to Improve Yield Forecasting

Jayson Fumera

Co-Founder
Intellifarm
Vertical farming pioneer in the Philippines; Economically viable CEA systems for tropical regions; Resource-efficient growing solutions; Sustainable agricultural models for emerging markets.

Gerard Lim Kim Meng

Director & CEO
Agroz Inc
Malaysia’s pioneering vertical farming company; AI-driven CEA solutions; Transforming Southeast Asian agriculture through smart indoor farming technology; Creating sustainable pesticide-free food systems.

Tommy Huppert

Founder | Director
Cannatrek
One of Australia’s first fully licensed medicinal cannabis producers. APAC Cannabis Market Landscape: Capitalising on Early Opportunities

Chase Martin

Founder
Umami Seed Co
Breeding; Genetics; High-Tech Indoor Cultivation; Data Analytics

Loren Trimble

Head of Asia Breeding R&D
Bayer Crop Science
Crop improvement; plant breeding innovation; corn and rice development; smallholder agriculture; R&D leadership; data-driven agriculture.

Alastair Delooze

Oceania Business Development Manager
Denso
Innovations in CEA Robotics & Automation; High-tech Greenhouse Design & Development

Jesus Diaz

Senior Cultivation & Post-Harvest Specialist
Austranna
Selection Techniques for Genetic Cultivars; Data-Driven Yield Optimisation

Lenon Modesto

Researcher
Sony Computer Science Lab (CSL)
New agro-tech; plant phenotyping; plant-microorganism interaction; sustainable farmer; CEA.

Natcha Klahan

Chief Operating Officer
World Pharma Solutions
Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation in Thailand; Operational Leadership; Business Development; Sustainable Growth

Deepak Pareek

Founder
HnyB Tech Incubations Pvt. Ltd.
Agri-economist and tech-pioneer: AI and emerging technologies in CEA; Smart farming solutions; Innovative business models for sustainable ag

Ben Niehaus

CTO
SpexAI
A start-up in Germany using cutting-edge imaging technology for Cannabis growth insights: Computer vision; Plant selection and breeding; AI-driven efficiency

Graeme Smith

Event Chair
AGENTIAL AI AgBio
Globally respected horticulture science and technology authority, renowned for transformative contributions to the greenhouse and hydroponics sector: Disruptive agri-tech; Adapting to AI

Geert Liezenga

CEO
Varmers
An urban vertical farming company in Bangkok, using advanced technology to grow leafy greens, culinary herbs, soft fruits, and microgreens with precision and sustainability.

Sapna Nauhria

Industry Director – Digital Agriculture
Microsoft
Drives AI- and IoT-powered innovation in sustainable farming. Leads pilot projects across India and builds cross-sector partnerships to scale digital agriculture.

Visionary Insights Shaping Agriculture and Bioscience’s AI-Driven Future

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