Agrosight detects plant diseases early using hyper-spectral signals, dramatically reducing the cost of food production. Our technology detects diseases before they cause serious damage to crops. We do this by detecting minute changes in the light spectrum profile of a plant, signalling that a plant is affected days before any physical manifestation of damage is shown. This significantly reduces crop loss for farmers.

Mayke De Freitas Santos has been working as a policy advisor and project manager for several NGOs to minimise the impact that agriculture causes to biodiversity globally. He holds degrees from the Universities of London and Cambridge in International Environmental Law and Conservation Policy.

Adolfo Posadas Durand has a PhD in Physical Science and more than 25 years of experience in applied physics, mathematical modelling and complex systems applied to agriculture, soil physics, ecology, and environmental science.

Kubesee are a British based Limited company founded by PhDs combining expertise in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, Remote Sensing, Planetary Science and Space Engineering. They are backed by the world’s leading talent investor and have been developing their deep technology for over three years. Their flagship product is Predictive Crop Yield Index insurance available for multiple crops at Rayon and Oblast level for all Rayons and Oblasts in Ukraine. Contact them to request a two-part report for more information including pay-out accuracy and insurance pricing information.

Dr Steven R Tsitas has a PhD in Planetary Science from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a Masters in Astronautics and Space Engineering from Cranfield University, plus three other degrees in Physics and Planetary Science. He was the first to publish a peer reviewed journal paper on the system design of a 6U CubeSat capable of pushbroom imaging to a similar standard as an existing commercial satellite. His innovative 6U CubeSat work has received extensive media coverage.

Mavrx uses a network of planes and UAVs to collect high resolution imagery, and use image analysis to generate insights to maximise crop yields. We’re active in vineyards across North America and Africa.

Max Bruner holds an M.Phil. in Technology Policy & Economics from the University of Cambridge and formerly served as a policy advisor to the U.S Department of Energy.

Yuan Gao holds MEng. from the University of Oxford and is co-founder of Universal Air Ltd – which led the development of mechatronics for education and research.

Plantik is shaping the future of plant breeding, starting with cannabis. Today, it takes years to create a novel, stable and commercializable plant variety. Through advanced genetic breeding technology, Plantik Biosciences will accelerate the traditional breeding process of new plant varieties manyfold. Tomorrow, we will be engineering plants like we engineer cars today: with precision, efficiency and elegance. Plantik Biosciences is starting its mission with cannabis. Previously prohibited for over 80 years, cannabis is showing great potential for applications in spaces such as pharmaceuticals, nutrition and cosmetics. Next generation producers are yearning for new cannabis varieties – a revolution has yet to come so that we can engineer the right plant
for the right purpose.

Ying Shao graduated from HEC Paris School of Management, and worked in
companies like L’Oréal, LVMH and French Tech star Devialet. She has
5 years of startup experience in both company building and scale-up
phases, leading business development, strategy and marketing.

Aditya Nayak holds an Industrial PhD from the French Alternative and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). He is a structural and molecular biologist by training, specialized in plant sciences and gene editing. He is also the
inventor of a patent, which focuses on an intelligent way of developing
climate resilient plants through gene editing. In 2018, he received a
Raman-Charpak award for his scientific work.