October 15, 2024
Berkeley
Program Overview
9:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
Doors open at 8:30 am. Breakfast snacks waiting for you.
9:10 am
Plenary
Innovate for the Future of Food
Regenerative Organic Business Growth Starts from the Roots
Benina Montes
Burroughs Family Farms
Ivo Jeramaz
Regenerative Organic
9:50 am
Breakout
Innovate in Retail Markets
Can You Achieve a Retail Premium for Regenerative Products?
9:50 am
Breakout
Innovate with Impact Investment Models
Investment Terms Funders Prefer to Better Align Business and Returns (vs Silicon Valley)
10:40 am
Breakout
Innovate with Public/Private Capital
Funding Sources to Grow Your Business You May Never Heard of
10:40 am
Breakout
Innovate with Economics
How to Extend Your Cash Runway, without Getting Hosed
Entrepreneurs only
11:30 am
Plenary
FOOD INVESTOR FAIR 2024
Part 1 of curated entrepreneur presentations, with investor feedback
12:40 pm
Networking Lunch
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options available
1:45 pm
Breakout
Workshop
Creative Strategies for Systemic Financing
Enhancing Brand & Consumer Confidence with Resilient Supply Webs
1:45 pm
Breakout
Workshop
What Makes a Food Business Investable
What are Investors (or should be) Looking for?
2:35 pm
Plenary
Innovate for the Impact of Food
Why Bet on De-Carbonizing Everything in Food?
3:00 pm
Plenary
FOOD INVESTOR FAIR 2024
Part 2 of Curated entrepreneur presentations, with investor feedback
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm