Food security and Climate
Farming and food production systems are being transformed to ensure they contribute less to greenhouse gas emissions and can adopt to changing climate conditions. A climate focused value proposition increases the breadth of stakeholders, along and beyond the agriculture value chain, interested in you Agtech solution.
Program Offering
This unique one-month program is designed to support Agtech startups in building and adopting a climate value proposition, quantifying your climate impact, expanding your relevancy and differentiation and becoming a part of the global climate tech innovation community.
The program will bring together 20 Israeli startups,
with investors and corporate leaders from the field.
What you'll get
The drivers and trends of climate smart agriculture & the bodies leading the transition
Understanding the climate impact of your innovation
Tools to quantify your climate impact
Feedback on your climate solutions from international climate ag corporate experts and investors
Lessons learnt from ag startups who have integrated climate into their business growth
Final event with climate oriented pitches and a best climate pitch winner
Speakers
Karina Rubinstein
Director of Business Development, Start Up Division
Israel Innovation Authority
Michael Taksyak
Agriculture Practice Lead in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
McKinsey
Dan Grotsky
Chief Growth Officer and Co-Founder, Groundwork BioAg
Dganit Vered
CEO
Smart Agro Fund
Udi Cottan
Venture Partner
European Circular
Bioeconomy Fund
Sarai Kemp
VP Deal Flow
Trendlines Agrifood Fund
Markus Laubscher
Director Circular Economy & Regeneration
Orbia
Samuel Aloni
Director, Food Chain
Agoro Carbon Alliance
Brandon Day
Chief Operating Officer
The Yield Lab Institute
Mark Durno
Managing Partner, AgriFood
Rockstart
John Farner
Chief Sustainability Officer,
Netafim
Gal Hayut
Managing Partner,
Bridges Israel
Prof. Yoram Kapulnik
Executive Director
BARD
Israel Talpaz
CEO and Co-Founder
SeeTree
Natasha Santos
VP and Head of Global Stakeholder Strategy & Affairs
Bayer Crop Science
Ethy Levy
Fund Manager,
Kinneret Impact Ventures
Agenda
15
February
Tuesday
/ Session 1: Face to face
10:00 - 14:00
Participating Startups
Introduction to Program
Dana Kedar, Director, GrowingIL
Uriel Klar, Director, PLANETech
Agriculture and Climate Change; Drivers & Opportunities for Climate Startups
Tamar Moise, Ph.D., Head of Climate Programs, PLANETech
R&D to Promote Climate Smart Agriculture Applications
Prof. Yoram Kapulnik, Executive Director, BARD
Quantifying your Climate Impact Potential
Hands on session with a digital quantification tool
Tamar Moise, Ph.D., Head of Climate Programs, PLANETech
Embedding a Climate Agenda into Business Growth
Dan Grotsky, Chief Growth Officer and Co-Founder, Groundwork BioAg
23
February
Wednesday
/ Session 2: Virtual Session
19:00 - 20:40
Climate Focus of Bayer Crop Science
Natasha Santos, VP and Head of Global Stakeholder Strategy & Affairs, Bayer Crop Science
Framing your Innovation in a Climate Context: Feedback from Agtech experts
Dganit Vered, CEO, Smart Agro Fund
Udi Cottan, Venture Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Sarai Kemp, VP Deal Flow, Trendlines
Gal Hayut, Managing Partner, Bridges Israel
1
March
Tuesday
/ Session 3: Face to face
10:00 - 13:45
Driving Sustainable Agriculture through Innovation
John Farner, Chief Sustainability Officer, Netafim
Carbon Markets in Agriculture
Michael Taksyak, Agriculture Practice Lead in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, McKinsey
Embedding a Climate Agenda into Business Growth
Israel Talpaz, CEO and Co-Founder, See Tree
Climate Impact Potential Pitch Presentations - Refinement of Quantification, Startup Pitches and Feedback
9
March
Wednesday
/ Session 4: Virtual session
19:00 - 20:40
Embedding ESG Metrics in IIA submissions
Karina Rubinstein, Director of Business Development, Start Up Division, Israel Innovation Authority
Climate Focus of Orbia
Markus Laubscher, Director Circular Economy & Regeneration, Orbia
Framing your Innovation in a Climate Context: Feedback from Agtech experts
Samuel Aloni, Global Solution Manager, Agoro Carbon Alliance
Brandon Day, COO, The Yield Lab Institute
Mark Durno, Managing Partner, AgriFood, Rockstart
Ethy Levy, Fund Manager, Kinneret Impact Ventures
14
March
Monday
/ DEMO DAY SESSION
Startup Pitches to Agtech Investor Panel -
Embedding the Climate Impact Potential takeaways from the program
Ecosystem Partners
