Food’s AI Opportunity

October 4, 2023

AI can bolster the resilience of our food system and power a more sustainable economy

Join us at Food’s Future on Oct 4, as we delve into the Food’s AI Opportunity, a digital event that’s part of CityAge’s ongoing series focused on Food’s Future.

AI can help track and counter climate change impacts while promoting climate resilience through advanced genomics.

We’ll explore how emerging science and burgeoning technologies such as remote sensors, visual recognition, and robotics can employ AI to make a tangible difference in Food’s Future , and how to prepare for the skills needed in the future.

PRESENTED BY

WITH SUPPORT FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS:

SPEAKERS & GUESTS

Mokah Shmigelsky

CEO, OneCup AI

Jubair Sheikh

Machine Learning Scientist, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII)

Alycia van der Gracht

Founder, Quanto Tech Solutions Ltd.

Abdallah Bari

Founder & Chief Science Officer, Operational AI

Richard Hamelin

Professor and Department Head, Forest Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia

Inanç Birol

Chief Scientific Officer, Amphoraxe Life

Crys Vanier

Executive Director, Post Secondary Investments & Emerging Technologies, Alberta Innovates

Ron Osborne

Global Head of Technology, AWS Agriculture

Ryan Riese

Vice-President Hyde Management Services Inc.

Virginia Mulligan

Senior Manager, Agri-Food Innovation Programs, Alberta Innovates

Dr. Muhammad Khan

Senior Vice President of Innovation, Verge Agriculture

Adam Weiss

Chief Technology Officer, OPIsystems, Inc.

Zahra Alani

Broadcast Meteorologist & Communications Strategist, CityAge Anchor CityAge

PROGRAM

11:30 am

Welcome by Event MC:

Zahra Alani, Broadcast Meteorologist & Communications Strategist

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11:35 am

Opening Presentation:

Ron Osborne, Global Head of Technology, AWS Agriculture

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Rapid fire: AI applications

5 short, targeted and clear summaries of how AI is being used to build a more sustainable and resilient food system.

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11:50 am

‍Rapid fire: AI applications 1:

Abdallah Bari, Chief Science Officer, OperAI

12:00 pm

Rapid fire: AI applications 2:

Jubair Sheikh, Machine Learning Scientist, Amii

12:10 pm

Rapid fire: AI applications 3:

Alycia van der Gracht, Founder, QuantoTech Solutions

12:20 pm

Rapid fire: AI applications 4:

‍Inanç Birol, Chief Scientific Officer, Amphoraxe Life Sciences

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12:30 pm

Rapid fire: AI applications 5:

Richard Hamelin, Professor and Department Head, Forest Conservation Sciences, UBC

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12:45 pm

Panel introduction: ‍

Crys Vanier, Executive Director, Post-Secondary Investments & Emerging Technologies, Alberta Innovates

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1:00 pm

Panel: How AI & Entrepreneurship can Drive Food System Transformation

AI has the promise to drive the sustainable reinvention of the food system through the innovative application of new tools, at the same time as it builds new startup companies. This panel will address how to accelerator that transformation.

Mokah Shmigelsky, CEO, OneCupAI
Virginia Mulligan, Senior Manager, Agri-Food Innovation, Alberta Innovates
Dr. Muhammad Khan, Senior Vice President of Innovation, Verge Agriculture
Adam Weiss, Chief Technology Officer, OPI Systems‍
Panel Chair: Ryan Riese, Vice-President, Hyde Management Services Inc.

1:30 pm

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