JOIN US IN 2024
With only nine harvests left until 2030, the moment to act is now, transforming agricultural systems to deliver positive change is crucial.
A complete remodeling of the structure of our current global agricultural model is necessary to ensure the population remains fed and to safeguard economic prosperity. This transformation is only feasible through the combined participation of all stakeholders. A new strategy of pre-competitive collaborative action from multiple actors will be key to unlocking change and driving impact at scale.
The Regenerative Agriculture and Food Systems Summit USA returns on March 12-14, 2024 to bring together the industry with one unified mission – to accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture to build a more abundant and resilient food system for generations to come!
OUR PURPOSE
Our purpose is to bring together all stakeholders and be a neutral platform that enables open, constructive, and educational discussions to further progress toward the transition to regenerative practices. We believe everyone deserves a seat at the table and that the best way to effectively bring about change is through peer-to-peer sharing, partnership, and collaboration.
ADVISORY BOARD
Our Advisory Board helps steer the direction of the Series and its content to ensure we stay close to our mission throughout.
Our members bring an objective and collaborative approach to their roles and aid in the creation of a platform that is industry-driven and provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to share, network, and leave committed, and ready to make real progress.
Lesley Mitchell
Øistein Thorsen
Jess Newman
Jess Newman is the Senior Director of Agriculture & Sustainability at McCain Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products and appetizers. Her team of agronomists and field representatives are responsible for all the vegetable crops purchased directly from farmers. They also implement McCain’s 2025 sustainability goals related to agriculture: 100% of farmers implementing regenerative practices, 25% reduction in farming CO2 emissions intensity, 15% improvement in irrigation water use efficiency in water-stressed regions, and the launch of three Farms of the Future.
Jess works remotely from her home state of Michigan and travels frequently to support her team (when covid allows).
Jess is passionate about sustainability in agricultural supply chains. Her philosophy is to meet farmers where they are and help them move along the sustainability spectrum – while creating profitability too! Talking to farmers is what energizes her. Shas worked at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Ecologic Institute, New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, Booz & Company, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), and Anheuser-Busch. She holds a B.A. from Harvard, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management (with Sustainability Certificate). She loves baking bread, sci-fi/fantasy, and cats.
Pascal Chapot
Megan Rock
Megan Rock is vice president of sustainability and innovation at CHS, the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and an agronomy, global energy, grains and food company.
In 2022, Rock joined CHS as the company’s first VP of sustainability and innovation. Prior to CHS, she served as VP of corporate responsibility and sustainability and global lead of sustainability solutions at Bunge, Inc., and held sustainability and environmental management positions in government and banking.
In her new role, Rock will lead CHS efforts to develop and execute sustainability and innovation strategies across its $48 billion enterprise.
Rock holds a bachelor of science degree in soil, environmental and atmospheric science from the University of Missouri and a graduate certificate in advanced studies in environmental policy and management from the University of Denver.
Rock has served on the board of directors for Field to Market and Ag Future of America. In 2015, she received the Changemaker of Tomorrow award from Keep Akron (Ohio) Beautiful, and she is a member of the St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 under 40 class of 2020. She lives in St. Louis with her three children and two French bulldogs.
Felipe Villela
Martina Henry
Alex Godfrey
Jennifer Simpson
Dionys Forster
SUBMIT A SPEAKER
As the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Series expands, we are keen to hear your feedback on whom you want to hear from within the industry.
If you, or anyone in your network, would be interested in having the opportunity to participate as a speaker at our Summits, please submit an application.
All applications will be reviewed and our team will be in touch.
CALL FOR CONTENT
The Regenerative Agriculture Summit Series newsletter will run as a quarterly feature and will contain insights from the industry to the industry, from news to thought pieces and perspectives.
If you have a company update/resource you wish to share with 10,000+ regenerative agriculture leaders, please submit your abstract.
All applications are reviewed and our team will be in touch.
2024 SPEAKERS
Peter Oberle
Mauricio Rosales Gallardo
Mauricio is the Senior Agriculture Projects Manager for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay based in the Pennsylvania office. Mauricio leads the outreach strategy and works closely with farmers and multiple partners to implement best management practices in agricultural land. Additionally, he is responsible for managing multiple grants and securing funding for projects. He works closely with corporations and other partners that are interested in water quality, restoring habitat, biodiversity, carbon sequestration and regenerative agriculture. Mauricio holds a Master’s degree in Animal Science with focus in dairy from University of Minnesota. In addition, he has worked in dairy farms in the Midwest and worked as Extension Educator for Penn State Extension.
Bryan Gilvesy
Betsy Hickman
Ryan Vroegindewey
Rebecca Gildiner
Rebecca Chesney
Jay Watson
Lara Bryant
Neil Caskey
Jess Newman
Jess Newman is the Senior Director of Agriculture & Sustainability at McCain Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products and appetizers. Her team of agronomists and field representatives are responsible for all the vegetable crops purchased directly from farmers. They also implement McCain’s 2025 sustainability goals related to agriculture: 100% of farmers implementing regenerative practices, 25% reduction in farming CO2 emissions intensity, 15% improvement in irrigation water use efficiency in water-stressed regions, and the launch of three Farms of the Future.
Jess works remotely from her home state of Michigan and travels frequently to support her team (when covid allows).
Jess is passionate about sustainability in agricultural supply chains. Her philosophy is to meet farmers where they are and help them move along the sustainability spectrum – while creating profitability too! Talking to farmers is what energizes her. Shas worked at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Ecologic Institute, New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, Booz & Company, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), and Anheuser-Busch. She holds a B.A. from Harvard, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management (with Sustainability Certificate). She loves baking bread, sci-fi/fantasy, and cats.
Jennifer Simpson
Alan Martinez
Tina Owens
Sarah Carlson
Kayalin Akens-Irby
Ryan Smith
Alissa White
Michael A. Miller
Cristina Rohr
Cristina Rohr a Managing Director of Investments with S2G Ventures. Cristina’s portfolio work ranges from agriculture focused investments in genetics, crop protection, soil health and digital/IOT to consumer facing brands.
Cristina has nearly 10 years of experience in sourcing, executing, managing and exiting venture and private equity investments. Before joining S2G Ventures, Cristina was a private equity investor with the Edgewater Funds in Chicago and, prior to that, with First Reserve in London, where she focused on leveraged buyout investments in the natural resources industry. Cristina also previously worked for Citigroup Investment Banking Division in London.
Cristina graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences with a double major in Mathematical and Computational Sciences and Economics. She earned her MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
SERIES PARTNERS
GOLD PARTNERS
AEA Advancing Eco Agriculture
Website: https://www.advancingecoag.com/
As a leader of the regenerative agriculture industry since 2006, Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA) creates real and lasting change on millions of acres in North America by helping farmers to become more resilient, efficient, and profitable.
AEA’s highly trained consultants work with growers to combine nutritional supplements and biological inoculants and regenerative practices to implement customized crop programs designed using cutting-edge sap analysis. This science-based approach empowers farms to exceed crop quality markers and to produce healthier soils, stronger crops, and higher yields.
AEA is at the forefront of regenerative agricultural media and education, including the popular and highly regarded Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, informative and inspiring webinars, and educational content that serve as a preeminent resource for growers around the globe.
To learn more about AEA’s regenerative programs and products, visit the website or subscribe to the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast.
Cargill
Website: https://www.cargill.com/
Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and 150 years of experience. We have 150,000 employees in 70 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work. For more information, visit Cargill.com and our News Center.
Nestlé
Website: https://www.nestle.com/
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 186 countries around the world, and its 276,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2,000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favorites. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago.
OP2B
Website: https://www.wbcsd.org/Projects/OP2B
OP2B is an action-oriented cross-sector business coalition for biodiversity. Our mission is to improve agricultural biodiversity by scaling-up the deployment of regenerative agriculture, restoration of high-value ecosystems and product portfolio diversification. Positioned at CEO-level, while working with technical experts, OP2B is an impactful coalition of 30 engaged progressive companies across the entire value chain.
Control Union
Website: https://www.petersoncontrolunion.com/en
Please visit our website for more information.Plant FWD
Website: www.planetfwd.com
Planet FWD is the leading carbon management platform for consumer brands. Leveraging the largest LCA database for agricultureal products and advanced value chain modeling, we make it easier to take climate action.
Regrow
Website: https://www.regrow.ag/
Regrow Ag is the most trusted provider of Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) software and sustainability insights for agriculture, enabling companies to quantify soil carbon and GHG emissions baselines and reductions in farm supply chains. With MRV tools approved by the Climate Action Reserve and aligned with programs approved by SustainCERT, Regrow leverages the industry’s most accurate and scalable soil carbon model, satellite data, and machine learning to generate the highest quality data assurance available. Some of the food and ag value chain’s leading companies, including Cargill, General Mills, and Kellogg’s, have chosen Regrow as their partner for implementing regenerative agriculture programs to meet their corporate climate goals. Regrow is the only provider that can support the entire journey from assessing and taking action to reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions, to reporting credible, certified ESG outcomes, to scaling solutions globally. Learn more at www.Regrow.ag.
South Pole
Website: www.southpole.com
South Pole, recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Social Enterprise, has been at the forefront of decarbonization since 2006. With its global climate solutions platform, South Pole develops and implements comprehensive strategies that turn climate action into long-term business opportunities for companies, governments and organizations around the world.
South Pole is also a leading project developer, and has provided nearly 1,000 projects in over 50 countries with climate finance to reduce over a gigaton of CO2 emissions, and to provide social benefits to less privileged communities who are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
For more information, visit www.southpole.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
EVENT PARTNERS
regenagri
Website: https://regenagri.org/
regenagri is a regenerative agriculture initiative aimed at securing the health of the land and the wealth of those who leave on it.
It supports farms and organisations to transition to farming systems that increase soil organic matter, increase biodiversity, reduce GHG, sequester CO2 and improve water quality.
As of February 2023, approximately 1.2m acres of land and 50.000 farms across Asia, Europe and Americas are under the regenagri program.
regenagri is outcome driven and built for continuous improvement. It provides a complete solution consisting of standards & methodologies, measurement & monitoring tool and support services (regenagri certifications, carbon credits verifications, technical advisory).
reNature
Website: https://www.renature.co/
ReNature is an Amsterdam-based consulting firm supporting farmers and corporations to transition to regenerative agriculture systems. reNature utilizes the vast potential of regenerative agriculture in fighting today’s global challenges, namely biodiversity loss, food insecurity, poverty, and climate change. We rethink current farming systems, going beyond sustainability in designing and implementing diverse, regenerative systems on all scales. Alongside our partners, we enable farmers to adopt regenerative practices by offering them tools for implementation and capacity building and access to finance. This is achieved through Technical Advisory (context and market analysis prior to implementation), creating Model Farms (demonstration plots), establishing Farmer Training Programs (extensive ToT program to further reach farmers), and developing Transition Packages (full transition at landscape level).
Satelligence
Website: https://satelligence.com/
We're a Netherlands-based remote sensing company with local offices worldwide. Our teams combine local knowledge, field trips, AI-powered predictive modelling and remote sensing to monitor what’s happening on the ground.
United Soybean Board
Website: https://www.unitedsoybean.org/
Please visit our website for more information.PARTNER WITH US
Based on your objectives, we can create bespoke packages designed specifically for you – from presenting your expertise on the main stage, hosting private dinners, to showcasing your brand and making valuable new connections. Opportunities predominantly lie in 3 main categories: Thought Leadership, Branding, and Networking.
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