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2025 Regenerative Agriculture & Food Systems Summit USA
25-27 March, 2025
Chicago, USA

INNOVATION SHOWCASE

Congratulations to our Innovation Showcase Audience Choice Winner

The Innovation Showcase gives commercial startups with unique and interesting technologies, services, and products within the agriculture space the chance to present in front of our audience of investors and strategic partners.

Five start-ups leading the way in the agriculture space were chosen by our Selection Committee, made up of active Investors, to present their vision of the future of regenerative agriculture.

Innovation Showcase Finalists

Interested in applying for the 2025 Innovation Showcase?

Submission Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025.

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2024 SELECTION COMMITTEE

Author:

Brian Halweil

Strategic Associate
Astanor Ventures

Brian Halweil

Strategic Associate
Astanor Ventures

Author:

Cristina Rohr

Managing Director, Food & Agriculture
S2G Ventures

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.

Cristina Rohr

Managing Director, Food & Agriculture
S2G Ventures

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.

Author:

Parker Hughes

Associate
ReGen Ventures

Parker Hughes

Associate
ReGen Ventures

Author:

Mitch Rubin

Director of Innovation
Elemental Excelerator

Mitch Rubin

Director of Innovation
Elemental Excelerator

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