2025 Round Table Meetings

January 15-17, 2025
Raleigh, North Carolina
Getting the Next Green Revolution Right

Not all sessions included PowerPoints. Additionally, not all speakers gave permission to post their slides; however, the presentations approved to post are included in the PDF for each session. Please do not share these materials beyond the Round Table. – A selection of photos can be found at the bottom of this page.

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Tour Day

Avalo Biosciences
BASF 
Cotton Incorporated  
NC State Plant Sciences Initiative
Pairwise
Smithfield Foods 
Syngenta  

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Cultivator Breakfast (Presentations)
Speakers:
Tim Brennan, Farm Foundation
Jenna Wicks, Farm Foundation
Cooper Cable, North Carolina State University
Yasmeen Saleem, University of Florida
Ashton Dalton, Louisiana State University
Amanda Lay-Walters, University of Arkansas
Raymond Yan, Pennsylvania State University
Grace May, University of Illinois

General Session Begins: Welcome Address and Farm Foundation Updates (View the Video)
Speakers: (Presentation)
Shari Rogge-Fidler, Farm Foundation
Daniel Basse, AgResource Company
Amanda Martin, Farm Foundation

Opening Keynote Address with Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou
Speakers:
Ray Starling, NC Chamber
Rodolphe Barrangou, NC State University

Session One: Biotech at the Farm Level
Speakers:
Matt Moreland, Moreland Farms
Bo Stone, P&S Farms, Inc.
Elena Rice, Genus PLC
Larkin Martin, Martin Farm

Session Two: Regulatory Panel
Speakers:
Karen Carr, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Terry Stone, Stone Biological Solutions, LLC
Fan-Li Chou, ASTA
Bernadette Juarez, USDA APHIS
Luis Burzio, Gates Ag One

Session Three: Consumer Perceptions on Agricultural Technology
Speakers:
Sylvia Wulf, Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Sarah Gallo, Consumer Brands Association
Jenét DeCosta, Driscoll’s
Tom Adams, Pairwise

Session Four: Communicating a Vision for Biotechnology
Speakers:
Jenny Maloney, Bayer
Sarah Evanega, Okanagan Specialty Fruits
Chris Abbott, Pivot Bio
Neal Gutterson, Radicle Growth

Reception & Chairman’s Dinner
Speakers:
Daniel Basse, AgResource Company
Tim Brennan, Farm Foundation
Commissioner Steve Troxler, North Carolina Department of Agriculture
John Foltz, The Ohio State University
Legacy Videos
John Kautz Legacy Video
Orion Samuelson Legacy Video
Gary Baise Legacy Video


Friday, January 17, 2025

Round Table Fellow Breakfast (Presentation)

Day Two Keynote
Speakers:
Ted McKinney, NASDA
Jayson Lusk, Oklahoma State University

Session Five: Investors Panel
Speakers:
Bonnie Brayton, Fulcrum Global Capital
Matt Danner, Templeton Family Farms
Luke Jaeger, EGE Products
Karen LeVert, LeVert Ventures
Tom Greene, Corteva
Cristina Rohr, S2G Ventures

Session Six: What Next? How We All Can Contribute to Ensuring a Future for Biotech in Food and Agriculture (Presentation)
In this highly interactive session, we took the insights heard throughout the meeting and build on them. Attendees participated in a fast-paced “event storm” that focused on biotech acceptance among stakeholder groups. – Blog containing results to come.