AgBio 2025: Innovating Agricultural Resilience

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

4:00 PM (EDT)

to Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM (EDT)

April 8 at the N.C. Plant Sciences Building located at N.C. 840 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606, and April 9 at the NC Biotech Center located at 15 TW Alexander Drive, RTP, NC 27709

Category: NCLifeSci Partner Event

NCLifeSci is excited to announce that we are partnering with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, NCBiotech and Virginia Bio for an ag biotech event. This program will look at innovations in ag from a regional perspective.

Tour and Reception on April 8 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Program on April 9 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (agenda subject to change)

Thank you to our event sponsors.

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If you are interested in sponsoring the joint event, please contact NCLifeSci Membership Director Natacha Janvier for more information.

NCLifeSci Member

	Credits	Price
NCLifeSci Member Registration - Early Bird NCLifeSci members may register online. You must login to your account to sign up for the event. Registration Ends 2/28/25 at 11:59 PM EST		$100.00
NCLifeSci Member Registration NCLifeSci members may register online. You must login to your account to sign up for the event. Registration Opens 3/1/25 at 12:00 AM EST		$125.00

Virginia Bio Member

	Credits	Price
Virginia Bio Member Registration - Early Bird Registration Ends 2/28/25 at 11:59 PM EST		$100.00
Virginia Bio Member Registration Registration Opens 3/1/25 at 12:00 AM EST		$125.00

Other Registration Options

	Credits	Price
Non-Member Registration If you are not a member of NCLifeSci and are interested in learning more, please contact Natacha Janvier, membership director. If you are not a member of Virginia Bio and are interested in learning more, please contact Frank Wilton, membership director. Registration Ends 4/2/25 at 11:59 PM EDT		$150.00

Agenda

April 8
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Registration and Check-in Check in at the NCSU Plant Sciences Building for a tour and reception.
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM	Guided Tour of the Plant Sciences Building
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Networking Reception at the Plant Sciences Building Welcome remarks by Bill Aimutis, co-director and chief operating officer, Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, North Carolina State University
April 9
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Registration and Networking Check in at the NC Biotech Center (RTP) for the day's program.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Welcome Remarks Laura Gunter, president, NCLifeSci Matthew Lohr, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Virginia John Newby, chief executive officer, Virginia Bio
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM	Fireside Chat - Policy Michele Bridges, project manager, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Beth Ellikidis, vice president, agriculture and environment, BIO Ray Starling, general counsel, NC Chamber (moderator)
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM	Networking Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Education and Support for Start Ups Kody Cobb, vice president, Middleland Capital Ag Partners and VTC Ventures (moderator) Krista Covey, chief executive officer and president, First Flight Venture Center Braden Croy, program director, Dominion Energy Innovation Center Frank Klemens, managing director, Generation Food Rural Partners Fund, Big Idea Ventures Phil Taylor, director, open innovation and outreach for crop science, Bayer
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Company Spotlight Payam Pourtaheri, founder and chief executive officer, AgroSpheres Additional companies to be announced.
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Top Trends in Ag - Intellectual Property Ryan O'Quinn, partner, Finnegan David Saravitz, partner, Williams Mullen
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Networking Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM	Bioeconomy Intersection Speaker TBD, Novonesis Toni Bucci, chief executive officer and founder, Sable Fermentation Andrew Magyar, co-founder, Capra Biosciences Edwin Rogers, chief executive officer and co-founder, Bonumose Zhiwu (Drew) Wang, assistant professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech (moderator)
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Controlled Environment Agriculture Kathleen Denya, director of innovation partnerships, Plant Sciences Initiative, North Carolina State University Michael Evans, associate director, Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center (moderator) Sasha Preuss, vice president, plant science, Plenty Unlimited
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Closing Remarks Scott Lowman, vice president, applied research, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Paul Ulanch, senior director, focused initiatives, NCBiotech

A courtesy room block has been made at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Raleigh - Durham located at 2515 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC 27713. You must book by March 8th to receive the special rate.