Agenda : New Uses Forum 2022

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Registration and Networking	9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Comments	10:00 AM - 10:20 AM	Shannon Schlecht - AURI Matt McKenna - Georgetown University Aaron Knewtson - Compeer Financial Representative Mike Sundin - MN House of Representatives Governor Tim Walz - State of Minnesota (invited)
Keynote Address: UN Sustainable Development Goals & Impact on the Future of Ag Innovation	10:20 AM - 11:00 AM	Jocelyn G. Brown Hall - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Forward Looking Innovation	11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Federico Tripodi - Blacktop Holdings LLC & AURI Board of Directors Chair Thom Petersen - MN Department of Agriculture Peter Frosch - Greater MSP David Loehr, AIA, LEED AP BD+C - DLR Group
Raising Capital for Entrepreneurs	11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Christopher Larson - Bank of America
Networking Lunch	12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Capital Sources for Ag Innovation - Environmental, Social, and Governance Panel	1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Matt McKenna - Georgetown University Matthew Schmitt - Cargill Kevin Lockett - Fulcrum Global Capital Jan Bouten - Innova Memphis Skip Wyer - RuralWorks Partners
Digital Strategies & Automation	2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	David Fiocco - McKinsey & Company James Sieben - Nova-Tech Engineering Stephanie Rich - Bread & Butter Ventures Marc Schober - Bremer Bank Shannon Schlecht - AURI
Bioindustrial Materials, Trends & Opportunities	2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Chad Ulven, Ph.D. - NDSU / c2renew Inc. Jon Veldhouse - Qore Claire Sand, Ph.D. - Packaging Technology and Research, LLC Ming Shen, Ph.D - Cortec® Corporation
Networking Break	3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
MN Entrepreneur Spotlights	4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Sara Hayden - Sara's Tipsy Pies Sue Marshall - NETZRO, SBC Paul Seehusen - Prairie PROducers Sunil Kumar - The Amazing Chickpea Mary Hartman - StableFeed Sandy Hansen-Wolff - New Heritage Feed Co.
2021 Ag Innovator of the Year Award	4:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Shannon Schlecht - AURI
Ag Innovator of the Year Reception & Smash the Senses Tasting Event	5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Breakfast	7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Day 2 Welcome	8:00 AM - 8:10 AM	Shannon Schlecht - AURI Matt McKenna - Georgetown University Aaron Knewtson - Compeer Financial
Keynote Address: USDA Resources to Accelerate Food and Agriculture Opportunities	8:10 AM - 8:40 AM	Karama Neal, Ph.D. - USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Alternative Capital Sources for Entrepreneurs and Agribusinesses	8:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Aaron Knewtson - Compeer Financial Karama Neal, Ph.D. - USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Jeff Ochs - Venn Foundation Tim Penny - Southern MN Initiative Foundation Neela Mollgaard - Launch Minnesota - MN DEED Andrea Yonah - BIRD Foundation Andrea Vaubel - MN Dept. of Agriculture
Networking Break	10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Sustainable Proteins Panel	10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Matt Maier - Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Corey Scott - Truterra LLC Brian Buhr, Ph.D. - University of MN Gerard Klein Essink - Bridge2Food Ryan Carruth - Superbrewed Food
Next Wave of Renewables	10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Michele Rubino Steve Csonka - CAAFI (Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative) Andy Dvoracek - Amp Americas Brian Ross - The Great Plains Institute Jesper Ascanius Kjersgaard Nielsen - Nature Energy US LLC
MN Food & Ag Ecosystems Highlights	11:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Jan Joannides - Renewing the Countryside Amanda Heyman - Lunar Startups Connie Rutledge - FINNOVATION Lab & Impact SKU Allison Hohn - Grow North Jen Wagner-Lahr - AURI Michael Smanski - BioMADE Kayla Yang-Best - The Market Entry Fund JoAnne Berkenkamp - MBOLD / GREATER MSP Tom Slunecka - Ag Innovation Campus
Closing Comments	12:15 PM - 12:30 PM	Shannon Schlecht - AURI Matt McKenna - Georgetown University Aaron Knewtson - Compeer Financial
Networking Lunch	12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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