The inaugural Food | Ag | Ideas Week (FAI) is 5 days of panel and speaker sessions, structured networking and meet + eat roundtable lunches, and signature events led by Grow North and its partners to drive visibility, connectivity, and engagement in Minnesota's entrepreneur and innovation ecosystem.
Choose from over 15+ sessions and events throughout the week spotlighting entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 business leaders, growers, innovators, investors, thought leaders and more across the themes of Sustainable Agriculture, Food Innovation and Tech, and Food and Society.
INDIVIDUAL SESSION TICKETS AND FULL DAY PASSES AVAILABLE The Week is led by Grow North and its programmatic partners AURI, Maker to Market Accelerator, Techstars Farm to Fork, The Good Acre, The Bell Museum, and MPR's Call to Mind.
FEATURED TOPICS AND EVENTS INCLUDE: - The Future of Retail
- Building Mission Driven Brands
- A Conversation on the Future of Farming
- Disrupting the Food Value Chain
- Techstars Farm to Fork Demo Day
- Re-imagining School Nutrition
- Maker to Market Demo Day
- New Frontiers in Plant Proteins
- K-12 Farm to School Forum Mental Health, Wellbeing, Food & Ag
FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: - RACHEL VEGAS - Chief Merchant, Brandless
- ERIC RYAN - CEO, OLLY PBC, co-founder, method
- PATRICK CHRISTIE - Founder, Conservis
- ANGIE BASTIAN - Founder, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP
- TYLER LORENZEN - President, Puris
Join us at the table and be a part of an interconnected community that will lead the industry. **INDIVIDUAL SESSION TICKETS AND FULL DAY PASSES AVAILABLE** Full agenda and tickets available now to build your own schedule at FoodAgIdeas.com.
