Agriculture
World Agri-Tech South America Summit 2023
Our Agenda & Customer Highlights

Keynote Speech with Sergi Vizoso, Senior Vice President BASF Agricultural Solutions Latin America - Agriculture: Creating a Meaningful Legacy for the World
Agenda Highlight: More than ever, the aspirations for food systems are extremely high. With international spotlight on agriculture responsibility, for the challenges and for the solutions, we need to join forces to help farmers of today and tomorrow to create a meaningful legacy for the world.

Innovator Spotlight Session: Agrostart by BASF
Agenda Highlight: Mirella Lisboa, Open Innovation Agrostart Manager at BASF Latin America, will join us with their partners to discuss their collaboration strategy and how they are working with innovators and growers to commercialize new technologies.

Panel with Nicolás Ridley - Farmer Spotlight: Accelerating Innovation Through Field Trials and Collaboration
Customer Highlight: What is the farmer’s perspective of the future of agriculture in South America? What challenges do South American farmers face, and are they being addressed by the innovation ecosystem?

Panel with Fernando Degobbi - Distribution: Accessing New Channels to Drive Technologies and Services to Farmers
Customer Highlight: What is driving the current verticalization trend? What opportunities does a more consolidated market present?

Panel with Almir Araújo, Director of Digital, New Business Model and Commercial Excellence LATAM BASF Agricultural Solutions - The Digitized Farm: Increasing the Scale and Adoption of Smart Farming Solutions
Agenda Highlight: What are the biggest barriers to technology adoption and experimentation with growers? Can we reduce risk and provide safety nets?
Will breaking down silos and foster strategic partnerships between growers, investors, start-ups, corporates, policymakers, and the academia to improve collaboration, education, and integration become easier or more difficult in the future? Where does the responsibility lie for driving partnerships, and which new business models are best suited to support the innovation scale-up? How can we bridge the gaps in infrastructure?

Highlights of the World Agri-Tech South America Summit 2022 – Keynote Speech with Sergi Vizoso, Senior Vice President BASF Agricultural Solutions Latin America - Agriculture: Creating a Meaningful Legacy for the World
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