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2026 SPECIAL GUESTS

We are thrilled to welcome a diverse group of experts who bring a wealth of experience knowledge to the event. Industry leaders, professors, researchers, founders, and experts are here to guide participants, share valuable insights, and evaluate groundbreaking ideas. Get ready to learn from the best and take your skills to the next level. 

Rajni Aneja MS '85, MBA

Rajni Aneja MS '85, MBA

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Managing Director

Cornell Institute for Food Systems

Adiam Asfaha MBA '18

Adiam Asfaha MBA '18

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Global R&D Strategy Manager

Driscoll's

Justin Bertelsen MBA '27

Justin Bertelsen MBA '27

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Founder & CEO

AgRetrieve

Kathryn Boor PhD

Kathryn Boor PhD

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Professor, Food Processing Microbiology

CALS

Grace Campidilli

Grace Campidilli

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Software Engineer

John Deere; World Food Prize Foundation

Juliet Carroll PhD '95

Juliet Carroll PhD '95

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Senior Extension Associate

Cornell, Integrative Plant Sciences

Niko Carvajal Janke PhD

Niko Carvajal Janke PhD

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Viticulture PhD Researcher

Cornell Agritech

Charles Cowden

Charles Cowden

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Manager, Global Field Research and Product Development

Valent Bioscience

Charles Cowden

Charles Cowden

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Manager, Field Research and Product Development

Valent BioSciences

Chris De Sa

Chris De Sa

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Associate Professor- Computer Science

Cornell University

Weina Duan

Weina Duan

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Graduate student

Cornell University

Sara Emery

Sara Emery

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Assistant Professor, Entomology

Cornell University

Danielle Falcon MBA '24

Danielle Falcon MBA '24

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Co-Founder / COO

Green Acres Processing

Kuan Fang

Kuan Fang

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Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Bowers CIS

Suelia Fleury Rosa

Suelia Fleury Rosa

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Associate Teaching Professor

Engineering, Biomedical

Margaret Frank PhD '14

Margaret Frank PhD '14

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Assistant Professor

Cornell Unviersity College of Ag & Life Sciences

Kayvon Ghashghai

Kayvon Ghashghai

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Applications Developer

Cornell, Integrative Plant Sciences

Julio Giordano

Julio Giordano

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Professor, Animal Science

Cornell CALS

Miguel Gomez

Miguel Gomez

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Professor, SC Johnson College of Business and Dyson School /Cornell Atkinson Faculty Director

JCB/Dyson School, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

Marwa El Graoui

Marwa El Graoui

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Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow

Cornell, Integrative Plant Sciences, Soil and Crop Sciences

Kristyna Hargitaiova PhD

Kristyna Hargitaiova PhD

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine

Kathleen	Hefferon	CEO PCellBio	lecturer in Microbiology

Kathleen Hefferon CEO PCellBio lecturer in Microbiology

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CEO PCellBioOn

Lecturer -Microbiology, Cornell University

Wolf Heuwieser DVM, PhD

Wolf Heuwieser DVM, PhD

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QMPS Director

Cornell University

Miel Hostens

Miel Hostens

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Professor, Digital Dairy Management, CALS

Chair, ICAR Dairy Cattly Milk Recording Working Group

Renata Ivanek-Miojevic DVM, PhD '08

Renata Ivanek-Miojevic DVM, PhD '08

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Professor, Epidemiology

Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine

Yu Jiang PhD

Yu Jiang PhD

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Asst. Professor

Cornell AgriTech

Stephen Jin

Stephen Jin

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Director

Shanghai Gona-Semi

Manoj Karkee PhD

Manoj Karkee PhD

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PostDoc Associate, Animal Science

Cornell University

Sun Kim

Sun Kim

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Assistant professor, Clinical Sciences

CVM

Marianne Krasny PhD

Marianne Krasny PhD

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Assistant Professor

CALS, Natural Resources and the Environment

Ashish Kumar

Ashish Kumar

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Cornell Atkinson Postdoc Fellow

CALS

Xingen Lei

Xingen Lei

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Associate Dean, Office of Research and Innovation/ Professor, Animal Science

CALS

Sorin Lerner

Sorin Lerner

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Dean

Bowers Computing and Information Sciences

Dan Lin

Dan Lin

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Digital Animal Health

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, CVM

Louis Longchamps PhD

Louis Longchamps PhD

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Assistant Prof. of Digital Agronomy

Cornell University

Zhenqi Luo

Zhenqi Luo

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PhD Candidate

Cornell, Soil and Crop Science

Ed Mabaya PhD'03

Ed Mabaya PhD'03

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Professor, Global Development

CALS

Annika Madler

Annika Madler

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Food Science, PhD '26

Cornell University

Alan M Martinez

Alan M Martinez

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Senior Manager

Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

Andrew McDonald PhD '03

Andrew McDonald PhD '03

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Associate Professor, Soil and Crop Sciences/Global Development

Cornell CALS

Andreea Minca

Andreea Minca

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Professor

Engineering, ORIE

Fridah Mubichi-Kut

Fridah Mubichi-Kut

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Professor of practice

Cornell Dyson

Aaron Proujansky

Aaron Proujansky

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Entrepreneur in Residence

Center for Regional Economic Advancement

Kelly Robbins  PhD

Kelly Robbins PhD

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Associate Professor

CALS, School of Integrated Plant Sciences

Ranjan Sapkota

Ranjan Sapkota

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Cornell AgRobotics

Akhilesh Sharma

Akhilesh Sharma

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Research Asst, Precision Ag

CALS

Manmit Shrimali

Manmit Shrimali

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Co-Founder and CEO

Turning Labs

Paul Siegel

Paul Siegel

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Turing Labs

Subha Srinivasagan

Subha Srinivasagan

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Ag & Biosystems Engineering

Animal Science, Cornell University

Abe Stroock '95

Abe Stroock '95

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Professor, Chemical Engineering & Plant Science

Cornell Duffield Engineering

Verne Thalmeier

Verne Thalmeier

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Associate Director

Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

Dharani Vadlamudi

Dharani Vadlamudi

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PhD

CBE-COE

Leslie Verteramo Chiu PhD '13

Leslie Verteramo Chiu PhD '13

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Professor, JCB

Tata Cornell Institute

Cassi Wattenburger PhD '23

Cassi Wattenburger PhD '23

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Genomics Data Scientist

Bayer

Hakim Weatherspoon PhD

Hakim Weatherspoon PhD

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Professor

Cornell CIS

Dominic Woolf PhD

Dominic Woolf PhD

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Research Professor

Cornell University

Liron Xiang PhD

Liron Xiang PhD

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Assistant Professor

Cornell University

Fengqi You

Fengqi You

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Professor, Energy Systems Engineering

Cornell University

Linkai Zhu

Linkai Zhu

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Cornell CALS

Claire Zoellner PhD '16

Claire Zoellner PhD '16

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Director of Data Science

iFooDS

Taika von Konigslow DVM, DVsc

Taika von Konigslow DVM, DVsc

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Assistant Professor

Cornell University

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT CORNELL
HACKATHON TEAM
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Ami Stuart '10, MS '23
Director, Hackathons
Lecturer, Dyson

Alex De Leon '26
TA & Researcher
Dyson

Tushar MEng '14

Sr Software Engineer 

Alayna Hernandez PhD
OB Researcher
ILR 

Kathy Hovis MA
Writer & Podcast Host
A&S

Lauren Chin '29
Information Science
Engineering

 

Rose Pember '16 MS
Design & Strategy Faculty, Parsons New School of Design

Cristina Terrones '29
Statistics
A&S

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