Join startups, investors, and academics to explore regenerative agriculture.

Attending from NYU?

APRIL 22nd, 9am-5:30pm

2024 Agenda

  • Hearing from farmers on their successes and difficulties in transitioning to regenerative agriculture.

  • Hear from three distinct scientists and their take on the most important research in the space.

  • How can we see regenerative agriculture as an investment? How do we genuinely look at regenerative activities and expect a return?

  • Hear from different types of investors in regenerative agriculture and how their methodologies differ.

  • How do companies develop the flexible capital needed to accelerate regenerative agriculture?

  • How can a regenerative system best support all members of the value chain? How can they all split the costs - and the benefits?

Held at New York University.

Surrounding Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan, NYU holds substantial sway over the city, serving as one of its major stakeholders. Recognized for its expertise in finance, NYU provides an ideal setting for deliberations on the technologies and investments required to advance regenerative agriculture at scale.

Meet startups, investors, academics, and industry leaders.

Join us as we unite a diverse spectrum of voices, including farmers, students, academics, NGOs, startup founders, business leaders, bankers, investors, and more to initiate a groundbreaking conversation on regenerative agriculture. Our mission is to educate through scientific evidence, foster collaboration, and cultivate a community dedicated to driving positive change through regenerative agriculture.

WHO’S GOING?

• 30% Startups & Industry

• 20% Investors

• 25% Academics

• 10% Farmers

* 5% Wildcards

• 30% Startups & Industry • 20% Investors • 25% Academics • 10% Farmers * 5% Wildcards

Attending Organizations

[A-Z] Akiptan, Alder Point Capital, Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund, Armonia LLC, Agritecture, Brooklyn Packers, Canopy Farm Management, Chrysa Labs, CIWF, Columbia Climate School, Cornell CALS, Dotdash Meredith, Downforce Tech, Emlia Partners, Earthworm Foundation, ESMC, FORA, Forum For The Future, Frog Hollow Farms, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, Greenbiz, Good Agriculture, Grace Communications, Harrisonburg Agricultural Enterprise Center, Harvard, Heart & Seoul, Holo Ag, Hudson Varick, Hudson Valley Farm Hub, Indigo Ag, L Catterton, Long Future Farm, Land To Market, Mad Agriculture, McEnroe Organics, Monarch Foundation, Merge Impact, Hudson Valley Farm Hub, Miller/Howard Investments, Manitoba Harvest, New Brooklyn Farms, NY Soil Outcomes Fund, NYU ES, NYU Food Studies, NYU Gallatin, Onondaga Nation Farm, OpenTEAM, Outlaw Ventures, PLANT Group, Ponderosa VC, Polly Labs, Partnership Fund, Propagate, Princeton, Rooted Ag, Rural Works Partners, SLM Partners, Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Stone Barns Center, Soil Centric, Soverign Equity Fund, Soil Carbon Initiative, Soil Climate Initiative, Soil In Formation, SVG Ventures, Tikehau Capital, Thom Browne, The Forest Farmers, Trailhead Capital, Terra Genesis, Tufts, USDA, URI, Urban Future Labs, Union Grove Farm, Vayda, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Walden Local Beef, Wind River Trust, Wolfe Neck Center, World Economic Forum, Withum, World Food Forum, Wonder Mapper, Veris Wealth Partners, Yale CBE, Yara Growth Ventures, Zero Foodprint. + 11 More

List Updated Apr 15

Advisory Board

  • Elizabeth Candelario

    Strategic Partnerships at Mad Agriculture

  • Anthony Corsaro

    ReGen Brands Podcast, Outlaw Ventures

  • Rosie Kissel

    Walden Local Beef

  • Dipesh Minstry

    Former COO & Advisor at Vayda

  • Øistein Thorsen

    CEO at FAI Farms

  • Jessamine Fitzpatrick

    Director at Alderpoint Capital

Secure Your Spot

Regenerative Snacks Provided By:

  • GROUNDWORK COFFEE

  • Painterland Sisters

  • Smooch

  • Heart and Seoul

  • Simpli

  • 12 Tides

Fine Print

Early Bird: $225 until March 15th
General: $300 March 15th - April 14th
Late Tickets: $375 April 15th - April 22nd

Discounted Tickets SOLD OUT

04.22.2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

NYU Campus, Silver Center

175 participants

Lunch is catered!

Ticket refundable before April 1st

EVENT SPONSORS

  • Named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the James Beard Foundation, ZFP sees the food system as a major solution to global warming as well as a major cause.

    ZFP members crowd-fund grants for farmers to switch to renewable farming practices—proven to be the most impactful initiative yet towards solving global warming.

    Zero Foodprint ->

  • The Gallatin School of Individualized Study is a small-in-size liberal arts school within New York University. Students at Gallatin design an interdisciplinary concentration based on their specific interests and career goals.

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Team

  • Jackson Baris

    Cofounder, Partnerships

  • Cortlandt Meyerson

    Cofounder, Operations

  • Edoardo Marras

    Event Emissions Reporting

  • Isha Vemuri

    Communications Coordinator

Hosted by Why Regenerative.