FUTURE EVENT UPDATES
Dates and content will be finalized soon but hold the first two weeks of December on your calendars for a virtual-first Food Ag Ideas Week this year!
We will be kicking off with the Techstars (insert link) Farm to Fork Demo Day on Thursday, December 3rd with events and panels to follow.
Please check back in a few weeks for an update on the excitement to come and we look forward to seeing you there!
PANELS. SPEAKERS. NETWORKING. TOURS. DEMO SHOWCASES. AND MORE!
FOOD | AG | IDEAS
Food | Ag | Ideas, led by Grow North and partners, is an annual multi-day series of speakers, events, tours, and demo showcases in Minneapolis to highlight innovative ideas, make connections across the sectors, invite leaders to join Minnesota's entrepreneur and innovation ecosystem and move our industry forward.
New this year we will have two Food Ag Ideas events. We will host an evening event during Twin Cities Startup Week in September as well as Food Ag Ideas Week October 9-13th.
Join us this fall!
2019 HIGHLIGHTS
10+ Grow North Speaker Sessions
Entrepreneur Education Day
Techstars Farm to Fork Demo Day
Farm Tour to the Main Street Project
The Future of Farm to School Event
Invite-Only Investor Summit
Roundtable Networking Lunches
Maker to Market Showcase
From Field to Glass: Innovation in Brewing and Distilling
Indigenous Peoples' Day Reception
Crash the Networks Happy Hour
Retail and Farmers' Market Events
2019 SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS
Jeff Harmening,
CEO & Chairman of the Board
General Mills
Mary Grove
Partner,
Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Harley Butler
CMO,
SHIPT
Joan Gabel,
President,
University of Minnesota
WHAT CAN
YOU EXPECT?
"How to Navigate Twin Cities Startup Week: With nearly 200 events and more than 17,000 expected to attend, you're going to need a game plan."
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"Ever wonder how your favorite local beer went from the field to the bottle? Do you dream about making your homemade product into a food business? Then check out the second annual Food Ag Ideas Week..."
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT?
Food I Ag I Ideas Week and events are developed in collaboration with partners across the ecosystem to spotlight industry leaders and drive connectivity.
We believe cultivating and scaling new ideas is a team effort and so we bring together leaders, topics and perspectives from across the sectors.