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2019 WEEK AT A GLANCE
Food I Ag I Ideas Week is multiple days of speakers, events, tours, and demo showcases hosted in inspiring spaces with a build-your-own schedule format. In 2019, sessions were designed to offer perspectives from a cross-section of the ecosystem from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
We broke the traditional conference model by offering individually ticketed events and sessions at low or no-cost through the generous support of our partners. Read more about how it worked.
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10/10: THURSDAY*
10:30AM-4:00PM
FROM FIELD TO GLASS: INNOVATION IN BREWING AND DISTILLING ($35)
Led by AURI, Renewing the Countryside, BevSource, and AgriGrowth
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5:30PM-8:00PM
GROW NORTH'S CRASH THE NETWORKS HAPPY HOUR (FREE)
hosted by FINNEGANS and supported in part by Lazard
11:30AM-4:00PM
FOOD MANUFACTURING TOUR OF MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL
Led by FoodOps and supported in part by CliftonLarsonAllen
10/11: FRIDAY*
8:00AM-2:50PM
ENTREPRENEUR EDUCATION DAY ($45)
Led by Grow North
at the Carlson School of Management
and supported in part by Schwan's
9:00AM-1:00PM
FARM TOUR TO THE MAINSTREET PROJECT ($10)
supported in part by General Mills
11:00AM-1:00PM
THE FUTURE OF FOOD IN SCHOOLS (FREE)
Led by The Good Acre and Minnesota Farm to School
10/12 - 10/13: SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
LOCAL RETAILER EVENTS
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8:00AM-1:00PM
MILL CITY FARMERS MARKET
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10:00AM-5:00PM
BELL MUSEUM
10/14: MONDAY*
8:30AM-4:00PM
GROW NORTH SESSIONS
at the Minnesota History Center
WHAT'S NEXT IN FOOD: A CONSUMER TRENDS PRESENTATION
UNLOCKING WHAT’S UNDER OUR FEET: INNOVATION IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
supported in part by General Mills
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HOW ECOMMERCE IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF RETAIL
Supported in part by Lazard
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A CONVERSATION ON THE FUTURE OF FARMING
in collaboration with the Field Work podcast
THEY SAID I WAS CRAZY: ENTREPRENEURS ON SCALING THEIR IDEAS AND THEIR IMPACT
in collaboration with Esca Bona
and featuring Indigenous Food Entreprenuers
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REVITALIZING THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEM: SEAN SHERMAN, FOUNDER OF
THE SIOUX CHEF
Led by the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis
9:30AM-11:30AM
MAKER TO MARKET SHOWCASE (FREE)
Led by The Good Acre and Lakewinds Food Co-op
at the Minnesota History Center
11:30AM-12:45PM
ROUNDTABLE NETWORKING LUNCHES ($)
Led by Grow North featuring community experts and leaders
at the Minnesota History Center
10/15: TUESDAY*
9:00AM-3:45PM
GROW NORTH SESSIONS
at the Walker Art Center
BRIDGING THE GAP: BIG DATA, TECH INNOVATION
AND ON FARM REALITIES
Supported in part by Land O' Lakes
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A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH JEFF HARMENING, CEO AND CHAIRMAN, GENERAL MILLS AND JOAN GABEL, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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INVESTING IN GROWTH: A CONVERSATION ON CAPITAL ACROSS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Supported in part by CGC Ventures, Continental Grain
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KEEPING GOOD FOOD FROM GOING TO WASTE​
THE EVOLVING AND EMERGING WORLD OF PROTEIN
Led in collaboration with Puris
8:30AM-12:30PM
INVITE-ONLY INVESTOR SUMMIT
Supported in part by Compeer Financial
at the Walker Art Center
11:45AM-1:00PM
ROUNDTABLE NETWORKING
LUNCHES ($)
Led by Grow North featuring community experts and leaders
at the Walker Art Center
5:00PM-9:30PM
TECHSTARS FARM TO FORK DEMO DAY
(FREE)
at the Union Depot
*Subject to change
PRESENTING PARTNER
