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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

4:00PM-5:30PM
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY 

RECEPTION (FREE)

Led by the Canadian Consulate General of Minneapolis and supported in part by the McKnight Foundation

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

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