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.
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
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 ($10)
supported in part by General Mills
11:00AM-1:00PM
THE FUTURE OF FOOD IN SCHOOLS (FREE)
Led by The Good Acre and Minnesota Farm to School
10/12 - 10/13: SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
LOCAL RETAILER EVENTS
8:00AM-1:00PM
MILL CITY FARMERS MARKET
10:00AM-5:00PM
BELL MUSEUM
10/14: MONDAY*
8:30AM-4:00PM
GROW NORTH SESSIONS
at the Minnesota History Center
WHAT'S NEXT IN FOOD: A CONSUMER TRENDS PRESENTATION
UNLOCKING WHAT’S UNDER OUR FEET: INNOVATION IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
supported in part by General Mills
HOW ECOMMERCE IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF RETAIL
Supported in part by Lazard
A CONVERSATION ON THE FUTURE OF FARMING
in collaboration with the Field Work podcast
THEY SAID I WAS CRAZY: ENTREPRENEURS ON SCALING THEIR IDEAS AND THEIR IMPACT
in collaboration with Esca Bona
and featuring Indigenous Food Entreprenuers
REVITALIZING THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEM: SEAN SHERMAN, FOUNDER OF
THE SIOUX CHEF
Led by the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis
9:30AM-11:30AM
MAKER TO MARKET SHOWCASE (FREE)
Led by The Good Acre and Lakewinds Food Co-op
at the Minnesota History Center
11:30AM-12:45PM
ROUNDTABLE NETWORKING LUNCHES ($)
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
A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH JEFF HARMENING, CEO AND CHAIRMAN, GENERAL MILLS AND JOAN GABEL, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
INVESTING IN GROWTH: A CONVERSATION ON CAPITAL ACROSS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Supported in part by CGC Ventures, Continental Grain
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
