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Thursday, September 15 • 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Precision Agriculture: How Could Open Data Revolutionize Farm Productivity?

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This session will explore precision agriculture – farming practices based in information and technology that allow farmers to manage fields in a site-specific manner. It will assess at how open data can enable emerging precision agriculture technologies in a variety of contexts, from smallholder- to larger-scale growing operations across developed and developing regions.
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Samuel Crowell

AAAS Fellow, USDA
Dr. Samuel Crowell joined the Office of the Chief Scientist in September 2015 as the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow. Dr. Crowell advises on biotechnology and plant breeding issues and leads special initiatives for the... Read More →

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Marco van den Berg

CIO, International Rice Research Institute
Marco van den Berg is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos, Philippines.  He has a background in database and network technology and is an information technology professional with private and public sector experience... Read More →
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Ruud Grim

Senior Advisor and Coordinator, Netherlands Space Office
I (Ruud Grim) am coordinating the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) programme. G4AW supports 17 partnerships to develop and operate financially sustainable advisory and financial services for smallholder farmers and pastoralists in 10 developing countries based on an innovative... Read More →
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Sander Janssen

Team Lead Earth Informatics, Wageningen UR
Sander Janssen Ph.D., is leading a research team Earth Observation and Environmental Informatics at Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen UR, the Netherlands. He dedicates his scientific career to cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration required for achieving impacts... Read More →
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Daniel R. Jiménez

Scientist, CIAT
Daniel Jiménez is an award-winning scientist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). A pioneer of using artificial intelligence techniques for agricultural research in developing countries, he coordinates the Data-Driven Agronomy Community of Practice of the... Read More →
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Raj Khosla

Professor, Colroado State University
Dr. Raj Khosla is a Professor of Precision Agriculture at Colorado State University. He also shares administrative responsibilities with the College of Agricultural Sciences as the Assistant Dean of International Programs. In 2012, Dr. Khosla was named the Jefferson Science Fellow... Read More →
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John McArthur

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution & UN Foundation
John W. McArthur is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution. He is also a senior advisor to the UN Foundation and a member of the Board of Governors for the International Development Research Centre. He was previously the chief executive... Read More →
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Matt Rushing

Vice President, AGCO
Matt Rushing is currently Vice President, Global ATS Product Line, for AGCO. In this role, Mr. Rushing is leading part of a global team responsible for the future development, marketing and product support of these products as well as the long term strategic product plans for AGCO... Read More →
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Sally Schneider

Deputy Administrator, Natural Resources & Sustaina, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Dr. Schneider received her Ph.D. in Plant Pathology/Nematology from the University of California, Riverside, in 1985.  She joined the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in 1985 as a Research Plant Pathologist to conduct research on crop... Read More →
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Dan Wicks

Senior Earth Observation Specialist, Satellite Applications Catapult
Dan Wicks is a senior Earth observation specialist at the Satellite Applications Catapult, a not-for-profit research organisation focused on promoting the commercialisation and advancement of the satellite applications industry. Dan is responsible for managing a range of projects... Read More →
Thursday September 15, 2016 1:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
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