AG/SUM 2017
AG/SUM is the event in SUM/SERIES, a series of conferences and festivals combining specific industries, technology and the vision for the future that creates unique links between the government, corporates, academia and startups. SUM/SERIES summits are founded by Nikkei and often co-organized by various branches of the Japanese Government, supported by the leading players in respective industries.
Symposium Panel: AgriAI: Feeding the Algorithms to Feed Humanity
Agriculture is one of the most difficult fields to contain for the purpose of statistical quantification, as conditions are always changing from one section to the next. There’s unpredictable weather, changes in soil quality, and the ever-present possibility that pests and disease may pay a visit. There is huge potential for artificial intelligence and machine learning to revolutionize agriculture by integrating new technologies into critical markets on a global scale. But how to tackle the challenges?
PANELISTS:
Valeria Pesce, Project Manager, GODAN
Jeffrey Law, CTO, Autogrow
Ranveer Chandra, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Microsoft
Una Softic, Head of Innovation, Nikkei /SUM
SYM21_180612_Japanese_討論_農業AIの未来2018.6.12 from /SUM Archive on Vimeo.
AG/SUMは、日本経済新聞社が企画・運営するクロステック（X-Tech）のグローバルスタートアップイベント、SUMシリーズの最新作です。
パネルディスカッション：農業ＡＩの未来
バレリア・ペシェ, Project Manager, GODAN
ジェフリ・ロー, CTO, Autogrow
ラヌビール・チャンドラ, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Microsoft
ウナ・ソフティッチ, 日本経済新聞社 Head of Innovation /SUM
