Santa Clara, CA, May 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The sixth annual Silicon Valley AgTech Conference will highlight a panel discussion on Controlled Environments: Indoor and Vertical Agriculture, that features David Friedman, CEO of VividGro, a leader in agricultural technology for consumer and commercial applications. The conference is part of this year’s Internet of Things (IOT) World, North America’s largest IoT conference, taking place on May 13 - May 18, 2019.
Following are details regarding the session:
Event: Silicon Valley AgTech Conference
Panel: Controlled Environments: Indoor and Vertical Agriculture
Date: Monday, May 13, 2019
Time: 11:00 am - 11:40 am
Where: Santa Clara Convention Center
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has established itself as a major sector within AgTech, having generated large and widely publicized investments from across the industry. The panel discussion will feature author Danielle Davenport as moderator. In addition to David Friedman, the panel will include representatives Robert Chen, President and CEO of AEssenseGrows, and Michael Fernandez, Senior Lead Systems Engineer for AeroFarms. The discussion will focus on the latest technologies and opportunities in this exciting emerging market.
In addition to being the CEO of VividGro, Friedman is also the founder of the Panther Funds, which have invested over $5 Million in 20 cannabis companies. Friedman is the former CEO of MJIC and successfully managed the company’s restructuring in 2015/2016. He also co-created the current algorithm for the Marijuana Stock Index for MJIC. MJIC is expected to IPO in June of 2019 on the CSE. Friedman is an investment and operations executive with over 25 years in venture capital, mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance. As CEO of VividGro, David is exploring the new frontier of the business of AgTech, an industry that is exploding with the recent legalization of cannabis across the nation and the effort to feed an ever increasing population. David has appeared on numerous networks and news programs as a leader in the business of cannabis, as well as running his own cannabis media organization and summit series.
The Silicon Valley AgTech Conference, now in its sixth year, is where technology meets agriculture, the Silicon Valley meets the Silicon Prairie, and innovation comes back to the farm. Applying the Silicon Valley model to bring together promising ideas and leverage agricultural applications to build great new companies, exchange ideas and generate interest in this promising industry.
About VividGro
VividGro is a pioneer in the AgTech space. Tailored to the automation and efficiency needs of the indoor agriculture and horticultural markets, VividGro implements solutions that help growers maximize yields and reduce costs. Our state-of-the-art VividGro customized lighting product line delivers optimized PAR to maximize plant growth and PAR efficacy. Our control automation systems and data collection strategies are able to measure and modify growing to help growers learn how to use their resources more efficiently. It is not the lights you use it is how you use them. Learn more about VividGro at www.VividGro.com and join us on social media at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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