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Panel: The Future of AgTech

Agriculture Innovation Tech

Published on October 13, 2021

Panelists

Stanford Blade Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences of University of Alberta
Remi Schmaltz Director of North American Agribusiness Development at TELUS Agriculture
Karen Schuett Co-Founder and CEO of Livestock Water Recycling

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The Future of AgTech

The opportunity is huge for Canadian farmers and agribusinesses to produce a sustainable food supply to feed the world’s growing population. Canadian agri-food suppliers are employing digital technologies like big data, AI, smart sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) to increase yields, quality and sustainability. The implementation of these technologies and innovations is quickly transforming a traditional sector into a high-tech one, and in many areas Alberta is leading the way.

In this live panel, TheFutureEconomy.ca and our partner Alberta Innovates are hosting three agriculture and agtech experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the Canadian agtech industry, and what it will take to make Canada a leader within it.

Moderated by Tim Penketh, Founder & CEO, TheFutureEconomy.ca

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Stanford Blade

Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences of University of Alberta

Stanford Blade is the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta and a Canadian agronomy expert. He is the former Executive Director of the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute and Deputy-Director General, Research of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Mr. Blade completed his PhD in cropping systems and international agriculture at McGill University.

Remi Schmaltz - Alberta Beyond: The Future of Agtech

Remi Schmaltz

Director of North American Agribusiness Development at TELUS Agriculture

Remi Schmaltz is the Director, North American Agribusiness Development at TELUS Agriculture, which acquired the company he co-founded, Decisive Farming. Decisive Farming is an agtech company that increases farmer’s sustainability, profitability and technology ease-of-use by providing integrated farm management tools that employ precision agriculture and data analysis. Remi currently serves as CEO of Decisive Farming and as an Associate to the AgriFood Stream at Creative Destruction Lab, Rockies.

Karen Schuett

Co-Founder and CEO of Livestock Water Recycling

Karen Schuett is the Co-Founder and CEO of Livestock Water Recycling (LWR), a global manufacturer of manure treatment systems based in Calgary, Alberta. LWR provides hog, dairy and anaerobic digester operations with patented manure treatment technology to recycle clean water and nutrients from livestock manure for reuse. In 2021, Karen was recognized as one of Canada’s leaders in sustainability for her contribution to clean technology by Clean 50.