Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Toyoki Kozai, Chiba University
Professor Emeritus, Chiba University,
JapanPresident of Japan Plant Factory Association
Topic: Six Components of CEA Enterprise
PDr. Leo Marcelis
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Head of chair group Horticulture
and Product Physiology
Topic: Lighting (Artificial & Inter-lighting)
PDr. Gary Stutte
ESC / Vencore
NASA's John F Kenenedy Space Center
Senior Plant Scientist,
Sustainable Systems Research Group
PPh. D, Wei Fang
National Taiwan University
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engeneering
College of Bioresources and Agriculture
Topic: Creating New Markets using different types of PFALs
Ph. D. Michiko Takagaki,
Chiba University, Japan
Professor
Food and Resource Economic Course
Resource and environmental Economics
Topic: Education, trainig and self learning programs
Prof. Toshitaka Yamaguchi
Chiba University, japan
Environmental Horticulture
Expert Program in graduate School,
Chiba University
Board Member of Plant Factory Association of Japan.
Topic: Business Forums (On-the-job-training programs in companies and social education on Vertical Farms).
Ph. D Ricardo hernandez
University of Arizona, U.S.A.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Plant Sciences
Controlled Environment Agriculture Center
Topic: Transplant production under controlled environment with artificial light for greenhouse and field cultivation
Dr. Yang Qichang
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, China
Professor
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Republic of China
Topic: PFAL as an essential component in urban area development
Ph. D. Jung Eek SON
Seoul National University
Professor
Department of Plant Science
Seoul National University
President-elect of the Korean society of Horticulturtal Science
Presiden of the Research Society for Urban-Type
Plant Factory in Korea
Topic: Hydroponic systems and nutrient solution control
Ph. D. Hiroshi Shimizu
Kyoto University
Professor
Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE)
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE)
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
Topic: Improving cost performance by automation, robotics and other means
Dr. Caleb Harper
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Research Scientist within the City Science Initiative at the MIT Media Lab and the founder of the @MITCityFARM research project.
Topic 1: Developments at MIT City Farms
Topic 2: All types of food products that are currently and exclusively grown in a Vertical Farm environment.
Ph. D. Don C Wilkerson
Texas A&M university
College Station, Texas
Professor and Extension Specialist - Emeritus
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Topic 1: Nutrients and Nutrient Systems for Lettuces and Herbs.
Topic 2: Innovative CEA Technology, multi-purpose heat pumps, evaporative cooling, null balance, Co2 enrichment and their integration.
Eng. Paul Selina
Village Farms International
Vice President of Applied Research for Village Farms International
Topic: Investing in Control Environment Agriculture Tecnologies
Dr. Nadia Sabeh
Mechanical Engineer
Guttmann & Blaevoet Consulting Engineer
Team Leader
Indoor Plant Production System
Topic: HVAC Systems for CEA
Will Kain
Senior Vice President
Rusheen Capital Partners
Topic: Atracting Investors for CEA
Carlos Him Gonzalez
University of Panama
Professor and Academic Coordinator
Dept. of Soils and Water,
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences,
University of Panamá
