Following the success of the inaugural 2023 event, the 2024 Salinas Biological Summit will hear from local and international experts on some of the key opportunities and challenges that growers are facing daily, such as the changing consumer and retail environments, the need to accelerate sustainable agriculture, and the realities of protection against varieties of plant diseases and insect pests.
Key sessions will include: The Grower Panel, The Regulatory Panel, The Consumer & Retail Panel, The Emerging Technology Panel, The AI panel, The Investment Panel, The View from the Corporates, The View from Industry Leaders, The View from Key International Speakers, and Keynote Presentations.
In anticipation of the June 25-26 event, Wharf42 and Western Growers have begun to roll out a list of impressive keynote speakers, including but not limited to:
- Dave Puglia, Western Growers President and CEO.
- Stuart Woolf, Woolf Farming & Processing President and CEO, Chair of WG Board of Directors.
- Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch, Inc., Vice President and General Manager, Executive Secretary of WG Board of Directors.
- Secretary Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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