Topic: Innovation and Challenges
Moderator: Mo Shakouri – Joint Venture Silicon Valley
• Josh Seidemann – NTCA: From Fiber to Field: The Role of Rural Broadband in Emerging Agriculture Technology
• Greg Jarman – VP Broadband Initiatives, Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN): Rural Aerostat and connectivity projects
• Julie Bushel – President, Paige Wireless: FCC Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force working groups report: https://www.fcc.gov/task-force-reviewing-connectivity-and-technology-needs-precision-agriculture-unitedstates
• Shawn Irvine – Economic Development Director of City of Independence OR: Ag innovation work, the NW ag innovation hub, and the design sprints
• Alex Paraskevas – SEDCOR and Cara Snow of TAO: Innovation Hub and the upcoming Ag Innovation Challenge design sprint
• Raimundo Rodulfo – P.E., Chief Innovation Officer, City of Coral Gables: Smart City Success Stories: Launches and Collaboration