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Date(s) - July 14, 2022
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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In partnership with Lorain County Community College, the Center for Food Innovation is hosting a six-part webinar series “Food Innovation in Northeast Ohio. Why here? Why now?” The focus is on the potential for the region to gain $126 million in incremental local and state taxes in northeast Ohio through food innovation. The webinars are held on consecutive Thursdays, June 16 through July 21. Ohio Farm Bureau is a sponsor of the series.

July 14: What are investors looking for?

A panel of ag tech investors will share how they see this market progressing and what they are looking to fund and why.

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The series is designed for entrepreneurs, public and private funders; farmers of both seasonal and controlled environmental agriculture (vertical, hydroponic, aeroponic); educators and researchers; economic development specialists; technology leaders in IoT, robotics, sensors, water systems and energy; public and private funders; investors and environmentalists.

Final webinar

July 21: How can northeast Ohio harness new policy, research and funding to accelerate our food economy?

Visionary leaders engaged in regional policy, research and investment will discuss the emerging opportunities that can catalyze a robust food economy in northeast Ohio.

Speakers: Brandon Kern, senior director, State and National Policy at Ohio Farm Bureau Federation; Bara Watts, CEO, Center for Food Innovation and Chieri Kubota, director of Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center at the Ohio State University

About Center for Food Innovation

Center for Food Innovation is a nonprofit serving as a convener to cultivate a collaborative, inclusive industry cluster of food producers, purchasers, consumers, educators, distributors, innovators and entrepreneurs to grow regional jobs and prosperity in Lorain County and northeast Ohio.