The fourth annual Grow-NY Summit will bring food and ag startups and industry players together at the Syracuse Oncenter on Nov. 15-16, spotlighting the spaces where farms and food, innovation and sustainability overlap.
Cornell’s 2030 Project will serve as inspiration for the two-day symposium, which will comprise panels and fireside chats relating to its mission to seek practical, real-world climate solutions within the agrifood sector.
“This year’s Grow-NY competition is a powerful example of the 2030 Project’s ambitions to mobilize the Cornell community, in partnership with entrepreneurs across New York state and the world, to take action on climate change and develop the food and farms of the future,” said Ben Furnas, executive director of the 2030 Project.
The Grow-NY Food and Agriculture business competition serves as a platform not only for innovation but also for provoking conversations that encourage progress in food and farming while tackling the biggest problems confronting agrifood systems.
The summit, which can be attended in person or virtually, will include a pitch competition featuring 20 startups from around the globe. On Nov. 17 at 9:30 a.m., a virtual awards presentation will announce the four $250,000 and two $500,000 winners, as well as one $1 million grand-prize recipient.
