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Brett Brohl
Managing Director, The Syndicate Fund & Techstars
Biography
Brett Brohl is the Managing Director of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator, partnered with Cargill and Ecolab. Brett is also the Founder and Managing Partner of The Syndicate Fund, an early stage venture capital fund investing in retail, marketing, food & agriculture. He is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and mentor, driven by making a difference in the world through helping entrepreneurs succeed. Brett honed his start-up skills as the CEO of multiple companies leading 3 to exit. Prior to the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator Brett served as Director of the inaugural Techstars Startup Next Food & Ag in Partnership with Land O’Lakes and as the Entrepreneur in Residence at Techstars Retail Accelerator in Partnership with Target. When he’s not engaging the world’s start-up scene Brett can be found hanging with his wife and kids, driving a lobster boat, or pretending to be a tennis pro. Check out tips and best practices for founders and investors on his Youtube Channel – “Brett’s Brain.”
Sessions
Perspectives from Agritech venture founders: What will agriculture look like in the near future?
Description
Japanese Agritech startups will be divided into three genres, "Robotics," "Platform," and "Data," to discuss the future of agriculture with their business models.
Speakers
Moderators
Location
3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Muromachi Mitsui Hall, Workshop
Schedule
November 18, 2019 at 01:00PM - 02:25PM
Speech: Brett Brohl, Managing Director of The Syndicate Fund & Techstars
Description
Building truly disruptive technology is never easy. In food tech there are additional hurdles. From early stage entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies, Food Tech innovators need to be aware of these unique challenges when disrupting the food system.
Speakers
Location
3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Muromachi Mitsui Hall, Symposium
Schedule
November 19, 2019 at 10:00AM - 10:15AM
Global Trends of Agritech & Foodtech
Speakers
Moderators
Location
3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Muromachi Mitsui Hall, Symposium
Schedule
November 19, 2019 at 10:15AM - 10:55AM
Startup Pitch Competition #1
Description
We have some cutting edge Agritech/Foodtech companies from 7 countries competing. They will be giving a 4 minute pitch of their business model to world class accelerators and VCs. Many companies are pitching in Japan for the first time!
Competitors
Judges
Location
3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Muromachi Mitsui Hall, Symposium
Schedule
November 19, 2019 at 01:00PM - 02:00PM
Competition Winners
Startup Pitch Competition #2
Description
We have some cutting edge Agritech/Foodtech companies from 7 countries competing. They will be giving a 4 minute pitch of their business model to world class accelerators and VCs. Many companies are pitching in Japan for the first time!
Competitors
Judges
Location
3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Muromachi Mitsui Hall, Symposium
Schedule
November 20, 2019 at 01:00PM - 02:00PM
Startup Pitch - Award Ceremony
Description
The 2 day long start-up pitch battle will now see its historic moment. The start-up to win the glory is to be announced.
Speakers
Location
3F COREDO Muromachi Terrace, 3-2-1 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Muromachi Mitsui Hall, Symposium
Schedule
November 20, 2019 at 03:45PM - 04:05PM