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Food, Ag and Health Summit to feature app hackathon

A 32-hour app hackathon fueled by pizza and caffeine, an “idea hack” tackling global challenges, a precision-agriculture workshop for drought solutions and a full-day symposium with fast-pitch, ag-tech presentations are all slated for the ϲϿ Davis , to be held Dec. 1-3 at ϲϿ Davis and in the Napa Valley.

The series of events, aimed at fostering uncommon collaborations around ideas and technology to better feed a growing and changing world, will include:

  • Tuesday, Dec. 1: Precision Ag Workshop with industry leaders at the ϲϿ Davis Oakville Station and experimental vineyard in the Napa Valley
  • Wednesday, Dec. 2: Idea Hack competition, AgTech Innovation Tour of the Sacramento region, and App Hackathon, all based at the ϲϿ Davis Conference Center
  • Thursday, Dec. 3: Food, Ag and Health Innovation Showcase, at the ϲϿ Davis Conference Center

The Innovation Showcase symposium will include keynote speakers Brian Wilson from Colorado State University; William Rosenzweig, from the Culinary Institute of America Food Business School; and Angela Blackwell, from PolicyLink.

The three-day summit celebrates the launch of the , a first-of-its-kind collaboration between ϲϿ Davis and Mars Inc.

The summit is organized by the Innovation Institute for Food and Health, and the World Food Center at ϲϿ Davis. ϲϿ Davis also is partnering with , the and the program to unite under one roof entrepreneurs, farmers, industry executives, researchers, students, investors and technology developers from across the state in an out-of-the-box format.

Prizes will be awarded for the hackathon and idea hack competitions on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 3, during a final reception ceremony. Sponsors include Intel, the University of California , the , and ϲϿ .

Conference information, including the full agenda and registration information, can be found at .

Media Resources

Pat Bailey, Research news (emphasis: agricultural and nutritional sciences, and veterinary medicine), 530-219-9640, pjbailey@ucdavis.edu

Brad Hooker, World Food Center, 530-754-3663, gbhooker@ucdavis.edu

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