Silicon Valley Agtech Conference

Presented By: Silicon Valley AgTech & Royse Law Firm

Sponsored By: Royse Law Firm Related Concepts BiTHouse4 AgTech Connect

Who: Venture Capitalists, Startups, Agriculture / Farming Professionals, Policy Makers and Students

What: Silicon Valley AgTech is proud to present the Silicon Valley AgTech Conference. This event is presented by the Royse Law Firm, Related Concepts, and AgTech Connect. The SV AgTech Conference will feature panels, presentations, roundtable discussions, an Ag + Tech speed matching exercise, business pitches and displays. Panel and presentation topics are inclusive of topics such as financing, drought, production and technology solutions. Speakers and Panelists Include:

• Dennis Donohue (Royal Rose LLC) • John Hamer (Monsanto Growth Ventures) • John Matthesen (Related Concepts) • John Selep (AgTech Innovation Fund) • Kym McNicholas (Kymerview) • May Chow (KSBW TV) • Nathan Raffel (Bibi’s Patisserie) • Pam Marrone (Marrone Bio Innovations Inc) • Rob Leclerc, PhD (AgFunder) • Roger Royse (Royse Law Firm, PC)

Cost: Admission is $20 for students with valid ID / $35 entrance fee / and free for vendors who sponsor the event. (Lunch is included). All proceeds from the event will go towards the execution of the conference and the Royse Foundation. When: Monday May, 12, 2014 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Where: Freidenrich Conference Center 4th floor of the Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, building F (on campus at the Oshman Family JCC) 3921 Fabian Way Palo Alto, CA 94303

Why: The SV AgTech conference brings together VCs, government, AgTech startups educators, public companies and startups to discuss and pitch the latest innovations in agriculture technology. AgTech and the idea of applying software and hardware technology to all aspects of the farming process from production to supply chain and distribution is hot. In 2013, approximately $103M was spread across 41 deals with prominent venture capital investors putting money to work in a number of early stage deals. SV AgTech wants to share the stories of these companies and those who invest in them.

About the Royse Law Firm: Royse Law Firm is a midsized lawyer business law firm with offices in Palo Alto, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Royse Law provides legal services to emerging growth companies, high net worth individuals and investment funds in the technology sector as well as more traditional businesses such as hospitality, agri-business, real estate and manufacturing. Clients include multi-national companies with globally dispersed ownership, management and operations as well as closely held and family businesses due to their need for integrated legal solutions that emphasize tax efficiencies.

Visit: http://www.svagtech.com

Registration visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-valley-agtech-conference-tickets-7476511447

Sponsorship / vendor registration email: jewell@svagtech.com

Direct questions to: Roger Royse (650) 813-9700 ext 201 or mailto:roger@svagtech.com