Poultry Tech Summit 2025 Presentations

Thank you for attending the Poultry Tech Summit! The following are the slide decks of most of the sessions.

How emerging technologies and AI are impacting genetic selection, and how this will change poultry farming – Jesus Arango, DVM, Ph.D., director of research and development, head of global trait development, Cobb-Vantress

Using gradual egg warming to lower embryo mortality and improve chick quality – Joost ter Heerdt, commercial director, HatchTech Group
Enhancing hatchery efficiency with AI-powered MRI egg assessment – Jennifer Volz, head of global business development, Orbem USA Inc
Electrostatic spraying for poultry disinfection – Bruce Whiting, owner and chairman, Electrostatic Spraying Systems Inc.
High-velocity microdroplets to eliminate chemicals in poultry carcass cleaning – Twan Koenen, processing and hygiene technologist, Innovative Water Concepts
Phage-based platform for bacterial control in poultry – Hans Pieringer, co-founder and CEO, PhageLab
Plasma-enabled wearable air curtain for personal respiratory protection – Herek Clack, Ph.D.,co-founder and chief scientific officer, Taza Aya, and associate professor at the University of Michigan
The future of poultry is female: Only “Lady Layer” chicks – Amanda Kowalczyk, Ph.D., CEO, Hatched Genetics

The sustainable poultry industry 4.0 framework – Amit Morey, Ph.D., associate professor, poultry science, Auburn University
Validating pre-op sanitation with color, fluorescent spectrometry – Clark Griscom, graduate assistant and student, department of food science, University of Arkansas
Room-temperature plasma for reducing microbial load on chicken parts – Katherine Sofia Sierra Melendrez, graduate student, Auburn University

Insights to Impact: AI in Modern Poultry Farming – Matthew Clark, strategic advisor, Poulta, and managing director, FeedGuys Resources
Practical use of egg antibody technology to improve animal livability and immune function – Troy Lohrmann, Ph.D., founder and president, Sustainable Life Sciences Consulting LLC
Genesys, optimizing poultry sustainability and economics – Danilo Okada, global poultry director of customer value and strategic partnerships, Ceva
Pioneering poultry’s future: Humane, efficient and sustainable – Yuval Cinnamon, Ph.D., principal investigator, The Volcani Institute; founder and CSO, NextHen

Scalable camera-based poultry monitoring – Imtiaz Shams, CEO, FLOX
Utilizing existing farm sensor data to identify triggering of the birds’ immune response – David Speller, CEO, Optifarm
Achieving autonomy in harvest planning with AI and computer vision – Po-Ju (Ray) Chiu, co-founder and CEO, Calyx Inc.
Process monitoring on poultry deboning lines – Wayne Daley, Ph.D., CEO, WDDLY Associates
Data-driven poultry biosecurity through waste stream analysis – Michael Rhys, CEO and co-founder, Barnwell Bio
Phosphorus absorption optimizer for poultry diets – Luciano Andriguetto, Ph.D., professor, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Better feed logistics is your biggest savings opportunity – Ben Allen, CEO, BinSentry
Artificial Intelligence in Hatcheries: Turning Concepts into Reality – Ramin Karimpour, founder and CEO, TARGAN
Precision downtime, turning hidden costs into measurable gains – Troy Hatlevig, vice president of product, Ancera
Endolysins for controlling Clostridium septicum in turkeys – Kane Miller, Ph.D., CEO and founder, Axitan