Atlanta, Georgia USA – September 19, 2018 – WATT Global Media has announced agenda and speaker details for the 2018 Poultry Tech Summit.

This new executive conference is scheduled for November 5-7, 2018 at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

“We are pleased to announce Reese Schroeder with Tyson Ventures as keynote speaker for Poultry Tech Summit,” said Terrence O’Keefe, content director, WATT Global Media. “Schroeder will discuss the role of venture capital in shaping how food will be produced in the future.”

In addition to the keynote presentation, the conference will feature a panel discussion exploring technologies that will reshape the poultry industry. Confirmed panelists include executives from Innova Ag Innovation Fund, Tech Square Ventures, Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator and University of Arkansas. Other dynamic agenda topics will include how big data, machine learning and bioinformatics are impacting genetic selection, and nanotechnology and its impact on biotech.

Poultry Tech Summit will also showcase 16 new innovative technologies that are ready for future application in poultry live production, processing and supply chain. Innovation topics will consist of data and artificial intelligence, life sciences, robotics and automation, and food safety.

The conference will bring together key researchers in university and USDA-ARS labs, start-up companies, venture capitalists and innovation leaders from integrators and commercial companies to learn, discuss and network on the very latest in new technology developments. Attendees will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas on the current and future technology needs of the poultry industry.

Registration is now open. For more information on the 2018 Poultry Tech Summit visit, www.PoultryTechSummit.com.

About WATT Global Media
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