The pandemic did not slow or stop the forward progress of technology. Keeping up with these newly developed technologies and scientific innovations for poultry production and processing continues to be crucial. Poultry Tech Summit focuses on the transition of innovative technologies into commercial applications to advance the poultry industry.
Make plans to attend the 2023 Poultry Tech Summit on November 6-8 at the Hilton Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
The event presents groundbreaking innovation and insightful presentations with deep dialogue on new prospective solutions and next-generation technologies.
Poultry Tech Summit is the only one of its kind being offered to connect researchers and entrepreneurs with poultry sector technology experts, financiers, venture capitalists and producers looking for new projects and investments to fund.
Attend Poultry Tech Summit 2023 and take a look at the future of the industry. Registration is now open with early savings available until September 29.
Highlights from 2022 Poultry Tech Summit:
The Summit was well attended by industry professionals from 13 countries representing a vast array of companies including AGCO Corporation, Ag Property Solutions, Agrimesh Technologies, Alltech, Amick Farms, AudioT, Cargill, Diversified Ag, Hendrix Genetics, Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, MTech Systems, Peco Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride, Prism Controls, Smarte Automation, TARGAN, USDA and many others.
More than 25 speakers and panelists shared developments and insights on a variety of innovations and technologies including solving automation challenges at the poultry farm, imaging technology to monitor pecking and floor eggs, using AI to optimize poultry house environments, how net zero goals will impact the poultry industry, reducing broiler mortality by feeding egg yolks, and much more.
Sixteen industry suppliers sponsored the event including Aviagen, BAADER, BarnTools, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ceva, Cobb, Evonik, Intelia, Marel, Meyhen, Neogen, Novus, Optum Immunity, Phibro, Staubli and Zoetis.
Attendees built relationships and socialized during eight hours of scheduled networking time.
The global destination for new poultry innovations
Since its 2018 inception, the Poultry Tech Summit has facilitated and fast-tracked many pioneering ideas into adoption for the benefit of the poultry supply chain. Innovator success stories:
- Poultry feed additive tech moves from innovation to market
- Merck leads funding round for poultry vaccine technology
- Tyson Ventures invests in wearable startup Iterate Labs
- Pilot program aims to simplify feed-additive decision-making
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Showcasing the next frontier for industry, technology and venture capital, this unique event presents new research of technologies with potential to be commercialized within a 5-year period. Ranging from artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, sensors, virtual reality, vaccines and more to improve outcomes for poultry companies in all aspects of production from farm through the processing plant.
Join the poultry industry for Poultry Tech Summit 2023 on November 6-8 at the NEW location conveniently located at the Hilton Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
Registration fees to attend:
Registration for the Summit covers: 1-1/2 days of educational presentations, 2 evening cocktail receptions, breakfasts, lunch and multiple networking breaks.
- General attendee: now only $995 USD ($1195 after September 29)
- Faculty: now only $495 USD ($545 after September 29) with proper credentials
- Students: $295 USD with proper credentials
Who should attend:
- Poultry company C-level executives
- Corporate leaders in QA/QC, R&D, IT and Engineering
- Live production and processing technology personnel
- Veterinarians, nutritionists
- Suppliers interested in funding or acquiring new tech
- Financiers, bankers and venture capitalists
Attendees are among the first to see groundbreaking innovation and next-generation technologies that offer prospective solutions to poultry supply chain challenges.
Poultry Tech Summit 2023 tentative schedule of events
Monday, November 6
5-6:30 p.m.
Registration
5-6:30 p.m.
Opening reception
Tuesday, November 7
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome
Greg Watt, CEO and president, WATT Global Media
8:45-10 a.m.
Keynote and other presentations
More information coming soon
10-10:30 a.m.
Networking break
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Technology and innovation presentations, Tech Talks
More information coming soon
12-1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30-3 p.m.
Technology and innovation presentations
More information coming soon
3-3:30 p.m.
Networking break
3:30-5 p.m.
Technology and innovation presentations
More information coming soon
5-6:30 p.m.
Networking reception
Wednesday, November 8
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30-10 a.m.
Technology and innovation presentations, Tech Talks
More information coming soon
10-10:30 a.m.
Networking break
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Technology and innovation presentations, Tech Talks
More information coming soon
11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.
Closing
Poultry Tech Summit 2023 will take place at a NEW LOCATION in the conveniently located the Hilton Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Rooms are available to pre-registered, Poultry Tech Summit attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for the group rate is October 16, 2023.
Hilton Atlanta Airport
1031 Virginia Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30354
King room: $189 per night, plus taxes and fees
Reserve online here
Or call +1.404.767.9000 Mention Poultry Tech Summit to secure the group rate.
Poultry Tech Summit group rates will be extended to attendees wishing to extend their stay prior or after the official dates of the summit, subject to room availability at the time of the request.
Poultry Tech Summit participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations at the Hilton Atlanta Airport by Monday, October 16, 2023. Reservation requests received after October 16 will be based on availability and accepted at the hotel’s prevailing rates.
For those attendees driving to the hotel, overnight parking is $25 per night with unlimited in and out access to the garage.
Since its 2018 inception, Poultry Tech Summit has fast-tracked several pioneering ideas from concept to commercialization, transforming the future of the poultry industry through artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, sensors, virtual reality, vaccines and more.
The Poultry Tech Summit Hall of Fame showcases the innovation presenters from the annual conference and their success stories. Their early process concepts and prototypes show promise for solving some of the industry’s biggest challenges.
To be considered in this category, presenters must be seeking investment to develop their product for market, looking to license their intellectual property, or recruiting partners to trial their innovation.
Meet the innovators:
2022
Evan Anderson, Agrinerds
Computer vision applications for counting, weighing eggs
Shankar Jagdale, PakshiMitra Poultry Technologies
Solve automation challenges at the poultry farm
Daniel Lehmkuhl, Safe Food Corporation
Poultry scalder filtration for pathogen reduction
Kimberly A. Livingston, Ph.D., Optum Immunity
Egg yolk feed additive promotes poultry gut health
Mike Shindelar, CEO, DP Techlink
Traceability in poultry supply chain transport logistics
Gina Sloan, Ph.D., CEO, AGRITX
Harnessing the egg microbiome for early chick nutrition
Anne-Jo Smits, Poultry Expertise Centre
A cooler approach to poultry transportation
Menashe Tamir, CEO, Eshet Eilon
Solving the broiler chick sexing conundrum
Dick van Ravenhorst, Van Ravenhorst Transport Solutions
A cooler approach to poultry transportation
2021
Peter Ahrendt, Ph.D., CEO, Animoni ApS
High-precision weighing of poultry using 3D camera technology
Inanc Birol, Ph.D., Amphoraxe Life Sciences Inc.
Antimicrobial peptides as a replacement for poultry antibiotics
Yuval Cinnamon, Ph.D., Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, NRS Poultry Sustainability and Transformation
Genetic solution to the male layer chick problem
Where is this innovation today? Read more >
Wayne Daley, Ph.D., Georgia Tech Research Institute
Autonomous robot for breeder and cage free layer house management
Pedro Gomez, Orbem GmbH
AI-powered egg classification for contactless analytics in hatcheries
Jason Guss, Iterate Labs
Artificial intelligence to gamify poultry labor performance
JBS, Tyson Foods invest in poultry worker wearables. Read more >
Comas Haynes, Ph.D., Georgia Tech Research Institute
Kinematic enhancement for effective in-line, immersive chilling
Colin Usher, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Strength and endurance of a robot and with the adaptability of a human
Could robots help prevent the next avian flu outbreak? Read more >
2020
Joy Parr Drach, Advanced Animal Diagnostics
Could a new test predict COVID-19 in meat processing workers
Gage Greening, Nanomatronix, LLC
Avian immunology dermatological test
Comas Haynes, Ph.D, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Enhanced immersive chilling in poultry processing
Ramin Karimpour, Applied LifeSciences & Systems
Precision technology to revolutionize protein production
Merck leads funding round for poultry vaccine technology. Read more >
Yiannis Kaznessis, General Probiotics Inc.
Genetically modified probiotics
Shareem Khan, OpsSmart
Traceability at the speed of thought
Claire Lewis, Pondus Technology
Remote sensing for crop uniformity and weight estimation
Will Payne, Simple Ag Solutions Inc.
Simplifying poultry feed additives
Maxine Roper, Connecting Food
How digital auditing advances blockchain
2019
Itamar Berchman, Agrowiz Technologies
Hatchery management system utilizing robotics, analytics for optimal results
Caitlin Cooper, Ph.D., CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Marker-assisted point of lay sex selection in chickens
Craig Coufal, Ph.D., Innovative Poultry Solutions
Changing the way the world approaches egg sanitization
Yanne Courcoux, TIBOT Technologies
Lowering feed cost, improving broiler health with robots
Where is this innovation today? Learn more >
Miguel Damas de Matos, FarmCloud
Real-time poultry farm data collection, analysis to enable decision makers
Satyanarayan Dev, Microsystems First Incorporated
Microwave pasteurization of shell eggs
Joy Parr Drach, Advanced Animal Diagnostics
Automated rapid coccidiosis test: QScout Eimeria
Shane Kiernan, Iamus
Using robotics to optimize broiler production
Poultry robot named a 2021 Future Foods Asia Award finalist. Read more >
Michael Lanahan, Ph.D., Agrivida
Delivery of functional proteins for poultry health, nutrition via modified corn
Novus acquires biotech company Agrivida. Read more >
Christopher Lee, MTech Systems
Accurate prediction of broiler bird weight distributions using machine learning
Roberto Taormina, ROTA Technologies
Automated self-learning vision technology for debris, contamination detection
Jehan Verstappen, Via Versa Advies
CALIMERO: An in vitro chicken alimentary tract model
2018
Timothy Buisker, Smart Data Science Solutions LLC
Statistical process control with machine learning
Dr. Neamat El Taz, Abuerdan Company
Improving live performance with big data predictive analytics
Where is this innovation today? Read more >
Scott Huber, TyraTech Inc.
Phytogenic poultry gut parasite control
Dr. Yiannis Kaznessis, General Probiotics Inc.
New class of probiotic cultures
Olga Kemenova, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Simulation model for processing plant resource use
Dr. Ramin Khaksar, Clear Labs Inc.
Detection and serotyping Salmonella in 24 hours
Islam Khalil, Abuerdan Company
Improving live performance with big data predictive analytics
Where is this innovation today? Read more >
Dr. Heiner Lehr, Faromatics Farm Robotics and Automation SL
Ceiling mounted poultry house robot
Where are these robots today? Find out >
Dave Olson, Technicon LLC
Antimicrobial, rust-proof gear box for processing plants
Albert Payne, Simple Vet Solutions Inc.
Traceable and transparent veterinary records
Joel Sotomayor, Transport Genie Ltd.
Data collection from poultry transport coops
Where is this innovation today? Read more >
Colin Usher, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Floor operating poultry house robot
Where is this innovation today? Read more >
Bryon Western, Little Bird Systems
Feed bin inventory sensing
Seung-Chul Yoon, USDA ARS
Machine vision system for detecting woody breast
Where is this innovation today? Read more >
Poultry Tech Summit 2023 sponsorship opportunities
Poultry Tech Summit is a global gathering where poultry professionals will learn about groundbreaking technologies and innovations while having the opportunity to meet with suppliers, customers and peers to advance business and exchange ideas.
Sponsorship opportunities at the Poultry Tech Summit take you beyond advertising and go further towards enhancing your company’s brand. Be among the first to sign up for sponsorship to maximize your exposure across multiple opportunities before, during and even after the event.
Become a Poultry Tech Summit 2023 sponsor to position your brand at the cutting-edge of innovation. View the 2023 Sponsor Prospectus.
Contact your WATT Agribusiness Sales Manager today to confirm your sponsorship.
Top 3 reasons to be a part of the Poultry Tech Summit:
- Reach entrepreneurs, investors and innovators together at one time only
- Build new relationships and share ideas with poultry executive and those with industry interests
- Gain insights into new technologies on the horizon creating change and greater efficiencies in poultry production
2023 Poultry Tech Summit Sponsors
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