This dinner, co-hosted with our collaborators at Rethink Food, presented a vision for a climate-resilient future of food by combining upcycled excess ingredients and ingredients made with groundbreaking technology, offering a (literal) taste of various strategies being developed to tackle the complex challenges facing our food systems.

“Harnessing AgTech for Biodiversity Conservation,” presented by our Founder, Sarah Garland, PhD, and Triple Helix Institute Advisory Team member, Matthew Hayek, PhD.

Triple Helix hosted an exciting discussion and reception with Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder of Global Citizen, to celebrate the launch of his book "From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World."

Triple Helix co-hosted a workshop at World Logic Day on AgTech and the role of logic in the future of agriculture. Participants explored the complex relationship between technology advancement and cultural values and discussed the importance of multi-stakeholder alignment for fostering transformative change.

AgTech is a dynamic and growing area of innovation for climate action. The first panel of investors shared how AgTech fits into their portfolios, opportunities and challenges in the AgTech space, and insight on how other investors can become involved in this dynamic field. The panel was followed by a fireside chat with Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug and President of the Borlaug Foundation, focusing on strategies for equitable global implementation of AgTech. IndieBio NY generously was the in-kind venue sponsor for this event.

Speakers:

Matt Hooper, Managing Director, Kaplak Partners

Audre Kapacinskas, Principal, S2G Ventures

Kevin Webb, Managing Director, Superorganism

Julie Borlaug, President, Borlaug Foundation

Moderator: Sarah Garland, Founder and Executive Director, Triple Helix

Think blind wine tasting, but with milk! Attendees experienced cutting edge innovation in the milk space during an interactive blind tasting. Leaders in academia investment, and government shared cross-sector insight on the future of milk, and discussed benefits and trade-offs of different products for climate action. IndieBio NY generously was the in-kind venue sponsor for this event.

Speakers:

Sarah Garland, Founder and Executive Director, Triple Helix

Matthew Hayek, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, NYU

Rachel Atcheson, Deputy Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy

Sean O’Sullivan, Managing General Partner, SOSV

Triple Helix hosted an exciting discussion and drinks with author Glenn Denning, Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, to celebrate the launch of his book Universal Food Security: How to End Hunger While Protecting the Planet. In conversation with Triple Helix Executive Director Sarah Garland, Professor Denning shared his perspective on the role of innovation in agriculture from his wide-ranging career in sustainable development.