In Person

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit + Future Food-Tech Summit 2025

March 11 – 14, 2025
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Event details
March 11 – 14, 2025
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
780 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Event summary

Cooley is a proud sponsor of the 2025 World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit (March 11 – 12) and Future Food-Tech San Francisco (March 13 – 14). These back-to-back conferences are the annual meeting place for the global agtech and foodtech ecosystems. Growers, brand representatives, active investors, startups and tech leaders will come together in person and virtually to exchange insights, identify future partners and forge valuable business connections to accelerate the tech transition.

Details and registration for the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

Details and registration for Future Food-Tech San Francisco


Featured agenda items

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 4:20 pm PDT

Getting Your House in Order: Preparing Your AgTech Startup for Investment Success

Cooley partners Laurie Bauer and Chris Holly will moderate this interactive breakout session that, given the evolving investment landscape, will explore best practices for corporate and intellectual property (IP) due diligence across the various stages of funding, from seed to exit. Learn strategies from corporate and IP counsel and venture capital investors to successfully navigate your company’s next funding round.


Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 1:30 pm PDT

Bolstering Biomanufacturing: Navigating New Landscapes to Ensure the Success of Biomanufacturing for Food

Cooley partner Sonia Nath will moderate this panel discussion that will address the following questions:

  • Support for biomanufacturing has been growing across the globe, with the US steering the way with governmental and institutional support. What does the future hold for biomanufacturing given the new government administration, and where do the opportunities and challenges lie?
  • To ensure that the industry progresses, where does it need to reach in terms of unit economics, scaling capacities and facilities to successfully commercialize biotech for food?
  • What technologies and collaborations will be instrumental to get there, and what needs further evolution?

For more information, please email Megan Senerchia.

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