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Ryan Archer, BayWa, Alexander Gerfer, Würth Elektronik, Marc Oshima, AeroFarms discus the benefits of agritech with Lauren Kiel, Bloomberg Green at DLD Munich

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Marc Oshima

AeroFarms
Marc Oshima, Co-Founder, AeroFarms

Marc Oshima co-founded AeroFarms with the desire to make fresh, nutritious produce more accessible to communities globally. AeroFarms is leading the way for indoor vertical farming and transforming agriculture. Prior to AeroFarms, Oshima headed up marketing for The Food Emporium.

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Alexander Gerfer

Würth Elektronik
Alexander Gerfer, Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Würth Elektronik

Alexander Gerfer is Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Würth Elektronik eiSos group, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of electronic and electromechanical components. He graduated from the engineering school of communications engineering at the Rheinische Akademie Köln and studied electrical engineer (FH) at the Rheinische Fachhochschule.

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Ryan Archer

Horizon Growers
Outdoor portrait of Ryan Archer, co-founder of indoor-farming company Horizon Growers, seen in front of a plant with green leaves, smiling at the camera.

Ryan Archer, formerly Head of Operations for BayWa, is the Co-Founder and COO of Horizon Growers. With a mission to develop decarbonizing, high-tech indoor farms, Horizon Growers aims to create high-tech farms with low production costs and high sustainability impact. Previously, Archer oversaw the construction and operation of the UAE’s largest high-tech greenhouse facility in the Abu Dhabi desert.

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Lauren Kiel

Bloomberg Green
Lauren Kiel, Bloomberg Green

Lauren Kiel is the General Manager for Bloomberg Green, Bloomberg Media’s multiplatform editorial brand focused on climate change news, analysis, and solutions. Previously Lauren was director of the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summits and a member of the editorial team for The Atlantic’s live journalism division, AtlanticLIVE.

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