1. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 Big Data in Agriculture

2. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 What’s agriculture’s greatest challenge? How to feed a growing planet.

3. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 70% more food, and By 2050 9+ Billion people Most will be from technology

4. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 Yield Growth and Technology USDA Tech Growth Report

5. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 Internet of Everything More then just Internet connected devices transmitting data or receiving instructions. Common examples –Nest –Smart meters –Smart appliances

6. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 Volume: Billions to trillions of readings, files, images, forecasts, and as-applied records Variety: 1,000s of different data types Velocity: All-day, everyday Disruptive: Multiple systems, interoperability challenges, complex geo-references IoE & Big Data

7. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 Analytics How we turn “Big Data” into –Knowledge –Actions –Outcomes Requires –Next gen technology –New skill sets –Grower acceptance

8. Blue Tech Valley Conference - 2015 Big Data Panel Steve Kaminski- BD Manager, Banner Engineering –Connected Devices Adam Metz- Vice President, TerrAvion –Imaging Jim Pollock- Vice President Product Strategy, aWhere –Weather Michael Sesko- Corporate Strategy, Climate Corp –Analytics