IEEE Blockchain for Agriculture Forum 2018
Should I Eat That? Can Blockchain Answer the Question?
We eat to live. And what we eat is vital to our survival. When it comes to fresh produce and meat, there are many factors that can impact the safety, security and optimization of the food value chain, including:
- food and seed contamination
- disease outbreaks in livestock, manufacturing and processing
- climate change impact on soil and irrigation
- inaccurate temperature tracking, handling and shipping of products
- limited financial and commercial resources for smaller farmers and retailers to further or invest in production
- widespread food recalls
- “unprotected and uninformed” consumers
Getting food from the ground to the table is a multi-phase, complex process riddled with risks that make both consumers and entities vulnerable. Is there was a way to effectively track and trace the food supply chain from the seed to the final product, offer more revenue opportunities, and--most importantly--inform and better protect the consumer?
Blockchain for the agriculture value chain could be the answer and it is critical for us to explore its viability.
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- Start time: 28 Nov 2018 08:00 AM
- End time: 29 Nov 2018 05:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-10:00) Hawaii
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- Co-sponsored by IEEE Standards Association
Agenda
DAY 1: Preliminary Agenda
“This is where we are starting, we know we will end up somewhere great!”
Time | Session Name | Speakers |
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8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast | |
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Welcome Remarks Dr. Jason Rupe, Co-Chair, IEEE Blockchain Initiative |
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8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Distinguished Presentation The Domestic Progress on Blockchain for Agriculture |
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9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Power Panel Proof for Regulatory: Where and how Blockchain could Make a Difference in Compliance and Combatting Foodborne Illnesses |
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10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | TECH BREAK | |
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM | TECH PANEL DEBATE: There are many different blockchain platforms, which is right for me? Moderator and panelists to be announced |
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11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | AgriBlockchain Case Study From Go-Go Chicken to Agricultural Ecosystem - powered by blockchain and IoT With the growing attention on food safety issues in China, Opentrust was founded to offer a solution by using blockchain, IoT and other technologies. It starts with a project called Go-Go chicken, which not only guarantees consumers a free-range chicken, but also promotes all related fields such as finance and tourism. In fact, Opentrust also applies such solution on other agricultural products such as cattle, sheep, and tea. Its mission is to upgrade the ecosystem of the agricultural industry with the power of technology. Speaker: William Wang, Co-Founder & COO, Opentrust; University of Bristol |
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12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | INTERACTIVE LUNCH | |
DRILL DOWN TRACKS | ||
OPTIMIZATION TRACK | BUSINESS TRACK | |
1:30 PM – 2:10 PM | The Impact of Blockchain Hype vs. Reality for Agriculture Dr. Richard Brooks, Professor, Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University |
Smart Contracts for the Food Supply Chain Speaker: Houman Shadab, Co-Director, the Accord Project; Co-Founder, Clause.io |
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM | The Integration of IoTs, Blockchain and Autonomous into Smart Farming Speakers:
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Digitizing the Food Supply Chain for Blockchain Speaker: Dave Malefant, Director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation; Texas Christian University |
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM | What’s in the DLT that can be used on the Ground with Autonomous Vehicles through to the Table (Food Supply Chain)? Speaker: Richard Yu, PhD, PEng, FIET, FIEEE, Professor, School of Information Technology, Depart. Systems & Computer Engineering (cross-appointment), Carleton University; Chair, IEEE P2418.3 Standards Working Group (DLT for Agriculture) |
Blockchain for Cotton Case Study: Cultivating the Fabric of Our Lives with Trust Speaker: Mark Pryor, Chairman and CEO, The Seam |
GENERAL SESSION FORMAT | ||
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | “PITCH ME” on Blockchain for Agriculture - Lightening Round Session More details coming soon on application process |
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4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks – Summary of Day 1 |
Maria Palombini, IEEE-SA |
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Get Together Networking Reception |
DAY 2: Preliminary Agenda
Time | Session Name | Invited Speakers |
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8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast | |
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Opening Remarks | Jason Rupe, Co-Chair, IEEE Blockchain Initiative |
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Keynote Presentation: The Global Perspective on Blockchain and Food Safety |
Keynote Speaker TBD |
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Case Study Presentation 2: Securing the Food Supply Chain | Speaker TBD |
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | TECH BREAK | |
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Should I Eat that? Creating the knowledgeable consumer in the food chain | Speaker TBD |
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Case Study Presentation 3: Agriculture and Blockchain | Speaker TBD |
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Tech Demo Lunch | |
BREAKOUT AFTERNOON: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | ||
WORKING GROUP 1: YP IN Blockchain for Agriculture Group Leader: TBA |
WORKING GROUP 2: TECH CONVERGENCE Group Leader: TBA |
WORKING GROUP 3: Making safety and optimization with DLTs in the food supply chain an industry standard Group Leader: Richard Yu, IEEE Working Group Chair |
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Closing Remarks: Forum Adjourns | Maria Palombini, IEEE-SA |