Future Focus 2018

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, Cybersecurity & More

DATE

October 10, 2018, 8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.*
October 11, 2018, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.*

* times subject to change

LOCATION

Hawai‘i Convention Center

AGENDA*

View/Print Conference Agenda (updated 10/9)

Keynote sessions from national speakers
Interactive panel discussions
“Poolside Chats” with experts
Student spotlights
and more …

REGISTRATION FEE

$150.00 per person
$ 75.00 per student with student ID

Registration includes continental breakfast and lunch on both days, and networking reception on October 10th.

On-line registration has ended.

On-site registration available on Wednesday, 10/10, on a space available basis

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS*

Peter Matlock Director of Commercialization Joint BioEnergy Institute	Stevan Bernard Founder Bernard Global, LLC
Josh Sullivan Best-Selling Author, The Mathematical Corporation Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Lead; Digital, Analytics and Strategy Lead Booz Allen Hamilton	Donovan Dela Cruz Senator Hawai‘i State Legislature

PANELISTS*

Brian Garrett Co-Founder/Managing Director Crosscut.vc	John Gotanda President Hawai‘i Pacific University
Richard Wacker President and CEO American Savings Bank	Murray Clay Managing Partner Ulupono Initiative
Garrett Marrero Founder Maui Brewing Company	Mawae Morton Chief Executive Officer Cyanotech Corp./Nutrex Hawai‘i
John Dean Chairman Central Pacific Bank	Scott Dockum SBIR Program Coordinator U.S. Department of Agriculture
Daniel Hamada Principal Kapaa High School	Neil Hannahs Co-Founder Hawai‘i Investment Ready
David Lassner President University of Hawai‘i	Lynn Babington President Chaminade University
Meli James Co-Founder Mana Up	Gilbert Keith-Agaran Senator Hawai‘i State Legislature
Dean Okimoto Chair Hawai‘i Agriculture Foundation/Nalo Farms	Emily Reber Porter Chief Operating Officer The MacNaughton Group
Tarik Sultan Managing Partner Sultan Ventures	Kenshiro Uki Vice President for Operations Sun Noodle
Dan Clegg Hawai‘i Business Operations Bayer U.S. – Crop Science	Fred Crowell General Manager Kauai Coffee
Vincent Kimura Chief Executive Officer Smart Yields	Derek Kurisu Executive Vice President KTA Super Stores
Lynn DeCoite Representative Hawai‘i State Legislature	Kazuo Noguchi Senior Manager R&D Hitachi America, Ltd.
Bruce Mathews Dean College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, UH Hilo	Dana Shapiro Manager/Co-Founder Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative
Kazuhiro Chiba Professor of Applied Biological Science Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	Jeff Hong Chief Technology Officer TechMana
Bob King Founder Pacific BioDiesel	Jason Higa Chief Executive Officer Zippy’s Restaurants
Chris Speere Site Coordinator Maui Food Innovation Center	Wayne Layugan Senior Project Manager Food Innovation, HTDC
Tish Uyehara Marketing Director Armstrong Produce	Stacy Clayton Executive Strategy Consultant Kamehameha Schools
Martin Zorn President and CEO Kamakura Corporation	Bryan Cooper Sr. Director for Information Technology Foodland Hawai‘i
Mitzi Toro Owner and Founder The Maui Cookie Lady	David Watumull President and CEO Cardax, Inc.
Al Carganillao Principal Farrington High School	CAPT Kurt Mole Commander NSA Hawai‘i
Donovan Kealoha Director Startup Capital Ventures	Nicholas Comerford Dean and Director College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources UH Mānoa
Isla Young Program Director, STEM and Workforce Development Maui Economic Development Board	John Trbovich General Partner and Co-Founder Arsenal Venture Partners
Peter Oshiro Environmental Health Program Manager State of Hawai‘i Department of Health	Mark Watkins Founder The Hawai‘i Project; Bookship
Kelcy Koga Principal Waiakea High School	Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum Mobilization Assistant to the Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Warren Watanabe Food Safety Chair Hawai‘i Farm Bureau	Byron Goo Founder The Tea Chest