Agriculture 2.0 Global Investments

Online, August 3, 2011 (Newswire.com) - NEW YORK, NEW YORK: Agriculture 2.0, the sustainable agriculture investment conference, seeks international entrepreneurs and management teams to present their investor-ready businesses and proprietary technologies to a targeted group of investors and industry professionals at the Agriculture 2.0 Global Investments conference and Water 2.0 Investment Summit in Toronto, November 7-9, 2011.

Jury-selected companies will present a quick-fire pitch with immediate feedback from a panel of investors and industry insiders. Presenters will attend the conference at a reduced rate and will receive coaching and feedback pre-conference as well as follow-up and introductions after the conclusion of the event.

Featured industries will include:
Seeds and Genetics | Crop Protection | Advances in Fertilizer | Aquaculture Innovations | Farming and Greenhouse Equipment | Food, Beverages, and Packaging | Livestock, Dairy and Veterinary Technology | Irrigation and Water Conservation Technology | Information Technology | Purification Technologies | Waste-to-Energy | Water Smart Grid | Infrastructure Improvements | Resource Recovery | Desalination | Purification | Residential Innovations

"This sector provides a very real and timely opportunity for entrepreneurs," says Dave Smardon, President of Bioenterprise Corporation. "Industry and governments alike are realizing both the current and potential societal benefits and game changing impact that agricultural advancements are having, and can have, on the sector globally. There is plenty of room for more innovators, and the timing is now."

Applications will be accepted through September 1, 2011. Companies at every stage of fundraising are encouraged to apply by filling out the form on the website below: http://www.ibclifesciences.com/globalaginvesting/entrepreneurs.xml

Confirmed participants and attendees for Ag 2.0 Global Investments and the Water 2.0 Summit include CPPIB, TIAA-CREF, Mercer, Investeco, Pineridge Group, The World Bank, Kleiner Perkins, Bunge Limited, NGP Global Adaptation Partners, Bayer CropScience, Deutsche Asset Management, Oxfam, Wake Forest University Endowment, General Mills, Syngenta Canada, UFG Asset Management, Emergent Asset Management, Bioenterprise Corporation, Avrio Ventures, Sprott Resources, XPV Capital, Virgin Green Fund, Farm Credit Canada, and many more.

Since its premiere in New York City in the Fall of 2009, Agriculture 2.0 has garnered wide-ranging respect from all sides of the sustainable agriculture industry for its seriousness of purpose and ability to provide a fertile environment for collaboration. Ag 2.0 Global Investments is produced by IBC Life Sciences.