WG Tech Center Connects 50 Students to Amazon, AgTech Startups
by elyons
Posted on December 22, 2020 10:29 AM
Last week, 50 university students attended Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology’s annual “Home for the Holidays” agtech event to learn about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers in agriculture.
The event featured a “virtual meet and greet” with Elizabeth Fastiggi, the Worldwide Business Development Lead for the Agriculture vertical at Amazon Web Services, where students had the opportunity to ask questions about what future careers and skills are desired for tech/ag/agtech employers. Fastiggi shared her education path, tips on how to get ahead in the workforce and trends to be aware of.
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'Innovating in Challenging Times' Webinar Series Concludes
by elyons
Posted on October 06, 2020 02:31 PM
The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) launched an Innovating in Challenging Times webinar series in April to demonstrate how technological development continues to advance during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The weekly series featured entrepreneurs from different agtech startups who shared how the crisis has impacted their company, as well as the creative methods they are implementing to move their business forward. Innovating in Challenging Times broadcasted live every Thursday and was moderated by WGCIT Director Dennis Donohue.
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Exhibition: Highlighting Women Leaders in Ag and AgTech
by elyons
Posted on September 21, 2020 02:44 PM
This fall the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas hosts a special exhibition and film festival
This autumn, the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California, is hosting a special exhibition “From Farms to Incubators: Spotlighting Women Leaders in Food, Farming and AgTech.” The exhibition is the brainchild of Amy Wu, an award-winning journalist, writer for the women’s ag and agtech movement, and founder of From Farms to Incubators. Wu was previously a reporter for The Salinas Californian, where she reported on local government and agriculture.
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