Panel // Ag biotech spotlight: From guesswork to predictive discovery

29 Oct 2026
Main Auditorium
Main Stage

AI‑led discovery is transforming how candidates for inputs and seeds are identified and validated, shifting R&D from trial‑and‑error to predictive precision. How are LLMs using large biological datasets to accelerate trait discovery and de‑risk breakthroughs before development even begins?

Host
Duke Hipp
Duke Hipp, Managing Director - NARRAHARVEST ADVISORS, Singapore
Speakers
Takeo Kojima
Takeo Kojima, General Manager, Head of Agri-Innovation Unit - SUMITOMO CORPORATION, Japan
Paul Teng
Paul Teng, Visiting Senior Fellow - ISEAS-YUSOF ISHAK INSTITUTE, Singapore
Agam Khare
Agam Khare, Founder and Group CEO - ABSOLUTE BIO, India
Sandeepa Kanitkar
Sandeepa Kanitkar, Managing Director - KAN BIOSYS, India