We are proud
to present, our esteemed colleague Joshua Hofheimer, Counsul at Sidley Austin
LLP. Joshua will be leading the charge as Conference Chairman at AgReturn SanFrancisco in March 2012.
We look forward to his stewardship throughout the
conference as we discuss the emerging opportunities in water and agriculture.
In addition,
we are excited to announce that we will be releasing a podcast with Joshua later on this month. Given Joshua’s extensive background in agtech
development, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, crop technology and
business development strategies for agribusiness, the podcast promises to be an
insightful stimulus towards the larger AgReturn dialogue.
Be sure to
come back after the 21st of February to hear Joshua’s podcast and get a taste of what's to come at AgReturn San Francisco!
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The
AgReturn Team
Speaker
Spotlight! AgReturnSan Francisco presents:
Joshua
Hofheimer – Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP
JOSHUA T. HOFHEIMER combines more than a decade of corporate
and commercial legal practice with the experience having run a public company
to bring his clients focused, practical counsel to help them grow their
business and maximize their value and returns.
His practice focuses on
representing clients in agriculture, life sciences and information technology
sectors. Mr. Hofheimer’s work spans a broad array of technology, intellectual property
and commercial transactions ranging from agricultural technology to medical
devices and pharmaceuticals, software, Internet and new media transactions and
includes developing and implementing business strategies for commercialization
of multiple intellectual property platforms.
Notably, he represented Monsanto
Company in the ground-breaking 2007 Yield and Stress Collaboration Agreement
with BASF Plant Sciences LLC to develop high yield and stress tolerant
transgenic plant products.
He also has negotiated research, funding and
commercialization agreements and technology spin-outs, as well as developed
strategies to exploit proprietary products growing out of the research programs
of agri-tech and bio-tech clientele.
From 2008-2010, Mr. Hofheimer was the CEO/Managing Director
of Australia’s first publicly listed ag-biotech companies, Hexima Limited
(HXL:ASX). While at Hexima, Mr. Hofheimer led the company’s successful effort
to forge a commercial path for its disease control platform, entering into a development
and commercialization agreement with Dupont company, Pioneer Hi-Bred. The
company established further commercial relationships with leading
agribusinesses, Monsanto and Bayer Crop Science, and Australian research
centers.
Mr. Hofheimer also currently serves on the board of directors of the
Australian Center for Plant Functional Genomics, advising on international
commercial and strategic development.
To register, visit www.AgReturnSanFran.com. Attendees can register for all three days at one low price or
make the choice to attend the Agriculture 2.0 Symposium or Main Conference only. Brochures can be downloaded online.
And don't forget to follow us @agreturn and join us on LinkedIn and Facebook, where you can network all year-round with more of your AGReturn colleagues.
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