“AGRIST Ai Summit 2024” will be held to consider ways to solve the challenges of a decarbonized society using AI and robots.
*AGRIST Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 19, 2024
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“AGRIST Ai Summit 2024” will be held to consider ways to solve the challenges of a decarbonized society using AI and robots.
AGRIST Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shintomi-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, hereinafter AGRIST), which sells smart agricultural packages that utilize AI and robots, announced on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, “AGRIST
The session of “Ai Summit 2024” will be streamed online. This summit will bring together industry experts on how AI and robots can solve agricultural challenges and create a sustainable industry.
*What is AGRIST Ai Summit 2024*
AGRIST is an AI that uses Microsoft’s Copilot to analyze data collected from farms on Azure and predict crop yields.
We have developed “Ai”. At this summit, we will introduce “AGRIST Ai” details will be announced soon. In addition, after the
presentation, we are planning a session with industry experts on how AI and robots can solve agricultural challenges and create a sustainable industry.
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*What is AGRIST Ai*
AGRIST Ai is an AI specialized for agriculture, and is a system that supports yield prediction and cultivation management.
It was developed with support from Microsoft and will be introduced on a trial basis starting this year. AGRIST
Ai analyzes data collected from farms and significantly improves the accuracy of yield predictions. This is expected to increase profits by more than 28.6% per return, contributing to improved productivity. In addition, setting the optimal amount of fertilizer and irrigation can help resolve labor shortages.
We plan to continue to develop AGRIST Ai and expand its functionality to support a wide variety of crops, including management robots, environmental control tools, and farming management systems. We will also strengthen collaboration with agricultural harvesting robots to realize more profitable agriculture. Furthermore, AGRIST By providing Ai to other farmers, we will contribute to improving the productivity of Japanese agriculture as a whole.
Summit points
Companies from different industries, including AGRIST, Microsoft, Macnica, and Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate, will discuss the future of agriculture from their respective perspectives.
– The future of agriculture towards the realization of a decarbonized society – Collaboration between agricultural startups and major companies – Innovation brought to agriculture by AI and robots
Event overview
* Date and time: * October 2, 2024 (Wednesday) 14:30-16:00
* Method: * Online delivery
* Application:* * https://agristai.peatix.com
*If you would like on-site coverage, please contact pr@agrist.com or Peatix.
This summit is open to a wide range of participants, including not only those involved in agriculture, but also those in the IT industry, students, and the general public. Please take this opportunity to participate.
– Learn cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of agriculture – Connect with key people in the industry and create new business opportunities
– Get hints towards realizing a decarbonized society
* Recommended for these people! *
Agricultural managers: Those interested in improving productivity, increasing profits, and resolving labor shortages
Students/Researchers: Human resources responsible for the future of agriculture IT company personnel: Those interested in introducing AI and robots to the agricultural field
Investor: Those looking for investment opportunities in the agritech field General public: People interested in food safety and environmental issues Guest details
Yuki Hata COO AGRIST Co., Ltd.
Born in 1993 in Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. 2014 Graduated from Kitakyushu National College of Technology and enrolled in the major 2014
Participated in Next Technology LLC while enrolled in the major. He is involved in the development of special-purpose 3D printers that sinter powder and the development of household monitoring robots. 2018 Appointed as company representative. Under the slogan, “We will make what we want to do a reality!”, we strive to “co-create” innovative products and services by bringing together our strengths.
In 2019, he founded AGRIST Co., Ltd. with Junichi Saito and became the chief technology officer. 2022: Appointed as co-representative director of AGRIST Co., Ltd.
Hideki Shimizu AGRIST Co., Ltd. VPoE
He built up his career as an SIer until he was 40 years old, and was mainly involved in the development of administrative efficiency in the financial field. He has worked as a PM for 10 years since graduating from college, and has been active not only as an SIer but also as a manager. Joined AGRIST after working on video and image analysis, commercializing AI in-house packages, and creating smartphone apps as a freelancer. Currently working as an AI engineer and PM at AGRIST. Yuki Sato Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. Life Design Research Office With a desire to live a life that never gives up, I established the Livio Life Design Research Laboratory within Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate, where I have been working since I first joined the company, and pursue “living that enriches my life.”
Conducts customer research and new product development.
At the same time, he founded LIFE BASE and is currently engaged in a wide range of activities, including promoting projects in rural areas, operating farm accommodation facilities, and training projects in rural areas.
Hitomi Toya, Head of Startup Team, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. Joined Microsoft Japan as a new graduate, changed jobs to a foreign securities company, and then returned to Microsoft Japan.
After working in corporate sales for the securities industry for about a year and a half, he joined the startup team in March 2019 and worked as a team lead for the Japanese startup team.
Currently, as a regional sales director in charge of the Asian region (Japan, South Korea, and China), he works with six core members to accelerate the growth of startups from a technological perspective. others
AGRIST Co., Ltd.
AGRIST is a startup company that uses technology to solve agricultural issues and realize sustainable agriculture that will continue for 100 years.
We are developing smart agriculture nationwide using automatic harvesting robots equipped with AI.
Our head office is located in Shintomi Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, a town with a thriving agricultural industry that has been selected as one of the country’s best examples of regional revitalization. By 2023, we had won more than 20 awards both domestically and
internationally, including the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award.
Media materials: https://agrist.com/media
AGRIST is an AI agricultural platform “AGRIST
We are increasing the recruitment of engineers who will build AI, robot development engineers, and farm staff who will cultivate next-generation farms and research and develop agricultural
technology. For more information, please see the recruitment site below.
Recruitment site: https://agrist.com/recruit
Representative: Junichi Saito, Yuki Hata
Head office location: 1-47-1 Tomita Higashi, Shintomi-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture
Established: October 2019
Business content: Smart agriculture using AI and robots
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