CFVGA conference adds technology pitch

     The Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association will hold its fourth annual conference Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 19-20, 2018, at the Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel, expanding the event to a two-day format. The conference will feature a Produce Innovation Technology Pitch, fashioned along the lines of the well-known television series Shark Tank.
     “CFVGA is inviting businesses with technology solutions for pressing issues in the produce sector to submit a proposal to pitch at the 2018 CFVGA annual conference,” said Adrian Card, founding CFVGA board member. “Up to four businesses will be selected to deliver a brief presentation to a panel of judges and an audience of 300 conference attendees, followed by a Q&A session with judges. The audience also will vote on a favorite.”
     The pitch will be the culminating event of the conference, taking place at approximately 2:40 p.m., Feb. 20. James Pritchett, executive associate dean for the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University, assisted by Robert Sakata, CFVGA president, will moderate the pitch. Judges will include lenders and venture capitalists.
 

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