CES® Press Conference
JANUARY 6, 2025
10AM PT
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John Deere At CES® 2025
January 7-10, 2025 | Booth 5016 in West Hall | Las Vegas Convention Center
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CES 2025
Program Schedule
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST
Location: LVCC, North Level 2, N258
Session Overview: How can technology break down barriers facing communities, both rural and urban, while unleashing economic opportunity, jobs and innovation?
Moderator: Rachel Nemeth, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association
Deere Panelist: Deanna Kovar, President Worldwide Agriculture & Turf Division Small Ag & Turf, Regions 1 & 2 John Deere
Other Panelists:
- Opening Remarks: Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary, NTIA, US Department of Commerce
- Jessica Breaux, Senior Manager, Economic Development Amazon
- Matt Dunne, Founder & Executive Director Center on Rural Innovation
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 1:40 PM PST
Location: West Hall, Level 2, W218
Session Overview: A conversation about how AI is being used today (and in the future) to make farms more resilient, productive, safe and profitable.
Moderator: Mike Wolf, CEO and Founder, The Spoon
Deere Panelist: Sarah Schinckel, Director, Emerging Technologies and Architecture, John Deere
Other Panelists:
- Tim Bucher, CEO, Agtonomy
- Jacqueline Heard, CEO & Founder, Enko
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM PST
Location: West Hall, Level 2, W218
Session Overview: This session examines farm bots’ transition from automated weeding and plowing to newer uses like swarm harvesting, drone pollination & multi-crop harvesting.
Moderator: Vonnie Estes, VP of Innovation
Deere Panelist: Gaurav Bansal, Vice President, Engineering & Autonomy, Blue River Technology (a John Deere company)
Other Panelists:
- Scott Komar, SVP Global R&D, Driscoll’s
- Brett McMickell, CTO, Kubota