Title: chairman
Association/Company: UK URBAN AGRITECH (UKUAT LTD)
Biography
Mark has been involved in the Vertical Farming industry for around 9 years. He is the Founder & Chairman of UK Urban AgriTech (UKUAT) collective, bringing together the leading companies, universities and individuals in the UK urban agritech industry. He is also Communications Manager at The FarmTech Society, the Co-Founder of The Soya Project, and does freelance consulting work across the industry.
In his work he has dealt extensively with industry standardisation, sustainability certification, vertical farming education and vertical farming policy. His expertise is in building networks and associations that maximise value for their members, and for the industry as a whole.
Mark’s primary interest is in taking a systemic overview of how vertical farming can be integrated with other systems, to deliver on its promises of regenerative food production and resilient societies.
Speech session
Not just vegetables: indoor farming for mushrooms, industry and non-food
Speech
Bridging The Gap – Utilising CEA To Produce Alternative & Additional Proteins
