Investors in the Hot Seat

22 Sept 2026
Auditorium
Main Stage

The tables are turned. Founders question investors - not the other way around. What does genuine partnership look like beyond the term sheet? What does support beyond capital mean when field data is years away and regulatory pathways are anything but straightforward? And how do you build a relationship that holds up when things get hard?

Early-stage founders put leading agri-investors in the hot seat, probing the questions that rarely get asked in a pitch room: how investors really behave when a start-up is struggling, what rights they exercise and why, and whether patient capital is a genuine commitment or just a talking point.

Host
Antony Yousefian
Antony Yousefian, General Partner - THE FIRST THIRTY
Speakers
Katrin Burt
Katrin Burt, Managing Partner - GROSVENOR FOOD & AGTECH
Ali Morrow
Ali Morrow, Partner - CLAY CAPITAL
Cian Duggan
Cian Duggan, CEO & Co-Founder - RESURRECT BIO
Paimun (PJ) Amini
Paimun (PJ) Amini, VP, Venture Investments - LEAPS BY BAYER
Annick Verween
Annick Verween, Managing Partner - BIOTOPE BY VIB