Jan
21
12:30pm
Using aeroponics and IoT to improve local food security & reduce food waste
By Green Tech South West
UnlistedGreen Tech South West welcomes Lilly Manzoni, head of research and development at LettUs Grow, a Bristol based vertical farming startup developing sustainable farming technologies, to explain all about aeroponic technology.
LettUs Grow is an indoor agriculture company addressing systemic problems in food production and supply chain management. They are part of a movement to establish localised indoor farms in and around cities, improving local food security and reducing food waste.
In this session Lilly will give an introduction to LettUs Grow covering their journey, aims and ethos as a company with sustainability at its core. She'll also discuss how LettUs Grow creates cutting edge technology like Ostara and Drop & Grow, to deliver modular, aeroponic irrigation with intelligent control technology improving the efficiency, sustainability and ROI of indoor farming.
https://www.lettusgrow.com/
ABOUT LILLY
Lilly is a specialist in the field of atmospheric aerosol chemistry with a passion to improve the world through technology. She has revolutionised the generation of aerosol in aeroponics, solving a fundamental industrial problem which has held back the field until now.
Before joining LettUs Grow, Lilly worked at the Bristol Aerosol Research Centre, where her work was funded by the world-leading agency, DSTL. Lilly is also the diversity and inclusion lead for the local chapter of Legal Hackers, an organisation which aims to ethically hack problems for traditionally underrepresented groups.
https://legalhackers.org/
Lilly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillian-manzoni-557a07bb/
This is a free online event streaming via the CrowdCast platform. You will see the link once you RSVP. The evening before the event, we'll email those that RSVPed with more details about what to expect when using CrowdCast.
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Our schedule is as follows:
🔓 12.20pm - CrowdCast room opens
👋 12.30pm - Event starts with a welcome from your meet-up organisers, Ellen, Hannah and Mike
📢 12.35pm - Our famous 60 second intros - a chance for attendees to introduce themselves, ask for help and tell us about something the group might find interesting
💚 12.45pm - Lilly's talk
❓ 1.15pm - Questions
🗓️ 1.25pm - Round-up, other community notices and next event announcement
The event will be recorded and will be available along with Lilly's slides to view shortly afterwards.
Sponsored by:
ADLIB recruitment - www.adlib-recruitment.co.uk
Supported by:
Future Economy Network - www.thefutureeconomynetwork.co.uk
Climate Action Tech - www.climateaction.tech
hosted by
Green Tech South West