Webinar

October 27, 2026 3:00 PM

BST

Growing confidence: pathways to commercial-scale vertical farming

Learn how phased growth strategies, scientific data and structured trials can help reduce risk, strengthen business cases, and support long-term success.

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October 27, 2026 3:00 PM
BST
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Agenda

Details

The webinar will explore how organisations can build confidence at every stage of project development, including:

  • securing investment and stakeholder confidence
  • lessons from real-world commercial deployments
  • the role of research and development projects
  • using crop performance data to support decision-making
  • building and securing offtake relationships
  • modular deployment strategies and phased expansion

Attendees can also can submit questions directly to the panel during a live Q&A session.

What you'll take away

By attending, you'll gain:

  • a clearer understanding of the challenges involved in progressing a vertical farming project
  • insight into how scientific data and trials can strengthen commercial decision-making
  • examples of different pathways from concept to commercial operation
  • practical approaches to reducing risk and building stakeholder confidence
  • a better understanding of phased growth and expansion strategies

Attendees will leave with actionable insights that can support investment discussions, project planning, and commercial development activities.

Introducing the speakers

Sandy Kennedy

Head of Commercial Relationships - Intelligent Growth Solutions

As Head of Commercial Relationships, Sandy’s role focuses on current and future IGS customers. He helps to establish and nurture long-term commercial relationships that unlock significant value for both parties. Sandy's role oversees the sales and legal teams, working to ensure seamless and effective commercial interactions.

Gina Mercier

Senior Account Manager - Intelligent Growth Solutions

Gina is a Senior Account Manager at IGS, and loves helping our customers realise the economic and environmental advantages of our technology. With over fifteen years of experience in sales and product management in both the public and private sectors across industries such as specialty chemicals, technologies, and agritech, Gina excels at simplifying complexity, overcoming barriers, and building valuable networks.

Douglas Elder

Head of Vertical Farming Solutions

Douglas Elder is Head of Vertical Farming Solutions at Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS). He joined IGS in 2015 to project manage the development and construction of the company's first vertical farming facility at Invergowrie, near Dundee. In his current role, he works with customers and commercial prospects to translate complex agricultural challenges into tailored technology solutions.

Phil Prizeman-Green

Plant Scientist

Phil is a Plant Scientist at IGS with a background in plant photobiology. Before joining IGS, he completed a PhD in Plant Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, where he studied how plants respond to environmental stress and light quality. His work focuses on developing evidence-based growing strategies, optimising crop performance, and applying scientific research to commercial vertical farming systems.

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