Erez Galonska

Erez is the CEO, and co-founder of Infarm, a company that runs a multi-country cloud-connected farming network powered by AI. As a self-taught farmer and inventor, Erez spent more than a decade developing techniques for sustainable agriculture in his native Israel, Spain, and Germany before joining forces with Osnat Michaeli and Guy Galonska to establish Infarm in 2013. Today, Infarm's presence in four markets produces more than 40 million plants for major retailers across Europe and North America. Infarm utilizes a modular, technology-driven approach to tailor production to customer demand, using only 5% of the land and water of traditional farming and transporting products 90% less than industrial farming. Under Erez's leadership, Infarm has collaborated with retailers, nonprofits, and governments to help address the changes needed in the current food system. By leveraging technology and cutting-edge research and development, Infarm has demonstrated how cities and regions can become more self-sufficient in food production while enhancing food quality and environmental sustainability. Infarm's extensive data collection efforts have allowed the company to continuously improve its climate-resilient farms, achieving higher output and higher quality produce while utilizing fewer resources. Infarm was the first vertical farming company to set a science-based net-zero carbon target through 'The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Infarm is also a B Corp Certified company, placing them in the top echelons of sustainable companies. Infarm's commitment to innovation and sustainability has been recognized by the annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of Fast Company, a prestigious honor given to companies driving significant change in their industries. The European Commission has recognized Erez as one of Europe's leading innovators in agriculture and technology. He has also won numerous awards and grants for his groundbreaking work in the field of agritech.