Partner Event - Growing with AI
4/22/2026 - 4/24/2026
Description
Growing with AI Grand Challenges Workshop
Wednesday, April 22, 2:30pm – Friday, April 24, 12:00pm: Wenatchee, Washington
Applications are now open to attend a multi-day collaborative workshop designed to define consequential challenges and opportunities for AI-enabled innovation in Washington agriculture and catalyze the partnerships needed to address them. The workshop – hosted by the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS), a non-profit organization dedicated to putting science and engineering in service to Washington – is part of the Academy’s Growing with AI initiative exploring how Artificial Intelligence can contribute to a resilient, secure, and economically viable future for agriculture in the state of Washington.
Through experiential learning and facilitated co-design, approximately 50 participants — including food producers, researchers, technology innovators, policymakers, and funders — will work together to:
- Identify Grand Challenges: Define critical problems where AI could make a meaningful difference for Washington agriculture
- Explore trade-offs: Examine risks, benefits, and considerations across economic, environmental, and social dimensions
- Enable action: Identity collaboration and funding pathways to guide future research, policy, and innovation efforts. Deadline to apply is March 2, 12:00pm PT.