CEAg World Announces New Advisory Board
March 18, 2026 
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CEAg World has announced the inaugural members of its new advisory board, a select group of leaders from across the CEA ecosystem.
The board brings together expertise spanning greenhouse and vertical farming operations, crop production, sustainability, breeding, and more. The founding members are:
- Paul Sellew, CEO, Little Leaf Farms
- Tisha Livingston, co-founder, 80 Acres Farms, and CEO, Infinite Acres
- Renato Zardo, Director of Growing, Great Lakes Growers
- Kait Bowdler, Senior Manager, Growth Ops Sustainability Partnerships, Cox Farms
- Jay Willmot, CEO, Haven Greens
- Zach Jones, Production Controller, The Chef’s Garden
- Adrian Garcia Scott, Marketing Manager, U.S. and Canada, Enza Zaden
- Pieter Slaman, founder, GaaS Solutions.
A Forum for Collaboration Across the CEA Industry
The board is designed to serve as a forum where senior operators, executives, and technical leaders can exchange perspectives on real-world issues facing the industry, from operational efficiency and technology adoption to market dynamics and grower profitability. By facilitating candid peer discussion and highlighting emerging trends, CEAg World aims to strengthen collaboration and advance food grown under cover.
In addition to being a platform for industry dialogue, the board will help surface insights that can inform research, media coverage, and events focused on the practical needs of commercial growers. Members will contribute perspectives that help identify key topics and contributors for programs such as the CEAg World Conference and Expo, Greenhouse CONNECT, and the CEAg World Impact Awards, helping ensure these initiatives remain aligned with the most pressing issues facing the sector.
CEAg World plans to expand the advisory board to approximately 10–15 members representing a range of production models, technologies, and market perspectives across North America.
As the CEA industry continues to evolve, encompassing greenhouse vegetable production and vertical farming along with emerging hybrid models, the advisory board will provide a structured channel for industry leadership to help guide conversations about the sector’s next phase of growth.