Welcoming Kate Brunswick to the Agri-TechE Team
Agri-TechE We are delighted to welcome Kate Brunswick to Agri-TechE as our new Business Development Associate.
Kate brings with her a rich and varied background rooted in the food and farming ecosystem. Born into a farming family in Hampshire, her early exposure to rural life inspired a lifelong passion for the outdoors.
Following a degree in Biology from Surrey University, Kate’s career kickstarted in the fundamentals of food and farming, where she trained in salad production. This technical grounding soon expanded to encompass food manufacturing across sectors as diverse as cut flowers, fine foods, and organic dairy.
Over time, Kate transitioned into strategic and commercial roles, supporting market development through innovation-led business growth. Her recent role as Business Development Director at Innovation Agritech Ltd saw her champion cutting-edge vertical farming technologies and lead the company’s academic engagement strategy, delivering over £1m in commercial sales and forging impactful partnerships with universities and research institutions.
From enabling AI-driven PhD studies in plant phenomics to designing novel education pathways for agritech, Kate has an increasing focus on how innovation can drive sustainability and resilience across the food system. Demonstrating a genuine commitment to promoting sustainable supply chains and finding practical solutions to industry challenges.
Collectively, this experience has enabled a tangible insight into the numerous complexities within the UK retail supply chain – navigating omnichannel strategies and adapting to ever-changing consumer behaviour, sustainability concerns, food safety, and traceability.
“Coming from the fast-paced world of vertical farming, I’ve seen how technology can completely reimagine the way we grow food,” Kate says.
“What’s exciting about agritech in the UK right now is that we’re not just talking about innovation—we’re starting to see it applied on farms, in glasshouses, and across supply chains. There’s a real opportunity to make agriculture more resilient, efficient, and sustainable—and that momentum is growing.
“I feel privileged to join Agri-TechE team as Business Development Associate. It is a unique opportunity to help connect pioneering technologies and tailored research with the people and businesses that can benefit most.”
In her new role, Kate will work closely with technology providers, farmers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to support the adoption of impactful agri-tech solutions and accelerate sustainable change across the industry.
“We’re delighted that Kate is joining the Agri-TechE team,” says Agri-TechE Director Dr Belinda Clarke. “She brings a wealth of commercial and technical experience that will help accelerate our growth trajectory as our activities across the UK increase and we have more approaches from international partners.
As a network organisation we also hugely value Kate’s strong reputation in the community – and many will know her from having attended so many of our events and being a highly engaged member in her previous role. She is a great communicator as well and we are confident she will be a key part of our future growth.”
Please join us in warmly welcoming Kate to the team.
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