New Zealander Arama Kukutai is the Chief Executive of Plenty - a California based indoor, vertical farming technology company. Plenty grows leafy greens and will soon be growing strawberries in tall columns, under LED lights in a fraction of the sapce required for a traditional farm. It has recently constructed a massive - 8800 square metre warehouse in Compton, California, with 2.9 metre-high ceilings, a secure truck court and access to truck routes. Arama Kukutai who is Ngati Tipa, (Tainui), Maniapoto and Te Aupouri on his father's side; and Scottish on his mother's side, grew up in Waikato and attended Victoria University of Wellington. He says California is only one really bad fire season away from having major disruption of its fruit and produce, and indoor growing is part of securing that supply. He will be speaking at E Tipu: The Boma Agri Summit, being held 21-22 June in Christchurch and virtually.