Orlando Saez
Co-Founder and CEO, Aker Technologies; AgTech CEO / Innovator · Aker Technologies Inc
AgTech · Precision Agriculture · Crop Intelligence · SaaS3 yrs in EO
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About
Orlando Saez is the co-founder and CEO of Aker Technologies, a precision crop diagnostics and agriculture data company. Public profiles describe Aker as using geospatial imaging, crop-scouting technology, drones, sensors, and analytics to help growers, agronomists, and agricultural retailers make better field decisions; Intelinair announced its acquisition of Aker Technologies in 2023.
Who You Should Meet
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Mark Homer
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Fun Facts
- A Forbes Councils profile says Orlando held C-level roles in early-stage companies with combined exits over $50M, including Boingo Wireless
- A Tech Done Right podcast episode covered his work in IoT, drones, machine learning, and agriculture
- A 2023 acquisition announcement quoted him on accelerating digital agronomy adoption.
Conversation Starters
- Ask how he moved from telecommunications and software into precision agriculture
- Ask what growers and ag retailers actually need from AI, drones, and field diagnostics
- Ask about the Aker-to-Intelinair acquisition and what it taught him about strategic fit in AgTech.