Karn Manhas
Founder/Chair, Terramera & Miraterra

Karn Manhas is a pioneering entrepreneur and changemaker working at the intersection of nature, technology, agriculture and climate. His mission is to have fun enriching our Earth from the ground up. As a Founder, scientist, and pragmatic visionary, Karn is catalyzing efforts to transform how we understand and regenerate soil, using AI and science to make food production more productive and beneficial to all. His goal is to help evolve our human systems to a regenerative paradigm. Terramera has developed over 300 patents, including the closest equivalent of a real-life “Star Trek tricorder” using the most advanced Raman spectroscopy instrument ever created. He launched Miraterra out of Terramera with a simple driving belief: that agriculture, nutrition, food security, and climate resilience all begin with SOIL. A frequent speaker at global forums, Karn is focused on the joys of illuminating new understandings of our world, and of turning bold ideas into real-world solutions for a resilient future.