Darryn Keiller

Darryn Keiller is the founder and CEO of WayBeyond, a global leader in crop management solutions for the protected cultivation industry, operating in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Australia, China, and South East Asia. WayBeyond works with leaders in seed production such as Bayer, BASF, Syngenta, Limagrain, etc., and large commercial fresh produce growers such as Azura, Costa, NatureSweet, African Blue, etc.
Darryn is a well-known futurist, investor, director, founder, CEO, and entrepreneur that helps solve big problems around global food production.
Darryn sees the future of food today leveraging digital agronomy data and AI-driven insights to empower growers to optimize production, support sustainability, and increase commercial performance. Darryn founded WayBeyond in 2016 (initially a business unit of Autogrow) and launched the company independently in 2021 to champion crop management and grow more, better quality fruits and vegetables, consistently.
Darryn has held leadership roles in global tech and sports marketing – such as Compaq, HP, Polycom, Spark, LexisNexis and New Zealand Rugby Union. Building business relationships around the globe has been a constant feature of Darryn’s career and he has worked closely with many tech companies including IBM, Microsoft, VMWare, and Cisco. This has included consulting work for emerging technology companies in advanced materials, nano technology, drones and software. He has a personal passion for robotics and space exploration. Darryn is the pioneer behind the hackathon for growing ‘Crops On Mars’ with NASA, Microsoft, IBM Watson AI in Silicon Valley.