Program

Moderator: Tom Braekeleirs

Consultant, speaker, lecturer and columnist on innovation, digital technology and entrepreneurship

Keynote: Bob Klein Lankhorst

Hal24K-Agri - Expert in soil health and sustainability, with a focus on innovative technologies that help farmers and ecologists better understand and improve soil health.

Keynote:  Jan Depping

Microsoft - His expertise is at the intersection of technology and strategy, focusing on cloud technology, security, psychology, data & AI, and European regulation

Keynote: Ellis Janssen

Signify - Is the Global Director City Farming at Signify, Philips Horticulture LED Solutions and will focus in this keynote on The Future of Horticulture Lighting, Toward Indoor Farms

Agrowizard: Agrowizard wants to enable its customers, mostly large-scale growers and breeders in the Netherlands, Flanders and North Rhine-Westphalia, to answer the question 'how many euros' grow on my fields? - Pim Deuling

Agxeed: “A healthy society”.

AI academy: From Data to Innovation: AI Applications in the Agritech and Process Industries - Roy Lenders
Do you want to know more About AI and new technologies by for example imaging recognisable systems you Will be informed by use cases in the agritech - process industrie sector. We Will show you Some examples where we used different technologies in matching our data sets.

BASF-Nunhems: Yield maximalisation from your greenhouse - Harm Ammerlaan & Angela Luijten

Fellowmind:

1st session: Putting compliance data from the agrifood value chain to good use: insight, improve, sustainability

Welcome to the Age of Compliance!

In today’s world, compliance is key—whether it’s sustainability, food safety, IT security, or labor regulations. The sheer volume of data required to stay compliant can be overwhelming.

Join us for an enlightening session where Fellowmind will demonstrate how to collect and process data for your sustainability (CSRD) reports. This information is not only crucial for regulatory authorities but also for partners across the value chain. We’ll show you how to do it efficiently and effectively.

But why stop there? Unlock the true potential of your data! We’ll reveal how you can transform data from various sources—sensors, satellites, weather stations, equipment, labs, and management systems—into actionable insights. Improve your business operations, make smarter decisions, and boost your production and yield.

Fellowmind is your trusted partner in the digital transformation journey of the agrifood value chain. We specialize in optimizing operations, enhancing customer engagements, digitizing production processes, and turning data into valuable information. - Herman Bodewes

2nd session: Scaling Sustainability through Bayer AgPowered Services and Fellowmind

Join our breakout for insights on Bayer AgPowered Services and Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture. Discover how these cutting-edge platforms are revolutionizing the agricultural industry by integrating data from satellites, sensors, drones and other sources to provide actionable insights on crop health, weather forecasts, growth tracking, and much more. Learn how Fellowmind’s implementation services can help you leverage these tools to enhance productivity, sustainability, and innovation across the entire agri-food value chain. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the future of farming and food production. - Herman Bodewes (Fellowmind) en Syamak Bahmanyar (Bayer)

Finefield: Blueberry Robot and Data - Marcel Beelen.

Future Farming: Innovating Agritech with Our Solar-Powered, IoT-Enabled Blueberry Harvesting Robot”

Future Food Experience: Join us on an interactive journey through the world of Dutch agriculture and horticulture. In this eight-minute 360 - degree video experience, thoughts are reset, senses are stimulated and visitors discover what happens when you think and dare differently. The Future Food Expierence will run every half hour.

Gearbox: Quality Control with Vision & AI - Simone Keijzer 

Gearbox develops the next generation horticultural workforce, with vision, AI and motion solutions. Quality Control with vision and AI enhances growers, breeders and traders to work smart every day. Simone Keijzer, Co-founder & CEO of Gearbox shares the Gearbox story, their way of working, solutions for harvesting, quality control & sorting and elaborates on how they collaborate with their customers to take the next step in digitizing their daily work.

Grodan:

1st session: The evolution of high tech horticulture: Growing the future

A look at trends impacting the high tech horticulture leading to several scenario's on how this sector could evolve to address climate change, enhancing sustainability and resource efficiency while ensuring future food security. - Vera van den Berg

2nd session: Higher value is here

How we bring calculated revolution in high tech strawberry growth? The strawberry market has been thriving in the past. However, will its current cultivation methods still meet increasing stringent demands on year-round supply of these healthy red berries? Can an evolution up the standard in strawberry growing? - Joyce Rasquin

Innovationtour: During this tour, you will be taken to Compas Agro's trial fields and discover the innovations behind the machines from John Deere, Agxeed, S&dB

LIOF: The regional development company of Limburg is simultaneously putting start-up Guadaluna Chaer of Luxeed and established SME entrepreneur Frank Hessing of Hessing Supervers on stage.

Two entrepreneurs with completely different backgrounds share their inspiring stories. In a dynamic conversation led by moderator Valentina Marjanovic (LIOF), they take you back to their start-up phase. What were their biggest challenges? What valuable lessons did they learn that they want to pass on to you?

Together they will discuss what it takes to grow as an entrepreneur and what challenges and opportunities they see for the future. A unique opportunity to learn from both perspectives.

Maastricht University:

opens the doors of their state-of-the-art research greenhouse on this day. This high-tech greenhouse is part of the Brightlands Future Farming Institute, a knowledge institute of Maastricht University, where research is done on the agriculture and horticulture of the future: from innovative cultivation techniques to developing new plants and optimizing healthy nutrients in crops. You can take a look here during this day, even before it officially opens.

Plasma4agrifood: What is plasma technology? And what different applications of plasma technology are there in agrifood. Such as an alternative to fertilizers and pesticides, manure treatment and purifying barn air. Henk Aarts, Paul Leenders, Maikel Huygens

Province of Limburg: presentation Horticultural perspective Horticultural chain Limburg

Rabobank: How to build a climate adaptive and futureproof business case and how to finance it? - Ramon Van der Tol, Sector Manager Food & Agri

Skytree: Sustainable growth is crucial for the Netherlands as it looks to phase out fossil fuel practices. The region can focus on future proofing the success of horticulture through technology and innovation. In this presentation, Rob van Straten/ Fred van Veldhoven will share more about the technologies available to the industry, particularly Direct Air Capture, and how developments in this sector can be crucial to the future of horticulture – Rob van Straten & Fred van Veldhoven

S&dB: A demonstration of our vSET open field cultivation methods: a green fertilized field from Compas Agro where our seed ribbon planting machine is pulled by AgBot from AgXeed - Harmen Smidt and/or Gerard Otten.

Supply Chain Valley:

1st session:

• Peter Pardoel: intro Supply Chain Valley & Agro Food tech
• Gerbert Vissers (Vissers Energy Group): Zero Emission & Mobility in agro food

2nd session:

• Peter Pardoel: intro Supply Chain Valley & Agro Food tech
• Pharox: Digital Product Passport (DPP) and carbon reporting in the agri-food chain.

PLEASE NOTE: The language of the AgriTech Event is English