2022 Conference Agenda

Strategies to accelerate the transition to Climate Smart Agriculture

11:30

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11:50

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There is a rising global need for farms to become resilient to climate change there's also a need for new tech-enabled climate smart farms. This means that the farms of the future will have to...

Combining factory engineering and indoor plant biology’

11:55

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12:15

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Key takeaways include: How to combine factory engineering and indoor plant biology.

Hydroponics & Aeroponics - Working Together to Create Greater Efficiency

12:20

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12:40

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Aquaponics and Hydroponics can effectively work hand in hand in a CEA setting, especially when trying to accelerate growth rates and crop turnover, whilst reducing the carbon footprint of...

Panel Discussion: Digitalisation of agriculture

12:45

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13:30

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Join key industry leaders as we look toward the future of agriculture and what that means for our economy.

Networking Break

13:30

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14:00

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Choosing CEA technologies to maximise yield and efficiency

14:00

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14:20

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The Controlled Environment Agriculture ("CEA") industries are mired in technologies that are designed to capture our attention and garner investment. However, all too often, these are not the effectiv

Combating food insecurity with hydroponic containers

14:25

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14:45

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Join us as we look into how hydroponic containers can move past the hype and make a difference in the way to combat food insecurity.

Transforming real-time data

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15:10

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This presentation will discuss how to cull through the data to get useful information using using artificial intelligence, applied physics, and domain knowledges.

Panel Discussion: Scaling vertical farming systems to produce healthy and nutrient rich food at a retail price point

15:15

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16:00

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Key industry leaders will lead this discussion around how we can optimize our profits while delivering nutrient rich food...

Networking Break

16:00

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16:30

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Pitch Session

16:30

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17:30

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Hear from 6 exciting companies entering the agricultural technology space. This session will consist of 6 lightning pitches, each taking 5 minutes and then receiving 5 minutes of questions and...

Networking Break

17:30

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18:00

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Genome Editing Technologies

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18:20

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This session will discuss how genome editing technologies can help to bring out traits that make produce more nutritious, more convenient, more affordable, and more sustainable.

Shared Impact Farming

18:25

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18:45

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This session is about re-thinking vertical farming to be a shared activity and facility, and democratising it by means of a digital FaaS platform, that enables all urbanites to grow & harvest their...

Facilitating Regenerative Agriculture

18:50

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19:10

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Due to climate change, water and soil scarcity, and disease and pest infestation, there is a growing global need for safe practices for efficient and sustainable agricultural production...

Panel Discussion: How can we achieve food security while also decarbonising agriculture?

19:15

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20:00

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Food Security is a buzz word on everyone's mind. How we feed the world in the upcoming years given our current economic, political and climate conditions? Join us for this lively panel discussion as w

The future of food - how food impacts our world and how we can change this

11:30

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11:50

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As a leading hospitality specialist in the market, we take our responsibility. At our catering locations, guests enjoy food and drinks everyday, but in a responsible way. Responsible in terms of...

Role of Architectural Design in Urban Food Systems

11:55

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12:15

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Urban food resilience has become a critical issue, particularly from two vital viewpoints. First, sustenance or self-sufficiency and second sustainability, with an ever urgent need to reduce the...

Regenerative agriculture as part of Nestlé’s climate commitments. A Nordic example

12:20

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12:40

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Nestlé has a global, ambitious commitment to reach net zero GHG emissions in the full value chain by 2050, and 50% reduction by 2030. As part of the UN’s Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi), a...

Panel Discussion: Transforming the food system

12:45

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13:30

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This panel will discuss areas for growth along the supply chain while maintaining an eye on the resiliency and nutrition of the final product. Our panellists will share their unique perspectives...

Networking Break

13:30

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14:30

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Driving Continuous Operational Optimization In Food & Ag

14:55

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15:15

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The speed at which the farming and food supply chain is changing continues to increase while becoming more competitive and challenging. In today's data driven world, we have the data and there are...

The AgrI-fiSh project - Sustainable and innovative feeds from agricultural wastes for a resilient and high-quality aquaculture

15:20

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14:40

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The project, funded under Horizon 2020- PRIMA, is a best practice in circular economy application, while linking agriculture to aquaculture. The reuse of specific agricultural wastes will provide...

Panel Discussion: Circular Systems for the Future of Food

15:45

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16:30

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The Future of Food Production Summit discusses a wide range of topics. In the past, we would, and still continue to, look at each of these topics as a stand-alone item. In a circular economy that...

Closing Remarks

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16:45

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