Programme
Topics and the Confirmed Speakers of the Conference
The new conference “Revolution in Food and Biomass Production” (REFAB) will showcase leading solution approaches from the wide range of the following topics:
Programme of the 1st Day | 1 October 2018
10:00 Conference Opening (Maritim Hall): Michael Carus, nova-Institut GmbH (DE)
 Introduction and overview
 |
|---|
Chairman
Michael Carus
nova-Institut (DE)
10:05 Dr. Rafaël Schneider
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe
Food and Nutrition Security: Global Challenge – Site-Specific Solutions
10:30 Thomas Arnold
European Commission, DG RTD (BE)
Innovation from Across – can Cross-Pollinating Sectors, Actors and Conversations Unfold Solutions Towards Systemic Change?
11:00 Michael Carus
nova-Institut (DE)
Sustainability Assessment of New Food and Biomass Technologies
 Precision farming, robotics, drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
|
|---|
Chairman:
Dr. Anil Rajvanshi
Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) (IN)
11:30 Dr. Srinivasu Pappula
Tata Consultancy Services (IN)
Combating Climate Change For Food Security through the Digital Five Forces
11:50 Dr. Ole Peters
xarvio - BASF Digital Farming (DE)
The Digital Future of Agriculture
12:10 Dr. Marcus Remmers
DSM (NL)
The Accelerating Impact of Nanotechnology on Agriculture: How these tiny Building Blocks have the Potential to help us Build the kind of World we all Want to Live in
12:30 Dr. Inkyu Sa
Flourish (CH)
A Journey of Flourish: Aerial Data Collection and Analysis, and Automated Ground Intervention for Precision Farming
 Alternative protein sources – insects, bacteria, artificial meat and CO2 utilization
|
|---|
Chairman:
Prof. Dr. Ludo Diels
Flemisch Institute for Technological Research /VITO (NL)
11:30 Matt Ball
The Good Food Institute (US)
The Future of Meat: Better Options to Feed a Growing Population
12:10 Leen Bastiaens
Vlemish Institute for Technological Research - VITO (BE)
Prof. Dr. Ir. Leen Van Campenhout
KU Leuven (BE)
Insect Rearing and Processing for Food, Feed and Bio-based Chemicals
 Biostimulants – nitrogen fixation, mycorrhiza, biopesticides
|
|---|
Chairman:
Jeremy Harbinson
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
14:20 Dr. Alok Adholeya
TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre (IN)
Seed plus: A Sustainable Approach with Integration of Mycorrhizae and Nano-bio Stimulants for Precision Agriculture and Resource Use Efficiency
14:50 Dr. Wieland Reichelt
Evologic Technologies (AT)
AMF in Agriculture – Challenges and Opportunities
15:10 Dr. Jonathan Gerbore
BIOVITIS (FR)
Microbial Products for Plant Biostimulation and Biocontrol
15:30 Dr. Antoine Drevelle
Kapsera (FR)
Reinventing Microbial Formulation: Microcapsules for Growth and Delivery
 Mariculture or marine farming, algae and aquaculture
|
|---|
Chairwoman:
Dr. Seena Koyadan
nova-Institut (DE)
14:20 Dr. Iago Teles
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Potential of Microalgae for Food and Feed
14:50 Dr. Yossi Tal
SEAKURA (IL)
Mass Cultivation and Processing of Marine Seaweeds under “Clean Sea” Production Technology.
15:10 João Cotter
Aquaponics Iberia (PT)
Is Aquaponics On or Gone? Choosing the Right Strategies to Develop Urban Aquaponics
15:30 Javier Fernández Ponce
Smart Floating Farms (ES)
Modular Floating Platforms for Local Food Production
 Future of organic and smallholder farming
|
|---|
Chairman:
Michael Carus
nova-Institut (DE)
16:20
tba
16:40 Dr. Gero Leson
Dr. Bronner's (USA)
Regenerative Agriculture and Agroforestry:
improving soil organic matter, productivity and resilience while sequestering atmospheric CO2
17:00 Julius Ecuru
BioInnovate Africa Programme (KE)
Fostering an Innovation-driven Bioeconomy in Africa: Experience from BioInnovate Africa Programme
 Biorefineries and Biotechnology
|
|---|
Chairwoman:
Dr. Asta Partanen
nova-Institut (DE)
16:20 Samir Somaiya
Godavari Biorefineries Ltd. (IN)
Disruption and Innovation in Building a Modern Biorefinery in India
16:40 Bente Nersten
Borregaard (NO)
Fat Replacers for Food and Chemicals from a Spruce-based Biorefinery
17:00 Elisabeth Stanger
Lenzing AG (AT)
Providing Sustainable Solutions to the Food, Fibre and Chemical Market from an Integrated Beechwood Biorefinery with a Special Focus on Acetic Acid.
17:20 Dr. Peter Welters
Phytowelt GreenTechnologies (DE)
Biotechnological Production of Flavors – Efficient and Sustainable
17:40 – Podium Discussion
18:00 – Cold Beer on tap in the exhibition space
20:00 – Dinner Buffet
Programme of the 2nd Day | 2 October 2018
 Agriculture under extreme conditions (desert, ice, outer space) and in combination with solar energy
|
|---|
Chairman
Dr. Joachim Stiegemann
CLAAS E-Systems (DE)
09:00 Joakim Hauge
The Sahara Forest Project (NO)
From Vision to Reality: Greening Desert Areas through Profitable Production of Food, Freshwater, Clean Energy and Biomass
09:30 Avner Shohet
Teshuva Agricultural Projects (TAP) (IL)
Green Hydroponic Agriculture under Challenging Conditions – Climate, Land, Place and Size
09:50 Max Trommsdorff
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (DE)
Agrophotovoltaic: Harvesting Twice
10:10 Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Wageih
SEKEM Development Foundation (EG)
Greening the Desert in Egypt with Sustainable Agriculture
 Improved plant varieties for the future
|
|---|
Chairman:
Dr. Peter Welters
Phytowelt GreenTechnologies (DE)
09:00 Niels de Beus
nova-Institut (DE)
Dr. Pia Skoczinski
nova-Institut (DE)
Genetic Modified Crops: Cultivation Areas, Experiences and Breeding Targets
09:30 Jeremy Harbinson
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Radical Increases in Crop Yield: The Role of Improved Photosynthesis
09:50 Magnus Hertzberg
SweTree Technologies (SE)
BioTechnology Solutions for Tree Breeding and Forestry Operation
10:10 Dr. Venkata Kishore
Bayer (NL)
Innovations in Vegetable Product Development
| Agriculture under extreme conditions (desert, ice, outer space) and in combination with solar energy
|
|---|
Chairman:
Dr. Joachim Stiegemann
CLAAS E-Systems (DE)
11:00 Christophe Lasseur
European Space Agency (NL)
Man to Mars means Waste to Food
11:20 Dr. Wieger Wamelink (co-author Joep Frissel)
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Towards a Sustainable Agricultural Ecosystem for Mars and the Moon
| Precision farming, robotics, drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
|
|---|
Chairman:
Dr. Filipe Neves Dos Santos
Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS) (PT)
11:40 Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi
Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) (IN)
Precision Agriculture and IOT can help Indian Farming
12:00 Dr. Joachim Stiegemann
CLAAS E-Systems (DE)
Aspects and Perspectives of the Digital Shape for Farmers and the Agriculture Industry
12:20 Egbert Schroeer
Microsoft (US)
Artificial Intelligence & Internet of Things: How They Will Shape the Future of Agriculture & Food Industry
12:40 Dr. Norbert Schmitz
Meo Carbon Solutions (DE)
Is Blockchain the Solution for Traceability in Supply Chains? Sustainability Certification for Biomass and Food with ISCC
 Home, urban and vertical farming
|
|---|
Chairman:
Thomas Zöllner
Association for Vertical Farming (BE)
11:00 Volkmar Keuter
Fraunhofer Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik UMSICHT (DE)
inFARMING®
11:20 Martin Veenstra
Certhon (NL)
Successful Indoor/Vertical Farming: Applying Lessons Learned in Horticulture
11:40 Timo Bongartz
OSRAM (DE)
Smart (Indoor) Farming – From LED Component Player to Full-stack Solution Provider
12:00 Mark Korzilius
Farmers Cut (DE)
Lifting Indoor Farming to the Next Level with Dryponics Cultivation
| Precision farming, robotics, drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
|
|---|
14:30 Dr. Filipe Neves dos Santos
Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems (CRIIS) (PT)
Robotics for Agriculture and Forestry in Challenging Environments
14:50 Prof. Dr. Stefan Pelzer
Evonik Nutrition & Care (DE)
Precision Livestock Farming: A Data and Knowledge Based Approach for Sustainable Animal Nutrition
| Special Topics
|
|---|
Chairman
Michael Carus
nova-Institut (DE)
15:10 Tiffany Tsui
Greenport China (NL)
Bridging the Global Urban-Rural Divide: the Greenport Horticultural Cluster2Cluster Model between Netherlands and China
15:30 Sabine Sütterlin
Berlin-Institut für Bevölkerung und Entwicklung (DE)
How can African Countries leapfrog Technological Development to Achieve Food Security in Africa?
| Alternative protein sources – insects, bacteria, artificial meat and CO2 utilization
|
|---|
Chairman:
Achim Raschka
nova-Institut (DE)
14:30 David Wilco Drew
AgriProtein (ZA)
AgriProtein, Creating a Sustainable Future Through Insect-based Technologies
15:10 Dr. Heiko Rischer
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (FI)
Cellular Agriculture for Food Production
15:30 tba