Huge Challenges Need Smart Solutions: How to rethink agriculture?
FRANKFURT - TEL AVIV B2B TALKS // HUGE CHALLENGES NEED SMART SOLUTIONS: HOW TO RETHINK AGRICULTURE?
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DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25 60486 Frankfurt am Main GermanyAbout this event
To whom it may concern!
We cordially invite you to the next Frankfurt - Tel Aviv B2B Talks.
The war in Ukraine, advancing climate change, the growing world population – agriculture is under massive pressure to ensure food security while reducing resource consumption. That’s why it is so important to work hand in hand not only across the entire value chain, but also across countries and jointly bring solutions for these challenges to the fields. The Frankfurt Tel Aviv B2B Talks on Agtech Innovations will be a platform for an elaborated business exchange between decision-makers from companies, associations, organizations, politics, plus investors and farmers. In addition to keynote speeches by top-tier experts from both countries, companies from Israel will present their innovative Agtech solutions. Plus: There will be time to speak with each other, discuss and develop common ideas and projects.
AGENDA
3.30 p.m. Registration, Coffee & Networking with Israeli Companies
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4.00 p.m. WORDS OF WELCOME
Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus, Hessian Minister for Digital Strategy and Innovation, Wiesbaden (video message)
N.N., Reoresentative of the Economic & Trade Mission, General Consulate Israel, Munich
Stephanie Wüst, Head of the Economic Department of the City of Frankfurt
Dr. Andreas Förster, Executive Director DECHEMA, Frankfurt
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KEYNOTES
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4.20 p.m. -- Climate change, war, growing population: the urge to rethink agriculture
Dr. Christian Bock, Managing Director Promotional Business Rentenbank, Frankfurt
4.35 p.m -- AgTech and GreenTech Innovation – from the idea to the field
Josef Thoma, BayWa AG, München
4.50 p.m -- The Israeli AgTech Ecosystem
Shiri Ailon, Head of Syngenta Group Ventures, Integration and Synergy, Israel
5.05 p.m. -- Germany and Israel: A fruitful alliance
Christian Kusulis, Head Frankfurt Rhine-Main Office, German-Israeli Economic Association, Frankfurt
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5.15 p.m. -- Coffeebreak & Networking with Israeli Companies
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PANEL DISCUSSION
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5.45 – 6.15 p.m. -- How to grow more food with less resource consumption?
Abed Masarwa, VP Product Management, Netafim, Israel
Prof. Sheenan Harpaz, Institute of Animal Sciences, Volcani Center, Israel
Karsten Schmal, President of the Farmer's Association of Hesse
N.N.
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START-UP PITCH
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6.15 – 7.15 p.m. -- AgTech from Israel
Agam -- Moshe Maroko, Co-Founder and CEO
Agam Greenhouse Energy Systems manufactures revolutionary machinery for dehumidification, temperature control, air filtration, and energy savings in greenhouses and indoor growing spaces.
Agrematch is an artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on providing sustainable products for the Agriculture & Food industries via its disruptive AI predictive system and validation platform.
CropX -- Harmen Wollerich, Account Manager Agribusiness
CropX provides an automated farm management using advanced Ag Analytics, similarly to the way satellite imagery revolutionized pest-control management, almost a decade ago.
Affordable small-medium business hydroponic system with designated mobile app for training, management and trouble shooting.
Viridix is a precision irrigation system powered by real time, hassle-free Root Sense soil moisture sensors and a comprehensive supporting software package.