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Campus tour (optional)
10:00 - 12:00The Protein Transition tour or Circularity tour
Take the chance to stretch your legs before going into conference and discover the research facilities at Wageningen Campus. We will take you on an inspiring tour in which some of the latest developments and innovations of Wageningen University & Research will be brought to light.
For more information: https://www.fanext.com/campus-tour/
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Registration and Networking Lunch
11:00 - 12:30 -
Opening by Moderator
12:30 - 12:40 -
Word of Welcome
12:40 - 12:50 -
Drivers for change in Food & Ag Value Chain
12:50 - 13:10Why the consequences of climate change, soil degradation and digitization can no longer be ignored
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Panel: What is the real innovation in Food & Ag
13:10 - 14:40What innovation has disrupted the food & ag value to date and what ahead of us
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Transformation of Bayer from products to business solutions
14:40 - 15:00How Bayer support farmers by sharing innovation to grow more efficiently and sustainably
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Break
15:00 - 15:45 -
Innovating boldly for people & planet
15:45 - 16:05What (open) innovation is needed to transform Unilever into a leading global producer of healthy and sustainable food
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Panel: Innovation in Food & Agtech around the Globe
16:05 - 16:35What are the innovative food & ag solutions around the world for more sustainable food sources
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Next Heroes in Agtech
16:35 - 17:45Showcasing eight promising emerging growth companies transforming agriculture
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Conference Drinks & Dinner at Wageningsche Berg
18:00 - 22:00
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Breakfast by StartLife
08:00 - 09:00Six early stage food & agtech startups of StartLife Accelerate Program presenting their propositions and welcoming feedback from the audience. An informal way to engage with these promising startups
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Opening by Moderator
09:30 - 09:45 -
Agfunder on Food & Agtech in Europe
09:45 - 10:10Agfunder presenting the latest statistics on the European food & agtech ecosystem
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Panel: How to fund disruptive innovation
10:30 - 11:00Whilst all investors embrace disruptive innovation in food & agriculture, the appetite for funding is diverse
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Panel: What is the recipe for scaling early stage businesses
11:30 - 12:00What does it take to turn a bright idea into a healthy company having impact
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Corporates can innovate (introduction to panel discussion)
12:00 - 12:10 -
Panel: Corporate Innovation
12:10 - 12:40How corporates should embrace disruption to transform for the future
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Lunch
12:40 - 14:00 -
Firesite Chat: Nicholas Fereday (Executive Director Food & Agribusiness, Rabobank) interviewing David Welch (Director of Science & Technology, Good Food Institute)
14:00 - 14:30Open conversation about catalysing consumer acceptance of plant-based and cultivated meat alternatives replacing conventional animal agriculture
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Impact of Innovation in Food (introduction to panel discussion)
14:30 - 14:40 -
Panel: Impact of Innovation in Food
14:40 - 15:10New foods, convenience and business models, what is accelerating change
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Next Heroes in Foodtech
15:15 - 16:15Showcasing eight promising emerging growth companies transforming food
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