8th edition of F&A NEXT

24-25 May 2023

Wageningen, Netherlands

PARTICIPANTS

STARTUPS

INVESTORS

CORPORATES

COUNTRIES

2022 IN NUMBERS

Catalyzing
Sustainable Food &
Agri Innovation

F&A Next

F&A Next is about thought leadership and connecting promising startups and scale-ups to dedicated Food & Agtech investors and leading corporates. It includes two days of networking, pitching and debating the dynamics in food and agriculture. If you are wholeheartedly committed to the need for innovation in Food & Agriculture then make sure to join us!

Who to expect

Speakers

Learn and be Inspired by Trailblazers and Leaders

Keynote

Sjoukje Heimovaara

President of the Executive Board |
Wageningen University & Research

Keynote

Berry Marttin

Member of the Managing Board | Rabobank

Judge

Hadar Sutovsky

General Manager | ICL Planet

Keynote

Feike Sijbesma

Former CEO DSM, Supervisory Board
Philips & Unilever

Keynote

Michael Collier

Director of Human Performance |
Mclaren Racing

Keynote

Rodrigo Vinicius de Jesus

CEO | Salus Optima

Speaker

Elizabeth Lunik

Senior Sustainability Researcher | Rabobank

Keynote

Hans Meeuwis

CEO | Royal Cosun

Quotes

What participants say

When the world's best talents, emergent technologies and shared ambitions are brought together, anything is possible. Corporates, startups and investors, let's unite at F&A Next and jointly move the needle for sustainable food systems!

Our visibility with many high-quality investors and potential strategic partners at F&A Next supported us in successfully closing our €8.5M Series A and recruiting new talent for our team.

F&A Next is one of the most important global events for AgriFoodTech. We are happy to fly in our global team to take part and connect with the great startups, scaleups and fellow investors that are also participating. See you in May 2023!

In the spotlight

Adapting Consumption to Planetary Boundaries

How do we feed the world within the limits of our planetary boundaries? This is the daunting challenge the food & agriculture industry is facing: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and food waste, limiting freshwater consumption and soil depletion to restore biodiversity, our ecosystems and livelihood. At F&A Next 2023, the interplay between sustainable production and consumption is highlighted, and explored what it takes to make the agrifood industry nature-positive for a net-zero future.