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10th F&A NEXT Summit

21-22 May 2025

Wageningen, Netherlands

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Our program is final! Download the full timetable of F&A here. For an overview of our speakers, click here. 

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  1. Wednesday21
  2. Thursday22
  1. Registration

    Networking

    Networking area
    Walk in for Grand Opening

    Stage 1 - Podium
    🎭 Grand Opening Show!
    Rens de Jong
    Stage 1 - Podium
    🗣️ Official Opening: Decoding the Future of Agri and Food
    Bert-Jan Woertman | StartLife, Sebastiaan Berendse | WUR
    Stage 1 - Podium
    🗣️ Geopolitical Developments and Impact on Food Security and a Resilient Agri-food System
    Rens de Jong, Richard Nugee | Climate Change & (in)Security Project
    Stage 1 - Podium
    🔥From Insights to Action – Building a Sustainable Future
    Joost de Laat | WUR, Richard Nugee | Climate Change & (in)Security Project
    Stage 1 - Podium
    VR Game: Food System Nexus

    Auditorium Foyer
    🏅Next Heroes in Food & Agtech 2025 (Pre-seed/Seed)
    Ajay Varadharajan | GreenSwapp, Ananda Scherner | Agrobiomics, Carolina Villa | Nucleus Capital, Casey Woodward | Agrisound, Justus Lauten | Foodforecast, Paul Rutten | Concert Bio, Richie Gray | Mondelez SnackFutures, Sebastiaan Masselink | Yanmar Ventures
    Stage 1 - Podium
    Autonomous Production of Healthy Fresh Food Crops in Greenhouses – An International Challenge
    Silke Hemming | WUR
    Breakout 2 - Quantum 1
    The European Investment Fund’s Role in Supporting Agrifoodtech Innovation in Europe
    Céline Lévy | European Investment Fund (EIF)
    Breakout 3 - Quantum 2
    How to Finance Your International Scale-Up Activities
    Henrike Langbroek | OneThird, Kevin Parekh | Proeon, Stijn Harms | Protix
    Breakout 4 - Quantum 3
    LUNCH

    🚐 Campus Tour: Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre (NPEC)

    On Campus
    Founder resilience isn’t a Trait – It’s a Strategy 
    Tijl Hoefnagels | Rubio Impact Ventures
    Breakout 3 - Quantum 2
    Building Effective Collaborations with Corporates for Agri-Tech Validation
    Guus van Heijningen | Captain, Mike Poodt | Rijk Zwaan
    Breakout 2 - Quantum 1
    Scaling Success: Strategies, Financing Growth, and M&A in Agtech & Food
    Florentine Fockema Andreae | SHIFT Invest, Henrike Langbroek | OneThird, Stephan van Sint Fiet | Vivici, Tomer Tzach | CropX
    Stage 3 - Momentum 2,3
    How AgTech Drives a Sustainable and Resilient Agri-Food System
    Ali Morrow | Clay Capital, Darren Logan | Mars, Gilad Gershon | Tropic, Mathias Müller | Corteva, Tzvi Grisha Zvirin | BioArmix
    Stage 2 - Auditorium
    Improving Integrated Steering on Risk, Return, and Sustainability
    Peter Verhagen | Rabobank
    Breakout 1 - Momentum 1
    🗣️ Breakthrough in the Fight Against Devastating Banana Diseases: First Resistant Plant Developed
    Gert Kema | WUR, Rens de Jong
    Stage 1 - Podium
    The Future of Alternative Proteins: Beyond the Hype
    Alexandre Bastos | Givaudan, Andrew D. Ive | Big Idea Ventures, Louisa Burwood-Taylor | Agfunder, Thomas Verswyver | Plukon
    Stage 2 - Auditorium
    What is Next in Food Biotech?
    Gulsah Uysal | EIT Food, Marie Brueser | EIT Food
    Stage 3 - Momentum 2,3
    🗣️ Common Ground: Unlocking the Momentum of the Regenerative Economy
    Josh Tickell | Big Picture Ranch, Rens de Jong
    Stage 1 - Podium
    🗣️Building Resilient Food Systems Through Sustainable Practices
    Adam Anders | Anterra Capital, Anthony Klemm | Enko Chem, Elizabeth Lunik - Rabobank, Mark Drewell | New Foundation Farms, Sebastien Pascual | Temasek
    Stage 1 - Podium
    🚐 Campus Tour: Explore Innovation at KeyGene 

    On Campus
    Financing your Startup with the Rabobank
    Sander Peltenburg | Rabobank
    Breakout 1 - Momentum 1
    Discover Your Future in Agrifood Innovation in the Dutch Food Valley
    Angelique van Helvoort | Oost NL, Aria Samimi | InsectSense, George Krintiras | ADM, Suradj Hiralal | Oost NL
    Breakout 3 - Quantum 2
    How to Fall in Love with Your Investor
    Daan Wilms van Kersbergens | The Yield Lab, Rutger Beens | Proba, Samuel Rapolu | StartLife, Silla Scheepens | Future Food Fund, Ying Shao | Plantik Biosciences
    Stage 2 - Auditorium
    The Founder Perspective: AgriFood Startups, Their Journey, and Lessons Learned
    Bram Tijmons | PATS – Drones, Peter Hoekstra | Economi, Robin de Bruijn | StartHUB, Tom Clement | New Dawn Bio
    Stage 3 - Momentum 2,3
    Regenerative Agriculture: What About It
    Ileen Wilke | Foodvalley NL, Karin Slobbe-Visser | Foodvalley
    Breakout 4 - Quantum 3
    🗣️ Recognizing the Craftsman in the Protein Transition
    Emile van der Staak
    Stage 1 - Podium
    Reception

    Shuttle Service to Dinner Venue (🚌)

    Drinks & Dinner at WICC

    🍻 Party with DJ

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