Workshop 11: Bringing urban farming to new heights
During this online thematic workshop European and Asian SMEs and flagship projects will showcase how they can bring the production of agricultural goods within urban areas to scale through cutting-edge indoor farming solutions, new research, and innovative business models.
Indoor, vertical farming solutions (at scale) will play a pivotal role in the future of farming because they allow food production to be fully uncoupled from soil and external climate influences. Innovations showcased will include, among others, modulable farms with quality calibration, 3.0 recipes to optimize taste, active ingredients and resistance, indoor growing platforms with automatic digital systems, rotating towers for a unique combination of data driven automation for culture optimization
Topics to be covered
- Vertical farming solutions
- Hydroponic indoor vertical farming solutions
Programme
09.00 Welcome & General Introduction of the workshop by Emma Sidgwick, Flanders’ FOOD
09.05 Vertical farming in Japan by Professor Hiromichi Itoh, Kobe University
09.25 Vertical farming in Thailand by Rene Watteau
09.45 Introduction to Digital Master Class 1 by Elise Laporte, Vitagora
09.55 Presentation by Romain Schmitt, CEO and founder of Farm Cube
10.05 Presentation by Michael Lindberg, CEO of Elius
10.15 Introduction to Digital Master Class 2 by Elise Laporte, Vitagora
10.20 Presentation by Edwin Ong, CEO of Arianetech
10.30 Presentation by Maarten Vandecruys, Founder & CTO of Urban Crop Solutions
10.40 Q & A
10.55 Wrap-up and closing
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