JOIN US ON MAY 11TH
- The event will be held in english language -
We are pleased to invite you to an interactive, virtual discussion presented by Bayer ForwardFarming and the De Ruiter Experience Center. Bayer ForwardFarming, a platform for demonstrating sustainable agriculture in practice, has partnered with the De Ruiter Experience Center, a state-of-the-art glasshouse and information center showcasing innovative and sustainable tomato production.
Join us on May 11 from 9am-12pm CEST to hear from a variety of expert voices on:
- Innovation: What are the main drivers/enablers of innovation today?
- Sustainability: What are the main sustainability issues agriculture faces?
- Health: How can increased trust and cooperation lead to more (health) concepts with added value?
Agenda:
Time | Topic | Speaker | Titel |
09:00 | Welcome and introduction | Jos Pauwels | Head of Sales |
| The bigger picture: promoting the consumption of fruits & vegetables | Inci Dannenberg | Head of Bayer Vegetable Seeds |
| Introduction to the De Ruiter Experience Center and the glasshouse operations | Paul Zantman | Grower of BraZander and crop manager at the De Ruiter Experience Center |
| Introduction to Bayer ForwardFarming | Marc Sneyders | Sustainable Operations Manager |
| De Ruiter®, a growing business | Joost van Regteren | Head of Market Development EMEA/APAC |
| Horticulture’s need to defend the ‘license to produce’ | Sjaak van der Tak | President LTO |
10:00 | Break |
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| Innovation: What are the main drivers/enablers of innovation today? | Jan de Ruyter | Sector banker |
| Sustainability: What are the main sustainability issues agriculture faces? | Jan Willem van den Beukel | Alderman |
| Health: How can increased trust and cooperation lead to more | Laurens Sloot | Professor retail marketing |
| Followed by a panel debate on innovation, sustainability, and health |
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11:45 | Closuring remarks | Jos Pauwels |
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