The Data Driven AgriFood Future Alliance and its partners host the 2nd edition of the Data Driven AgriFood Future Conference. During this international conference we will focus on the impact of data driven innovations in agrifood and how we can jointly tackle innovation barriers to speed up innovations and their deployment in practice.
Together with stakeholders from the quadruple helix we’ll engage in round table discussions on the state of the art and developments in the field of data driven agrifood. And more importantly how to make sure we connect these developments and put them into practice.
2021
Second Data Driven AgriFood Future
Conference
26 October | 20.00 – 22.00 (CET)
This is an online conference
Main themes of the conference
1. Data to action
Collecting data is only the start of data driven innovations. Data is an enables for various actions in the agrifood value chain. Data can be used for forecasting of weather, yield and demand, but also as activator for robots and cobots in the field and factory. For this theme we focus on examples and developments that are putting data to action.
2. Data to trust
With the collection of data comes responsibility. The use of data can support creating more transparency in the food value chain. But who is the owner of this data and how can we exchange data in a safe way? And how do regulations for privacy impact this data exchange? For this theme we focus on examples and developments that are supporting a safe and fair distribution of data and help to build trust between partners in the agrifood value chain.
3. Data and skills
With an increasing use of data
and artificial intelligence old jobs (heavy, repetitive and often dangerous) are replaced with new jobs. Training and skills development is essential for these employees. And these new jobs often require a different managerial style. For this theme we focus on the new skill set needed and the role of educational and training centers in this transition.
Preliminary programme
Kickoff by Simone van Trier (host)
Keynote on DataDriven AgriFood Future (I)
“Future of food: decisions that farmers and growers need to be making now” by Ian Proudfoot, Global head of Agribusiness, KPMG
Round table discussions on three themes:
Data to action
Tobias Menne
Global Head of xarvio, Member of the Executive Leadership Team BASF Agricultural Solutions
Kris van de Voorde
Business programme manager Imec
Data to trust
Johannes Lehmann
Head of Business Development Smart Farming Deutsches Institut für Normung
Nathalie Bertels
European Data Policies, Governance Act, KU LEUVEN
Dennis Donohue
Western Growers Association
Data and skills
Harrij Schmeitz
Managing Director Fruit Tech Campus
Lieven Eeckelaert
Coordinator/advisor, Workitects
Dr. Juliett Ansell
Head of Global Science Innovation Zespri
Keynote on DataDriven AgriFood Future (II)
To be confirmed shortly.
Closing remarks
Simone van Trier
End of programme
Link to the conference
The link to the online conference will be added to the programme one week before the conference.
Contact our team
For more information about the conference, please contact the DDAFF Conference team: [email protected].
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20.35 hrs
21.30 hrs
21.55 hrs
22.00 hrs
The Data Driven AgriFood Future Alliance Conference will be held during the DataWeekNL ‘Data Matters’ (25 - 29 October 2021) organized in ‘s-Hertogenbosch,
The Netherlands.
