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10th F&A NEXT Summit

21-22 May 2025

Wageningen, Netherlands

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Program 2025

We are busy compiling the program for F&A Next 2025. 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 3 - Quantum 2
    LUNCH

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

    On Campus
    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
    How AgTech Drives a Sustainable and Resilient Agri-Food System
    Ali Morrow | Clay Capital, Darren Logan | Mars, Mathias Müller | Corteva, Tzvi Grisha Zvirin | BioArmix
    Stage 2 - Auditorium
    Building Effective Collaborations with Corporates for Agri-Tech Validation
    Guus van Heijningen | Captain, Mike Poodt | Rijk Zwaan
    Breakout 2 - Quantum 1
    Meet the Next Heroes (Pre-seed/Seed)
    Ajay Varadharajan | GreenSwapp, Ananda Scherner | Agrobiomics, Casey Woodward | Agrisound, Justus Lauten | Foodforecast, Paul Rutten | Concert Bio
    Breakout 4 - Quantum 3
    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
    Stage 2 - Auditorium
    Pitches delegation EIT Food
    Gulsah Uysal | EIT Food, Marie Brueser | EIT Food
    3, Stage 3 - Momentum 2
    🗣️ Keynote by Josh Tickell
    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
    Stage 1 - Podium
    🚐 Campus Tour: Explore Innovation at KeyGene 

    On Campus
    Farm-Level Data: The Key to Reducing Scope 3 Emissions in Food 
    Jacob Morén | Improvin', Robert Gerlach | Klim
    Stage 2 - Auditorium
    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, Suradj Hiralal | Oost NL
    Breakout 3 - Quantum 2
    🗣️ ‘Traditional’ Appetizer for Conference Dinner 
    Emile van der Staak
    Stage 1 - Podium
    Reception

    Shuttle Service to Dinner Venue (🚌)

    Drinks & Dinner at WICC

    🍻 Party with DJ

  • F&A Next
  • Plus Ultra II building
  • Bronland 10-D
  • 6708 WH Wageningen
  • The Netherlands
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