Prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski
09:25 – 09:45 The future of agriculture: How artificial intelligence is changing agriculture? What will agriculture look like in 10, 20, 30 years? Based on current trends the future of agriculture is definately automation and technology. Experts are anticipating some major changes for the agriculture sector in order to follow and fullfil needs of rapidly growing world…
Read MoreDr Willem Jan Knibbe, Wageningen Data Competence Center
Dr. Willem Jan Knibbe is director of the Wageningen Data Competence Center (WDCC) of Wageningen University & Research. The WDCC targets the development and application of expertise in data intensive methods and technology in education and research for the living environment. He has a PhD in Physics & Astronomy and has worked for many years in…
Read MoreProf. dr. Marko Debeljak
Prof. Dr Marko Debeljak is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Knowledge Technologies at the “Jožef Stefan” Institute, Slovenia, and Associate Professor of Ecology. He has a background education in systems ecology. His research interest is the development and application of AI methods for advanced decision support systems for the sustainable development of…
Read MoreBranimir Popov, Prime Trinity LLC
Branimir Popov has an MSc in agribusiness management and data science. He has more than 10 years of experience in different production systems (no-till, strip-till, full-till) and different sectors of crop production (biogas, highly intensive crop production systems). Branimir Popov has established and maintained direct contact with more than 100 farmers and companies in the…
Read MoreJure Mikuž, South Central Ventures
Jure Mikuž is an experienced venture capital investor with more than fifteen years of experience in the industry. He was the founder of the first such fund in Slovenia and since then he has led or participated in more than thirty transactions in the field of various technological industries. He sits on the board of…
Read MoreMichal Piosik, Foodtech.ac
Michal Piosik is AC/VC fund general partner, foodtech.ac co-founder, serial entrepreneur, ex-restauranteur, father of 2, failed wakeboarder, wannabe philosopher. Foodtech.ac is a startup accelerator where we seek out, accelerate growth and finance sustainable startups. Our portfolio companies are foodtech.ac/#startups. 11:10 – 12:00 Round table: Financing and development of startups and projects in agriculture The development, financing and commercialization of…
Read MoreDr. Dragana Vukasinović, Fauna Smart Technologies
Dr. Dragana Vukasinović is an experienced Crop Protection Scientist (16+ years) with Agricultural Entomology as her field of expertise. Dragana has a broad knowledge in Plant/Crop Production Systems, focusing on IPM and Biocontrol in IPM. Dragana did her PhD in Agricultural Entomology (focus: eco-physiology & organismal biology) at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science,…
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Dr. Olga Pelekh, Faculty of Management
Dr. Olga Pelekh is the EIT Food Seedbed Warsaw Hub Manager. She is responsible for the implementation of the program supporting the startups at an early stage of development as well as entrepreneurs and scientists with ideas in the agri-food sector in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. For several years she has been…
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