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Vertical Farming World Congress 2024

Speakers

Bringing together vertical farming operators, investors, suppliers and customers, this 5th annual Vertical Farming World Congress is designed to help develop and advance the sector’s future.

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Professor Dickson Despommier
Professor Dickson Despommier
Author of The Vertical Farm in 2010 and ‘grandfather’ of the vertical farming industry
Dr William Stiles
Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Dr William Stiles
Lecturer in Soil Science - Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Ramin Ebrahimnejad
Advanced Plant Growth Centre at James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom
Ramin Ebrahimnejad
Business Development Manager
Alberto López
Agritecture
Alberto López
Systems Engineer
James Fleet
Bloemteknik, United Kingdom
James Fleet
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Simon Meijer
CE-LINE, Netherlands
Simon Meijer
Chief Executive Officer
Laurie Liu
Cymru Wales
Laurie Liu
Business Development Manager for AgriGarden, China
Dr Philip Lee
Evolve International, Dubai
Dr Philip Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Tristan Fischer
Fischer Farms
Tristan Fischer
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Yuval Gilad
FreezeM, Israel
Dr Yuval Gilad
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Rick Vanzura
Freight Farms, United States
Rick Vanzura
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Bachmann
Gresham House
Peter Bachmann
Managing Director – Sustainable Infrastructure
Dr Rixta Sievers
GrowUp Farms
Dr Rixta Sievers
Research Manager
Ard van de Kreeke
Growy, Netherlands
Ard van de Kreeke
Founder
Bart 't Hoen
Hoogendoorn Growth Management, Netherlands
Bart 't Hoen
Area Sales Manager
Professor John Doonan
IBERS at Aberystwyth University
Professor John Doonan
Director of National Plant Phenomics Centre - IBERS at Aberystwyth University
Paul Millett
Invertigro, Australia
Paul Millett
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Eri Hayashi
Japan Plant Factory Association, Japan
Eri Hayashi
President - International Relations and Consulting
Nick Green
LettUS Grow, United Kingdom
Nick Green
Head of Commercial
Andreas Wilhelmsson
Ljusgårda, Sweden
Andreas Wilhelmsson
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Rickhard Hein
Micro Thumbs, South Africa
Rickhard Hein
Managing Director
Kushal Gurung
Muttha Agro, India
Kushal Gurung
Founder and Executive Chairman
Raymond Wheeler
NASA Kennedy Space Center, United States
Raymond Wheeler
Plant Physiologist and Emeritus Senior Scientist
Dr Chungui Lu
Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
Dr Chungui Lu
Professor of Sustainable Agriculture
Jessica Gómez de la Rosa
Origeen, Mexico
Jessica Gómez de la Rosa
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Anne Jancic
Philips Horticulture LED Solutions, Netherland
Anne Jancic
Global Segment Manager – Vertical Farming
Roel Janssen
Planet Farms, Italy
Roel Janssen
Chief Business Officer
Ritu Bhalla
Republic Polytechnic, Singapore
Ritu Bhalla
Assistant Director – Agriculture Research and Innovation Centre
Robert Morrow
Sierra Space, United States
Robert Morrow
Lead Plant Scientist
Camille Hanna
Skytree
Camille Hanna
Business Development Director
Professor Paul Gauthier
The University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Paul Gauthier
Professor of Protected Agriculture and Controlled Environment (PACE)
Denis Weinberg
UMAMI, Switzerland
Denis Weinberg
Founder and Managing Director
Dr Jennifer Bromley
Vertical Future
Dr Jennifer Bromley
Chief Scientific Officer
Edward Burt
Welsh Government
Edward Burt
Senior Manager – Inward Investment, Food and Drink
Fuling Li
Welsh Government
Fuling Li
Head of Inward Investment and International Campaign – Food Division
Jesper Hansen
Yes Health Group
Jesper Hansen
Chief Commercial Officer
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