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Develop practical strategies for the bioeconomy with industry experts.
Tap into growth potential in primary production and optimize resource efficiency.

from 9:30 Arrival and registration
10:00 Welcome by RootCamp and Rentenbank
10:15 Keynote by Belit Onay (City Mayor of Hannover)
10:30 Panel I: Mind the Gap
Which Infrastructure Is Available, What Is Still Missing, and Who Builds It?
Nicolaj Christoffersen (Danish Technological Institute), Jonathan Roberz (MicroHarvest GmbH), Frederike Reiners (GEA Group), Christian Wienecke (Agrifood Industry Advisor)
11:30 Keynote Address by Grant Hendrik Tonne (Lower Saxony Minister of Economic Affairs, Transportation, and Construction)
11:45 Panel II: Innovation Ecosystems & Cooperation
How to create strong links between farmers and the bioeconomy industry
Michelle Spitzer (eco:fibr GmbH), Lothar Hövelmann (DLG e.V.), Michel Finke (Farmer - Industrial Hemp), Matthias Scholz (TransBIB, Technical University of Munich)
12:45 Networking break (incl. Projects/startups exhibition) and lunch
13:45 Keynote Christian Janze (EY Hannover)
14:00 Panel III: Technology Readiness Is Not Enough
Bridging the Valley of Death and De-risking First-of-a-Kind Projects
Katrien Swerts (Rabo Investments), Stefan Schwarz (KWS Group), Prateek Mahalwar (Bioweg), Christian Bock (Rentenbank)
15:00 Networking break
15:45 Let’s get to work
Collaborative Search for Solutions in Thematic Breakout Sessions related to Session I, II & III
16:45 Short Presentation of Results & Official End
from 17:00 Drinks & Networking
Minister of Economic Affairs, Lower Saxony
Mayor of Hanover and CEO
Managing Director, Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
Lead of Scouting and Licensing, KWS Group
Head of Public Affairs, Danish Technological Institute
Co-Founder, COO and Managing Director, MicroHarvest GmbH
Head of Business Line New Food and Biotech, GEA Group
Co-Founder, Corporate Sustainability and Marketing, eco:fibr GmbH
CEO DLG e.V., German Agricultural Society
Executive Director, Rabo Investments Rabobank
Farmer, Industrial Hemp
Coordinator of the BMWE Network TransBIB, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Founder, Bioweg
Agrifood Industry Advisor, Consultant & Mentor
Assurance Markets Leader Germany, Head of the EY branch Hanover
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RootCamp GmbH
Herrenstrasse 12
30159 Hannover
+49 51133730620
info@root.camp
www.root.camp