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Agra Middle East
9 - 10 October 2023
Dubai World Trade CenterDubai, UAE
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Day 1 - 25 October 2022
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
10:00 - 10:30
Opening Address in AgraME Room - 6
10:30 - 11:00
Opening Keynote Address by NEOM will take place in the AgraME Room - 6
11:00 - 11:30
AI and Precision Farming to Analyse and Improve Crop Performance
  • Hassan Halawy - General Manager, Elite Agro Projects LLC
11:45 - 12:15
Highlighting the Latest Tech and Innovation to Address Food Security
  • Ahmed Alshaibani - Project Lead, Food Tech Valley
12:30 - 13:00
Panel Discussion - Best Practices in Sustainable and Efficient Horticulture
  • Seta Tutundjian - Founder and CEO, Thriving Solutions
  • Shameer Babu MP - Vice President - Strategy & Projects, VIRENXIA
  • Olav Scholte - Agriculture Lighting, Signify Middle East & Africa
  • Giovanni Angiolini - General Manager, Priva Middle East
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break and Networking
14:00 - 14:30
Controlled Environments: Challenges, Innovations and the Future of Food Security?
  • Muhammad Umer Rabbani - Agriculture Engineer, Al Ghurair Group
14:45 - 15:15
Smart Green House Technology Options and How the Choice of Greenhouse can Change the Production Game
  • Milad Abboud - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Green Dot for Agri Management and Consultancy, DMCC
15:30 - 16:00
Carbon capture - Direct air capture is no longer science fiction
  • Aya Ismael - Chemist and Project Lead, GreenCap Solutions
16:15 - 16:45
Horticulture Lighting – White light, or not?
  • Olav Scholte - Agriculture Lighting, Signify Middle East & Africa
17:00 - 17:30
Drip irrigation in various water qualities for sustainable desert agriculture
  • Gidi Sagi - Expert - Water Quality, Hydrobiology, Nature and Environment Conservation, Metzer-Group Innovation
17:30 - 17:35
Close of HortiME Conference Day 1
10:00 - 10:30
Opening Address
  • His Excellency Mohammed Mousa Alameeri - Assistant Under-Secretary of the Food Diversity Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
10:30 - 11:00
Opening Keynote - Learnings from the Desert: Adapting and Innovating for a Bright Food-secure Future
  • Dr. Juan Carlos Motamayor - Executive Director - Food Sector, NEOM
11:00 - 11:30
Opening Panel Discussion: Investment Opportunities in the Region and Industry
  • Henry Gordon-Smith - Founder & CEO, Agritecture
  • Richard Vollebregt - President and CEO, Cravo Equipment Ltd
  • Nicholas J Gombos - CEO, Alliance Food Security Holdings
  • Philippos Papageorgiou - VP Operations, National Fisheries Development Program - Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
  • Elad Levi - Vice President - Head of Middle East and Africa, Netafim
  • Mohamed Ali - Senior Partner, Food Practice Lead, DinarStandard
11:45 - 12:15
Keynote : Grow without cooling pads and fans to reduce water and electricity usage by up to 95% while reducing chemicals!
  • Richard Vollebregt - President and CEO, Cravo Equipment Ltd
12:30 - 12:40
Is there a need for Land based aquaculture?
  • Stian Johnsen - General Manager, Sterner Solutions
12:40 - 12:50
Exposed Aquaculture
  • Trond Karlsen - Sales Director, ScaleAQ
12:50 - 13:00
Aquaculture - Innovation in feed is a trigger to sustainable growth
  • Andreas Ziener - VP Business Development AH&N, Aker BioMarine ASA
  • Virginie Claeyssens - Director Qrill Sales Europe, Aker BioMarine
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break and Networking
14:00 - 14:30
How an Agritech Platform Can Help Globalise Urban Farming
  • Wissam Farah - Co-Founder, Kroptek Ltd
14:45 - 15:15
CEA / Hydroponics/ IVF/Smart farming - Challenges & Opportunities
  • Bhaskar Rao - Consultant, Hydroponics and Controlled Environment Agriculture
15:30 - 16:00
ANIMAL HEALTH & NUTRITION: Food Producing Animals: Disease Control and Minimising Risk - Biosecurity in Farms
  • Arve Lee Willingham - College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University
16:15 - 16:45
Sustainable Supply Chain Practices
  • Sheikh Dr. Majid Al Qassimi - Partner & Co-founder, Soma Mater
17:00 - 17:30
Modern, large, land-based fish aquaculture farms: the Viking Aqua approach
  • Michele Gallo - Head of Aquatic Research Facilities Design, AquaBioTech Group
17:30 - 17:35
Close of AgraME Conference Day 1
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