• How urban farming is evolving

• Understanding a link between urban farming, technology and regenerative agriculture

Hear from start up companies driving forward innovations within Regenerative Agriculture. Each organisation will have 10 minutes to update you on the following:

• Company overview
• Technology – what is their technology, how does it work
• ROI- how are farmers /growers able to measure ROI?
• ROI – how would investors see ROI from their technology?
• Future plans: investment, partnership

Companies to be featured in this showcase will be announced in due course. To apply to be part of this session please a short introduction outlining your company and innovation to naomi.brooker@informa.com

Do you have a technology platform that can help monitor soil health? If so we would be delighted to hear from you. This session will be presented by a leading technology provider and one of the event sponsors. Please reach Rebecca for more information.

Climate change and biodiversity loss are two closely intertwined events, occurring simultaneously and leading to significant losses of plants in ecosystems. The alarming rate of habitat loss has severely impacted the survival of numerous plant species of ecological significance. The Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation (GRIPP) (www.gripp.uoguelph.ca) is a unique facility in Canada, established in 2012, with a mission to preserve plant biodiversity through research, education, and service programs. GRIPP aims for the long-term conservation of plant biodiversity using an integrated conservation approach known as CPR: Conservation, Propagation, and Restoration. The CPR approach consists of three technological components: 1.Cryopreservation: Long-term conservation of threatened, endangered, and economically and culturally important plant species at ultralow temperatures in the cryobank. 2.Micropropagation: Mass multiplication of stress-resilient plants. 3.Transplantation: Repopulating affected habitats with resilient plants for rapid species recovery. The CPR technology is highly effective in propagating plants for use in greenhouses and vertical farming systems. Various plant species of commercial importance, such as ornamental and medicinal plants, have been successfully propagated to withstand extreme temperatures and other stressful environments. Additional benefits of CPR technology include reduced energy use and emissions, as resilient plants require minimal care, thereby reducing the use of fossil fuels and natural gas, and combating climate change. Resilience to stress is induced through the modulation of endogenous indole amine neurotransmitters