HORTINEXT

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION – THE DUTCH APPROACH

HORTInext is a platform for the vegetable and fruit industry to improve the technology in growing, to share experiences and to exchange ideas.

The profile of the show includes seed, seedlings, substrate, fertilizer, greenhouse turnkey projects and supporting technology, plant factory and smart agriculture. The objective is to provide solutions to serve the horticulture industry in order to reduce the production cost, improve quality and increase yield.

Venue: “Media” Lounge (between Capital Suites 7 & 8 – mezzanine level)

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

12:00 – 12:30
Registration & Welcome

12:30 – 13:30

His Excellency Mr. Sameh Al Qubaisi | Government United Arab Emirates

Erik Smidt | Embassy of the Netherlands

Jouke Campen | Wageningen University & Research

Eric Egberts | Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD)

Basem Al Khawaldeh | Khalifa Fund

13:30 – 14:00 Break

14:00 – 15:00

Dutch Greenhouse Delta / NLHortiRoad2theGulf
Dutch contribution to the National Food Security Strategy of the UAE’

  1. BOM Group – Sustainable and profitable food production | John Meijer
  2. Certhon – Indoor farming | Damion Schwarzkachel
  3. Hoogendoorn – Autonomous growing | Martin van Tol
  4. Grodan – Plant health and starting material | Maarten Coelen
  5. Hatenboer – Water | Anas Edacherry
  6. Signify – Nexus | Sylvia Xu

15:00
Networking possibilities

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For more information please contact
Patrick van Rooij | Sales Manager | patrick@vnueurope.com | m: +31 6 1234 4618

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