Location: CityCube Berlin, Saal A1 – Level 1 Time: Thursday, 17. Januar 2019 from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Kick-off Event „Agriculture Goes Digital – Smart Solutions for Future Farming“.
The opening event was held to mark the official start of the discussions between high-level experts of the global agri-food sector from politics, industry, science and civil society that took place from 17th to 19th January 2019. The kick-off event has given an introduction to the topic, outlining its manifold aspects and paving the way for the discussions hosted by the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) in cooperation with the Berlin Senate, Messe Berlin GmbH and the GFFA Berlin Association.
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE English, German
SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION German, English, French, Chinese
GREETINGS
Michael Stübgen
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agricultre (BMEL)
Margit Gottstein
General Director of the Berlin Senate for Consumer Protection and Antidiscrimination
PANELLISTS
Dr. Qu Dongyu
Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Rural Areas, People’s Republic of China
Liam Condon
Board Member of the Bayer AG and head of the division “Crop Science”
Michael Hailu
Director of the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
Andrew Mushita
Director of the Community Technology Development Organization (CTDO)
