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Last update 14.02.2020
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 19th February
CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRIFOOD CHANGE, AGRITECH MARKET AND NEW CHALLENGES
Moderator
Teodoro Georgiadis, Researcher, Istituto per la BioEconomia CNR
Greetings
Monica Cairoli, President, Ordine dei Dottori Agronomi e Forestali del Friuli Venezia Giulia
Sustainable intensification. A tool for the Italian agricultural development
Francesco Marangon, Professor, Università di Udine, e Chairman, Società Italiana di Economia Agraria
Open Innovation Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Resilience
Mohsen Aboulnaga, Professor, Cairo University
Dealing with salt accumulation in soilless grown greenhouse crops
Wim Voogt, Professor, Wageningen Universitaat
Low-cost monitoring stations for green and urban environments
Federico Carotenuto, Researcher, Istituto per la BioEconomia CNR
TRENDS IN LARGE RETAILERS AND HORECA: FOOD SAFETY AND TRACEABILITY
Moderator
Marco Comelli, Conference Agenda Coordinator, NovelFarm e AquaFarm
The italian comsumption of fresh cut
Daria Lodi, Statistical section and Market observatory, CSO Italy
From the field to the table: DNA analyses for a safe and quality supply chain
Valerio Mezzasalma, Scientific Director, FEM2-Ambiente
Grow Unit, cm 0 indoor cultivation system
Mattia Accorsi, light biologist, C-LED
H2Orto: when brands support the circular economy
Alessio Orlandi, Sales Manager, FRI-EL Green House
Allergenic-less fruit and vegetables production with aeroponics
Anna Cirigliano, CEO, FruitHydroSinni
Ivan Santarcangelo, Production Manager, FruitHydroSinni
PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL: BIOTECHNOLOGIES, LIGHTS, SUBSTRATES AND NUTRICIANS
Moderator
Lorenzo Franchini, Co-founder, Vertical Farming Consulting
New frontiers in LED-based lighting
Mattia Accorsi, light biologist, C-LED
Biostimulants and their role in improving plant metabolisms
Andrea Ertani, Researcher, Università degli Studi di Torino
Nanotechnologies for a sustainable agriculture: smart nanofertilizers
Norberto Masciocchi, Professor, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria in Como
Substrates: much more than just a support for roots
Costantino Cattivello, Researcher, ERSA FVG
Eco-sustainability and nutraceuticals: UV-B radiation increases the health potential of fruit and vegetables
Annamaria Ranieri, Professor, Università di Pisa
ROBOTS, AI, AUTOMATION
Chairman
Fabrizio Mazzetto, Professor, Libera Università di Bolzano
Transforming Automation in Agriculture through Robotics and AI
Chris Roberts, Head of Robotics, Cambridge Consultants
Space Farming: the long journey of plants
Stefania De Pascale, Professor, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
From Industry 4.0 to Smart Agriculture: applications and challenges in a sustainability vision
Guido Orzes, Researcher, Libera Università di Bolzano
TOTEM FARM, how much food can you produce in 1sqm?
Matteo Benvenuti, Vertical Farm Italia
Automation in high-tech greenhouses and hydroponics cultures
Massimo Lucchini, CEO, Idromeccanica Lucchini
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 20th February
GREENHOUSES’ INNOVATIONS: ENERGY, MATERIALS, ROBOTS AND SENSORS
Chairman
Carlo Nicoletto, Researcher, Università degli Studi di Padova
Leading CEA into the next decade and beyond: Key takeaways from Global CEA Census Report and strategies to propel CEA’s continued growth
Alberto Lòpez, Systems Engineer, Agritecture
Nutrient solutions for soilless cultivation: nutritional aspects and bio- and nanotechnological perspectives
Youry Pii, Researcher, Libera Università di Bolzano
Easy Drop, extracting water from moisture
Salvatore Bascio, Project Manager, Saba Technology
Greenhouses on Rooftops to reduce CO2
David Volk, Leader of greenhouse development, ebf GmbH (Germany)
Aeroponic culture: easy-of-use and sustainability oriented technical and agronomic gudelines
Matteo D’Arco, Biologist and Agronomist, Anubias
MICROALGAE IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS
Moderator
Niccolò Bassi, Researcher, F&M
Large scales algae cultures: limits and opportunities of artificial lighting
Niccolò Bassi, Researcher, F&M
Experimental analysis and modeling of microalgae based technologies
Giacomo Cao, Professor, Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Expo 2020 Dubai: microalgae cultivation in sinergy with visitors
Andrea Moro, TOLO Green
Algal biomass from urban, agricultural waste and CO2 captured from industrial processes for use in the production of aquaculture feed
Hans Henriksen Marki, CEO & Co-Founder, AlgaePro, and Partner, Greentech Innovators
Organic spirulina production in an eco-sustainable plant
Enrico Maranesi, Owner, spirulina area manager, Società Agricola Salera
URBAN AGRICULTURE, VERTICAL FARMING, FARM-TO-TABLE
Chairman
Francesco Orsini, Professor, Università di Bologna
Aquaponics learning for the chefs of restaurants of the future
Massimo Spani, Co-Founder, Ponics
Indoor farming in the circular bio-economy: the BioEnPro4To projec
Silvana Nicola, Professor, Università degli Studi di Torino and Board Member and Secretary International Society for Horticultural Science
Ri-Genera Project: conversion and utilization of former service buildings for vertical farming
Gabriella Funaro, Architect, ENEA
Planning urban agriculture considering its competence with resources, such as water, energy, radiation and land-space
Xavier Gabarrell, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
ROUND TABLE
The role of public authorities in urban farming
Chairman
Silvio Caputo, Professor, University of Kent
Participants
Runrid Fox-Kämper, ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development gGmbH
Gabriella Funaro, Architect, ENEA
Chiara Calati, Mayor, Magenta (Milano)
Stefano Zanni, Mayor, Galliera (Bologna)
Deputy from Comune di Lanuvio
APPLICATIONS AND USES OF ALGAE IN FOOD, FEED, ENERGY PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
Moderator
Barbara Righini, Journalist, AgroNotizie
Biotechnological engineering of the carotenoids biosynthetic pathway to produce astaxanthin in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Matteo Ballottari, Professor, Università degli Studi di Verona
Post cultivation organic spirulina protocol
Enrico Maranesi, Vice President and Founder, Unione Spirulina Biologica Italiana
Microalgal cultures for dairy byproducts treatment
Federico Castillo Cascino, Researcher, Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani
Using microalgae to treat wastewaters from the textile industry
Elena Ficara, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Use of microalgae in an integrated process to recover biogas from biological urban waste
Elena Barbera, Researcher, Università degli Studi di Padova
Microalgal cultivations integrated with wastewater treatment: the example of the MEWLIFE project
Fabrizio Di Caprio, Researcher, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
MITICOLTURA – INNOVAZIONE NELLA GESTIONE INFORMATICA E NEI SERVIZI GEO-AMBIENTALI A SUPPORTO DEL SETTORE PRODUTTIVO
The supply chain of mussel farming in Italy: from the context analysis to the needs assessment
Lucia Tudini, Researcher, CREA
Un servizio a sostegno della attività di molluschicoltura: Rheticus Aquaculture
Roberto Pastres, Professor, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia
PRESENTATION OF URBAN FARM CHALLENGE CANDIDATE PROJECT AND PROCLAMATION OF THE WINNERS
Moderators
Francesco Orsini, Professor, Università di Bologna
Luca Parma, Researcher, Università di Bologna
Matteo Vittuari, Professor, Università di Bologna
14.00 – 17.00
INTRODUCTION AND TEAMS PRESENTATIONS
17.00 – 18.00
FINAL BATTLE AND AWARD CEREMONY