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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | SCC | Virtual Symposium |
FORUM DAY 2 | Thursday, 20-June Click here for a map of the venue: Auditorio Maestro Padilla in Almería |
TIME | SESSION | SPEAKERS |
08:00, 08:15 and 8:30 | Buses depart Ohtel Gran Hotel Almería front entrance (see map) for Auditorio Maestro Padilla One bus will be doing 3 trips for people who would like to use the bus to go to the Auditorium. Others might prefer to walk as it is not far from the city center. |
08:45 – 10:00 | SESSION 6 More than 700 million people face hunger today, while the cost of a healthy diet keeps rising globally. This session provides insights on innovations that can help farmers meet the increased need and demand for fruits and vegetables globally while adhering to important sustainability standards. It will further explore how agricultural innovation for fruits and vegetables and row crops can be made more accessible to the biggest farmer segment: smallholders. There are over 550 million smallholders worldwide, who produce more than 50% of the total food consumed in low-and middle-income countries. They are essential to feeding especially the most marginalized rural communities, but they need affordable access to innovative products, systems and services to sustainably increase their productivity, incomes and resilience in the face of climate change. | Keynote Venkata Kishore |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Melissa Es-Sayed | Panelists Yvonne Colomer Harmanpreet Singh Sheila Komen Keino
Beatriz Eugenia Arrieta |
10:00 – 11:00 | SESSION 7
| Juan Gabriel Aguiriano Nalda Mark Titterington Hassen Ali Cherif |
11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
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SESSION 8 11:30 – 12:30 | Center Stage Moderator: Kristian Moeller Ruben Romero Masegosa Catherine Morgans | SESSION 9 11:30 – 12:30 | Cafeteria, First Floor Hosted by the IFAMA Young Board A speed networking session to acquaint ag sector companies with top talent who are pursuing careers in the agri-food Industry. Participating companies will have five 8-minute rotations to meet these aspiring candidates. The session offers an opportunity for companies to profile their brand to more than 150+ candidates under age 35. |
12:30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
13:00 – 14:00 | Student Case Competition – ECP Teams Grand Finale This is the 19th year that IFAMA has hosted a Global Student Case Competition. Thirty teams of students and young professionals from around the world have traveled to Almería to compete for the title of World Champion in the only case competition specifically geared for the agribusiness sector. The top advancing teams in three divisions (Undergraduate, Graduate, and Early Career Professionals) will demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills before a panel of judges. All conference attendees are invited and encouraged to attend the grand finale of this capstone event showcasing new talent and future leaders in agribusiness. |
14:00 – 15:00 | SESSION 10 15:00 – 16:00 | (Location TBD) Women play a crucial role, contributing significantly to food production and ensuring food security for communities worldwide. Acknowledging and honoring them inspires more women and girls to pursue careers in agriculture. Recognizing women in agriculture helps promote gender equality in the sector, and opens doors for equal access to resources, land, education, and opportunities. | Adelina Salinas Isabel Cayuela Zamora Everlyn Musyoka |
15:00 – 16:00 | SESSION 11 Financial investment is essential to achieving the Ag Tech Promise. This session showcases new innovations sprouting from IFAMA and the Almeria ecosystem. Moderator: Aidan Connolly | Karel Escobar Sánchez Juan José Magán Fu Wenge Ana María Molina Olmo |
16:00 – 16:30 Main Lobby | Coffee Break |
16:30 – 17:30 | SESSION 12 Food producers and farmers need a new generation of workers and management, with very different skills. What does this look like in 2030 and beyond? Technology skills, understanding AI/Chat GPT, robotics, working with startups, managing technology workers, not just blue collar on our farms and in our food processing plants. Fluent in data and sustainable practices, the focus is on youth and the next generation of talent. The things that new generations need to be thinking about. Attracting talent to our industry is also one of our big challenges.
| Marcos Fava Neves Montserrat Ventosa Garcia Morato Ken Sloan Woody Maijers |
17:30 and 17:45 | Buses depart Auditorio Maestro Padilla to Ohtel Gran Hotel Almería front entrance (see map) One bus will be making two trips to Ohtel Gran Hotel Almería. Others might prefer to walk as it is not far to the city center from the Auditorio. |
19:30 | Buses depart Ohtel Gran Hotel Almería front entrance (see map) to Presidential Banquet |
20:00 – 23:00 | Presidential Banquet and Award Ceremony La Jábega, Almeria (see map) |
23:00 and 23:30 | Buses depart Restaurante La Jábega to Ohtel Gran Hotel Almería front entrance (see map) Two buses will make two trips to pick up people. |