About the Event
Welcome To The AVF 5th Annual Summit, 2021
Positioned at the convergence of the physical, the digital and the biological, Vertical Farming and other emerging disruptive food-making innovations constitute the new-food-system industries that stand right at the cutting edge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – poised to transform our planetary food systems in the years and decades to come.
In official partnership with the German State of Bavaria through its Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Forestry, AVF invites you to join global leaders, pioneers and stakeholders as we collectively remake the future of food — and our food systems.
What can you expect
Presentations
Networking
Roundtable discussions
Breakout sessions
Workshops
Start-up pitches
Panels
What We Will Tackle


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Total Speakers
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Speakers

Martin Peter
Co-Founder and CEO of Lite+FogMartin Peter
Co-Founder and CEO of Lite+Fog
Dr Aman Paul
Vice-President of the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)Dr Aman Paul
Vice-President of the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)
Walter Heidl
President of the Farmers' AssociationWalter Heidl
President of the Farmers' Association
Tusya Gharibashvili
CEO SpaceFarmsTusya Gharibashvili
CEO SpaceFarms
Marian Peters
CEO of NGNMarian Peters
CEO of NGN
Andreas Pohl
Andreas Pohl, Senior Manager at Seoul SemiconductorAndreas Pohl
Andreas Pohl, Senior Manager at Seoul Semiconductor
Annette Schömmel
Entrepreneur.Annette Schömmel
Entrepreneur.
Chungui Lu
Professor of Sustainable Agriculture in the School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences at Nottingham Trent UniversityChungui Lu
Professor of Sustainable Agriculture in the School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences at Nottingham Trent University
Jasper den Besten
Professor in new cultivation systems at HAS UniversityJasper den Besten
Professor in new cultivation systems at HAS University
Prash Makaram
Founder and CEO of Crocus Labs GmbHPrash Makaram
Founder and CEO of Crocus Labs GmbH
Christine Gould
Founder and CEO of Thought For Food®️Christine Gould
Founder and CEO of Thought For Food®️
Dominik Feiden
CEO and Co-Founder of OrganifarmsDominik Feiden
CEO and Co-Founder of Organifarms
Per Lysaa
Norwegian entrepreneur, inventor, architect and artistPer Lysaa
Norwegian entrepreneur, inventor, architect and artist
Stephen Ritz
Educator and AuthorStephen Ritz
Educator and Author
Eva Keretic
Singer- Songwriter, Speaker, Climate Activist and Advocate for Food System Reform and Future Food Tech InnovationsEva Keretic
Singer- Songwriter, Speaker, Climate Activist and Advocate for Food System Reform and Future Food Tech Innovations
Fabio Ziemßen
Partner at ZINTINUSFabio Ziemßen
Partner at ZINTINUS
Rainer Janzen
CEO & Founder LUJAN Environmental UGRainer Janzen
CEO & Founder LUJAN Environmental UG
Gerald Glenn Panganiban
Urban AgriculturistGerald Glenn Panganiban
Urban Agriculturist
Max Chizhov
CEO & Co-founder iFarmMax Chizhov
CEO & Co-founder iFarm
Kendell Lang
CEO Fusion FarmsKendell Lang
CEO Fusion Farms
Alexander Gerfer
CTO of Würth Elektronik eiSos GroupAlexander Gerfer
CTO of Würth Elektronik eiSos Group
Kieran Mahanty
Director in the Blue Horizon Growth TeamKieran Mahanty
Director in the Blue Horizon Growth Team
Lucas van der Zee

Christine Zimmermann-Lössl
Chairwoman of Association for Vertical FarmingChristine Zimmermann-Lössl
Chairwoman of Association for Vertical Farming
Leo Marcelis
Professor Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen UniversityLeo Marcelis
Professor Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen University
Mark Post
Chief Scientific Officer at Mosa Meat & Professor at Maastricht UniversityMark Post
Chief Scientific Officer at Mosa Meat & Professor at Maastricht University
Dr. Jenna Bell
Senior Vice President of Nutritional Science at Sensei AgDr. Jenna Bell
Senior Vice President of Nutritional Science at Sensei Ag
Michaela Kaniber
Minister of Agriculture in the Bavarian State GovernmentMichaela Kaniber
Minister of Agriculture in the Bavarian State Government
Hubert Aiwanger
Minister of State of the Ministry of Economy in the Bavarian State GovernmentHubert Aiwanger
Minister of State of the Ministry of Economy in the Bavarian State Government
Joel Cuello
Co-ChairmanJoel Cuello
Co-Chairman
Maximilian Lössl
Co-Founder & CEO AgrilutionMaximilian Lössl
Co-Founder & CEO Agrilution
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