Schedule of events
Please note this programme will be regularly updated, you will receive the final version via mail
FIELD VISITS
- Dairy – hosted by Arla Foods – Aarhus and surroundings
- Arable – organised by the Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F) – Aarhus and surroundings
- Vegetables and Fruit – will include berries, apples research plots for local production use – organised by the Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F) – Aarhus and surroundings
- Sugar Beet – hosted by Nordzucker – Copenhagen and surroundings
- Beef – including feed and genetics – organised by the Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F)– Aarhus and surroundings
SAI PLATFORM SEMINAR
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7.00 – 7.30 | Morning Run in Aarhus | |
8.00 – 8.20 | Registration & Coffee | |
8.20 – 8.30 | Welcome from SAI Platform President, Adrian Greet | |
8.30 – 8.45 | Keynote Speaker – Kick-off on the Role of Tech & Innovation to Leverage Sustainable Agriculture
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8.45 – 10.00 | Plenary Session – ‘Teched it up’ – Innovative Relationships to Build Sustainability: A Model for Addressing Wicked Problems in Agriculture In the context of growing future demand of agricultural raw material, SAI Platform members and extended experts will share different experiences and approaches in developing and encouraging the adoption of appropriate technologies at the farm gate. We will also examine the efficacy of different technology and instruments and discuss their role in advancing sustainable agriculture.
Chair: Steve McLean, Head of Agriculture & Fisheries, Marks and Spencer Open Q & A discussion |
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Coffee Break |
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10.30 – 12.00 |
Big Data: Unlocking the Future for Agriculture / How Big Data and Tech Will Improve Agriculture – Farm To Table “When you’re trying to reach a goal, data not only tells you if you’re succeeding, but it also suggests which activities you should do more of in order to improve your results.” – Bill Gates. How Data Makes Agriculture More Sustainable (ways to use big data to improve the whole supply chain, starting with the farmer, what is big data). Turning Data into Business Intelligence – linking to SAI Platform tools – including SAI Platform Spotlight. Data Mining and Analyses – How to better manage big data to leverage sustainable agriculture.
Chair: Nick Betts, Arable & Vegetable Lead, SAI Platform |
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12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch | |
13.00 – 14.30 | Breakout Sessions – Technologies That Can Improve Sustainability At The Farm Level – Key Trends In Farming Practices From Different Angles
ROOM 1 | How Denmark is advancing innovative farming systems to boost sustainable agriculture – Delivering innovation from research in agri-food supply chains
Chair: Anna-Karin Modin Edman, Sustainability Manager, Arla Foods ROOM 2 | New technology in smallholder farming – (i.e. dairy hubs – Pakistan, Bangladesh; mobile apps, high-roofed greenhouses; nitrogen project in India, new feeding systems etc.) – Industry/smallholder farmer/start-up company – What are the latest innovations coming out of Africa/ China and Latin America/India
Chair: Rozanne Davis, Head of Sustainability, innocent drinks ROOM 3 | Smart farms – Talking with innovative farmers and industry who are applying new technologies
Chair: Giovana Baggio, Sustainable Agriculture Manager, The Nature Conservancy Brazil and SAI Platform Advisory Council |
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14.30 – 15.00 |
Highlights from the breakout sessions
Moderator: Sasha Twining |
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15.00 – 15.15 | Coffee is Inn! | |
15.15 – 15.30 |
Blockchains Technology To Ground-Breaking The Food Supply Chains – How blockchains can also be used for agriculture to track crops, yielding higher-quality produce, full transparency in hands of farmers, food distributors and consumers and financing.
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15.30 – 16.30 |
Blockchains Lab for Agrifood
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16.30 – 16.50 |
What’s Next? A glimpse into farms of the future Farmers are already using technology – moisture sensors, drones, smart irrigation, terrain contour mapping, self-driving and GPS enabled tractors – to produce food more sustainably. What’s on the horizon? A futuristic speech.
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16.50 – 17.00 | Wrap-Up Session by SAI Platform President, Adrian Greet | |
19.00 |
Appointment at the Scandic Aarhus City Hotel Lobby |
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19.45 |
Arrival at ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum |
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20.00 – 20.15 |
Keynote speech
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20.15 | Dinner at ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum |
SAI PLATFORM GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Time | Content | |
7.00 – 7.30 | Morning Run in Aarhus | |
8.00 – 8.30 | Registration & Coffee | |
8.30 – 8.40 |
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8.40 – 8.55 |
Report from SAI Platform President, Adrian Greet |
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8.55 – 9.25 |
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9.25 – 10.10 |
Updates from SAI Platform Australia Chapter, Brazil Committee, and China Initiative |
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10.10 – 11.10 | Introduction to Market Place, Coffee & Market Place | |
11.10 – 12.00 | Introduction from Jason Clay on Collaboration and Spotlight Demonstration | |
12.00 – 12.30 | SAI Platform Vision and Mission 2018-2025 | |
12.30 – 12.45 | AOB
Closing of the SAI Platform General Assembly 2018 by the President |
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12.45 | Lunch |