Gain insights into the latest advancements, trends, and best practices on the use of new technologies for breeding innovative crops.
Join industry leaders, cutting-edge startups and top researchers for an exciting journey. The program features high-level keynotes, interactive sessions, and countless opportunities to connect.
Day 1 Highlights
29 March 2026
Conference kick-off & opening reception
Visit to KeyGene
Keynote: Supporting Crop Innovation with fair access to patents for breeding- and AgTech companies
Panel: Cultivating Tomorrow: The New Crop Innovation Ecosystem
Networking dinner
Day 2 Highlights
30 March 2026
Keynote: Beyond the Genome: From Data to Decisions
Visit to NPEC greenhouse and growth rooms
Sessions on Speed Breeding, Phenotyping, Next-Gen Breeding Tools
Startup pitches
Conference dinner
Day 3 Highlights
31 March 2026
Keynote: From Corporate to Capital to Crops: Turning Fear into Fuel
Sessions on Protein and Allele Design, Disease Resistance, Unbundling Big Ag, AI
CropIB is a C-level conference for management, entrepreneurs, leading scientists, financial- and legal experts from the international AgBio and AgTech industry.
Speaker
Prof. Dr. K. (Klaus) Palme
Chief Scientific Officer
ScreenSYS
F.J. (Francisco Jesús) Arjona Madueño
Knowledge Transfer Officer, Business Developer
Radboud University
Speaker
Dr. S. (Sandra) Smit
Associate professor, Bioinformatics Group
Wageningen University & Research
O.E. (Olga) Scholten
Scientific Director
TKI Tuinbouw & Uitgangsmaterialen
Speaker
Dr. R.C.H.J. (Roeland) van Ham
CEO
KeyGene
Speaker
F. (Finn) Gaida
CTO
NoMaze
T. (Tilen) Kranjc
CEO
FluidLab
L. (Alice) Smart
Patent Attorney
Appleyard Lees IP LLP
G. (Geert) Goeminne
Mass Spectrometry Expert @ VIB Metabolomics Core
VIB-UGent
Speaker
Prof. dr. T. (Thomas) Hartwig
Group Lead for Crop Improvement
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and Heinrich Hein University
