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.
G. (Geert) Goeminne
Mass Spectrometry Expert @ VIB Metabolomics Core
VIB-UGent
Speaker
F. (Finn) Gaida
CTO
NoMaze
R.W. (Ruud) van den Bulk
Sr. Business Developer
Wageningen University & Research
Speaker
Prof. dr. F. (Frank) Chan
Associate Professor in Quantitative Genetics and Genomics
University of Groningen / Biotech Booster
T. (Tilen) Kranjc
CEO
FluidLab
R.H.C.J. (Roeland) van Ham
CEO
KeyGene
S. (Stijn) Dhondt
Head of VIB Agro-Incubator
VIB
Speaker
T. (Thomas) Jacobs
Group leader Plant Genome Editing
VIB-Ugent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Speaker
N. (Nastaran) Baleng-Soultani
Co-Founder RadCap | CEO BlueRedGold | Angel Investor in Tech Startups
