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
A. (Alan) Pauls
PhD candidate in the LettuceKnow Project
Wageningen University & Research
T. (Theodoros) Matakiadis
Head of Global Disruptive Innovation Portfolio
Bayer Crop Science
Speaker
Dr. ir. J. (Jillis) Grubben
Researcher in CRISPR-Cas Genome Editing & Plant Biotechnology
Wageningen University & Research / Biotech Booster
Speaker
ir. Z. (Ziad) Matar
CEO / Co-founder
Veridi Technologies
N. (Niels) Drost
Program Scientist
KeyGene
M. (Magda) van der Houven-Miziolek
Senior Territory Account Manager
Illumina
Speaker
M.K. (Mihir) Kekre
Head of Commercial Partnerships
Tropic Biosciences
Dr. R. (Ricardo) Godinez Moreno
Innovation Manager
CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences and Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
