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.
M. (Maureen) van Eijnatten
Team Lead / Program Scientist
KeyGene
Speaker
Dr. R.C.H.J. (Roeland) van Ham
CEO
KeyGene
Speaker
D. (Dominic) Hall
Co-founder & CTO
Biographica
T. (Thibault) Desbois
Project Manager
AgriLife Studio
V. (Volker) Marwede
Potato Breeding Co-ordinator
Europlant Innovation GmbH & Co. KG
Speaker
N. (Nicola) Harrison
Managing Director
StartLife
L. (Leron) Katsir
Director of Science and Innovation
Puregene
Speaker
C. (Claudia) Hallebach
Chair
Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP) / Head of Global Legal and IP at KWS SAAT SE & Co.KGaA
Speaker
Prof. dr. T. (Thomas) Hartwig
Group Lead for Crop Improvement
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and Heinrich Hein University
