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29-31 March 2026
Wageningen, the Netherlands

New Frontiers.
Future Crops.
Connect, Collaborate & Innovate.

The international conference that combines science, technology innovation, and business in the field of plant breeding and innovative crops.
Program Highlights

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
  • Closing conference reception
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Attendees & Speakers

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
G. (Geert) Goeminne
Mass Spectrometry Expert @ VIB Metabolomics Core
VIB-UGent
Prof. Dr. K. (Klaus) Palme
Speaker
Prof. Dr. K. (Klaus) Palme
Chief Scientific Officer
ScreenSYS
 L. (Leo) Melchers
L. (Leo) Melchers
Owner & Director
Melchers Biotech Consulting
Placeholder
D. (David) Bowes Lyon
Programme Manager
Ellison Institute of Technology
ir. Z. (Ziad) Matar
Speaker
ir. Z. (Ziad) Matar
CEO / Co-founder
Veridi Technologies
 D. (David) Dessers
Speaker
D. (David) Dessers
Founding Partner
CRESCO
Dr. T.W.G. (Tom) Greene
Speaker
Dr. T.W.G. (Tom) Greene
Sr. Director External Innovation Investment
Corteva Agriscience
 P.C. (Christiaan) Biemond
P.C. (Christiaan) Biemond
Business Development Manager
Wageningen University & Research
 P.J. (Padraic) Flood
P.J. (Padraic) Flood
CEO
Aardaia
 H. (Hélène) Guillot
Speaker
H. (Hélène) Guillot
Managing Director
Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform (ACLP)
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