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.P.Z. (Andrew) Zappia
Partner
Troutman Pepper Locke
J. (Jan) Jirschitzka
Senior Scientist
University of Cologne
Speaker
A. (Adam) Greenberg
Co-Founder & CEO
IUNU
Speaker
N. (Nicola) Harrison
Managing Director
StartLife
Speaker
Dr. S.M. (Simon) Zumkeller
Postdoc Computational Biologist
CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences
F. (Fausto) Rodríguez Sánchez
Axia Vegetable Seeds
A. (Andrea) Maraldi
CEO
MARALDI SEMENTI SRL
Speaker
Dr. M. (Matthias) Berens
Program Scientist Genome Editing
KeyGene
C.L.H. (Christina) Hunter
CEO, The Hunter Group, LLC/Co-Chair, University and Industry Consortium
The Hunter Group, LLC | University and Industry Consortium
