Month: September 2020

AgriBusiness Forum 3^rd international edition to be held in Athens-Greece on 7 October 2020 under the topic “Food Safety, Security & Resilience: pressing challenges in the COVID-19 era and beyond” in 2020 will be also offered complimentary to a limited number of partners & followers.

Online attendance is subject to pre-registration through AgriBusiness Forum official website (clicking at REGISTER button). After assessment, applicants will be informed by e-mail and will be provided a link allowing access to AgriBusiness Forum 2020 online edition.

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Athenian Brewery, new official partner to AgriBusiness Forum 2020

Interamerican, for 2^nd consecutive year, official partner to AgriBusiness Forum

Athenian Brewery, the leading brewer company in Greece, part of Group HEINEKEN N.V, is AgriBusiness Forum 2020 new official partner. Mr. Yiannis Georgakellos, Director Communication & Corporate Affairs, will address on Oct 7th 2020 at Session 2: Circular Economy, IoT, E-Commerce & Retailing. Mr. Alexandros Daniilidis, CEO Athenian Brewery, is also member to ABF’s Advisory Board		Η Αθηναϊκή Ζυθοποιία, η κορυφαία εταιρεία ζυθοποιίας στην Ελλάδα, του Group HEINEKEN N.V, είναι ο νέος επίσημος συνεργάτης του AgriBusiness Forum 2020. Ο κ. Γιάννης Γεωργακέλλος, Director Communication & Corporate Affairs, μιλά στις 7/10 στο πάνελ-2: Κυκλική Οικονομία, IoT, Εμπόριο & Λιανική. Ο CEO, κ. Αλέξανδρος Δανιηλίδης, θα είναι επίσης μέλος του Advisory Board στο ABF2020
Greece’s leading insurance company Interamerican part of Achmea Group, with smart solutions to the agricultural sector, remains AgriBusiness Forum official partner for 2nd consecutive year. Ms. Effie Kokoreli, Head of Agricultural & Bank Assurance, will address on Oct 7th 2020 at Session 3: Protecting farmers from the unexpected: available tools & services		Η  Interamerican, η κορυφαία ασφαλιστική  στην Ελλάδα, με πρωτοποριακές λύσεις για τον γεωργικό τομέα, για 2η συνεχή χρονιά είναι επίσημος συνεργάτης του AgriBusiness Forum . Η κα Έφη Κοκορέλη, Επικεφαλής Γεωργικών-Τραπεζικών Ασφαλίσεων, στις 7/10/2020 μιλά στο πάνελ-3: Εργαλεία χρηματοδότησης, ασφάλισης & σύγχρονων υπηρεσιών
Special thanks to all partners and sponsors supporting ABF2020
Agricultural University of Athens in its 100 anniversary, and among the most important academic institutions in Greece, Scientific Partner to AgriBusiness Forum. Rector Dr. Spyridon Kintzios will address on Oct 7th 2020 at Session 2: Circular Economy, IoT, E-Commerce, Retailing		Το Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, στην επέτειο των 100 χρόνων από την ίδρυση του, Επιστημονικός Εταίρος στο AgriBusiness Forum. Ο Πρύτανης, Καθηγητής Σπυρίδων Κίντζιος μιλά στις 7/10/2020 στο πάνελ-2: Κυκλική Οικονομία, IoT, Εμπόριο & Δίκτυα Λιανικής.
Special thanks to all scientific & field experts supporting ABF

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In 2020 the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) celebrates its 100 years being the 3^rd oldest and among the most important academic institutions in Greece. Overtime AUA has significantly contributed to the development of the agricultural sector with meaningful studies, researches and field practices. No doubt, AUA’s 2^nd centenary will find all its faculties ready to address near-future challenges and opportunities of the agricultural transformation in the digital era.

As AgriBusiness Forum (ABF) is committed to advancing knowledge for the digitization & digital transformation of the agrifood value chain from seed to fork; and platform at boosting innovation, integrating partnerships and cross-sectoral cooperation for the future of the production, processing and distribution for safe & value-added products in the digital era, AUA and ABF joining forces about providing set of practices to modern farmers, businesses and other stakeholders.

Effective 15/9/2020 Agricultural University of Athens belongs to AgriBusiness Forum family of Scientific Partners, about suggesting and co-developing the agenda and the topics over ABF’s international and regional conferences, the Masterclasses and the Challenge, the innovation annual event. Cooperation may also include other initiatives towards enhancing extroversion in sciences and knowledge transfer across agrifood business sector.

Agricultural University of Athens, Rector Dr. Spyridon Kintzios will address to AgriBusiness Forum 3^rd international edition on agrotechnology to be held in Athens-Greece on 7 October 2020 highlighting “Food Safety, Security & Resilience: pressing challenges in the COVID-19 era and beyond”; with the physical participation of 30 renowned speakers who will join 5 high caliber and content driven sessions.

AgriBusiness Forum 2020 goes hybrid, combining live streaming and limited pre-accredited audience of leading businesses, financial services, innovative farmers (Covid-19 Authorities directives considered).

ABF2020 sessions are as following:

1. Impact on climate change, Environmental sustainability
2. Circular Economy, IoT, E-Commerce & Retailing
3. Financing, Insurance & Services instruments
4. Security safety and resilience on Agrifood Supply Chains
5. Policies for addressing short & midterm agrifood challenges

AgriBusiness Forum 2020 is supported by THE EMBASSY OF THE NETHERLANDS, INTERAMERICAN, ΑTHENIAN BREWERY (Heineken, Amstel), KARCHER, ALPHA BANK, NEKTAR, DIPNOSOFISTIRION CATERING, ECONOMIA PUBLISHING, AGROVOICE; while among its scientific partners featuring: AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL, HAO-DEMETER, INSTITUTE OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES, TEXAS A&M University, HAS University & LIB/ZLTO The Netherlands, ΕLGA, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR BLACK SEA STUDIES, ΑUTh (Logistics/Supply Chain Institute) and more

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Information:

In approx. 5 weeks, AgriBusiness Forum 3rd international edition on agrotechnology goes live in Athens-Greece on Wednesday, 7 October 2020 highlighting “Food Safety, Security & Resilience: pressing challenges in the COVID-19 era and beyond”.

To successfully address any measures to be potentially released by the Authorities against Covid-19, AgriBusiness Forum 2020 has assumed following alternatives:

1. Current plan (physical attendance not exceeding the 50% of venue’s capacity): the Forum will accommodate 180 delegates. No live streaming will be available.
2. Contingency plan-A (limited physical attendance): the Forum will accommodate the allowed number of delegates with live streaming real time.
3. Contingency plan-B (Ban of conferences): the Forum will be held with speakers’ and panels physical attendance in other designated venue. Real time live streaming will be available.

• AgriBusiness Forum terms of participation here

The 3^rd international AgriBusiness Forum is held in Athens-Greece, Benaki Museum, on October 7^th 2020 highlighting “Food Safety, Security & Resilience: pressing challenges in the COVID-19 era and beyond”; with the physical participation of 35 renowned speakers and limited pre-accredited audience of leading businesses, financial services, innovative farmers who will be joining 5 high caliber and content driven sessions.

Abstract: The Covid-19 has revealed severe shortcomings on globalized agrifood supply chains raising questions ranging from globalization to security, safety, risk management, and resilience of farm-to-fork food chains. Amidst the pandemic, AgriBusiness Forum 2020 focuses on addressing these pressing challenges for start shaping robust, comprehensive & coherent strategies towards viable, sustainable, traceable and resilient agrifood ecosystems in Greece and throughout the world.

ABF2020 sessions – focal areas:

1. Climate change & Environmental sustainability
2. Circular Economy, Internet of Things/Food, E-Commerce, Retailing
3. Financing, Insurance and Services instruments
4. Security, safety & resilience on Agrifood Supply Chains
5. Policies for addressing short & midterm agrifood challenges

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ABF2020 basic terms for participation:

1. Physical participation to ABF2020 is subject to approval of registrations. Applicants should need to register through AgriBusiness Forum official website and be waiting for a written confirmation for in-person participation to the conference. NO registration is considered confirmed without organizers’ written approval.
2. Delegates’ participation is with a registration fee, which should be settled within 2 working days after reception of the aforementioned confirmation. Failure of payment results the cancellation of delegate’s application automatically.
3. Priority for attendance to ABF2020 is provided to the Speakers & Moderators, the members of Advisory, Scientific & Field Experts Committees, and the Sponsors. Due to Covid-19 outbreak, participants may be subject to safety and hygiene test(s) to access the conference venue.

updated: 3/9/2020