Martijn van Dam calls to investors to match his 6 million to set up a Seed Fund for F&A Start-ups.
"We need to encourage young people to innovate in this sector. So it’s important that agri-food universities and colleges join forces with our universities of technology. And that we organise battles like this."
That is what Martijn van Dam, Minister for Agriculture, emphasized in his speech this afternoon. To enforce his arguments, Van Dam announced several initiatives to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in food and agri:
- Van Dam encourages the setup of a 'Food Accelerator' to provide training, mentoring and advice to start-ups on the interface of agrifood and high tech. He invites everybody that is interested to join this initiative.
- Investment: Van Dam called to investors to set up a joint a 12 million Euro Food & Agri Seed Fund. His ministry will contribute the first 6 million and Van Dam invites investors to contribute the other 6 million Euro. Contact:
- Van Dam announced that the next F&A Next event will be held on 13 October 2016 during the Dutch AgriFood Week he hopes that the initiatives mentioned above will have evolved by then.
Investors, corporates or startups that are interested in the mentioned initiatives can contact Jeroen Leffelaar (Rabobank) or Job van de Sande: 06 - 53677096
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F&A Next Program Details - 26 May 2016
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F&A Next | The European platform where investors and start-ups meet
Boosting Innovation in Food and Agriculture
Location: Orion building, Wageningen Campus
08:15 Registration
09:00
Welcome by Moderator Andrew Makkinga
Keynote by Louise O. Fresco, President of Wageningen UR
Keynote by Berry Marttin, Member of the Executive board of Rabobank
10:00 Panel 1: Accelerating food & agtech innovation in Europe
11:00 Network break
11:30 Panel 2: Investing in changing protein demand
12:30 Keynote by Margrethe Jonkman, Corporate Director Research & Development of Royal FrieslandCampina NV
12:55 Address by Prince Constantijn van Oranje, Chairman Startup Fest Europa
13:00 Networking lunch (included)
14:00 Keynote by Dominik Richter, Founder and CEO of HelloFresh Global
14:30 Panel 3: Investing in more with less
15:30 Network break
16:00 Pitches: Next Generation
- Mazza Innovations, Benjamin Lightburn
- Naïo Technologies, Gaetan Severac
- In Ovo, Wouter Bruins
- Nutrileads, Erik Dam
- Foodpairing, Bernard Lahousse
- Gamaya, Yosef Akhtman
- Winners of the Wednesday pitching competition
17:30 Networking & Farewell drinks
N.B.: Several F&A Start-ups, Partners and Facilitators will demonstrate their business, products and ideas in the marketplace that is accessible to all F&A Next participants.
N.B.2: This is a shortened version. Subject to alterations. For more information about speakers, start-ups or investors, please visit our website.
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Location & Practical Information
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Location
F&A Next takes place at the Orion Building. Plan your trip with Google Maps.
Address: Bronland 1, Building 103, 6708WH, Wageningen. When on our campus, follow the large green parking signs.
Parking
Parking space is available across the road of Orion building. It is marked with a P on this map. Parking is at your own risk, don’t leave any valuable items in your car.
Wifi
Wifi will be available for everybody with a password. Please ask for a password at our hospitality-desk.
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Cancellations
If you have registered but cannot come, please be so kind to let us know: registrations@fanext.nl
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