Agriculture Summit

Theme: Precision Agriculture: Bridging Innovation with Sustainability

24 APRIL 2025 Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hall - Berlin

Concept Note

Geospatial World Forum 2025 will host one-day program on Agriculture Summit. As the digital landscape evolves, the summit will focus on leveraging precision agriculture to enhance sustainability, security, and equity within the agricultural system. Recognizing the urgent need for systemic change, the program will underscore the critical role of advanced digital technologies, data driven insights and multi-stakeholder collaboration in addressing the growing challenges posed by environmental shifts and rising expectations.

Precision agriculture, powered by real-time data, satellite imagery, and advanced analytics, offers unprecedented opportunities to optimize resource use, improve crop yields, and reduce environmental impact. The summit will explore how integrating these technologies can address the complex challenges of climate change, food security, and sustainable land management.

Key discussions will focus on the role of digital twins in simulating and managing agricultural ecosystems, enabling farmers to make data-driven decisions with greater accuracy. Additionally, the summit will emphasize the importance of collaboration among stakeholders-including policymakers, technology providers, researchers, and the farming community-to accelerate the adoption of these innovations.

The Agenda and Our Speakers

Thursday, 24th April

0930 - 1130
Session 1: Digital Agriculture Innovations and Advancements

Session Highlight

  • Exploring digital technologies, and remote sensing technologies are revolutionizing precision agriculture, enabling data-driven decision-making, yield optimization, and sustainable resource management.
  • Smart Irrigation & Soil Health Monitoring - Highlighting advancements in sensor-based irrigation systems, automated water management, and digital soil health assessment techniques to enhance sustainability and crop productivity.
Mark Noort

Moderator

Mark Noort
Owner/Director
HCP International
The Netherlands

Plenary

Bobomurod Makhsudov

Keynote

Bobomurod Makhsudov
Head of Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Uzbekistan

Plenary

Bobomurod Makhsudov, associate Professor of Technical Sciences. Head of Department for the Implementation of Agrospace Technologies of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Over 20 years of experience in geospatial research, with a focus on Cadastre, Land Management, Agriculture, Land Use change and Environmental modelling.

Dietrich Heintz
Dietrich Heintz
Founder
Cropix
Switzerland

Plenary

Dr Sim Choon Cheak
Dr Sim Choon Cheak
Head of Plantation Research & Advisory
SD Guthrie Research Sdn Bhd
Malaysia

Plenary

Patricio Fitz Simon
Patricio Fitz Simon
Country Manager
BASF
Spain

Plenary

Maxime Michel
Maxime Michel
Solutions Engineer
Kili technology
France

Plenary

Phillip Ridley
Phillip Ridley
Government Portfolio Lead
1Spatial
UK

Plenary

1130 - 1330
Networking Break followed by Lunch
1330 - 1500
Session 2: Data-Driven Farming - Leveraging IoT, AI, Big Data and Geospatial Technologies

Session Highlight

Demonstrating how IoT sensors, AI-driven analytics, and Big Data empower farmers with real-time insights on soil health, water usage, weather patterns, and crop performance, enabling predictive decision-making and enhancing farm productivity.

Showcasing the role of satellite imagery, drones (UAVs), GIS mapping, and remote sensing in enabling precision agriculture, smarter land management, optimized resource allocation, and building resilience against climate variability.
Jordan Steven Bates

Moderator

Jordan Steven Bates
Researcher
University of Liege
Belgium

Plenary

Geza Toth

Keynote

Geza Toth
Chief Executive Officer
CarbonSpaceTech
Switzerland

Plenary

Dejan Jakovljevic
Dejan Jakovljevic
Chief Information Officer and Director
Digital FAO and Agro-informatics
Italy

Plenary

Prateep Basu
Prateep Basu
Co- Founder & Chief Executive Officer
SatSure
India

Plenary

Stelios Kotsopoulos
Stelios Kotsopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
Neuralio AI
Greece

Plenary

Dmitrii Budylskii
Dmitrii Budylskii
Chief Technology Officer
FlyPix AI
Germany

Plenary

Vishal Lakhmani
Vishal Lakhmani
Director- Data Migration and Business Intelligence
Cargill
India

Plenary

Hajer Alabdouli
Hajer Alabdouli
Payload Lead
NSSTC
UAE

Plenary

1500 - 1600
Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition
1600 - 1730
Session 3: Collaborative Innovation: Bridging Policy, Technology, Agri Finance and Farming Communities

Session Highlight

  • Examining how adaptive policies, government incentives, and regulatory frameworks can foster technological adoption, financial inclusion, and sustainable agricultural practices.
  • Exploring digital payment systems, blockchain for transparent transactions, and AI-driven financial tools that empower farmers with better credit access and risk management along with successful models where policymakers, technology providers, financial institutions, and farmer cooperatives collaborate to drive innovation and scalable solutions.
Mark Noort

Moderator

Mark Noort
Owner/Director
HCP International
The Netherlands

Plenary

Dani Daas

Keynote

Dani Daas
Managing Partner
CBL Holding
Saudi Arabia

Plenary

Dr Roberto Rodriguez Alvarez
Dr Roberto Rodriguez Alvarez
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Spain

Plenary

Abedalrhman Habashneh
Abedalrhman Habashneh
Founder
Decapolis
Saudi Arabia

Plenary

Juan Suarez
Juan Suarez
Business Development Manager, Remote Sensing and GIS
GMV
Spain

Plenary

Marge Cole
Marge Cole
Strategic Initiatives Director
Taylor Geospatial Institute
USA

Plenary

Nelson Bilber Rodrigues
Nelson Bilber Rodrigues
Researcher
INESC TEC
Portugal

Plenary

Fran Garcia Ruiz
Fran Garcia Ruiz
Technical Coordinator
Centre d'Innovacio Digital Agroalimentari i Forestal de Catalunya
Spain

Plenary

Target Segments

Government Officials and Policymakers

Farmers and Agribusinesses

Technology Providers and Solution Developers

Financial Institutions and Agri-Financers

Research and Academia