Explore the 2025 Agenda

• How can Europe bridge the gap between ambitious climate policy and on-the-ground farming realities, ensuring that sustainability targets don’t undermine farmer livelihoods? What are the trade-offs?
• With rising geopolitical tensions, tariffs and climate shocks, how can Europe strengthen food security and invest in domestic resilience, without driving up consumer prices or sidelining small-scale producers? What investment, infrastructure and long-term planning is needed to shift towards food sovereignty and regional supply chains?
• Why is agricultural innovation not scaling up as needed, despite promising technologies? What will it take to rapidly scale agtech, biologicals, and low-input, carbon-smart practices systems, whilst making sure innovation remains practical, affordable, and accessible to all producers?

• How will the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) reshape investment, verification and commercial strategy for carbon farming? What does it take to build trust, scale, and returns in this newly certified market?
• How can agri-food and land-based industries prepare for compliance and the opportunity landscape of this EU-wide voluntary framework?

• What does meaningful, on-the-ground collaboration between growers and supply chain partners look like today?
• What drives a farmer’s decision to invest in sustainable technologies, and how can supply chain partnerships and long-term agreements reduce risk and upfront cost and unlock investment?
• How can regenerative agriculture be positioned as a commercially viable model for growers outside of pilot programmes and early adopters? What lessons can be drawn from successful partnerships? 
• What new models are needed to de-risk and scale regenerative practices, embed sustainability into supply chains, and deliver measurable impact across climate, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods?

• What’s needed to standardise Scope 3 emissions data collection across the supply chain?
• How is sustainability data informing operational decisions for farmers, processors and retailers, from procurement to sourcing strategies to farm-level practices and supplier engagement?
• How are companies preparing for incoming regulations like the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and how can reporting frameworks also delivery business value, by reducing costs and identifying risks? 
• How are companies moving beyond compliance to create transparent, traceable value chains that support long-term environmental goals and improve stakeholder trust?
• What tools and AI-powered platforms are enabling suppliers to navigate compliance demands?

• As demand for nature-based solutions rises, how is natural capital, particularly carbon, being recognised, verified, and financed as a credible asset class?
• How is the growing market for voluntary and compliance carbon credits influencing LP strategies and reshaping agri-food investment priorities?
• What frameworks are needed to standardise valuation, benchmarking, and impact measurement to unlock institutional capital at scale?
• How can collaboration between financial institutions, farmers, and ag-tech providers ensure that carbon and ecosystem services generate both ecological and financial returns?
• What will it take to empower farmers to participate meaningfully in natural capital markets and attract long-term investment through transparent, science-based metrics?

• As the race to net zero intensifies, carbon removal marketplaces are emerging as critical platforms for connecting high-quality projects with climate-conscious buyers.
• How are carbon removal marketplaces evolving to ensure transparency, permanence, and additionality across diverse carbon removal methods?

• How are AI, digital platforms, and precision technologies transforming on-farm decision making? What are the real-world outcomes are growers and processors seeing from AI and digital tools in areas like planting, crop monitoring and input management? 
• How can generative AI and large language models improve agronomic decision-making and knowledge delivery at scale? 
• Where are we on data integration, standardisation and interoperability and how does this unlock faster, informed decision-making on the farm?
• What industry collaborations between input providers and OEMs are needed to scale practical, field-ready AI solutions? 

This session explores how artificial intelligence is being applied across the agri-food value chain — from protein-based crop protection discovery and next-gen breeding platforms to in-field robotics and smart automation. We'll unpack where AI is delivering real value today, what’s still hype, and how collaboration between biotech start-ups, CPGs, and tech providers is accelerating the pace of deployment.

• How are shifting market dynamics influencing partnerships between equipment manufacturers, agtech start-ups, and robotics companies?
• What incentives or models can encourage large agricultural machinery companies to collaborate with robotics and automation start-ups?
• Is the rise of strategic corporate venture capital (CVC) reshaping how equipment manufacturers invest in and adopt emerging technologies?
• How are CVCs and robotics start-ups leveraging venture clienting to accelerate deployment and demonstrate commercial viability?
• What does this evolving collaboration model mean for the future of mechanisation, automation, and scalability in agriculture?

• With valuations stabilising and funding returning to pre-COVID levels, what does the current investment landscape look like for European agri-food and agtech, particularly when it comes to corporate capital, strategic bets, and where the next wave of innovation will come from?

Meet the founders turning breakthrough ideas into real-world impact—navigating the tough decisions, market pivots, and technical hurdles that come with scaling agri-food innovation. Learn how they’re building companies with purpose, backed by data, deep tech, and a clear vision for the future of food and farming

• How is success being redefined in today’s cautious funding climate? How are investors and founders rethinking risk, timelines and value creation across agri-food innovation? What does sustainable start-up growth look like in a market increasingly shaped by PE rollups and capital scarcity?
• What alternative capital pathways, such as private and public markets or hybrid models, are needed to drive sustainable long-term growth and credible exits? Are today’s investment models (VC, PE, CPG partnerships) incentivising tactical moves over strategic vision?
• How can we unlock greater involvement from institutional and impact investors, such as pension funds, infrastructure capital and sovereign wealth?