Conference

09:00

09:30   

Registration and welcome

10:00   

Welcome by authorities:

José Joaquín Céspedes Lorente: Rector of University of Almería

Tomás Lorenzana de la Varga: UNIgreen General Coordinator

Ramón Herrera: General Secretary for Universities, Regional Government of Andalusia

Presentation of the Joint Research Centre

Mariusz Maciejczak

10:30   

Session I

Juan José Magán: Director of the Greenhouses Technology area at the Cajamar Group Foundation

“Innovation and Research at Cajamar Group Foundation: Connecting with Europe”

Fundación Grupo Cajamar

Coffee break

11:30   

Session II

José Antonio Aliaga: General Secretary, Province of Almería.

“Understanding protected horticulture in Almeria, Spain”

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, Regional Goverment of Andalusia

Zouhayr Arbib: Head of Sustainability Area, Department of Innovation and Technology Department

“From Wastewater to resource recovery: Nexus Waste, Energy and food”

 AQUALIA

Joaquín Pozo: Co-founder and R+D Director

"Biorizon Biotech: Innovation in Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future”

BIORIZON BIOTECH

Esteban Baeza: R+D Department Director

“COEXPHAL producing healthy vegetables for Europe and beyond”

COEXPHAL

13:30  

Group photo and Lunch break.

14:30   

Session III

Alicia Cañadas: Director of Innovation

“The importance of the Networks in European Innovation Ecosystems”

Science and Tecnology Park of Almería (PITA).

Enrique de los Rios: General Director.

“Agri-Food Innovation in a Changing World: Thriving Amid Uncertainty”

UNICA GROUP

Ana Lozano: Specialist in internal Medicine and Expert in Infectious Diseases.

“Safeguarding health in a changing world: the One Health breaking silos integrative approach”

Hospital Universitario de Poniente

UAL - ANECOOP Experimental Farm Foundation  visit

Departure from ANECOOP. Two stops:

First stop:UAL

Second stop: City centre.