FOODTECH TRANSITION SQUARE
VIV AND HAN MEA 2023 COME TOGETHER
The Foodtech Transition Square will premiere with the opening ceremony and seminar organized by the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority. Many more interesting seminars will be hosted with the focus on the latest trends, technologies and innovations driving the transition from animal based protein to plant or alternative based proteins.
Venue: Central Stage in the Hall
Date: November 20 2023 – November 22 2023
Below, the program of the Foodtech Transition Square can be found with the times, companies, speakers and subjects.
More information about the speakers and content of the conferences and seminars can be found within the conference program booking page or the Show Guide.
Monday 20 November
10:45 – 12:00 ADAFSA | Opening Ceremony
10:45- 11:30 Muna Lardhi | Together blessings last: ADAFSA’s efforts in reducing food loss and food waste
11:40 – 12:25 Dr. Mohamed A. Dawoud | Efficient water use for achieving food security
12:30 – 13:30 The Netherlands Embassy and Dutch Greenhouse Delta | International collaboration on synergizing a sustainable food security system for the United Arab Emirates
14:00 – 15:30 HubOrange! | Short supply chains
15:30 – 17:30 AgritectureXchange | Moderator: Mr. Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder & CEO Agritecture
15:30 – 16:00 Yazen AlKodmani, Fatma Al-Khater | Agritourism as a catalyst for sustainable food systems development
16:00 – 17:00 Damion Schwarzkachel, Alexander Kappes, Hassan Moufid Halawy and Feras Al Soufi |Tech for Farming in Arid Climates: TODAY
17:00 – 17:30 Agritecture Speed Networking Xchange
Tuesday 21 November
10:00 – 11:50 ADAFSA | UAE Food Production
10:00 – 10:30 H.E Rashid Almansoori, Ms. Asma Abdi, Noura Alzarooni| Camel Middle East Network CAMENET
10:40 – 11:10 Ms. Aysha Al Kaabi | Zadna Rating to evaluate food establishments in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (in Arabic Language)
11:20 – 11:50 Dr. Fatima Hasan Abdulla Alhamedi | Wastewater Irrigation: A Promising Way for Future Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the United Arab Emirates
12:30-13:30 The Netherlands Embassy and Dutch Greenhouse Delta | Greenhouses versus vertical farming
13:30 – 14:00 Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects
14:00 – 15:30 HubOrange! | Inspiration Seminar, Circular Floarting farm systems
15:30 – 17:30 AgritectureXchange | Tech for Farming in Arid Climates: TOMORROW, Moderator: Mr. Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder & CEO Agritecture
15:30 – 16:00 Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani | The Future of Protein Production in the GCC
16:00 – 17:00 Dan Bryant, Dr Georg Caspary, Wojciech Slowinski, Jouke Campen | Tech for Farming in Arid Climates: TOMORROW
17:00 – 17:30 Ms. Nadine Benchaffai, Mr. Qusai Abu Hasan, Mr. Abdel Rahman | Funding the Future of Farming
Wednesday 22 November
10:00 – 12:00 ADAFSA | UAE Food Production
10:05 – 10:35 Dr. Shamma Alnaqbi | Livestock Aflatoxin control strategies
10:50 – 11:20 Ms. Noura Alzarooni | Sustainable laboratory approaches in diagnoses animal diseases
11:35 – 12:10 Amna Salem Alamri | Ensuring food safety and quality in agricultural production (in Arabic language)
12:30 – 13:30 The Netherlands Embassy and Dutch Greenhouse Delta | Nexus – Innovations for the poultry and horticulture sector
14:00 – 15:30 HubOrange! | Inspiration Seminar, Producing circular food with insects
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ADNEC
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Khaleej Al Arabi Street
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Dates
25 - 27 November, 2025
Opening hours
Monday: 10.00 - 18.00
Tuesday: 10.00 - 18.00
Wednesday: 10.00 - 17.00
