Vertical Farming World Congress 2024

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Vertical Farming World Congress 2024

Vertical Farming World Congress 2024

25th-26th Sep

Frankfurt, Germany

Bringing together vertical farming operators, investors, suppliers and customers, this 5th annual Vertical Farming World Congress is designed to help develop and advance the sector’s future. It is the most substantial dedicated event of the year, featuring two days of conference sessions, networking with key industry figures and presentation of the Vertical Farming World Awards 2024. For new entrants as well as industry leaders.

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About

Zenith Global's Vertical Farming World Congress is the highest level and most significant dedicated industry event of the year.

Bringing together vertical farming operators, investors, suppliers and customers, the 5th annual event in Frankfurt will assemble key industry leaders from around the globe to debate and advance the industry's future.

There will be two days of conference sessions, where industry leaders, innovators, suppliers, advisers and investors will share their insights through a series of presentations, interviews and interactive panel discussions, in addition to industry policy round tables, extensive networking breaks and a gala industry dinner where the Vertical Farming World Awards will be presented.

This year’s theme of Powering Up is designed to focus on future opportunity, with sessions on energy, sustainability, hybrid systems, protein alternatives and space exploration alongside market insights, innovation case studies and leadership views.

Registration for the 2024 Congress is now live, with a €200 booking discount available until 24 May.

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		Pay by 24 May Super saver rate	Pay by 26 Jul Early booking rate	Pay by 25 Sep Standard booking rate
Full Congress	Each delegate	€925.00	€1,025.00	€1,125.00
Full Congress	Concession*	€555.00	€615.00	€675.00
Separate elements	25 Sep conference		€650.00	€725.00
	25 Sep awards dinner		€200.00	€225.00
	26 Sep conference		€650.00	€725.00

All prices shown are excluding VAT

*A concession rate is offered to start-ups and early-stage entrepreneurs. To be eligible, you must have annual sales below EUR 1.2 million. For more information and to book at this rate, please contact events@zenithglobal.com

Substitutions will be accepted at any time. Cancellations will be subject to EUR 180 + VAT administration charge per delegate and cannot be made after 16 August. Bookings are subject to Zenith Global Event Terms and Conditions, available here.

Visas may be required from some countries. Zenith Global will be happy to help with visa support and documents where possible.

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Testimonials

"Not just another 'conference' but a diverse curation of cutting edge thinking and hard hitting ideas. This is THE industry event." Jay Desan, BoomGrow

“A great event with an excellent organization team behind and a good choice of topics. Outstanding moderator in the Q+A sessions.” Christine Zimmermann-Loessl, Association for Vertical Farming

"As always, an extremely well-organized, well-moderated and thoughtful event." Rick Vanzura, Freight Farms

"If you want to get the real view of the global progress in vertical farming (without the hype), this is your event." Andreas Wilhelmsson, Ljusgarda

"Really informative event and networking with key industry players" David Morris, Welsh Government

"Well-organized and executed event. Days packed with market information, innovations, deep-dive discussions, opportunities and lots of networking. Keep up the good work Zenith Global!" Renko Schuil, TTA BV

“A great gathering of industry leaders to discuss innovation, challenges and future steps. Excellent opportunity for networking and identifying market opportunities.” Pavlos Poullaidis, Viscon Group

“Insightful. Pertinent. Will definitely be back! Great job to the organising team.” Pierre Swaelas, Yasai

“A must for anyone in the vertical farming space” Ron Mitchell, Clayco

"Great conference for high levels of information, as well as, detailed information on CEA.” Melanie Corey-Ferrini, 3.14DC

“I found the conference very valuable and the level of speaker’s world class. Great work.” Fotis Fotiadis, Better Origin

“A truly excellent and well organised event, with a great line up of speakers and topics, not to be missed.” Harriet Duncalfe, Berrygardens Ltd

“Excellent service delivery. Focused on achieving more with less.” Akan Ukwak, EnvisioGlobal

“I attended this event for gaining knowledge on CEA for my automation company serving the auto and fulfilment industry. Should we peruse this opportunity? Yes.” Robert Rodriguez, Alternative Engineering

“The organisation of the Congress was spotless. Richard is an outstanding MC, keeping the discussion engaging and interesting.”

"A great incite to the vast differences between the world of vertical farming and how each company has a lot of differences and at the same time a lot of similarities. Good to network with other people. Can't wait for it to be in person." Linzi Naisbitt, Light Science Technologies

“I've attended the Congress as an external operator (not currently involved in VF) and found it extremely informative. Excellent platform to establish connections and networking too.” Martino Picotti, Proriented

"It was an amazing experience to meet the industry leaders and understand the current trends of the industry."

“The host from Zenith asked clear and concise questions and it was enlightening to see vertical farmers of all business sizes and technologies bring experience, expertise and skills to the screen.” Innovation Agri Tech.

"We got sound feedback from the speakers, fund managers as well as industry leaders and start ups of their challenges and the information guided by Richard Hall's unique way of brining the best out of everyone. It simply works." Leo Lobato Kelly, Karma Verde Fresh

"It was my first time at Vertical Farming World Congress and it was amazing. A well planned event and good panellists/presenters. Lots of great takeaways. Thank you very much!"

“The congress was well organized -everything went smoothly. Topics were diverse and engaging, and they managed to conduct virtual tours of the farms which I found fascinating." Semillar Translations

"Great line-up of speakers and topics"

"Richard is a great panel leader. He knows his subject, lets panellists talk without disruption and allows them to exchange opinions without overlapping the subject or allocated time. Very impressed.” Josephine Favre, The African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF)

"An excellent platform to interface with the leading companies globally in this new industry." Porohita Projects Ltd

"Excellent platform for getting involved with industry experts and for understanding the key market drivers. Great opportunity to network, collaborate, and develop strategic relationships across the spectrum of suppliers, influencers and experts" Dean Barron, Innovation Agritech Group

"Very grateful to join the event; the arrangement and content are all great and very fruitful! Thanks to the event team - very well prepared and skilful event planning! After the whole experience, you can tell that the team are so sophisticated in doing this type of Congress. Good Job!!!" Lyn Lam, Agrician

"It was great meeting the industry at the Vertical Farming World Congress and to hear about all the latest developments in this fantastic sector." Job Knook, RAI Amsterdam

"The event is a great platform to share ideas and concerns in vertical farming industry."

"A very professional and well-presented event with interesting speakers and subjects" Richard Shepherd-Barron, British Farmer and Grower

Identity Statement & Industry Manifesto

Leading vertical farming companies have committed to a Vertical Farming Identity Statement and Industry Manifesto. An unprecedented industry momentum to contribute jointly to a sustainable transformation of global food systems.

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The Vertical Farming Manifesto was first signed at the Vertical Farming World Congress in Brussels (September 19-21 2022), with additional organisations having since joined.

Download the Identity Statement and Manifesto.

Contact info@zenithglobal.com to enquire about joining this important industry movement.

Brussels, September 20, 2022 – Leading vertical farming companies signed the first Vertical Farming Manifesto and Identity - both clear and bold industry standards. They highlight the impact and contribution the industry intends to make to transform current food systems and help to solve one of humanity’s toughest challenges of providing food for a growing population in a sustainable, circular way.

The Vertical Farming Identity and the Manifesto describe the urgency of transforming current food systems and explain how vertical farming systems can contribute significantly to designing food systems which are resilient and future-proof. Through technological innovation, indoor vertical farming decouples food production from external factors like climate or public health crises. By localising production and controlling the growing environment, vertical farming provides pesticide-free produce, uses significantly less land and water, and requires fewer transportation miles.

Toward the industry’s goal of driving the transformation of food systems, the companies strive to set high standards by aligning with globally accepted impact frameworks, for example, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), B Corp, or the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, the industry is dedicated to continuously investing in research and development to improve vertical farming technology and grow even smarter and more sustainable food systems.

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