Day one
WED, 24 MAY
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Day two
THU, 25 MAY
11:00 AM – 6.00 PM
RECEPTION
11
MAIN STAGE
11
MAIN STAGE
11
Lebanon Innovate: Knowledge and Innovation Communities
- Moderated by Suha Hallab, Program Manager at Berytech
- Mohab Anis, CEO at Innovety
MAIN STAGE
– 12
MAIN STAGE
– 1
Innovation in Waste and Side Stream Valorization
- Rimane Aziz, Co-Founder and Factory Director at Agrofitt SAL
- Zeina Hobaika, Head of the Department of Life and Earth Sciences-Biochemistry at Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ)
MAIN STAGE
– 1
Innovation in Wheat and Vegetable Value Chains
- Mario Mrad, Co-Founder at NatBio
- Sandro Allouche, Owner at Beirut Farm
- Karim Ghamrawi, Co-Founder at Seed in a Box & Agri-Movement
Main Stage
– 2
Empowering AgriFood SMEs under the USAID-funded Scaling-Up Agri-Food Innovations (SAFI) Project
- Moderated by Yara Hamdar, Accelerator Manager at Berytech
- Carla Moukarzel, Program Director at The USAID-funded Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity
- Melissa Abs, Founder of Bites of Delight
- Nada Ghanem, Founder of Douda Solutions
- Suhad Hamad, Founder at Dimples
Main Stage
– 3
The Agrifood Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the MENA Region
- Moderated by Ramy Boujawdeh, COO of Berytech
- Dalia AbulFotuh, Economist at FAO
- Hany Ayaad, Assistant Professor and Vice Dean at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
- Nancy Saliba, Director at Asher Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (ACIE)
Main Stage
– 3
FAO Digitization Projects in the Lebanese Agrifood Sector
- Elie Harfouche,Agriculture Field Officer at FAO
- Soraya El Khalil, Social Protection Specialist at FAO
Main Stage
– 4
Innovation Through Clustering
- Moderated by Roger Van Hoesel, Managing Partner at Ecosystem Navigators
- Nadine El Khoury, COO of Robinson Agri and QOOT Cluster President
- Marc Beyrouthy, CEO of Nature by Marc Beyrouthy
- Christian Kamel, Project Director at BIEEL
- Maxence Duault, General Director at ESA Business School
Main Stage
– 6
RECEPTION
11
MAIN STAGE
– 12
Opening Ceremony
- Maroun N. Chammas, Chairman & CEO of Berytech
- H.E. Hans Peter van der Woude, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Lebanon
- Claudio Pasqualucci, Director of Beirut at Italian Trade Agency (ITA)
- Nadine El Khoury, COO of Robinson Agri and QOOT Cluster President
MAIN STAGE
– 1
Sustainable Agriculture Production: Technology For A Better Future
- Moderated by Kassem Jouni, Programme Policy Officer at WFP – World Food Programme
- Hadi Jaafar, Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Agriculture at FAFS AUB
- Aline Bsaibes, Entrepreneur at Agtech Expert
- Patricia Hakim Massamiri, Founder & Principal Consultant at DDD Consulting (Distill, Discover, Design)
MAIN STAGE
– 2
Future of Food: Alternative, Blue Economy and Beyond
- Moderated by Soha Nasser, Program Manager of ACT Smart Innovation Hub
- Alejandro Rodarte, Senior Manager at FoodDrinkEurope
- Lara Hanna-Wakim, Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology, Canada at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
MAIN STAGE
2
Italian Trade Agency's Support for Innovation
- Claudio Pasqualucci, Director of Beirut at Italian Trade Agency (ITA)
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– 3
Startup Fundraising Journey
- Moderated by Elie Akhrass, Fund Manager at iSME Programme
- Richardos Lebbos, Founder and CTO at Startchy Inc.
- Pierre Angot, Accelerator Program Lead at Hectar / Incubateur HEC
MAIN STAGE
– 3
Applied Science & Knowledge Transfer in Agrifood
- Moderated by Imad Bou-Hamad, Associate Professor at American University of Beirut
- Sandra Sarkis, Lebanon SoftShore Cluster-Manager at Industrial Research Institute (IRI)
- Carl Safi, Senior Project Manager at Wageningen University and Research
- Giordano Dichter, Advisor at CIHEAM Bari
MAIN STAGE
– 4
Promoting Gender Inclusion in the MENA Region in Agrifood
- Moderated by Yasmine Ossaily, Gender Consultant at International Finance Corporation
- Wafaa ElDikah Hamze, Member of the Executive Council at Arab Women Organization (AWO)
- Reem Nejdawi, Chief, Food and Environment Policies Team at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
MAIN STAGE
– 5
Insights on Accessing New Markets
- Moderated by Rima Saad Azar, Partner, General Manager at Sea Sky Services SARL & UK LTD
- Hassan Ezzeldine, Executive Chairman at Gray Mackenzie Retail Lebanon
- Sven John Van De Wynkele, Managing Partner at Libons
- Sally El Armaly Yacoub, Head of Food and Beverage at Fattal Group
- Hania Chahal, Business Export Coach at CBI
MAIN STAGE
– 6
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