Farming forward with European Dairy
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The European Milk Forum is pleased to invite you to the event Farming forward with European Dairy on a modern dairy farm near Brussels.
The event will offer a unique opportunity to discover how digitalisation, robotics, AI and innovative sustainable farming practices are already transforming dairy production across Europe.
Combining expert insights, real-life farmer experiences and an immersive farm visit, the programme will showcase practical solutions for building a resilient and future-ready dairy sector. Participants will also gain insights into the role of dairy in healthy and sustainable diets.
The programme will conclude with a lunch reception, offering an opportunity to continue discussions with speakers, experts and dairy stakeholders from across Europe.
09.30 Arrival, coffee
10.00 Welcome & Keynote speech
Laurent Damiens (President of EMF)
Damien O’Reilly, Moderator (ICOS, Irish Cooperative Organisation Society)
Jan de Keyser (Head of Agri & Food BNP Paribas Fortis): Building a resilient future for livestock farming in Europe
10.40 Ensuring sustainable diets in Europe
Pierrick Girard (European 'Pathways' Programme), Presenting the Foodbasket7 tool, an interactive tool that helps consumers build a balanced, healthy and sustainable weekly diet.
11.00 The technological revolution
Laurence Depuille (Idele), Exploring how advances in robotics, sensors, digitalisation and AI are transforming European Dairy farms.
An expert presentation followed by dairy farmer’s stories of solving challenges with new technologies/divers technology tools.
Farmers: Bart d’Hertefelt from Belgium and farmers from Ireland and Germany.
11:40 Adding value to data
Fanny Tenenhaus-Aziza (CNIEL), highlighting how collective approaches to data management, interoperability, digital sovereignty and responsible use of AI can support competitiveness, resilience and sustainability across the dairy value chain.
12:00 Closing remarks
Benoît Cassart (Belgian farmer, Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe) and Co-Chair of the European Parliament’s Intergroup
on Sustainable Livestock)
12.20: Farm visit
13h-14h: Lunch reception/networking
We look forward seeing you there.
as part of the EMF YOGHURT Project 101138112.