| Head of the Future Internet Lab Anhalt (FILA), Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Keep your harvest cool – Smart energy islands for storage in ASEAN region

Topic: “Science Mission – Exploring research that can shape the AgriFuture”

Teaser: Fasten your seat belts and join us on a journey to explore the wonders of science! Three researchers will explain how their project idea can shape the future of farming:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eduard Siemens

| Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF), Head of Fraunhofer IFF ASEAN Regional Office Bangkok, Germany

Novel Hyperspectral Sensors for Quantitative Assessment of Health and Nutrition States of Crop Plants

Topic: “Science Mission – Exploring research that can shape the AgriFuture”

Teaser: Fasten your seat belts and join us on a journey to explore the wonders of science! Three researchers will explain how their project idea can shape the future of farming:

Ralf Opierzynski earned his Diplom degree in Production Engineering from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg in 1996. Since 1996, Mr. Opierzynski has been working at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg, Germany where he focuses on the fields of environmental and geographic information systems, resource management systems, process planning and optimization. In 2005 he became head of the institute’s International Competence Center Logistics (ICCL). In September 2008 he moved to Bangkok, Thailand in order to set-up and operate an Asian Regional Office on behalf of Fraunhofer IFF, Germany. Mr. Opierzynski has headed and successfully completed numerous international projects in various areas. Project activities were located primarily in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Apart from concrete company projects, Mr. Opierzynski has also headed and completed training and transfer projects (e.g. train-the-trainer projects) in the sector of sustainability management, energy efficiency, food innovation, e-mobility, smart cities, digital engineering, industry 4.0 and virtual reality applications.

| Dr. Ulrich Eder, Senior Lawyer, Certified Tax Advisor and Managing Director of PUGNATORIUS Ltd.

Panel Discussion: Vertical Farming

Dr. Ulrich Eder is a German senior lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) and Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberater), living and working in Thailand since 2007. He is Managing Director of PUGNATORIUS Ltd., a highly accredited international law office in Bangkok. PUGNATORIUS Ltd. advises on foreign direct investments in Thailand, real estate developments, international tax planning, infrastructure and energy investments as well as fintech ventures. The law firm has particular experiences and know-how in the legal advice and transaction support of foreign investments in agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, fishery, and livestock.

| CEO & Founder, Urban Greens

Panel Discussion: Vertical Farming

Ralph Becker, German-Filipino, based in the Philippines and born and raised in Luxembourg, is a former tech/ corporate business guy turned hydroponic enthusiast. He started his business Urban Greens in 2016 with a vision to bring hydroponic technology to urban centers, remote sites and islands around the world. He is since then a member of the AVF and their representative for SEA.

His scalable model and big vision is centered around turning underutilized, unused and un-monetized spaces into profitable high-end hydroponic farm setups to provide clean and high value crops to hotels, restaurants and bars.