- September 09, 2024
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- September 09, 2024
Both Europe and the United States have a central role to play in shaping a more sustainable agricultural future. To address common challenges and provide shared global leadership for the future of agriculture, a better mutual understanding of different agricultural practices, standards and ideas is needed. The Future of Agriculture German-American Forum project, led by the Aspen Institute Germany in collaboration with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, addresses this need by bringing together German and U.S. farmers and key agricultural stakeholders from research and business. By sharing experiences, building new transatlantic networks and developing policy recommendations, this project promotes innovative approaches to the future of agriculture and rural areas. As part of the project, Aspen Germany, in partnership with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Table Media, are hosting a hybrid virtual/in-person event for the second cohort on September 9, 2024 from 14:00 to 18:00 CEST. The event will take place at the dbb Forum Berlin (Friedrichstraße 169, 10117 Berlin) with virtual participation also possible via Zoom. This year’s event will focus on the digital transformation of the beef and dairy cattle farming. Participants from Germany and the United States will discuss the future of agriculture, with a focus on technological advancements in the dairy and cattle industries. The event will also provide an opportunity to discuss the policy recommendations developed as part of the project with US and German representatives from politics, research, business and practice. The event will be held in English. We invite you to join us for this important conversation as we explore innovative solutions and collaborative efforts to advance the digital transformation of the cattle industry. The project is supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany, funded by the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK).
To register to participate virtually or in-person: https://forms.office.com/e/fW8EUn0nUg
Agenda
*Times are listed below as CEST (Berlin).
Final Event
| 13:30 | Welcome Coffee and Registration |
| 14:00 | Play Intro Video |
| 14:05 |
Welcome Remarks with Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany and Lauren Karplus, Assistant Director, ACES Office of International Programs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 14:15 |
Opening Remarks with State Secretary Anja Boudon, Brandenburg Ministry for Agriculture, Environment, and Climate Protection |
| 14:30 |
Keynote Remarks & Interview with Parliamentary State Secretary Claudia Müller, German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) |
| 14:55 |
Panel Discussion: from the Pasture to Policy – Insights from the 2024 U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture with Jan Brokering, Co-Owner & Manager of Dairy Production, Bokering Family Farms, Kirsten Wosnitza, Owner/Self-employed Dairy Farmer in Schleswig-Holstein, Annika Strange, Advisor for Dairy Farms, Agrarberatung Mitte e.V., Bethany Hodge, Co-Owner, echo Farm Puddings and Patrick Honcoop, Founding Partner, AgTech-Pro LLC Moderated by Lauren Karplus, Assistant Director, ACES Office of International Programs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 | Virtual Farm Tours Agnes Greggersen, Owner, Ferienhof Greggersen |
| 16:05 |
Panel Discussion: Policy to Practice – Shaping the Digital Farms of the Future with Ed Wengryn, Secretary of Agriculture, state of New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Gregor Beckmann, Cluster Manager DACH, Lely Deutschland GmbH, Amanda Beal, Commissioner, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry and Alexander Müller, Founder & Managing Director, TMG Think Thank Moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany |
| 17:00 | Virtual Farm Tour with Courtney Banach, Herd Manager, Daona Farm |
| 17:05 |
Fishbowl Discussion: The Path Ahead for Transatlantic Agricultural and Rural Cooperation with Nicolas Rubio, Agricultural Counsellor, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, U.S. Embassy Berlin and Hans-Peter Lampen, Desk Officer for the Countries of the Americas, Unit 623, German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) Moderated by Katja Greeson, Transatlantic Program Director, Aspen Institute Germany |
| 17:35 |
Closing Remarks & Interview with Brook Jamison, Associate Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service |
| 18:00 | End of Event |
