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AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm 2026

Trade-orientedBoutiqueIn-personInternational draw
📅 1 September 2026 – 2 September 📍 H4 Hotel München Messe, Munich, DE ↗ 🏢 Messe Dortmund GmbH 🔁 annual

An international trade fair and convention focused on Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), vertical farming, indoor farming, and new food production systems. Organized in partnership with the Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) to showcase agtech solutions and sustainable food models.

Agriculture AgritechSustainability GreentechHorticulture Gardening vertical farmingindoor farmingcontrolled environment agricultureagtechfood production

AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm is held annually. This page tracks the next confirmed edition — AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm 2027 dates will be added here once announced.

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Venue

H4 Hotel München Messe

Hotel venue · 1,800 m² · 8 halls · ~650 people

A 4-star hotel located next to the Messe München exhibition grounds in Munich. It features 328-331 rooms, 8 multifunctional meeting rooms, and a total event space of approximately 1,800 sqm, with the largest room measuring 375 sqm.

📍 Konrad-Zuse-Platz 14, 81829 München, Germany

Operated by H-Hotels GmbH

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Organizer

Messe Dortmund GmbH

Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany · Founded 2000

Messe Dortmund conceptualizes, plans, and executes regional, national, and international trade fairs and public exhibitions.

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Why people attend

Buyers attend to source advanced indoor farming equipment, secure tailored LED plant growth lighting solutions, explore next-generation agricultural automation tools, and network with AgTech developers.

Who attends

Global playersentrepreneursresearchersstart-up founderspolicymakersand decision-makers from agribusinessagricultural technologyand new food industries.

Exhibitor categories

Vertical Farming SystemsLED Component Manufacturers & Lighting SolutionsAgricultural Automation & RoboticsControlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) TechnologyHydroponic & Aquaponic EquipmentNew-Food Systems & Alternative Proteins

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Speakers

36 speakers at AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm

C

Christine Zimmermann-Lössl

Chairwoman · Association for Vertical Farming e.V. and Messe Dortmund

"Opening VertiFarm & AVF Summit"

vertical farmingevent opening
S

Sabine Loos

Director · Messe Dortmund

"Opening VertiFarm & AVF Summit"

vertical farmingevent opening

Also speaking at JAGD & HUND

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Karen Fabbri

Healthy Planet Directorate, DG Research & Innovation, Bioeconomy & Food Systems · European Commission

"Resilient food cities - growing food from within"

resilient food citiesurban agriculture
E

Erinch Sahan

Business & Enterprise Lead · Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)

"Doughnut Economy : Thinking like a 21st century economist"

doughnut economysustainable economics
A

Ali Amirlatifi

Evergreen Farm

"Growing a million trees in Vertical Farming"

vertical farmingtree cultivation
E

Eri Hayashi

President · Japanese Plant Factory Association

"Understanding the advancement of Plant Factories"

plant factoriesvertical farming
G

Gerald Glenn Panganiban

Director at National Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Program · Department of Agriculture

"Implementing a national urban and peri-urban agricultural program for the Philippines"

urban agriculturePhilippines
D

Dr.-Ing. Felix Thoma

Environment and Resources · Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technologies UMSICHT

"Latest technical developments in the field of indoor farming"

indoor farmingtechnical developments
R

Robin Vincent

CEO · Canobi AgTech

"Smart Farming, Farming by Wire"

Bio

As an entrepreneur with 30 years experience in big data systems, Robin wants to help build a future where tech innovation supports local, sustainable farming. His specialities include building and integrating hardware and software solutions for evolving businesses, and working in fast-paced, dynamic environments. Robin spent 30 years in IT and Infrastructure Architecture designing and managing data-centres, working with OpenStack, Maas, IaaS, and PaaS for scaling, cost reduction, DR, and the implementation of Hybrid clouds. Then he launched his Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company for small businesses, focussing on developing a flexible, versatile ERP offering. Robin founded Canobi AgTech to connect with indoor farmers, greenhouse developers, and agricultural device and systems manufacturers. He wants to help them integrate data visualization into their best-in-class business practices and add SaaS-based platforms to their products.

smart farmingdata visualization
T

Thomas Grebner

Product Marketing Manager · ams Osram

"Revolution in horticulture lighting - The breakthrough of the double red peak in indoor farming"

horticulture lightingLED spectra
S

Sabine Cecere

Account Manager Digital Industries for Food & Beverage / New Food · Siemens AG

"Controlled environment agriculture - Setting the next step"

controlled environment agricultureautomation
A

Alexandre Sicard

Data Scientist · HarvestAi

"Case Study: Machine learning and computer vision-enabled harvest prediction for a tomato greenhouse"

machine learningharvest prediction
G

Galina Gorshkova

Co-Founder · Crocuslabs

"Shine the light on profitability in vertical farming"

profitabilityvertical farming
H

Henna Niskakoski

CSO · EOD Europe

"Benefits of oxygen and nanobubbles in irrigation water"

oxygennanobubblesirrigation
L

Lennart Sör

CEO · Optima Planta

"AI for optimizing farming"

Bio

Lennart Sör is the founder and CEO of Optima Planta, with a Master in bioinfarmitcs he founded Optima Planta in 2017 with the goal of figuring out how to grow plants in the most resource efficient way possible.

AIfarming optimization
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Marcus Collier-Wright

Consultant · ZENIT GmbH

"Public funding landscape overview"

Bio

Marcus Collier-Wright is a consultant at ZENIT GmbH with a background in spacecraft engineering. Marcus spent 4 years as a start-up founder in the space industry, successfully securing over €7 Million in funding from various programs in Germany, Europe, and the USA. Building on this experience, at ZENIT he advises clients on the topics of EU funding, technology transfer, and university spin-offs, with a core focus on helping startups to combine private and public sources of funding to help turn their ideas into a reality.

public fundingstartups

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Frequently asked questions

When is AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm?+
AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm takes place on 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026.
Where is AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm held?+
AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm is held at H4 Hotel München Messe, Munich, DE.
Who organises AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm?+
AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm is organised by Messe Dortmund GmbH.
How often is AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm held?+
AVF Summit powered by VertiFarm is held annual.

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