On June 13th 2019 Ireland’s National Bioeconomy Campus will host a showcase event focused on the digitisation of Ireland’s agri-food, forestry and bioeconomy sectors. The event will shine a light on the opportunities for technology to play an important role in improving the efficiency and integrity of Ireland’s rural supply chains. Leading digital technology providers will demo their latest innovations, and delegates from the agri-food, forestry and bioeconomy sectors will learn about the role that ICT, Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things is playing to digitise the EU bioeconomy. The event will also see the launch of ICT-BIOCHAIN Europe’s first Digital Innovation Hub for a Circular Bioeconomy, a Biobased Industry Joint Undertaking network which will support Ireland’s transition to a competitive data-driven bioeconomy.
Agenda
Session 1 - Introduction, chaired by Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli
10:00 Welcome from coordinator
Esperanza Perea Acosta, CAGPYDS
10:10 Irish Bioeconomy Foundation: Developing a national bioeconomy cluster bringing excellence from each corner of Ireland together
Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli, Irish Bioeconomy Foundation
10:25 ICT-BIOCHAIN: Digitising Ireland's Bioeconomy
James Gaffey, Institute of Technology, Tralee
10:40 A Zero-Waste Scotland Case Study: The Role of Bioresource Modelling in Developing New Commerical Bioeconomy Opportunities
Johan Belfrage, IBioIC at the University of Strathclyde
Session 2 - International Case Studies, chaired by Jacek Flak
11:00 Showcasing of international technologies
Jacek Flak, VTT
11:20 A web-based platform for efficient matching of producers to biobased industries
Ronan O'Mhaoiningh, Agrocycle
11:40 HAYTECH - Wireless monitoring solutions for biomass in storage
Jacek Flak, VTT/Quanturi
12:00 Lunch and Networking
Session 3 - National Case Studies, chaired by Pat Doody
13:00 Biomass supply chain optimisation based on greenhouse gas emission reduction
Fionnuala Murphy, University College Dublin
13:15 Rapid biomass analysis using nearinfrared spectroscopy models
Italo Pisano, Celiginis
13:30 Freshbox: IoT in improved transportation and storage for fresh materials
Pat Doody, Institute of Technology, Tralee
13:45 Coffee and Networking
Session 4 - Future Opportunities, chaired by Jennifer Attard
14:00 Digital innovation and funding opportunities for the agri/bioeconomy sector
Stepan Ivanov, SmartAgriHubs
14:20 Capture of regional needs and opportunities
Jennifer Attard, Institute of Technology, Tralee
15:00 Close
