Swiss Open Innovation Webinar (May 27. 2021) – Agritech Drone Applications in Western Switzerland
Date/Time: May 27, 2021 (Thursday) 16:00 - 17:00 (JST) 09:00 – 10:00 (CEST) Please join 5 minutes earlier for explanations on the use of ZOOM
Organizers: The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) The Greater Geneva Bern Area (GGBa)
Target audience: Japanese companies looking to collaborate with Swiss start-ups and Swiss Institutes (Other companies can also join.)
Participation: Free of charge/limited to 100 persons
Language: Japanese/English (simultaneous translation)
Location: Zoom webinar (online); the URL will be sent to the registered email address on May 26th
Registration: https://www.jetro.go.jp/form5/pub/swg/drones
(Registration deadline May 25, 2021)
Contact: Ms. Fumi JOKURA or Nathalie CORNIER, JETRO Geneva at [email protected]
Disclaimer/Terms of use: https://www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/switzerland/pdf/menseki.pdf (Japanese only)
Program:
Time (JST) Time Speaker Title (CEST) 16:00- 09:00-09:05 Ms. Fumi Jokura Explanation of Zoom Functions 16:05 Director, JETRO Geneva 16:05- 9:05-09:10 Mr. Takashi Wada Switzerland Tech Market 16:10 Director General, JETRO Geneva 16:10- 9:10-09:15 Mr. Thomas Bohn, Executive Introduction of GGBa ( Greater Geneva Bern 16:15 Director, GGBa Area) 16:15- 9:15- 9:25 Mr. Alain Schacher, Director Uniqueness of drone ecosystem in 16:25 General, Agropôle Switzerland:agritech application Mr. Cyril Halter, COO, Ecorobotix 16:25- 9:25-09:35 Mr. Frédéric Hemmeler, Introduction of Aero41 16:35 CEO, Aero41
16:35- 9:35-09 :45 Mr. Cyril Halter, COO, Introduction of Ecorobotix 16:45 Ecorobotix
16:45- 9:45 –09:55 Mr. Igor Ivanov, CEO Introduction of Gamaya 16:55 Gamaya 16:55- 09:55- Q&A Managed by Mr. Cyril Halter 17:00 10 :00 and Mr. Alain Schacher
Organization and company profiles:
GGBa: The Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa) is the investment promotion agency for Western Switzerland, bringing together the cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Geneva and Valais. Its mission is to provide support to foreign companies allowing them to get established quickly and develop their activities in Western Switzerland. Since its creation in 2010, the GGBa, in cooperation with the cantonal economic promotion agencies, has guided hundreds of companies from around the world in launching their activities in the region. Agropôle: Established in 2013, Agropôle aims to bring together all the players in the agro-food industry in agritech and foodtech innovation in order to build an environmentally, economically and socially sustainable future. Drones play a major role in agritech and are the keys to solve many issues related to a sustainable food and agriculture industry.
Aero41 Aero41 is developing a drone entirely dedicated to crop protection, a flexible and intelligent platform that will integrate AI and collect data to make crop protection more and more eco-responsible while being effective to ensure the necessary yields.
Ecorobotix: Based in Switzerland, ecoRobotix is developing a revolutionary weed-killer robot, fully automatic and solar-powered. It detects weeds among crop and destroys them using 95% less chemicals. No driver, no tractor, no energy, few herbicides: weeding costs are heavily reduced as well, up to 50%.. EcoRobotix has been classified as one of the best Agtech start-up by Forbes.
Gamaya: Gamaya improves efficiency and sustainability of farming businesses by offering unique and compelling agronomy solutions, enabled by hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence. Gamaya’s decision support and automation services help industrial farmers reduce costs of water, chemicals, fuel and manual labour, while reducing environmental impact and improving the quantity and quality of their produce.