1 August 2025

2 minute read

By: Laurence Williams

Europe

As Europe sharpens its focus on climate goals and sustainable food systems, the livestock industry faces growing pressure to improve productivity, resilience, and animal welfare – all while adapting to stricter regulations, rising input costs, and increasing climate volatility. On October 16-17, the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit returns to Amsterdam as the premier meeting place for global decision-makers leading the transition to climate-smart livestock production. Held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, the summit brings together 250+ C-suite leaders, innovators, investors, agribusinesses, and policymakers across the animal health, nutrition, genetics, and welfare landscape.

With a focus on cross-sector collaboration and actionable insights, the 2025 program will spotlight critical themes including:

• Methane reduction and emissions technology
• AI-powered decision tools to transform livestock productivity
• Vaccine innovation, disease prevention, and biosecurity
• Carbon removal strategies and regenerative agriculture
• Sustainable feed, genetic advances, and circular economy models
• Strategic investment and public-private partnerships

Designed to spark real-world, actionable solutions, the summit combines expert-curated panels with interactive roundtables, a dedicated start-up exhibition, and exclusive 1-1 meetings to help delegates forge partnerships and accelerate innovation.

Notable sessions include:

• ‘Europe’s Agri-Food Vision: Opportunities and Gaps for Animal Agtech’ featuring Ricard Ramon (EU Commission), Dick Hordijk, (Topigs Norsvin), Anton van den Brink (FEFAC), and Tjarda Klimp (Vion Food Group).
• ‘Intelligent Agriculture: The Digital Revolution in Livestock Systems’ featuring Corinne Bonadei (dsm-firmenich), Neamat ElTazi (Poultrysync), and Andrea Rosati (The European Federation Of Animal Science).
• ‘Gene Editing – Hope or Hype for Animal Health’ debate with presentations from Christine Tait-Burkard (The Roslin Institute) and Phil Macnaghten (Wageningen University).
• A Breakfast Breafing session on ‘Advancing Women’s Leadership in Agriculture’ with discussions led by Juliana de Lavor Lopes (Amaggi), Roxane Feller (AnimalHealthEurope), Dr. Thordis Moeller (OSI Group), Corinne Bonadei (dsm-Firmenich), and Sanne Griffioen (Frieslandcampina).
• ‘Agricultural Emissions Tax: Farming Out Responsibility’ with Alisa Spiegel (The Thünen-Institut) and Elizabeth Lunik (Rabobank).

Supporting breakthrough innovation, the summit offers many opportunities for start-ups to showcase their solutions.

Start-Up Pitching on the main stage enables both regional and international innovators to speak directly to a global audience of animal agtech businesses and investors who are looking for the next big breakthrough technology. Similarly, ‘The Scaling Journey’ session features the founders of three high-growth animal agtech companies focused on cattle monitoring, methane emissions reduction, and livestock management software who will each share their distinct business models and innovation strategies.

The summit’s Networking Hub is the place to discover technologies from emerging start-ups alongside established companies from across the animal health and wider agri-food value chain. The curated exhibition includes innovations from dsm-firmenich, Zoetis, and Arla.

Summit passes are currently discounted by €500 with the Super Early Bird offer, which expires at midnight on August 7. Find out more: www.animalagtecheurope.com