The 6th TrophyTrofi Meet-Up, titled: “Innovative Technologies for Increasing Productivity in Agriculture,” will take place on Thursday, May 15 at the Auditorium of the School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia – Florina.
The organization New Agriculture New Generation has been organizing TrophyTrofi since 2019, with the founding donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). It has collaborated with most universities, research institutes, multinational companies, and VCs.
The 6th TrophyTrofi Meet-Up is co-organized with the University of Western Macedonia and the Department of Agriculture of the University of Western Macedonia, under the auspices of the Chamber of Florina and the Region of Western Macedonia.
Program:
Main Topic: Innovative Technologies for Increasing Productivity in Agriculture
17:00–17:15 | Welcome Remarks:
Fokion Papathanasiou, Chair, Department of Agriculture, UoWM
Athanasios Taskas, Deputy Regional Governor of Florina
Valina Rosa, President, Florina Chamber of Commerce
Nikos Tsironis, Business Support Consultant, Florina Chamber of Commerce
17:15–17:25 | Presentation of TrophyTrofi 2025 & Day’s Agenda
17:25–17:35 | Introductory Talk: Innovative applications for a modern and sustainable agriculture,
Stefanos Testempasis, Assistant Professor, UoWM
17:35–18:05 | 1st Panel Discussion: “The Digital Transformation of Crop Protection and Cultivation”
Participants:
Moderator: Filippos Bantzis, Assistant Professor, UoWM
Dr. Evangelos Karagiannis, Assistant Professor, UoWM
Stefanos Testempasis, Assistant Professor, UoWM
Dr. Giannis Tsakiris, Technical Director, Agrocell
Dimitris Vakamis, Founder, AgroQ
18:05–18:10 | Q&A
18:10–18:20 | Introductory Talk: Green Transition in Agri-food: Improving the Carbon Balance,
Vasileios Ampas, Assistant Professor, UoWM
18:20–18:50 | 2nd Panel Discussion: “Carbon Footprint of Agriculture”
Participants:
Moderator: Vasileios Ampas, Assistant Professor, UoWM
Eleni Kasapidou, Associate Professor, UoWM
Giorgos Galanis, Research Associate, i-BEC
Vasilis Mylonas, Agronomist, Kir-Yianni Estate
Ilias Platis, Market Development Manager, FarmB Digital Agriculture
18:50–18:55 | Q&A
18:55–19:10 | Break
19:15–20:00 | Idea Generation Workshop
20:00–20:30 | Idea Presentations & Closing
