Join leading stakeholders in agritech and cellular agriculture
On behalf of RespectFarms and the Province of Zuid-Holland, we are pleased to invite you to the First Cell Farmers Symposium.
This symposium will bring together key stakeholders from farming, cellular agriculture, agritech, food systems, and policy to explore how cellular cultivation can become an integrated part of the future agritech ecosystem.
We will discuss
- Emerging opportunities in cellular agriculture
- Key technical, regulatory and economic barriers
- New business models for farmers
- The role of Zuid-Holland as a European innovation hub
- This symposium marks the launch of an annual platform.
Event details
- Date: 04 June 2026
- Time: 12:30 – 17:00
- Venue: Provinciehuis Zuid-Holland – The Hague - Netherlands
Participation is free of charge for registered attendees. Please confirm your participation via this link.
Programme
12:30 – 13:00 | Registration & Welcome
Doors Open - Registration
13:00 – 14:30 | Session 1
- Ton Jonker | Directeur Economie, Energie, Digitalisering en Circulair, Provincie Zuid-Holland | Welcome and introduction of Zuid-Holland as an innovation hub
- Ira van Eelen | Co-founder, RespectFarms & CEO, KindEarth.tech | Getting from one farm to many
- Peter Holl | Head of Sales EMEA, Sartorius Stedim Biotech | Biotech not losing out through foodtech
- Wijnand van Smaalen | Senior Strategist Economy, Provincie Zuid-Holland | Working with RespectFarms on Protein Diversification
- RespectFarms Team | Visions
Panel Interview: Farmers insights on cultivating meat
- Corné van Leeuwen (Dairy Farm Owner)
- Ruud Zanders (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Kipster)
- Leon Moonen (Owner, Crole Natuurrund)
- Focko Zwanenburg (Nature-inclusive Farmer & Pension Fund Director)
14:30 – 15:00 | Networking Break
15:00 – 16:15 | Session 2
- Didier Toubia | Co-Founder & CEO, Aleph Farms | Cultivating cells needs agriculture
- Florentine Zieglowski | Co-founder, RespectFarms & Founding Member, DLG New Food | What do our neighbours do about future foodtech?
- Maresa Oosterman | Chairperson, Cellular Agriculture Netherlands | Europe and the role of the Netherlands
- Rene Wijffels | Professor of Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University | Wageningen University working on Cellular Agriculture
- Hannah Lester | CEO, Atova Consulting | Regulatory shifts for future impact
- Elena Nalon | Senior Scientific & Veterinary Lead | Eurogroup for Animals
16:15 – 16:30 | Short Break
16:30 – 17:00 | Workshop
- Ralf Becks | Co-founder, RespectFarms | Business model workshop
17:00 – 18:00 | Networking & Drinks
