Workshops and conferences

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The 2025 Workshops Program

 

Wednesday April 23 2025

 

👉  11am-12pm | How does AI address the current challenges in the Fruit & Vegetable sectors?
Hosted by Florence Rabut, specialist journalist, and featuring:

  • Marie Daigneaux, Digital Hub Project Manager at The fray
  • Elodie Le Dréan, Head of Business Transformation for Viticulture & Agronomy at AD'OCC
  • Patrick Armengaud, Program Research Manager atINRIA
  • Romain Farroux, President of The digital farm
  • Grégoire Dupre, CEO and Co-founder ofAbelio
  • Vincent Colleu, Managing Director of CAUSTIER – MAF Group

 

  • Presentation of AI technologies applied to agriculture:
        • Overview of the different AI technologies applied to agriculture
        • What additional or new benefits does AI bring to agriculture, specifically?

  • Feedback from user companies:
        • How these companies use AI / the solutions developed
        • Benefits observed in terms of productivity, sustainability, and quality of work life 

  • Current challenges and future prospects:
        • What are the challenges in implementing this new technology?
        • New potential applications of AI in agriculture – Outlook

  • What support mechanisms are available to help farmers accelerate their digital transition?

 

👉  14pm-15pm | Expansion and acquisition: how to take advantage of the economic context to strengthen your business?
With Frédéric Bain, Director of NOE-LA, Jérôme Casteuble, partner at CONCORDE GROUPE VENDOME and Corinne Previtali, partner at MGT PARTNERS, conference moderated by Emmanuelle Pellé, journalist from VEGETABLE magazine.

 

👉  15pm-16pm | Photovoltaics: one of the solutions to meet the agricultural challenges of tomorrow in the south of France
With Gabriel Arnould, greenhouse business development manager at URBASOLAR.

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025 | medEMPLOI

 

👉  10:00-10:20 | "Focus on 2 in-demand professions – Head of Culture and Buyer: Current situation and opportunities"
With Céline El Boukili and Catherine Glemot from CTIFL 

 

👉  10:20-10:35 | "Meeting your needs to find your talent: Crop manager and buyer, training and financing"
With Céline El Boukili and Catherine Glemot from CTIFL, Jean-Serge Fensch of theOPCO-OCAPIAT on the financing side and Patricia Capdeville of France Travail.

 

👉  10:35-10:50 | "A recruitment target to broaden: The feminization of agricultural professions"
With Nathalie Capillaire (Director of FDSEA 66) and Françoise Roch (President FNPF).

 

👉  10:50-11:05 | "Employer branding: showcase your social commitment"
With Thierry Combet and Morgane Prost fromAPECITA Occitanie.

 

👉  11:15-12:15 | Are social media platforms essential for attracting talent?
With Leo Bernard, frecruitment trainer and co-founder of BlendsHe can also be found at the helm of the Tam Tam podcast and on the Lab. Welcome to the Jungle FranceAuthor of the book "Permission to Recruit".