Sustainable agro production - blockchain-able?!

WHAT'S NEW:

Optional dinner meet & greet, more breaks (and escapes), official program till 20:30hrs.

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17:00hrs : Walking buffet dinner (coupon needed!)

Together with the Coffee Virus we have put together a buffet that visitors of the Meetup can enjoy together from 17:00 hrs.

A coupon costs 15 Euros and will pay for your food, water, coffee and thee to go with it.

Location: Coffee Virus; at the entrance of A-lab

Send an e-mail to hvancann@blockchainworkspace.com with the number of coupons you would like to buy. Please mentions if you would like to have vegetarian food.

Only if we manage to have enough subscriptions for the coupons (15 at least) we will be able to ask Coffee Virus to prepare the meal.

K-space is on the ground floor, take a right and a left from the entrance, K-space is then on your left hand.

MAIN GOAL OF THE EVENING

The goal of the evening is to give the participants a realistic idea of the added value of blockchain technology in the field of agriculture in what we call "developed" - and "developing" countries, How could we introduce blockchain thinking in bio-food, garments productions and evasion of illegal crops (like coca plants) in a feasible way?

No hype, no wishful thinking but we explore the future foundational and disruptive changes that the technology will cause in conjunction with other developments like spread of internet, smart phones and gps. People are key to progress.

18:00hrs : Meetup in K-space

Bas Wisselink is going to do the blockchain basics workshop. Our meetup has always a introductory part for newcomers but we always deepen basic understanding with The state of sense and non-sense' in the field. So also for our regular visitors: don't miss out on Bas because he is going to enrich the presentation with current developments that are topical to the theme.

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Bas Wisselink Foto's: Joost Nuijten / Innuendo Fotografie

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Bas Wisselink is co-founder of Blockchain Workspace. Like no other Wisselink can address other developments within the public blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem in front of an audience, and discuss the choices made by parties in the governance structure of blockchains. Bas’ strong moral compass and quick and striking analysis of current developments and positions in the media makes him a joy to work with.

18:45 Break

19:00 hrs José Koopman sheds a light on sustainability in this industry.

She advises textile companies on sustainable purchase management and garment- and textile production and how to set up a new brand. She trains a wide range of companies how to organise the buying and production of collections. In her Train-the-trainer activities for BSO's she coaches garment factories in their export to Europe through technical assistance and visits abroad.

Koopman: 'I think ahead about the promise of blockchain in our line of work.'

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Where to start?

"Double spending" of organic cotton in India?

fiber (crops) to yarn, yarn to fabric, fabric to garments, garments to end-consumer. How to proof compliance to organic production in every step?

Organic products - signing of the fabric manager? GPS?

Proof of Compliance

Loads to talk about and maybe somebody in the audience has a luminous idea!

19:45 Break

20:00 hrs: What the hack can we do with blockchain in Sustainability and Agro?

Many steps in the agro production process have to become more sustainable. However the production of garments and leather are unchangeably "dirty". Choose your battles.

Sustainable improvement is possible: proof of existence final product, proof of compliance in process, proof of location, proof of identity of people and 'things'.

Henk van Cann introduces blockchain technology against the backdrop of more sustainable agro business. He shares his findings from a worldwide ICT4Ag Outlook congress in October 2017 held in Rhenen the Netherlands, where 70 experts from the global agro business field in developing countries discussed the possible added value of blockchain.

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In recent years Henk van Cann (@henkvancann) has been gathering knowledge within the blockchain technology field, focussing on applications for e-identity issues (your digital ‘me’). Van Cann is co-founder of Blockchain Workspace and Blockchain-lab.

20:30 End program - Drinks