Programme
Day 1: Wednesday, 18. March 2026, from 12:00 noon
Moderation:
Dr. Sabine Zikeli, University of Hohenheim, Center for Organic Farming
| 12:00 noon | Arrival and registration Opportunity to register, meet other participants, light refreshments |
| 1:00 p.m. | Opening and welcome Welcome by the university management, Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider, President of the University of Hohenheim Opening address by Minister of Science Petra Olschowski |
| 1:15 p.m. | Keynote speech: Klimaschutz für ein besseres Anthropozän. Von Forschung, Potentialen und Umsetzung (Lecture in German) Keynote speech by Professor Dr Armin Grunwald, Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), KIT |
| 2:15 p.m. | Technical presentation 1: Research for a future-proof agriculture – Experiences and Results from the On-farm Living Lab of the Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKi) (Lecture in English) Technical presentation 1 on organic farming by Dr Dóra Drexler, Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKi), Budapest, Hungary |
| 3:00 p.m. | Coffee break for networking and poster exhibition |
| 4:00 p.m. | Technical presentaion 2: Biofilms as tools in white biotechnology (Lecture in English) Technical presentation 2 on microbial biotechnologies by Professor Johannes Gescher, Institute of Technical Microbiology (TMI), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) |
| 4:45 p.m. | Poster slam Poster presentations of the projects from both funding lines, max. 5 minutes slam |
| 5:45 p.m. | Guided tours / on-site visit Kleinhohenheim Experimental Station, Dr. Sabine Zikeli, Head of the Center for Organic Farming Analytical methods, microscopy, and AI, Dr. Wilhelm Kincses, Director of the Core Facility Hohenheim Tour of the Phytotechnikum, Stefan Rühle, Head of the Hohenheim Greenhouses Service Unit |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Group dinner at Thomas-Münzer-Scheuer on campus |
Day 2: Thursday, 19 March 2026, from 9 Uhr a.m.
Moderation:
Prof. Dr. Johannes Gescher, Institute of Technical Microbiology (TMI), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Dr. Dóra Drexler, Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKi), Budapest, Hungary
| 9:00 a.m. | Project presentation 1 Microbial biotechnologies: ‘MIMIWIN, Universities of Stuttgart and Ulm’ |
| 9:30 a.m. | Project presentation 2 Organic farming: ‘Better together, University of Freiburg’ |
| 10:00 a.m. | Project presentation 3 Microbial biotechnologies: ‘Biofilm reactors, KIT’ |
| 10:30 a.m. | Coffee break Opportunity to refresh yourself and network |
| 11:15 a.m. | Project presentation 4 Organic farming: ‘VitiForst, University of Hohenheim’ |
| 11:45 a.m. | Project presentation 5 Microbial biotechnologies: ‘Carboside, KIT’ |
| 12:15 p.m. | Project presentation 6 Organic farming: ‘PeroStilL, University of Freiburg’ |
| 12:45 p.m. | Project presentation 7 Microbial biotechnologies: ‘SimBioZe, University of Stuttgart’ |
| 1:15 p.m. | Closing remarks and farewell lunch |