The CO2-negative greenhouse: Tailored to tomorrow’s challenges

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Wednesday, June 11 202511:00 - 11:45
1. Vision Stage
Horticulture Footprint and Sustainability, Greenhouse Construction and Design
The CO2-negative greenhouse: Tailored to tomorrow’s challenges

1.    Discover how the energy transition is transforming the future of growing – and how to stay ahead.            

2.     Discover how to assess sustainable innovations - beyond the hype and buzzwords.

 

Speakers

Henry Gordon-Smith is the Founder and CEO of Agritecture, a global consulting firm specializing in climate-smart agriculture and urban farming. Since founding Agritecture in 2014, Henry has led over 300 projects in 50+ countries, helping developers, entrepreneurs, and governments design resilient, profitable agricultural systems. His expertise spans controlled environment agriculture (CEA), regenerative farming, ag-tech integration, and food systems strategy.

A recognized thought leader, Henry frequently speaks at global events, including the UN Food Systems Summit and World Green Economy Summit. He also teaches at Columbia University on climate-smart agriculture and consults on food policy and sustainable land use planning. His work has been featured in The New York Times, AgFunder, and more. 

Henry holds a Master’s in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. A digital nomad and global citizen, he brings a multicultural, forward-thinking lens to agriculture.

Through Agritecture, Henry is building the world’s most accessible and data-driven platform for farm planning, with a vision to help global agriculture adapt to climate change. His mission is to make agriculture more resilient, transparent, and equitable through smart design, innovative policy, and responsible technology.

Luuk Graamans
Luuk GraamansResearcherKubo

Luuk Graamans is a researcher from Wageningen Research, where he researches high-tech greenhouses and vertical farms in the business unit Greenhouse Horticulture. Our recent research focuses on the effects of the Energy Transition on the technical design of greenhouses. We will present the KasEnergieWijzer, an intuitive tool to design and calculate the performance of the greenhouses of the future. 

 

Richard Jonkman
Richard JonkmanManager Smart GrowingKUBO Group