Webinar "Spanish AGROTECH Ecosystem: Challenges and Business Opportunities"

March 25, 2025

The next March 25, 2025 will take place on Webinar "Spanish AGROTECH Ecosystem: Challenges and Business Opportunities", with the objective of Showcase the ecosystem of technologies and innovations in the agricultural sector Spanish, highlighting its strengths and inviting the attraction of new projects.

Along these lines, ICEX-Invest in Spain, in collaboration with the Cajamar Cooperative Group and with the participation of BIOVEGEN, have carried out a Mapping of the Agrotech Ecosystem in Spain 2024. This first report gathers all the available knowledge of the ecosystem in Spain and its business opportunities, as well as a detailed description of the agrotech ecosystem and its main players, a complete diagnosis of the technological demand and supply in the Spanish market.

Download "Mapping the Agrotech Ecosystem in Spain 2024"

This webinar will present an overview of the innovative ecosystem of the Spanish agricultural sector, a European agrotech benchmark, with the aim of opening up new opportunities for both national and international investment in the sector. For its part, BIOVEGEN will participate in this webinar with the presentation "Opportunities for Biotechnology Companies" at 5:20 p.m.

Program

4:30 p.m. Welcome

Manuel Lainez. Director of Innovation and Agri-Food Development at Cajamar
Vanessa Alvarez. Director of Foreign Investment Projects at the Executive Directorate of Invest in Spain at ICEX

4:50 p.m. Presentation of the Mapping of the Spanish Agrotech Ecosystem: Challenges and Opportunities

Ricardo Garcia. Director of Cajamar Innova
Juan Carlos Gazquez. Deputy Director of Cajamar Innova

5:10 p.m. ICEX Invest in Spain supports established companies in the sector.

Margarita González. Head of the Aftercare Department – ICEX Invest in Spain

5:20 PM Opportunities for Biotechnology Companies

Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN Manager

5:30 p.m. Real-life case study. Startups: success-failure perspective

Leandro Sabignoso. CEO & Founder Auravant

5:40 p.m. The Investor's View from a Venture Capital Fund

Angel Santos. Swanlaab AgriFood-Tech Fund Global Partner

5:50 p.m. Overview of a real-life case study of a multinational company's implementation in Spain.

Ricardo Ortiz. Commercial Director Rijk Zwaan Ibérica SA

6:00 p.m. Discussion

6:30 p.m. End of the day