June 12, 2019 - LED Conference During GreenTech

The application of the LED technology can propel a cultivation business or a plant research project forward but can also pose challenges. Firstly, the LED offer on the market is vast, complex and confusing and secondly, LED is only one of the available lighting technologies.

The best way to understand how to advance properly onto LEDs is by hearing the stories of those who have done it before. Experts from the fields of crop science, vertical farming and medical plants cultivation will gather in the LEDs & Innovators Conference 2019 to discuss the application of the LED technology and more. The conference will be held during GreenTech at the RAI premises and is free of charge for the GreenTech participants but with a very limited number of seats available. 

The 3-part event consists of a Crop Science and Light session, a Hard Science Talk on Cannabis session and a Vertical Farming Innovators Panel. Participants can choose which one to participate in and thus hear first-hand experiences from those who have ventured into the world of LEDs already. The scope will expand beyond just lighting and additionally participants will have a chance to ask their own questions.

In the Crop Science and Light session, we will try to show what kind of light is most useful for researchers and how to successfully transition from trialed and tested protocols made with fluorescent and other, more traditional technologies onto LEDs. In the Hard Science Talk on Cannabis, Dr. Grassi, one of Europe’s most prominent Cannabis sativa researchers, with two decades in the field will discuss terpenes.

The scent molecules of the cannabis plant are sought after almost as much as the cannabinoid compounds and our understanding of their value is still scarce. Finally, the Vertical Farming Innovators Panel will gather vertical farmers as well as industry specialists who will discuss not only lighting for vertical farming, but the ins and outs of this field which is on the exponential rise. You have a chance to propose a topic you wish to be discussed by the panelists. You will have an opportunity to do so in the registration form for the event.

The participation in the event is FREE of charge, however the number of seats is very limited so it is best to register right away.

To learn more about the event and register, please click here.

Conference Program

10:15 – 11:15 Crop Science and Light

Stefanie Linzer, Biologist, Valoya

High Quality White LED Light for Crop Science Applications

11:30 – 12:30 Hard Science Talk on Cannabis

Dr. Gianpaolo Grassi, Head Researcher, CREA-CI, Italy

How Does the Light Spectrum Affect the Terpene Profile of Cannabis?

13:00 – 14:30 Vertical Farming Innovators Panel

Mark Korzilius, Co-Founder & CEO, Farmers Cut, Germany

Rasmus Jakobsen, Manager, Greenlandic Greenhouse

Gus van der Feltz, Chairman, Farm Tech Society

Henry Gordon-Smith, Managing Director, Agritecture

Lars Aikala, CEO, Valoya 

About Valoya

Valoya is a provider of high end, energy efficient LED grow lights for use in crop science, vertical farming and medical plants cultivation. Valoya LED grow lights have been developed using Valoya's proprietary LED technology and extensive plant photobiology research. Valoya's customer base includes numerous vertical farms, greenhouses and research institutions all over the world (including 8 out of 10 world’s largest agricultural companies).

Additional information:

Valoya Oy, Finland

Tel: +358 10 2350300

Email: sales@valoya.com

Web: www.valoya.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valoyafi/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/valoya 

 

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