Conference | Contact day | Demo | Event ILVO present at Digital Synergy Days 2025 in ’s-Hertogenbosch

Synergie dagen

From 27 to 28 May 2025, ILVO will take part in the Digital Synergy Days in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. This annual event brings together more than 2,000 professionals, researchers, policymakers and companies active in the fields of digitalisation in agriculture, food, fisheries and nature. The Digital Synergy Days are an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of LNV in collaboration with Flemish partners. The aim? To stimulate innovation in the agrofood sector through knowledge sharing, best practices and cross-border collaboration.

ILVO with strong representation

ILVO will be present with a large, central booth where various projects and initiatives will be showcased. The focus is on digitalisation, data, collaboration and sustainable innovation. Visitors can talk to ILVO staff and take home materials such as flyers, banners and videos.

Projects we will highlight:

  • AgriFoodTEF
  • CEADS
  • Klimrek
  • DjustConnect, including:
    • Coock Data Economie
    • EFRO Vlaamse AgriDataSpace
    • ADaM & PreciLa
  • Vaiop
  • FoodDataQuest
  • aWish
  • 4Growth
  • Data4Food Monitor

ILVO lectures and contributions

Our colleagues are participating in several sessions, both plenary and within thematic sessions and use-cases. Some highlights:

Plenary opening session
Joris Relaes gives a keynote on the digital transition in agriculture, food security, fisheries and nature.

Parallel sessions
Eva Maes: data economy and collaboration (Tue 27 May 11:00)
Freya Vynck: data infrastructure (Tue 27 May 14:00)

Thematic sessions
Lancelot Blondeel: supervision and fisheries (T5 + U2)
Stephanie Van Weyenberg: trustworthy data (T6)
Jürgen Vangeyte: cross-border digitalisation (U7), moderator of plant production (U4)
Greet Riebbels: moderator of digitalisation in government (U10) and water management (U6)

Networking and strategic presence

In addition to content contributions, ILVO is engaged in:

  • The INSPiRE stand, coordinated by Laurens Van de Wiele
  • The exclusive high-level lunch
  • The Future of Data dinner, attended by Joris Relaes, Jürgen Vangeyte and Stephanie Van Weyenberg

Visit our booth

Our booth is the place to explore concrete digital tools and applications developed within ILVO and its partners. We’ll gladly share more about:

  • our infrastructure
  • partnerships with Flemish and European players
  • innovative projects that contribute to sustainable transitions in the agrofood sector

Congrescentrum 1931, ’s-Hertogenbosch
Date 27–28 May 2025