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George Beers

Project Coordinator
SmartAgriHubs
Participates in 4 items

Dr. George Beers is a Horticultural Engineer. He holds a PhD in Management Science with a thesis on project management. He is a specialist in strategic information management in agribusiness. Dr. Beers works for Wageningen since 1991 in several research and management positions. He is coordinating large scale (EU) projects e.g. on the field of Future Internet in AgriFood. Since November 2018 he is coordinator of the H2020 SmartAgriHubs project on Digital Innovation Hubs for Agriculture.

Sessions in which George Beers participates

Wednesday 7 June, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
14:45
14:45 - 15:45 | 1 hour
Emerging IoT Researches and Technologies

Wednesday 19 June, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
9:45
9:45 - 10:45 | 1 hour
Smart FarmingLarge Scale Pilots (LSP)

By the time IoT Week starts IoF2020 would have been running for more than two years and a half. Furthermore, in 2018, IoF2020 held an Open Call to enlarge its scope in terms of new geographical areas and new IoT-based technologies. Against this background, the event would present a good opportunity to showcase the results achieved from the projects’ use cases for this period and present the new use cases that would have joined the project. IoF2020 ambitions to...

Wednesday 1 September, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
14:00
14:00 - 15:00 | 1 hour

Digital technologies are both defining the present and the future of agriculture. The extensive deployment of IoT devices provides access to an important amount of data that can support agriculture, not only across all levels of production, but also at the decision-making level. Nevertheless, a lot of challenges remain to be addressed to improve the impact of digital transformation in the sector. In many regions of the world, the first obstacle is still the digital divide between technology a...

Wednesday 22 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris
14:45
14:45 - 15:40 | 55 minutes
Smart Agriculture: when tech meets and transforms farming2. IoT Markets and Applications in Industry, Agriculture & Smart Communities

Ecosystem building & Digital Innovation Hubs in European smart farming Interactive workshop tohighlight the importance of Digital Innovation Hubs as one-stop-shops for innovation services, helping lower innovation barriers and facilitating knowledge exchange. Challenges in ecosystem building in agritech will be addressed.

Sessions in which George Beers attends

Monday 20 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Paris