Programme ManuREsource 2024

Below, the preliminary programme from 20-21 March 2024 is given. This programme is still subject to change.

Please check the programme regularly to get an update on the programme and speakers?

Meet the speakers

Wednesday 20 March 2024

Time 

Session

Location

8:00 - 9:00

Registration and welcome coffee

Conference room

9:00 - 9:30

Official opening of ManuREsource 2024 and welcome speeches

  • Jan Roefs, Managing director at Dutch Centre of Expertise for Manure Valorization (NCM) (NL)
  • Bart Naeyaert, President VCM/Deputy Agriculture West-Flanders (BE)
  • Kathleen Helsen, Deputy of the Province Antwerp (BE)
Auditorium
9:30 - 10:00

Presentation by stakeholder organisations

  • Caroline Van der Heyden, Advisor Manure and Air Policy at Boerenbond (BE)
  • Joris Baecke, portfolio holder Soil & Water at LTO (NL)
Auditorium
10:00  - 10:20

Manure, livestock and emissions in the Netherlands: accelerating the way forward by a public-private partnership

  • Ruud Tijssens, Director Public & Cooperative Affairs Agrifirm Group and ex-president of the Taskforce 'Acceleration of the innovation proces of stable systems' (NL)
  • Henk Reinen, Director of the Dutch taskforce for accelerating innovation for reduction of emissions from livestock husbandry (NL)

Auditorium

10:20-10:40 Presentation by policy representative: Nitrates Directive and nutrient policy by Jeanne De Jaegher, European Commission -DG Environment Dir D- Biodiversity Auditorium

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee break and poster session

Conference room
11:10 - 11:30 Recycling nutrients and regenerating soil with digestate by Lucile Sever, Policy Officer at the European Biogas Association

Auditorium

11:30 - 11:35 Presentation or short film given by Moving Floor Concept (Diamond sponsor) Auditorium

11:35 - 13:00

Panel discussion: Manure valorisation, key for a future-proof rural area and for a circular food system.

  • Jeanne De Jaegher (DG ENVI)
  • Caroline Van der Heyden (Boerenbond)
  • Joris Baecke (LTO)
  • Lucile Sever (EBA)
  • Laia Llenas Argelaguet (UVIC)
  • Henk Reinen (Regieorgaan)
  • Ruud Tijssens (Agrifirm Group)

Moderator: Victor Dries (Flemish Minstery of Justice and Enforcement, Environment, Energy and Tourism, BE)

Auditorium

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch and poster session

Conference Room

14:00 - 14:45

Flash presentations by our sponsors:

  • Farmcubes (Gold)
  • CerTrust (Silver)
  • Colson (Silver)
  • Nature Energy (Supporter)
  • Movanta (Supporter)

 

Auditorium

14:45 - 16:00

Parallel Sessions, including:

  • Lex4Bio
  • LemnaPro
  • Eurofema
  • Abstracts Manure and Sustainability

The full program of the parallel sessions can be found here.

Different rooms

16:00 - 16:15

Coffee break and poster session

Conference room

16:15 - 17:30

Parallel Sessions, including:

  • Lex4Bio
  • CiNURGi
  • Nutribudget
  • Abstracts Innovations in manure and digestate treatment

The full program of the parallel sessions can be found here.

Different rooms

18:30 - 19:30

Guided Tour in Antwerp

Starting point at:

Groenplaats, statue Pieter Paul Rubens

19:30 - ...

Conference dinner at Horta Grand Café - Art Nouveau Hall

Hopland 2, 2000 Antwerp

Horta Grand Café

Horta Grand Café

Thursday 21 March 2024

Time 

Session

Location

8:00 - 9:00

Opening with welcome coffee

Conference room

9:00 - 9:20

Research and innovation in nutrient recovery technologies for manure valorisation - Current status and remaining challenges by Laia Llenas Argelaguet (UVIC)

Auditorium

9:20 - 10:20

Presentation by the Ivan Tolpe Award 2023 Nominees: overview of innovative technologies

  • Nutrient and energy recovery at farm scale by Jeroen Dolfen (Green Service, BE)
  • Full-scale implementation of a peroxide-based slurry additive for reduced greenhouse emissions and improved downstream biogas yield by Stephen Nolan (GlasPort Bio, IE)
  • Mono manure digestion & nitrogen stripping as a circular farm-model by Peter Fopma (Biolectric, BE)
  • Solar drying of manure and digestate by Belen Fernandez (IRTA, ES)
Auditorium

10:20 - 10:40

Digestate valorisation in frame of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP) by Laure Baillargeon, DG GROW

Auditorium
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break and poster session Conference room

11:10 - 13:10

Round table discussions on the transition towards a circular economy and manure as a sustainable resource. The overview of the round tabel discussions can be found here.

Different rooms

13:10 - 14:30

Lunch and poster session

Conference room

14:30 - 15:45

Parallel sessions, including

  • Fertimanure
  • BSMO
  • Novafert and FER-PLAY
  • Abstracts Innovations in manure and digestate treatment

The full program of the parallel sessions can be found here.

Different rooms

15:45 - 16:00

Coffee break and poster session

Conference room

16:00 - 17:15

Parallel sessions, including

  • Renu2Cycle
  • BioDEN
  • Abstracts Manure as a resource
  • Abstracts Manure and Sustainability

The full program of the parallel sessions can be found here.

Different rooms

17:15 - 17:30

Coffee break and poster session

Conference room

17:30 - 18:00

Plenary conclusions in the presence of the press

  • ManuREsource 2024 Poster Award
  • Concluding remarks of the debate and round table discussions
Auditorium

18:00 – 19:00

Closing drink

Conference room