Press events at a glance
Whether press briefings, exhibitor press conferences or important dates for reporting. Here you will find a clear overview of all dates for media representatives.
Press events at BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2024
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Press conference to kick off BIOFACH and VIVANESS in NCC Ost, Level 3, Room Shanghai
- 10 a.m.: Opening press conference NürnbergMesse on BIOFACH and VIVNAESS
with Petra Wolf, Member of the Management Board NürnbergMesse, Tina Andres, Chairwoman of the Board Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft, Mirja Eckert, Owner THE NEW / Publisher Naturkosmetik Branchenmonitor
Registration after accreditation at press@biofach.de
- 11 a.m.: Industry review press conference among others with IFOAM and BÖLW, among others
with Diana Schaack, Market Analyst for Organic Agriculture, Agrarmarkt Informationsgesellschaft (AMI), Tina Andres, Chairwoman of the Board, Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft (BÖLW), Dr Helga Willer, Department for Advice, Education and Communication, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Marco Schlüter, Managing Director, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM – Organics International)
NATRUE at VIVANESS 2024
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Hall 3C, Stand 3C-350
Contact for registration: Paula GÓMEZ DE TEJADA, pdetejada@natrue.eu
IFOMA Organics Europe Business Day
Paul Holmbeck, Holmbeck EcoConsult, Jan Plagge, Bioland e.V., Eduardo Cuoco, IFOAM OE
10:30-12:00 p.m
NCC Ost, Level 3, Room Seoul
Opening of BIOFACH and VIVANESS
Keynote: Dr Antje von Dewitz, CEO of Vaude
Impulse Talk: Tina Andres, Chairwoman of the Board of the German Federation of Organic Food Producers (BÖLW), Karen Mapusua, President of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM - Organics International)
Other speakers: Marcus König, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NürnbergMesse and Lord Mayor of the City of Nuremberg, Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture
13:00-15:00 p.m., reception from 12.30 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 3, Hall Tokio
Tour of the BIOFACH and VIVANESS trade fairs
Following the opening
Start: NCC Ost, Level 3, Hall Tokio
The German organic market: facts, figures, analysis 2024
Mod: Peter Röhrig, BÖLW e.V.
Diana Schaack, Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, Fabian Ganz, bioVista GmbH, Klaus Braun, communications consultancy Klaus Braun
15:00-15:45 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 3, Room Shanghai
Handover of the gold certificate for organic out-of-home catering to a company canteen by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Stefan Hipp, CEO HiPP // Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture
Approx. 15:25 p.m.
HiPP exhibition stand (Hall 7A, Stand 7A-211)
BIOFACH World: Trends and news of the organic markets in Saudi Arabia and the United States
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Suliman Alkhateeb
Sarah Gorman
15:30-16:15 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Oslo
The World of Organic Agriculture – Latest Statistics
Mod: Sarah Compson, Soil Association
Xhona Hysa, IFOAM – Organics International, Marco Kräuchi, State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Amarjit Sahota, Ecovia Intelligence, Dr. Helga Willer, FiBL CH
15:45-16:45 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room St. Petersburg
Organic in out-of-home catering: Dream solution or pipe dream?
Rainer Roehl, a'verdis, Dr. Burkhard Schaer, Ecozept, Michael Böhm, Ecozept
16:00-17:00 p.m.
Hall 3A, Forum HoReCa
How AI is Transforming the Natural Cosmetics Industry's Supply Chain and Customer Relationships - Insight and exchange on current developments
Mod: Maria-Liisa Bruckert, IQONIC.AI, Lisa Terks, IQONIC.AI
17:00-17:45 p.m.
VIVANESS Workshop Area 3C
The European Market for Organic Food
Mod: Dr. Susanne Padel
Lee Holdstock, Soil Association, Diana Schaack, Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH, Raffaele Zanoli, Università Politecnica delle Marche UNIVPM, Sarah LE DOUARIN, Agence Bio, Jan Trávníček, Czech Organics
17:00-18:00 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room St. Petersburg
Wednesday, 14.02.2024
Organic sector in Germany: Who are you? TRANSFORMATION | CONSTELLATION | COMMUNICATION
Self-optimisers and super-agers. The new lifestyle trends up to 2040 and how the organic sector can adapt to them
Dr Eike Wenzel, Institute for Trend and Future Research
10:00-10:45 a.m.
NCC Ost, Level 3, Room Shanghai
BIOFACH World: Trends and news of the organic markets in China and Japan
Speaker: Eliezer Barshap
Katsutoshi Hisatake
Daisy Xiong
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Ort: NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Oslo
Customer-orientated. Regional. Organic. - How community catering can inspire guests and support regional businesses
Silvia Bender, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr Karl Kempkens, BMEL, Sabine Kurtz, Federal Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg, Herrmann Oswald, EPOS Bio Partner, Rainer Roehl, a'verdis, Dr Tanja Busse, Busse, Andreas Greiner, Ökonsult GbR, Peter Kotzan, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund (Vienna Health Association), Peter Kotzan, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund (Vienna Health Association). Tanja Busse, Busse, Andreas Greiner, Ökonsult GbR, Peter Kotzan, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, Jessica Nixon, Bremen, Mirjam Pekar-Milicevic, Stadt Lauf, Britta Walthelm, Stadt Nürnberg Referat für Umwelt und Gesundheit Ref. III, Christoph Ehret
10:15-12:15 a.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Kopenhagen
New models for the specialised trade
Mod: Florian Koch, iniciato Gbr
Matthias Schlessmann, Biowelt, Marie Coppulus, Supercoop Berlin, Sascha Damaschin, Bodan GmbH
10:15-11:00 a.m.
Hall 9, 9-350
Antersdorfer X Anton Schmaus
Presentation of an innovative touchpoint concept for the organic trade with star chef Anton Schmaus and Johann Priemeier, owner of Antersdorfer Bio-Mühle
11:00 a.m.
Hall 7A, Stand 7A-411
Natural Cosmetics Industry Monitor
Mirja Eckert, THE NEW, Meike Sommer, Circana GmbH
11:15-12:15 p.m.
Hall 3C, VIVANESS Congress
BIOFACH trend tour, with keynote speech by Eike Wenzel
11:30-12:30 p.m.
Start at the BIOFACH novelty stand (Hall 4A, Stand 3A-537)
Buying organic food effectively and sustainably - using regional and supra-regional organic value chains
Rainer Roehl, a'verdis, Bertold Kohm, Servicegesellschaft Nordbaden
12:00-13:00 p.m.
Hall 3A, meeting point HoReCa Forum
BioThesis Award Ceremony - Organic Food Industry Research Prize
Dr Alexander Beck, Association of Organic Food Producers e.V., Dr Niels Kohlschütter, Schweisfurth Foundation, Dr Christoph Reiber, Demeter Lebensverband Baden-Württemberg e.V., Albrecht von Schultzendorff, Specialist agency for ecological products, Petra Wolf, Member of the Management Board NürnbergMesse GmbH, Paula Henzl, University of Hohenheim / University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Silke Bettina Oppermann, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Giulia Vogel, Büro Lebensmittelkunde und Qualität GmbH, Prof. Dr Martin Welp, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Sabine Zikeli, Head of the Centre for Organic Farming at the University of Hohenheim
12:30-14:15 p.m.
Forum Future needs Network (Hall 9, Stand 9-565)
"The international scenario of the organic sector - market data and the results of the 'Being Organic in EU' project"
Aldo Cervi, FederBio, Steffen Reese, Naturland e.V., Joanna Wierzbicka, IFOAM Organics Europe, Domenico Lunghi, Bologna Fiere
Registration for the press conferences at: ufficiostampa@absolutgroup.it
12:30 - 13:30 p.m.
Hall 7A-355 I Naturland Lounge
VIVANESS trend tour, with keynote speech by Mirja Eckert
13:00-14:00 p.m.
Start at the VIVANESS novelty stand (Hall 3C, Stand 3C-072)
Overview of the global organic market
Mod: Dr Helga Willer, FiBL CH, Karen Mapusua, IFOAM - Organics International
Marco Schlüter, Naturland e.V., Josefine Pettersson, Australian Organic Limited, Tia Loftsgard, Canada Organic Trade Association, Julia Lernoud, IFOAM - Organics International, Jennifer Chang, IFOAM Organics Asia
13:30-15:00 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room St. Petersburg
Antersdorfer X Anton Schmaus
Presentation of an innovative touchpoint concept for the organic trade with star chef Anton Schmaus and Johann Priemeier, owner of Antersdorfer Bio-Mühle
14:00 p.m.
Hall 7A, Stand 7A-411
BIOFACH novelty stand: Sustainability in packaging
14:00-14:45 p.m.
Novelty stand BIOFACH (Hall 4A, Stand 3A-537)
Ways into the organic mainstream
Mod: Erich Margrander, bioPress Verlag KG
Reinhild Benning, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V., Theresia Quint, Edeka Quint, Christoph Zimmer, Bioland e.V.
14:00-15:00 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Istanbul
Creator Economy and Markenbildung
Podium 40 min + 10 QA min
Mod: Mirja Eckert, THE NEW – Analyse. Impulse. Perspektiven.
15:15-16:00 p.m.
VIVANESS Congress 3C
Award for the best organic shops in Germany
Mod: Daniel Anthes, moderator, author of "Sustainability Ninja", Oliver Scheiner, Head of Content Schrot&Korn
Dr Darya Hirsch, Federal City of Bonn, Office for Environment and Urban Greenery, Sabine Kauffmann, Managing Director bio verlag
16:00 p.m
NCC Mitte, Level 1, Hall Brüssel
Gender-Respect-Gap in science communication
Mod: Lennart Stein, Universität Greifswald
Tina Andres, BÖLW e.V., Dr. Jenny Lay-Kumar, Regionalwert Research GmbH, Dr. Amelie Michalke, Universität Greifswald, Olivia Riemer, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
16:30-17:15 Uhr
NCC Ost, Ebene 2, Raum Oslo
Out of the organic bubble: what new communication channels can we use?
Lukas Nossol, BioMarkt Verbund, Lena Grießholm, BioMarkt Verbund
16:45-17:30 p.m.
Hall 9, 9-350
Cloud Dating: New conversations about the future of the organic sector
Gesa Flüchter, iniciatio GbR, Florian Koch, iniciatio GbR, Sophie Löbbering, iniciatio GbR, Rosmarie Katrin Neumann, Impact Dialogue, Julia Rothamel, iniciatio GbR, Tania Shatto, iniciatio GbR, Christoph Spahn, iniciato GbR
17:00-18:00 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 1, Room Hongkong
Thursday, 15.02.2024
Press conference organised by AMA Marketing GmbH and BIO AUSTRIA on the occasion of BIOFACH: "Current developments in the organic market and organic production in Austria and Europe"
Christina Mutenthaler-Sipek, AMA Marketing GmbH, Barbara Riegler, BIO AUSTRIA, Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Switzerland
10:00 a.m.
NCC Ost, Level 3, Room Neu-Delhi
Global cosmetics and personal care trends
Susanne Krenz, Mintel
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Hall 3C, VIVANESS Congress
ORGANIC NEEDS CATERERS - OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND?
Mod: Rainer Roehl, a’verdis
Andrea Galotti, Slow Food Chef Alliance, Patrick Rothkopf, DEHOGA, Marcus Wewer, BÖLW, Dr. Ophelia Nick, BMEL
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Hall 3A, meeting point HoReCa Forum
Bio in der kommunalen Gemeinschaftsgastronomie - Beispiele aus Europa
Dr. Tanja Busse, Busse, Bernhard Kromp, Bio Forschung Austria, Claudio Serafini, Organic Cities Network Europe, Antonio Ferrentino, Citta del Bio Italien, Audrey Pulvar, Deputy Mayor of Paris for sustainable food, agriculture and supply chains Paris
10:00-11:30 a.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Kopenhagen
"ZÖL: Organic Strategy 2030 from strategy to action plan"
Mod: Prof Dr Hiltrud Nieberg, Thünen Institute of Farm Economics
Arlend Huober, HUOBER BREZEL GmbH & Co, Silvia Bender, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Tina Andres, BÖLW e.V., Antonia Aller, Aller's Wiesenhof
10:00-11:30 a.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room St. Peter
START-UPS & PIONEERS: INNOVATION MACHINE BIO? START-UP CULTURE | INNOVATIONS | POTENTIALS
Julian Stock, blood // Good Food Collective, Jule Usadel, MOIN Bio Backwaren GmbH, Nora Taleb, Good Collective e.V., Vanessa Westphal, Choosy UG, Sabine Bingenheimer-Zimmermann, REGIONIQUE - Die Produktfabrik GmbH, Barbara Böck, NürnbergMesse GmbH, Christian Fenner, The nu company, Ralf Hoppe, Bauck GmbH, Kira Loy, foodloose GmbH, Finn Neujoks, Bohlsener Mühle GmbH & Co. KG, Philipp Rottmann, Piwi Kollektiv GmbH, Philippe Schenkel, gabana AG, Kristen Selle, Wholey – Green Grizzly GmbH
11:00-12:30 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 1, Room Hongkong
VIVANESS novelty stand: Sustainability in packaging
Mod: Carolina E. Schwaig
12:00-12:45 p.m.
Novelty stand VIVANESS (Hall 3C, Stand 3C-072)
Organic food in competition with other sustainability issues and the related question: What role does organic food play in sustainable community catering?
Peter Röhrig, BÖLW e.V., Reiner Erben, Netzwerk Bio-Städte, Dr. Tanja Busse
12:00-13:00 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Kopenhagen
Organic. Quadis - How can the organic trade survive. A pool of ideas
Ansgar Deelmann, bio Verlag GmbH
13:00-13:45 p.m.
Hall 9, 9-350
ORGANIC CONTEMPORARY: REGENERATIVE & DISTRIBUTIVE? ARE WE STILL LEADING THE PATH TOWARDS THE ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE?
Cherrie Atilano, AGREA Argicultural Systems International Inc., Gautam Mohan, Tea Promoters India, Nora Taleb, Good Collective e.V., Paul Holmbeck, Holmbeck EcoConsult, Julian Stock, blood // Good Food Collective, Anne Floor van Dalfsen, Tradin Organic Agriculture B.V., Dr Anke Buhl, Dr Bronner's Europe GmbH
13:00-14:30 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 1, Room Hongkong
Natural cosmetics in turbulent times - what does the future hold?
Mod: Elfriede Dambacher, naturkosmetikkonzepte
Lisa Brommenschenkel, Brommenschenkel GmbH, Dr. Susanne Eichholz-Klein, IFH Köln GmbH, Meera Ullal, WALA Heilmittel GmbH
13:30-14:30 p.m.
Hall 3C, VIVANESS Congress
How environmentally friendly are the big eight food retailers in Germany?
Mod: Dr Christian Schader, FiBL
Felix Harrer, FiBL, Alexander Liedtke, Lidl Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG, Dr Hyewon Seo, UBA, Kerstin Wortmann, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
14:00-15:15 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Kiew
BIOFACH trend tour
14:30-15:30 p.m.
Start at the BIOFACH novelty stand (Hall 3A, Stand 3A-537)
More organic outside the home - new rules, logos and support services
Rainer Roehl, a'verdis, Nina Faiß, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Martin Sommer, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr Jochen Neuendorff, Society for Resource Conservation
14:30-15:30 p.m.
Hall 3A, meeting point HoReCa Forum
EU Organic Regulation - challenges and opportunities
Lea Bauer, IFOAM OE, Michel Reynoud, IFOAM OE
15:00-16:00 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room St. Petersburg
Economy for the Common Good presents holistic sustainability label "ECOnGOOD"
Mod: Fenja Petersen, Utopia
Christian Felber, author and co-founder of the Economy for the Common Good. Julius Palm, Green CMO of the year 2023, Alma Spribille, CEO WeTell
15:00-16:15 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 3, Room New Delhi
Presentation of the OLIVE OIL AWARD
Richard Wolny
15:00-16:00 p.m.
Experience the World of OLIVE OIL (Hall 4, Stand 4-157)
They all have it in them! How corporate culture drives change
Barbara Gremmler, Senior PR Consultant Sustainable Communication & Transformation modem conclusa gmbH, Sofia Macarro, PR Consultant modem conclusa gmbH
15:30-17:45 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 1, Room Hongkong
Women in the organic sector: Where are they? Promoting equal opportunities and potential during training and studies
Mod: Prof Dr Jan Niessen, Nuremberg Institute of Technology
Oliver Groß, Sonett, Rebecca Kramer, Sonett, Katrin Schwanke, Nuremberg Institute of Technology
15:45-16:45 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Oslo
Women as pioneers for sustainability
Clara Behr, Biodynamic Federation Demeter International e.V.
17:00-17:45 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Kiew
Workshop on the topic of generations on the Internet. How baby boomers, X, Y, Z and Alpha search for products (impulse and exchange of experiences)
Mod: Beatrice Köhler, Kampagnenreiter GmbH
17:00-17:45 p.m.
Hall 3C, VIVANESS Workshop area
BlueNight stand party of BIOFACH World & IFOAM – Discover, experience, celebrate
18:00-21:00 p.m.
Stand 3A-517
Aperó
18:00-21:30 p.m.
Entrance Mitte
Access only possible with a valid ticket. For further information please contact the PresseCenter
Clubbing
21:30-01:00 Uhr
NCC Mitte, Hall Brüssel
Access only possible with a valid ticket. Further information is available from the PresseCenter.
Friday, 16.02.2024
Climate neutrality – opportunity or threat?
Hanna Winkler, IFOAM OE
11:30-12:30 p.m.
NCC Ost, Level 2, Room St. Petersburg
Award ceremony the Best New Product Award BIOFACH
13:00-13:45 p.m.
Novelty stand VIVANESS, (Hall 3C, Stand 3C-072)
Award ceremony the Best New Product Award BIOFACH
14:30-15:15 p.m.
Novelty stand BIOFACH, (Hall 3A, Stand 3A-537)