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5 September 2023 - 6 September 2023
Germany
Virtual Scotland-Germany Matchmaking Days | Earth Observation for Land Management

CENTRAL EUROPEAN (German) TIME


5 SEPTEMBER 2023

PART 1: PRESENTATIONS
10:00-10:05
Welcome and opening remarks - Anna Röder-Wozniak, Senior International Trade Manager, Scottish Development International, Germany 

Moderation
– Kevin Scullion, International Trade Specialist, Scottish Development International, Scotland
10:05-10:15
Overview of Forestry and Land Scotland needs and key challenges – Greig Crawford, Planning Support Team Manager, Forestry and Land Scotland 
10:15-10:25 Overview of Scottish capabilities in Space Technologies with a focus on applications for Agriculture and Forestry – Richard Osborne, Chief Technology Officer, AstroAgency
10:25-10:35 Agriculture and Land Management in Scotland - needs and key challenges – Prof Davy McCracken, Head of SRUC's Hill & Mountain Research Centre and Head of Integrated Land Management Department, Scotland Rural College (SRUC)
10:35-10:45 Agriculture and Land Management in Germany - needs and key challenges - John Lewis, Network Manager, Space2Agriculture, DLR InnoSpace Network
10:45-10:55 Capabilities in Earth Observation with a focus on applications for Forestry - Dr Frank Thonfeld, German Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)
10:55-11:05 Fraunhofer Space Technologies for a sustainable Land Management and potential for collaboration - Thomas Loosen and Dr Nadya Ben Bekhti-Winkel, Fraunhofer Aviation & Space
11:05-11:15 Funding possibilities and tenders provided by ESA – Ken Gordon, UK Ambassador, ESA Business Applications

PART 2: COMPANY PITCHING SESSION
11:15-12:25


Company presentations from Scotland and Germany
(5 minutes each, including USP, solutions and cooperation possibilities)

12:25-12:30Closing remarks and explication of B2Match platform before online 1:1 meetings - Johannes Böhmer, Project Manager, ZENIT

PART 3 - 1:1 MEETINGS VIA B2MATCH
13:00-18:001:1 individual meetings via B2Match platform (pre-booked)

6 SEPTEMBER 2023
10:00-17:00 1:1 individual meetings via B2Match platform (pre-booked)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Registration
Closed since 6 September 2023
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Participants
Germany 62
United Kingdom 34
Total 96