Speakers

Joep Tummers

Researcher Digital Innovation in Agri-Food

Joep Tummers is a researcher in digital innovation in the agri-food sector at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. His work focuses on how AI and digital technologies can create value across the agri-food sector, with particular interest in dairy farming and primary production.His research covers generative AI, digital maturity, data-driven decision making and robotics. Through national and European research and innovation projects, Joep explores both the opportunities created by emerging technologies and the capabilities farmers and organisations need to adopt and benefit from them. He works with researchers, farmers and industry partners to bridge the gap between technological development and practical application. Joep particularly enjoys turning emerging technologies into tangible concepts and prototypes and testing their potential in real-world settings.