GTPB Café Smart Greenhouse with Drones, Data & AI

Discover how drones and data help you grow smarter and more sustainably

11 September 2025 | Avoird Trayplants, Molenschot

September 11, 2025 15:30 - September 11, 2025 19:00 90 seconds reading time

Avoird Trayplants, Rimpelaar 3, 5124 RB Molenschot

Technology that helps you make better crop decisions

How can you use drones and AI to monitor crops more precisely, deploy labour more efficiently and prepare your business for the future? During this GTPB Café you will see how technology is already being applied in practice. You will hear concrete examples, join a panel discussion and experience drone demonstrations. The session offers plenty of room to ask questions, share knowledge and connect with fellow growers, researchers and technology providers.

Programme overview GTPB Café Smart Greenhouse with Drones, Data & AI

The programme is diverse and combines presentations, discussions, demonstrations and networking.

  •  15.30 – 15.45 Welcome reception at Avoird Trayplants

  • 15.45 – 15.55 Opening by NXTGEN Hightech (Peter Schellekens) and GreenTechPort Brabant (Xander Pieterse)

  • 15.55 – 16.25 HAS green academy (Koen Verschuren) on using drones and AI to monitor biodiversity, vegetation and animal activity

  • 16.25 – 17.10 Corvus Drones (Frans-Peter Dechering) and Florinco (Maarten Klerk) with panel discussion on bringing drones into the greenhouse

  • 17.10 – 17.40 Break with drinks and bites

  • 17.40 – 18.10 W2R Drone Projects (Will Morreau) on multispectral analysis and flower detection

  • 18.10 – 18.40 Drone demonstrations by Corvus Drones and Florinco

  • 18.40 – 19.00 Closing conversation

  • 19.00 – 19.30 Networking and informal drinks

Why join GTPB Café Smart Greenhouse with Drones, Data & AI

This event shows how technology is already becoming a practical part of greenhouse horticulture. You will gain insight into how drones and AI can support biodiversity monitoring, flower detection and improved crop decisions. The mix of presentations, panel discussion and live demonstrations makes it possible to explore both opportunities and challenges and translate them directly into practice.

Who should attend GTPB Café Smart Greenhouse with Drones, Data & AI

  • Greenhouse and soft fruit growers who want to discover how drones and AI can make their operations smarter and more sustainable

  •  Technology providers who develop applications and want to see how these fit the sector

  • Researchers and educators who value practical validation and collaboration

Linking technology in the greenhouse with the values of NXTGEN Hightech Agrifood

This event directly connects with the ambition of NXTGEN Hightech Agrifood to bring technology into practice. It shows how drones and data improve greenhouse processes, how collaboration with technology providers and research institutes broadens the possibilities and how demonstrations and validation accelerate adoption. In this way the café strengthens the power of the Handsfree Agrifood ecosystem.

Costs for GTPB Café Smart Greenhouse with Drones, Data & AI

Participation is free upon registration. Drinks and bites are included.

More information and registration GTPB Café Smart Greenhouse with Drones, Data & AI

By joining you will expand your knowledge about drones and AI in greenhouse horticulture, discover real-life applications and grow your network with growers, technology providers and researchers. Registration is easy via the GreenTechPort Brabant website.