20th IFCN Supporter Conference
Technology for a successful dairy future
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Netanya, Israel | 4-6 September, 2022 | Technology for a successful dairy future | Hybrid event
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4-6 SEPTEMBER 2022, NETANYA, ISRAEL

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5-6 SEPTEMBER 2022, ONLINE STREAM

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The conference venue
Location of the 20th IFCN Supporter Conference
The place where representatives of the dairy industry will meet for the renowned IFCN Supporter Conference is Netanya, a city in the north central district of Israel and the capital of the surrounding Sharon Plain. It is located 30 km north of Tel Aviv. The city of white beaches, good food, attractions, and excellent hotels. No wonder it is called “The Israeli Riviera” by people from all over the world. The IFCN Supporter Conference will be held at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel from September 4 to 6.
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Get a better understanding of your national dairy market in a global context and the latest analysis of recent developments in the dairy world.
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The conference programme – day 1
Netanya, Israel | Sunday, 4 September, 2022 | Israel experience & networking
(IDT) All hours are shown in Israel Daylight Time
Main activity: Trip to Jerusalem and event networking
09:00 – 18:00
Jerusalem Experience – the Golden City
Situated on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, it is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered holy for the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Experience all the secrets and sights of Jerusalem with our experienced tour guide and then let the impressions drift you through the Old City – whether culinary or historical, after the guided tour you have plenty of time to explore the city on your own before heading back to Netanya.
Optional activity (extra costs): The IFCN Market Intelligence Training has a unique curriculum and is delivered by highly experienced faculty, specifically tailored to the needs of IFCN Supporter Partners and leading professionals in the world of dairy business.
IFCN Market Intelligence Training
10:00 – 14:00
Setting up Market Intelligence as a Corporate Function
Trainer: Erik Elgersma
14:30 – 18:00
Executing an MI-project from brief to debrief
Trainer: Erik Elgersma
19:00 – 22:00
IFCN Networking & Welcoming Evening
After two long years in front of the screens and in the home office, we welcome you together with Allflex to this year’s IFCN Supporter Conference in Netanya.
In a relaxed Israeli atmosphere, with good music and interesting conversations, the official kick-off to two inspiring conference days will take place in the lobby of the Leonardo Plaza Netanya Hotel.
The conference programme – day 2
Netanya, Israel | Monday, 5 September, 2022 | New normal in dairy industry
The Dairy World today – Outlook 2023
08:00 – 12:00
Farm visit | Dr. Flamenbaum, Dr. Sivan Lacker
We visit not one, but two Israeli dairy farms – join us to discover the similarities and differences between the two distinct farm models of Kibbutz and Moshav.
Kibbutz – association of a group of people under the premise that all income generated by the Kibbutz and its members goes into a common pool. The typical herd size of this model is about 500.
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch and networking
13:30 – 13:45
IFCN Opening & Status of the Network | Łukasz Wyrzykowski
- Welcome all participants after 2 years of COVID restrictions
- Status of the IFCN Dairy Network and future developments
- Presentation of the conference topic red line
13:45 – 14:00
Welcome to Israel: What does it mean to produce milk in Israel? | Shlomi Dagan
14:00 – 14:45
IFCN Outlook 2023 Status, trends & drivers of the dairy world | Philipp Goetz, Erik Elgersma
- Status of world and regional milk production 2021 and 2022
- How will the milk and feed prices develop in the next months?
- A look in the dairy commodities forecast
- What will be the main drivers for the dairy farm economics in the next 12 months?
14:45 – 15:30
Panel Discussion: Dairy in the next 12 months
- StoneX – Nate Donnay
- Strategic Analysis Services – Erik Elgersma
- Mary Ledman – Rabobank
- Eucolait – Jukka Likitalo
Panel Discussion: Dairy in the next 12 months | Łukasz Wyrzykowski
- Brainstorming on the next 12 months from perspective of the key world dairy net exporters and importers
- Look into dairy commodities market, milk production, trade, and policy
- What will be the key challenges for dairy industry in the coming months?
Nate Donnay Stonex |
Erik Elgersma Strategic Analysis Services |
Mary Ledman Rabobank |
Jukka Likitalo Eucolait |
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15:30 – 16:00
Break
The IFCN Dairy Outlook 2030
16:00 – 16:30
IFCN: Long-term dairy outlook & scenario thinking on profitability | Milica Kocić
- IFCN World Dairy Outlook 2030
- Which structural changes are happening in dairy? Shocks vs. megatrends
- What are the key drivers for farm economics in the future?
- Who may offset lost of dairy exports from EU and NZ till 2030?
16:30 – 17:15
Panel Discussion: Future of Dairy world until 2030
- Tine SA – Helle Huseby
- Lactalis – Gilles Froment
- Kite Consulting – John Allen
- Sachsenmilch – Maik Reschke
Panel Discussion: Future of Dairy world until 2030 | Torsten Hemme, Hans Jöhr
- What are the main challenges and opportunities for dairy industry for the future?
- How could the current world economic and political challenges influence the future of dairy industry?
- How to sustain world milk consumption and production over the world?
Gilles Froment Lactalis |
Helle Huseby Tine SA |
John Allen Kite Consutling |
Maik Reschke Sachsenmilch |
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17:15 – 17:30
Closing & sump up the day | Łukasz Wyrzykowski
17:30 – 18:30
IFCN Supporter Fair
19:15 – 22:30
Networking dinner
After an inspiring day at the conference, let’s immerse ourselves in Israeli cuisine and lifestyle. Ideally situated among majestic Herodin-era ruins in the breezy city of Caesarea – you cannot have one without the other. Sit down inside the pristine, classic interior of Helena and gaze out wall-to-wall glass panes towards Caesarea’s port – capturing the freshness of the meal they are about to embark on.
Effortlessly picturesque, the port is also the source of the locally harvested fish and seafood caught daily and used as a premier ingredient in Chef Sion’s kitchen, in addition to locally grown meats, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and local wild herbs and plants, indigenous to the Levant.
The conference programme – day 3
Netanya, Israel | Tuesday, 6 September, 2022 | Technology for a successful dairy future
IFCN special topic day: New IT-Technologies for a successful dairy future
08:00 – 12:00
We visit not one, but two Israeli dairy farms – join us to discover the similarities and differences between the two distinct farm models of kibbutz and moshav.
Moshav – small family farm with typically about 80-120 cows.
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch and networking
13:30 – 13:45
IFCN Opening | Milica Kocić
13:45 – 14:00
Dr. Sivan Lacker: Cows’ senses and behaviour and their relevance in developing technology for dairy cows.
- The importance of understanding the way cows perceive the world through their senses.
- The relevance of monitoring cow behaviour when developing technology for early detection of stress and sickness in cows.
14:00 – 14:20
Galit Saban: Technology Empowering Animal Health, Transparency and Profitability on Dairy Farms
- The power of animal monitoring
- Maximizing workflow efficiency with automation
- Gaining end to end transparency with true knowledge
14:20 – 14:35
Evine van Riemsdijk: The role of cow monitoring in the dairy value chain – Revealing her secrets to unlock her true potential
- The role of technology in dairy farming development
- 24/7 individual cow monitoring and herd analysis at any scale
- The relationship between cow monitoring and farm economics
14:35 – 15:30
Panel Discussion: New IT-Technologies for a successful dairy future
- Allflex – Galit Saban
- Nedap – Evine van Riemsdjik
Panel Discussion: New IT-Technologies for a successful dairy future | Milica Kocić, Łukasz Wyrzykowski
- What are the key challenges for dairy farmers?
- How technology and data management on the farm may support next generation dairy farmers?
Galit Saban Allflex |
Evine van Riemsdijk Nedap |
Shlomi Dagan MSD |
John McCurdy Intellync |
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15:30 – 16:00
Break
New Technologies for farm input for feed, genetics & others
16:00– 16:15
Walt Cooley from Progressive Dairy: Cows, Farmers & Consumers
- Discover what cow technologies are out in the global marketplace and which ones are getting traction.
- Hear Walt’s suggestions for the technologies to watch in the short and long term.
16:15– 16:30
Aart van’t Land from Grem Partners – Farm automation…future or foolishness
- Who can and will do the work on the dairy farm in the future?
- What is the impact of the consumer on automation of the dairy farm?
- Will there be farms without manual labor?
16:30 – 17:15
Panel Discussion: New Technologies for farm input for feed, genetics & others
- How the new technologies in dairy could change the future?
- How does the technology shall help dairy farmers to overcome problems of the future like profitability?
Panel Discussion: New Technologies for farm input for feed, genetics & others | Torsten Hemme, Rinse Boersma
- How the new technologies in dairy could change the future?
- How does the technology shall help dairy farmers to overcome problems of the future like profitability?
Ori Inbar Mileutis |
Dr. Rodrigo Souza Phibro |
Aart van’t Land Grem Partners |
Dr. Sivan Lacker Mutual Dairy Farming |
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17:15 – 17:30
IFCN: Closing with conclusions on Dairy Tech landscape + polls what is lagging in dairy industry + other questions & sum up the day | Łukasz Wyrzykowski
17:30 – 18:30
IFCN Supporter Fair
19:15 – 22:30
Farewell Evening and official ending
At the final evening of the IFCN Supporters’ Conference 2022, we will take you to a whole other dairy world. The Milky Way, good food and a memorable party night – this is how we would like to say goodbye to you for this conference in Netanya’s Planetarium.
Panellists & Speakers










Gilles Froment
Senior Vice President
Government & Industry Relations at Lactalis Canada

Helle Huseby
Tine SA




John McCurdy
Technical Director at Intellync


Rinse Boersma
