14June
Arrival in Germany
Hanover or Münster/Osnabrück. Welcome ceremony at Schloss der Universität Osnabrück. Intro briefing and networking dinner.
Third sister conference · 8 days. 2 countries. 30 delegates.
International WorkshopTour 2027
Digitalization of agriculture for sustainable food production
Focus: Automation & Robotics
14–21 June 2027 · 8 days Germany & Denmark, Osnabrück · Potsdam · Odense Maximum 30 participants
Organised by Adaptive AgroTech Consultancy & Agrotech Valley Forum e.V.
The expedition
Agriculture's future, seen from the field
An eight-day, invitation-scale field expedition through the heart of European agricultural technology. Thirty delegates travel from Osnabrück to Potsdam to Odense, through research institutes, innovation hubs, working farms and machinery halls, to see automation, sensing, AI and robotics in the soil rather than on a slide. It is the most hands-on programme in the Golden Constellation.
Innovate. Collaborate. Impact. Building the future of agriculture.
GermanyDenmarkOsnabrückPotsdamOdenseBerlin
Capped at 30 delegates
Two agricultural robotics books and Certificates of Attendance co-signed by ATB, SDU, AVF and Adaptive AgroTech are included for every delegate.
Key highlights
What eight days delivers
Inside the institutes
Visits to leading research institutes, innovation hubs and industry partners across Lower Saxony, Brandenburg and Funen.
DLG Öko-Feldtage
Europe's leading organic farming field event, the Eco-Fielddays at Bauckhof Amelinghausen, 16–17 June 2027.
Hands on the machines
Hands-on experience with automation, sensing, AI and robotics: FieldLab Wallenhorst, AMAZONE Hasbergen, GRIMME Damme, SDU field robot demos.
European network
Networking with European experts and global peers over welcome ceremonies, roundtables and cultural evenings.
Take the library home
Two agricultural robotics books included for every delegate.
Certified attendance
Certificates of Attendance co-signed by ATB, SDU, AVF and Adaptive AgroTech.
At a glance · 8 days
The route, day by day
15June
Agrotech Valley programme
FieldLab Wallenhorst, Agro-Technicum (Hochschule Osnabrück), CIC – DFKI. Programme in Osnabrück city.
16June
Farm & company visits
Versuchsgut Wambergen & AMAZONE Hasbergen; Hof Künne (Eggermühlen); GRIMME (Damme). Overnight in Damme.
17June
DLG Öko-Feldtage
Eco-Fielddays at Bauckhof Amelinghausen, then transfer towards Potsdam.
18June
Potsdam
ATB Potsdam technical visit, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy.
19June
Potsdam & Berlin
Cultural excursion across the Potsdam/Berlin region, networking dinner.
20June
Odense
SDU lab tours, field robot demonstrations, collaboration roundtable.
21June
Odense
Cultural programme and closing session. Departures the next day.
Programme locations
Osnabrück · Potsdam · Odense
1
Osnabrück
Historic city hall & Old Town
2
Potsdam
Sanssouci Palace & Gardens
3
Odense
Harbour & Old Town
4
The fields
Automation, sensing & robotics in the soil
Advisors & keynote speakers
Twelve of agri-robotics' leading voices
From SDU's Drone Center and the Leibniz Institute to Harper Adams, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, NTNU and Universiti Putra Malaysia — the tour's scientific board spans robotics, machine vision, agri-tech economics and precision agriculture.
01
RR
Dr. Redmond R. Shamshiri
Assistant Professor of Robotics
University of Southern Denmark / DIAS
Tour lead and organiser; precision agriculture, digital twins and agricultural robotics.
02
UP
Prof. Dr. Ulrik Pagh Schultz
Professor and Head, SDU Drone Center
University of Southern Denmark
Field robotics and safety architectures for autonomous agricultural machines.
03
NK
Prof. Dr. Norbert Krüger
Professor of Robotics
University of Southern Denmark
Computer vision, cognitive robotics and robotic manipulation.
04
CW
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Weltzien
Professor of Digital Farming
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
Sensor systems and machine intelligence for field crop production.
05
JL
Prof. Dr. James Lowenberg-DeBoer
Professor of Agri-Tech Economics
Harper Adams University
Elizabeth Creak Chair; the economics of farm robotics and swarm farming.
06
KB
Prof. Dr. Karl Behrendt
Professor of Agri-Tech Economics
Harper Adams University
Farm systems modelling and the adoption economics of digital agriculture.
07
JF
Prof. Dr. John Fulton
Professor of Precision Agriculture
The Ohio State University
Machinery automation, data-driven agronomy and on-farm digital decision systems.
08
SK
Prof. Dr. Siva K. Balasundram
Professor of Precision Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
The Malaysian bridge into the tour, tropical precision agriculture and remote sensing.
09
SS
Dr. Sanaz Shafian
Assistant Professor of Precision Farming & Drone Technology
Virginia Tech
UAV remote sensing and crop stress detection.
10
SS
Saba Samiei
AI expert, Founder & CEO
MACSO Technologies, New Zealand
Applied machine vision and AI products for horticulture and agriculture.
11
IA
Prof. Ibrahim A. Hameed
Professor of AI and Robotics
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Autonomous navigation, optimisation and AI for agricultural robots.
12
FA
Prof. Dr. Fernando A. Auat Cheein
Professor of Agricultural Robotics
Harper Adams University, UK
Autonomous vehicles, perception and robotics for orchards and arable systems.
Organising team
Who runs the tour
RR
Dr. Redmond R. Shamshiri
Assistant Professor
Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark
UP
Prof. Dr. Ulrik Pagh Schultz
Full Professor · Head of the Drone Center (SDU UAS)
University of Southern Denmark
RE
Robert Everwand
Programme Lead
Regional coordination, partner relations, technical visits
TO
Theresa Ottmann
Partnerships
Industry network, collaboration, knowledge exchange
Support team
On the ground
HA
Hüseyin Ayaz
Field Support
Technical assistance, equipment setup, field operations
EN
Dr. Eduardo Navas Merlo
Workshop Manager
Technical sessions, robotics & AI, networking
FW
Filip Woj Figurski
Delegate Support
Participant assistance, on-site support, tour coordination
DZ
Daria Zharikova
International Relations
Plant epigenomics & stress response researcher
JH
Jan-Henrik Helmig
Field Visits
Visit planning, logistics, site coordination
VV
Vivien Vetter
Operations
Event support, scheduling, coordination
Who should join?
Built for practitioners
Farm managers
Academics & researchers
Policy makers
Students (BSc / MSc / PhD)
Agri-entrepreneurs
Industry professionals
Affiliations
Institutional support
Co-sponsored by
Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS); University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Endorsed by
International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA); American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Organised by
Adaptive AgroTech Consultancy; Agrotech Valley Forum e.V.
In collaboration with
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB); Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM); Osnabrück University; Agrotech Valley Forum e.V. partners (Osnabrück region)
Local hosts (Osnabrück region)
Osnabrück University (Schloss Osnabrück); FieldLab Wallenhorst; Agro-Technicum (Hochschule Osnabrück); Copenrath Innovation Centre – DFKI; AMAZONE Hasbergen; Hof Künne (Eggermühlen); GRIMME (Damme)
Partner universities & organisations
The network behind the tour
Adaptive AgroTechAgrotech Valley Forum e.V.ATB Leibniz InstituteDIASISPASDU, Syddansk UniversitetHarper Adams UniversityUniversiti Putra MalaysiaASABEVirginia Tech
How the Workshop Tour connects to Akal Budi AI 2027
1. Agriculture & AI lab, in the field
What the Oxford Agriculture & AI sector lab debates in theory, the Workshop Tour tests in German and Danish soil.
2. A Malaysian seat at the table
Universiti Putra Malaysia sits in the collaboration group, carrying Malaysian tropical agriculture into a European robotics programme.
3. Student and fellow pathway
BSc, MSc and PhD delegates are explicitly welcomed, a direct route for Akal Budi fellows into European agri-robotics.
4. IAC10 to Melaka to Europe
With IAC10 in Melaka and the Workshop Tour across Europe, the constellation now spans the full agriculture-and-AI corridor into Oxford 2027.
Join us in June 2027
14–21 June 2027 · 8 days · Germany & Denmark, Osnabrück · Potsdam · Odense. Online registration opening soon, register your interest while places remain among the thirty.