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Thematic Leaders
Introducing the 12 Thematic Leaders of the project, each taking the lead in their respective areas to assist the advisory community in enhancing their skills and knowledge in these specific fields.
Marco TONNI
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Agronomist & Viticulture Freelance Advisor @ FBS
Italy
Thematic Areas
Soil Health & Biodiversity
Biography
Agronomist, viticulture freelance advisor. Since 1996, I have been dealing with sustainability and I am consultant for the management and protection of the vineyard for single Wineries and vine areas. Main themes since 2009: Carbon and Water Footprints; monitoring of biodiversity and health of soils; member of OIV Sustainability Commission and of Technical Committee of Equalitas (sustainability certification of wine sector).
BOURLET Céline
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Project Manager @ CRAPdL
France
Thematic Areas
Crops management
Biography
I work on research projects for arable crops and forage. I manage projects but I also drive experiments on the field and analyse data coming from the project. One project I work on at the moment is on the adaptation of crops to climate change.
Jana Roels
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Innovation Consultant @ ISP
Belgium
Thematic Areas
Rewarding Mechanisms
Biography
Jana Roels, an Innovation Consultant in Sustainable Agriculture, holds a master's degree in Bio-Science Engineering. Specializing in climate change and sustainability in agriculture, she excels in areas like food loss reduction, product development, and carbon farming. With expertise in European project management, she currently represents ISP-BB in projects like Interreg NWE Smart Carbon Farming.
ROUILLE Benoit
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Dairy Cow Nutrition & Feeding Systems Expert @ IDELE
France
Thematic Areas
Methane emissions
Biography
I am working at the French Livestock Institute, as an expert on dairy cow nutrition and feeding systems. I am in charge of regional, national and european projects delaing with milk production, feed-food competition, land use and carbonfootprint. On this last issue, providing efficient strategies to farmers for reducing methane emissions is a critical on-going work for the dairy industry. I am particularly involved in this research.
Klaus Engelmann
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Project Manager @ LK-STMK
Austria
Thematic Areas
Energy Management
Biography
Master Degree in enviromental system sciences. Experienced project manager in international projects for bio-ressources. In the current position in the Department Energy, Climate and Bio-ressources at the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry in Styria I am responsible for National and International projects but also as an energy consultant for farmers in Styria.
Stephen Briggs
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Agroforestry Advisor @ ABACUS
UK
Thematic Areas
Agroforestry
Biography
25+ years experience in designing and advising on agroforestry. Farmer with UK's largest commercial agroforestry & LL on CFD project. 10+ PHD and MSC students study agroforestry at the farm. Founding vice-chair European agroforestry federation. Abacus is leading UK agroforestry advisory service. Abacus involved in developing Gov policy on agroforestry at UK and EU levels.
Thomas Gontier
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Energy Management @ Institut de l'Élevage
France
Thematic Areas
Biogas Production
Biography
I am working at the French Livestock Institute. I work on energy on the farm : energy consumption, energy saving and energy production (photovoltaics, biogas), links between energy and GHG emissions. Previously, I have supported many famers in their projects of biogas production (for cogeneration or biomethane injection) with technical support, relation with local autorithies and citizens, regulations, experimentations, energetic cultures...