Press dates
Grüne Woche 2025
Wednesday, 15 January
09:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Press conference ‘Secure food. Protect nature.’
Contact: Beatrix Reißig; presse@moderne-landwirtschaft.de
Location: Exhibition centre, ErlebnisBauernhof, Hall 3.2, Stand 217 (stage)
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Press conference Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft e.V. (BÖLW) Topic: The organic sector as labour market
Contact: Annette Bruhns, presse@boelw.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
11:00 - 12:00
Opening press conference for Grüne Woche 2025 (with live streaming)
Contact: Grüne Woche press team, gruenewoche-presse@messe-berlin.de
Location: Exhibition centre, Studio Hall 5.3, Entrance opposite the press centre (places in the studio are limited)
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
12:00 - 13:00
Press conference organised by the German dairy farmers' association BDM e.V.
Contact: Hans Foldenauer, h.foldenauer@bdm-verband.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room,
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
13:00 - 14:00
Press conference of the Alliance of Energy-Intensive Food Industry Associations
‘Is energy becoming a location issue for the food industry?’
Contact: Maik Heunsch, heunsch@ovid-verband.de, Registration link: tinyurl.com/energy-intensive
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room,
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
Thursday, 16 January
12:00 - 13:00
Press conference AgrarBündnis e.V. in cooperation with Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V.
‘The critical agricultural report 2025 - presentation and statement on the current agricultural policy situation’
Contact: Dr Frieder Thomas, AgrarBündnis, thomas@agrarbuednis.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room,
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
13:00 - 14:00
Press conference of the Industrieverband Agrar e. V. (IVA)
Contact: Maik Baumbach, baumbach.iva@vci.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room,
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
14:00 - 15:00
Press conference Federal Association of German Plant Breeders (BDP)
‘The plant innovation system - setting the course for resilient agriculture’
Contact: Nicole Ickstadt, nicole.ickstadt@bdp-online.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room,
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
15:00 - 16:00
Press conference German Railleisenverband e.V.
‘Trust as an economic asset - cooperatives take a stand’
Contact: Marcus Gemsbeck, kommunikation@drv.raiffeisen.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room,
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
16:00 - 17:00
Press conference European Commission
with Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food
Contact: Birgit Schmeitzner, birgit.schmeitzner@ec.europa.eu
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3, Press Centre, Press Conference Room,
Access to the exhibition centre is via the entrance to Hall 7 (S-Bahn Messe-Süd)
Friday, 17 January
10:30 - 12:00 a.m.
Opening of the AdventureFarm at the Grüne Woche
Contact: Beatrix Reißig; presse@moderne-landwirtschaft.de
Location: Exhibition centre, AdventureFarm, Hall 3.2, Stand 217 (stage)
13:30 – 14:30
Press conference Netherlands Bureau for Tourism & Convention (NBTC)
‘A culinary journey of discovery through the twelve provinces (with live tasting).’
Contact: Barbara Driessen, bdriessen@holland.com
Location: Exhibition grounds, Hall 6.3,Netherlands stand, Hall 18
17:00 - 18:00
Get-together: Conscious & sustainable enjoyment
Daniel Anthes, futurologist and ‘Sustainability Ninja’ will provide inspiring food for thought in a keynote speech. Afterwards, Christoph Graf (Head of Goods, Lidl in Germany) and Lea Fliess (Managing Director, Forum Moderne Landwirtschaft) will discuss the opportunities and challenges of the protein revolution.
Contact: Beatrix Reißig; presse@moderne-landwirtschaft.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, AdventureFarm, Hall 3.2, Stand 217 (stage)
Sunday, 19 January
11:00 - 13:00
‘Meet & Eat’, workshops where you can let off steam creatively.
Learn how to make:
• make creamy organic kitchen cheese,
• conjure up a delicious vegan organic spread, or
• create a flavourful pesto from organic ingredients.
Contact:Christina Bornheim , Christina.Bornheim@mp-gmbh.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, organic hall 22a, stand no. 155
Monday, 20 January
11:00 - 12:00
Alternative proteins - where is the journey heading?
Experts from science, processing and marketing contribute their expertise. Where do the meat and dairy sectors stand in the transformation towards plant-based proteins? What is the state of research, what are the technological possibilities, how are the product ranges developing in retail? What is consumer acceptance like? The panel discussion is organised by the DLG (German Agricultural Society).
Contact: Beatrix Reißig; presse@moderne-landwirtschaft.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, AdventureFarm, Hall 3.2, Stand 217 (stage)
Tuesday, 21 January
11:00 a.m.
Bread of the Year 2025 - Official bread cutting and tasting with Federal Minister of Food Cem Özdemir
Contact: Susan Hasse, hasse@baeckerhandwerk.de
Location: Exhibition Centre, on the stage of the BMEL Hall 23a
Thursday, 23 January
15:00 - 16:00
Genome editing in agriculture: What Europe can learn from its trading partners.
For six years, European science, business and politics have been grappling with the question of how genome-edited plants should be legally categorised. While the development of modern regulation at EU level has stalled, more and more third countries, including important trading partners of the EU, are striving for science-based regulation and the cultivation of genome-edited plants. At its event, the Association of the German Agricultural, Food and Bioeconomy Industry would like to explore some of the related questions: What is the state of regulation worldwide compared to the EU? What are the (potential) effects of EU regulation on international agricultural trade? How could the flow of goods and security of supply in the EU be affected?
Contact: Beatrix Reißig; presse@moderne-landwirtschaft.de
Location: Exhibition grounds, AdventureFarm, Hall 3.2, Stand 217 (stage)