SeedNL Annual Event 2026
SeedNL warmly invites you to its Annual Event, on Tuesday June 23rd, 2026, in the Netherlands.
Every year, SeedNL hosts a gathering where you, our SeedNL family, are invited to join, learn, celebrate, and meet with one another. This year, our sixth Annual Event will be held, and we invite all working in and close to the world of seed sector development to join! Like the years before, the event will host engaging plenaries, topical side-sessions, and excellent opportunities to network with seed sector stakeholders across the Dutch Diamond. Whether you’ve been with us since our foundation, or are just considering taking a peek into this world, we’ll welcome you with open arms and hope to see you June 23rd!
The title of this edition will be “Seeds of Collaboration”. Hosted in KAS in Woerden, the event will take up the whole day, from 09:00 -17:30. Find the full programme below.
Kindly use this link to register.
Programme
09:00–09:30 Registration / Coffee and tea
09:30–09:35 Opening by moderator
09:35–09:45 Welcome remarks by Silvio Erkens, Minister (Staatssecretaris) for Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture
09:45–10:00 Speech — Willem Schoustra, SeedNL Program Director
10:00–10:45 Fireside Chat with: Michael Keller (Secretary General, ISF) and Chris Ojiewo (Strategic Partnerships and Seed Systems, CGIAR)
10:45–11:15 Coffee and tea
11:15–12:30 Panel session: “From Finance to Biodiversity: What it takes to make partnerships work”
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30–15:00 Seeds of Collaboration: Inside the Partnerships (breakout sessions)
15:00–15:50 Plenary
15:50–16:00 Closing by moderator
16:00–17:30 Cocktail reception
We look forward to seeing you on 23 June!
With kind regards,
Team SeedNL
Annual Event 2025
Curious to learn more about our annual events? Last year, we hosted our fifth, celebrating five years of SeedNL. Themed “Seeds Outside the Box: Cross-pollinations between seed systems, (agro)biodiversity, climate change, competitiveness and geopolitical stability”, we dove into cutting edge issues and new development policy together. Read more about the day in our Communiqué, and find some pictures below!
