The 2025 Vertical Farming World Congress will be hosted at the Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel.

Located in the heart of Central Amsterdam, this 5-star hotel offers convenient access to celebrated historic landmarks and cultural treasures, situated a short walk from Amsterdam Central Station and the iconic Dam Square. Having undertaken extensive renovation works, the Reborn Renaissance offers elegantly designed rooms with contemporary décor, plush bedding and premium amenities. Conference sessions will be held in the magnificent historic 17th-century domed Koepelkerk.

Accommodation will be available to book at the hotel at a negotiated rate of €299 per night, including breakfast. A link to book will be provided shortly.

Visas may be required from source countries. Zenith will be happy to help with visa support documentation where possible.

"Zenith Global's Vertical Farming World Congress is a must attend event! I thoroughly enjoyed and am challenged by the best and brightest from industry, advisory and academia - all together under one roof. If we are to truly shift the dial on adoption and impact from our industry globally, we need to pull together and it all begins in forums like this one!" Paul Millett, InvertiGro

"This was and is the 'go to' event of the industry, great line-up, good and balanced conference programme and excellent networking opportunities." Renko Schuil, TTA BV

"By far the best congress you can go to for the Vertical Farming market, good networking opportunities and the real stories. Successes and lessons learned with a moderator (Richard Hall) who is not afraid to ask the right critical questions" Dennis Louwe, Priva

"My notes and protocol file got 33 pages long - this is the biggest compliment I can make!" Daniel Podmirseg, Vertical Farm Institute

"Excellent prepared industry overview conference" Simon Meijer, CE-Line

"We thoroughly enjoyed attending the 2024 Vertical Farming World Congress 2024. The event was well organised and brought together leading innovators and experts, offering invaluable insights into the future of vertical farming. The networking opportunities and knowledge sharing have reinforced our commitment to driving innovation in this rapidly evolving industry. We look forward to attending next year!" James Fleet, Bloemteknik

"Bringing together a wide range of interested parties to the vertical farm conference ensures the continuation of this industry" Dickson Despommier

"Not just another 'conference' but a diverse curation of cutting edge thinking and hard hitting ideas. This is THE industry event." Jay Desan, BoomGrow

“A great event with an excellent organization team behind and a good choice of topics. Outstanding moderator in the Q+A sessions.” Christine Zimmermann-Loessl, Association for Vertical Farming

"As always, an extremely well-organized, well-moderated and thoughtful event." Rick Vanzura, Freight Farms

"If you want to get the real view of the global progress in vertical farming (without the hype), this is your event." Andreas Wilhelmsson, Ljusgarda

"Really informative event and networking with key industry players" David Morris, Welsh Government

"Well-organized and executed event. Days packed with market information, innovations, deep-dive discussions, opportunities and lots of networking. Keep up the good work Zenith Global!" Renko Schuil, TTA BV

“A great gathering of industry leaders to discuss innovation, challenges and future steps. Excellent opportunity for networking and identifying market opportunities.” Pavlos Poullaidis, Viscon Group

“Insightful. Pertinent. Will definitely be back! Great job to the organising team.” Pierre Swaelas, Yasai

“A must for anyone in the vertical farming space” Ron Mitchell, Clayco

"Great conference for high levels of information, as well as, detailed information on CEA.” Melanie Corey-Ferrini, 3.14DC

“I found the conference very valuable and the level of speaker’s world class. Great work.” Fotis Fotiadis, Better Origin

“A truly excellent and well organised event, with a great line up of speakers and topics, not to be missed.” Harriet Duncalfe, Berrygardens Ltd

“Excellent service delivery. Focused on achieving more with less.” Akan Ukwak, EnvisioGlobal

“I attended this event for gaining knowledge on CEA for my automation company serving the auto and fulfilment industry. Should we peruse this opportunity? Yes.” Robert Rodriguez, Alternative Engineering

“The organisation of the Congress was spotless. Richard is an outstanding MC, keeping the discussion engaging and interesting.”

"A great incite to the vast differences between the world of vertical farming and how each company has a lot of differences and at the same time a lot of similarities. Good to network with other people. Can't wait for it to be in person." Linzi Naisbitt, Light Science Technologies

“I've attended the Congress as an external operator (not currently involved in VF) and found it extremely informative. Excellent platform to establish connections and networking too.” Martino Picotti, Proriented

"It was an amazing experience to meet the industry leaders and understand the current trends of the industry."

“The host from Zenith asked clear and concise questions and it was enlightening to see vertical farmers of all business sizes and technologies bring experience, expertise and skills to the screen.” Innovation Agri Tech.

"We got sound feedback from the speakers, fund managers as well as industry leaders and start ups of their challenges and the information guided by Richard Hall's unique way of brining the best out of everyone. It simply works." Leo Lobato Kelly, Karma Verde Fresh

"It was my first time at Vertical Farming World Congress and it was amazing. A well planned event and good panellists/presenters. Lots of great takeaways. Thank you very much!"

“The congress was well organized -everything went smoothly. Topics were diverse and engaging, and they managed to conduct virtual tours of the farms which I found fascinating." Semillar Translations

"Great line-up of speakers and topics"

"Richard is a great panel leader. He knows his subject, lets panellists talk without disruption and allows them to exchange opinions without overlapping the subject or allocated time. Very impressed.” Josephine Favre, The African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF)

"An excellent platform to interface with the leading companies globally in this new industry." Porohita Projects Ltd

"Excellent platform for getting involved with industry experts and for understanding the key market drivers. Great opportunity to network, collaborate, and develop strategic relationships across the spectrum of suppliers, influencers and experts" Dean Barron, Innovation Agritech Group

"Very grateful to join the event; the arrangement and content are all great and very fruitful! Thanks to the event team - very well prepared and skilful event planning! After the whole experience, you can tell that the team are so sophisticated in doing this type of Congress. Good Job!!!" Lyn Lam, Agrician

"It was great meeting the industry at the Vertical Farming World Congress and to hear about all the latest developments in this fantastic sector." Job Knook, RAI Amsterdam

"The event is a great platform to share ideas and concerns in vertical farming industry."

"A very professional and well-presented event with interesting speakers and subjects" Richard Shepherd-Barron, British Farmer and Grower

Our event and awards sponsorship packages offer a unique and effective opportunity to showcase your brand and services to a highly relevant audience.

You can choose from our Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorship packages, or we can create a custom sponsorship package to suit your specific needs and budgetary requirements.

Sponsorship opportunities include:

• Presentation within the main event programme
• Opportunity to host a workshop, roundtable or drinks reception
• Exhibit display in the networking area
• Distribution of marketing material / product samples
• Delegate passes
• Discounted delegate access for your clients
• Branding across event collateral, including stage backdrop, lectern and programme
• Logo on event webpage hyperlinked to your website
• Sponsored email communication to all attendees
• Sponsored social media posts
  
• Regular mentions in Zenith Global's event marketing and press releases

For information and pricing, please contact Francesca Hall, Events Director

e fhall@zenithglobal.com t +44 (0)1225 327900

The industry's only Vertical Farming World Awards are designed to celebrate excellence and innovation across the global industry.

The awards are a great way for you to attract validation for present and potential future investors, enhance your brand and ensure your product, concept or campaign is recognised on an international scale.

The 2024 Award Winners and Finalists included the following companies:

Details of the Vertical Farming World Awards 2025 will be announced in the New Year.