From Soil Knowledge to Soil Health Solutions

TWO-DAY EVENT

• 28.10 Wednesday from 14:30 to 18:00

• 29.10 Thursday from 9:00 to 13:00

Form of the event: hybrid

Silversquare Bailli, 231 Av. Louise 1050, Brussels | ONLINE

Join us in Brussels on 28–29 October 2026 for From Soil Knowledge to Soil Health Solutions, the joint final conference of the bioSOILUTIONS and NBSOIL projects.

Discover innovative approaches to healthier soils: from biowaste-based soil improvers and circular fertilisation to nature-based solutions, living labs and improved soil advisory services. The two-day programme will feature project results, expert discussions, policy perspectives, funding opportunities, networking and practical exchange with researchers, farmers, advisors, policymakers and other soil health stakeholders.

From Soil Knowledge to Soil Health Solutions

bioSOILUTIONS - NBSOIL Joint Final Conference – Brussels

Day 1 Wednesday 28th October 2026

AGENDA:

14:00 -14:30 Registrations and coffee

14:30 - 15:15 Welcome and agenda

Project presentations on bioSOILUTIONS, NBSOIL

Project Coordinators:

• Belén Miranda (SAV)

• Grzegorz Siebelec (IUNG)

15:15 - 15:45 Soil Mission introduction and context

Representative from DG AGRI

15:45 - 16:15 Business Models & Exploitation

Busines Model Experts from both projects Moderation: Elisa Gambuzzi (CETENMA), Itziar Vidorreta (GAIA), (FERTIBERIA), representative from NBSOIL

16:15 - 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 - 18:00 Joint Panel on Fertilisation for Soil Health, circularity and farmer’s resilience. Q&A

Project partners & invited stakeholder. Moderation: Javier Montellano (NBSOIL).

Project Coordinators, policy representatives, academia, farmer/advisor, invited projects

18:00 - 19:00 Networking Drinks

Day 2 Thursday 29th October 2026

AGENDA:

8:45 - 9:00 Registrations and coffee

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome back and conclusions Day 1

9:10 - 10:00 Project focus session 1: bioSOILUTIONS - Living Labs: Challenges, success and future

bioSOILUTIONS partners

Moderation:

• Livia El-Khawad (CSCP),

• Rajpal Shetty (UGHENT),

• Kris en Ginny Heirbaut (farmer from Flanders),

• Elisa Gambuzzi (CETENMA),

• Jorge Velasco (Valencia Innovación)

10:00 - 11:00 Results pitches from bioSOILUTIONS & NBSOIL

Project Experts from: bioSOILUTIONS - NuReSys, SAV, ENTOMO, CETENMA, GAIKER, Greenovate!Europe

NBSOIL -

11:00 - 11:40 Networking coffee & Results marketplace

11:40 - 12:25 Project focus session 2: NBSOIL Policy Workshop Q&A

NBSOIL partners

Moderation:

• Alberto Martín (IUCN)

12:25 -12:55 Funding opportunities for soil health

Maria Luisa Dal Poz (Soil Mission Board - DG Agri)

12:55 - 13:00 Closing remarks

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

More information: From Soil Knowledge to Soil Health Solutions – bioSOILUTIONS