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Dr. He Jie and Maria Wetterstrand confirmed keynote speakers at the Urban Agriculture Summit 2013 in Linköping

Jan 10, 2013 07:10 GMT Plantagon International AB The Urban Agriculture Summit in Linköping, Sweden, January 29-31, gathers experts, decision makers, industry leaders and academia from all over the world to discuss how to feed people in the urban era. Two of the keynote speakers are Dr. He Jie, Nanyang Technical University in Singapore, and Maria Wetterstrand, former member of the Swedish parliament and leader of the Swedish green party.

Swedish company Plantagon in the finals for the Red Herring Top 100 Global Award

Nov 29, 2012 01:09 GMT Plantagon International AB Swedish company Plantagon in the finals for the Red Herring Top 100 Global Award. Representing Plantagon in the finals – a live presentation before the Red Herring jury in Los Angeles November 27-29 – is Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, Area Manager, and Tadodaho Sidney Hill, Six Nations Confederacy, representing Plantagon's Board and owners, the Onondaga Nation. The winners will be announced November 29.

The Swedish company Plantagon is in the finals for the Red Herring Top 100 Global Award

Nov 27, 2012 17:43 GMT Plantagon International AB The Swedish company Plantagon International, creator of the Plantagon Greenhouse for urban agriculture, is in the finals for the Red Herring Top 100 Global Award. The Red Herring editorial team has selected the most innovative and promising companies from a pool of thousands from all over the world. The winners will be announced November 29 in Los Angeles.

Plantagon part of new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History

Nov 13, 2012 15:09 GMT Plantagon International AB The Future of Food, in Our Global Kitchen. The American Museum of Natural History in New York is today opening a new exhibition where Plantagon is taking a part. The exhibition, Our Global Kitchen will be traveling around the world for around seven years. Plantagon CEO Hans Hassle and CFO Owe Pettersson are present in New York for the opening ceremony on November 13.

Plantagon wins 2012 Silver Stevie Award for "Most Innovative Company of the Year in Europe"

Aug 15, 2012 20:53 BST Plantagon International AB Plantagon was named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the "Most Innovative Company in Europe" category in The 9th Annual International Business Awards on August 15th, 2012. The award is recognizing product or business innovation in the past year. Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.

Hans Hassle presents his new book "Business as Usual is Over"

Apr 26, 2012 06:00 BST Plantagon International AB Hans Hassle is a pioneer in Corporate Citizenship and CSR. He has dedicated his life to learn about, experiment with and manage commercial organizations and how to use them better for the common good. His book "Business as Usual is Over" is about this challenge. Hassle was awarded European CEO of the Year 2012 Sweden, recognized as “A world leader in the field of corporate social responsibility”.

The Swedish government’s clean-tech initiative offers to feed the cities of the world

Feb 28, 2012 15:37 GMT Plantagon International AB Sweden launches a new offer to feed the cities of the world through SymbioCity, a network of Swedish companies and organizations within sustainable urban development, founded by the Swedish Government and Swedish Industry. The new offer Urban Agriculture, is a new way to cultivate food by building vertical greenhouses that reduce transport costs and emissions.

Presentations from the Plantagon Urban Agriculture Summit 2011

Jan 20, 2012 00:21 GMT Plantagon International AB Presentations from the Plantagon Urban Agriculture Summit 2011, held at House of Sweden, Washington D.C. on November 16, are presented here http://event.plantagon.com/urbanagriculture/ Participating experts were Professor Oren Lyons, Chairman Plantagon International; Keith Curtis, Senior Energy Advisor, US Department of Commerce; Tony Socci, US Environmental Protection Agency, and many more.

Hans Hassle, CEO of Plantagon, speaks on "Feeding the city", in television seminar about Urban Agriculture

Nov 15, 2011 23:51 GMT Plantagon International AB Hans Hassle, CEO of Plantagon, speaks on "Feeding the city", in the televised seminar about Urban Agriculture by The Swedish Educational Television, UR Samtiden. The title of today's seminar is "The city of our dreams: Farming in the city." Also participating: Jan de Wilt, Innovatie Netwerk; Stefan Jakobsson, Tekniska Verken in Norrköping and Jürgen Granstedt, Agroetanol.

Oren Lyons, Professor and Chairman of Plantagon, speaks at The Urban Agriculture Summit 2011, November 16

Nov 08, 2011 21:51 GMT Plantagon International AB Oren Lyons, Professor and Chairman of Plantagon, speaks on "Food Security amid Global Climate Change and Diminishing Resources" at the Urban Agriculture Summit 2011, in House of Sweden, Washington D.C. November 16. The theme of the Summit is "How do we feed people in the urban era?"