EuroTier 2026 Innovations Committee
Member Overview
Dr Jörg Bauer
Hesse State Agricultural Authority (LLH) – Head of the Fritzlar Agricultural College
Prof. Dr Heinz Bernhardt (agr.)
Technical University of Munich, Weihenstephan Science Centre – Chair of Agricultural Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich
Wilfried Brede
ServiceTeam Alsfeld GmbH (STA) – Managing Director of Service Alsfeld GmbH
Franziska Christ
Board of Trustees for Agricultural Engineering and Construction (KTBL) – Managing Director of the Working Group on Site Development and Pollution Control
Franziska Deißing
Saxon State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Livestock Farming Division – Officer for Cattle Farming
Sebastian Glaser
Glaser Haas GbR – Managing Director, family-run business, farmer
Prof. Dr Eberhard Hartung
Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Institute of Agricultural Process Engineering – Dean of Studies, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Prof. Dr med vet Ludwig E. Hölzle
University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Livestock Sciences – Head of the Division of Infectious and Environmental Hygiene in Livestock, Institute of Livestock Sciences, University of Hohenheim
Prof. Dr Jürgen Hummel
Georg-August University of Göttingen, Department of Animal Science – University Professor of Ruminant Nutrition
Dr Christina Jais
Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture, Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry – Head of the Swine Farming Research Group at the Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry of the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture
Prof. Dr Nicole Kemper
Hannover University of Veterinary Medicine Foundation, Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behaviour – Head of the Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behaviour (ITTN) at TiHo (Hannover University of Veterinary Medicine)
Dr Christiane Keppler
Hesse State Agricultural Authority (LLH), Fritzlar College of Agricultural Economics – Poultry advisory service with a focus on animal welfare
Christian Kock
Main Agricultural Association of North Schleswig (LHN) – Chairman and dairy farmer
Dr Lisa Köhler
Köhler Farm – a vet running a dairy farm
Andreas Kornmann
Kornmann Farm – Management of the family business
Robin Kottsieper
Kottsieper Farm – Entrepreneur, Managing Director, Practitioner
Dirk Krowas
Oranienburg Dairy Research and Training Institute (e.V.) – Head of Department at the Oranienburg Dairy Research and Training Institute (e.V.)
Dr Torsten Pabst
Federal Association of Practising Vets (bpt), Head of the Swine Specialist Group – Specialist Veterinarian for Swine
Andreas Pelzer
North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture, Haus Düsse Agricultural Research and Training Centre – Head of the Haus Düsse Agricultural Research and Training Centre
Prof. Dr Matthias Schick
Schick Swiss Consulting – Managing Director
Tobias Scholz
North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture, Haus Düsse Agricultural Research and Training Centre – Head of the Pig Farming Department, project management, planning of trials and experiments, public relations, participation in committees
Prof. Dr Stephan Schneider
Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Business and the Environment – Professor of Animal Nutrition and Head of the Experimental Farms and Laboratories
Jochen Simon
Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture, Department of Construction and Animal Behaviour – Head of the Construction Working Group
Dr Ilka Steinhöfel
Saxon State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Livestock Division – Officer responsible for cattle farming
Kathrin Thiemann
North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture, Head of the Cattle Farming Division at the Haus Düsse Agricultural Research and Training Centre
Maria Trilling
North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture – Administrator for Cattle Farming and Digitalisation
Christian von den Driesch
Federal Association of Practising Vets (bpt), member of the technical management team of the Cattle Section – Practising vet specialising in cattle, with a focus on herd management
Dr Manfred Weber
Saxony-Anhalt State Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (LLG), Centre for Animal Husbandry and Technology – Head of the Pig Farming Division
Prof. Dr. agr. Martin Ziron
South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Department of Agricultural Economics – Professor at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, Soest