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- Registration and exhibition opens
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- Roundtable discussions
Your chance to talk through shared issues and exchange knowledge with colleagues working in the same field. Choose a topic, which is relevant to you, and join in the moderated discussion with a round table leader.
Formulation Technologies: Their role in Added Value, Safety and Efficacy in Specialty Nutrition
Michalis Papaeconomou, Managing Director, AGROLOGY
Implementing Innovation Processes and Product Development Strategies
Adrian Stubbs, Principal, Potash & Fertilizers, Argus
Micronutrient Developments in Europe
Jordi Bru, Independent - Crop Nutrition and Fertilizers
Expectations for the European Additive Market
Juan Gonzalez, Ph.D, R&D Manager, Fertilizer Additives, ARKEMA
The Importance of Precision Agriculture for Improved Nutrient Management
Guy Sela, Plant Nutrition and Irrigation Expert, Cropaia
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- 17:45
- Speed networking
- 18:00
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- 20:00
- Welcome drinks reception
- 08:30
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- 18:00
- Registration and exhibition open
- 09:10
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- 09:20
- Chair's opening remarks Adrian Stubbs - Principal, Potash and Fertilizers, Argus
- 09:20
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- 10:00
- EU fertilizers regulatory update
- EU framework and definition of fertilising products
- The increase in regulatory support for driving growth of added value products
- Progress for new concept EU Regulation
Jacob Hansen, Director General, Fertilizers Europe
Dr Elisa Capellán, Managing Director - Senior Regulatory Affairs Executive, KAELTIA
Juan José SerraSerra, Regulatory Affairs Manager, LIDA PLANT RESEARCH
- 10:00
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- 10:30
- Drivers for sustainability and minimising environmental impacts Hugh MacGillivray - Chief Commercial Officer, Anuvia Plant Nutrients
- Lowering emissions, greenhouse gases and leaching
- Ensuring long-term sustainability
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- 11:00
- Advanced agricultural solutions for supporting water and nutrient use efficiency Tal Shani - Marketing Manager - Soluble Fertilizers, Haifa Group
- Combined nutritional solutions
- Achieving better water use efficiency using efficient fertilizers
- Efficiency management for fertilizer programs
- 11:00
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- 11:30
- Networking and coffee break
- 11:30
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- 11:50
- Growth prospects for water soluble fertilizers Kevin Moran - Chief Technology Officer, Kingenta
- Factors impacting application methods
- Finding a niche in a crowded market
- Future market drivers
- 11:50
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- 12:10
- Improving nitrogen use efficiency through the use of nitrification and urease inhibitors Markus Schmid - Marketing Director, Soil Management, BASF
- NUE’s for increasing crop output
- New applications
- Enhancing agricultural development with stabilizers
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- 12:30
- Trace element biofortification for crops: Understanding sulphur and selenium competition on nutrition management Jiang Linxi - University of Nottingham
- The hunger needs for sulphur and selenium on crops yield and human & animal health
- Leaching rates of selected sulphur fertilizers
- The impact of sulphur compounds on selenium biofortification for Ryegrass
- 12:30
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- 12:50
- Joint Q&A with interactive polling technology
Kevin Moran, Chief Technology Officer, Kingenta
Markus Schmid, Marketing Director, Soil Management, BASF
Jiang Linxi, University of Nottingham
- 12:50
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- 14:00
- Lunch
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- Biostimulants segmentation & access to market Rafael de Tomas - General Manager & Co-Founder, Agritecno
- Meeting global demand for increased crop productivity with biostimulants
- Improving crop quality
- Opportunities for growth
- 14:30
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- Biostimulants market developments Franck Hennequart - Director Research & Innovation, ALGAIA
- The importance of harmonisation
- Barriers to growth
- Where are the market opportunities
- 15:00
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- 15:30
- Networking and coffee break
- 15:30
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- 15:50
- Integrated soil nutrient management for agriculture sustainability Dr. Fotini Giannakopoulou - Agronomist & General Manager, Hellenic Fertilizer’ Association
- The dimension of soil security and soil fertility
- Nutrient balance and its use efficiency
- Enhancing soil, crop productivity and quality of agricultural products
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- Precision farming using fertigation application to maximise yields Guy Sela - Plant Nutrition and Irrigation Expert, Cropaia
- Is smart farming the way forward?
- Flexibility for the grower
- Understanding the limitations
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- Is investing in R&D the key to success for value added products? Ignasi Salaet - Deputy Director of R & D & I, Fertinagro Biotech
- Challenges and opportunities for achieving success
- Outlook for value added fertilizer products
- 16:30
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- 16:50
- Joint Q&A with interactive polling technology
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- 17:00
- End of presentations
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- 19:30
- Cocktail reception
- 08:45
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- Registration and exhibition open
- 09:00
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- 09:10
- Chair's opening remarks Ewan Thomson - Potash Editor, Argus
- 09:10
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- 09:30
- The importance of understanding plant nutrition and nutrient interactions Dr. Svetlana Ivanova - Vice-President for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)
- The need for research to improve nutrient uptake
- Crop management solutions for long term results
- Russian case study: Enhancing yields with sulphur
- 09:30
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- 09:50
- The role of micronutrients in modern crop production Daniel Sanjosé - Site Director Spain & Commercial Manager Micronutrients South Europe, Nouryon
- Enhancing micronutrient absorption
- Factors impacting nutrient uptake
- 09:50
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- 10:10
- Phosphate based water soluble micronutrient fertilizers for improving high value crop quality Kurt Verhelst - Strategic Account Manager, Prayon
- WSF’s nutritional requirements for hydroponics
- Combining essential knowledge to improve growth and quality
- 10:10
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- The importance of reliable tools for diagnosing phosphorus deficiency in crops Andreas Carstensen - Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen
- Analysis of a new crop P meter
- Field results and benefits of the new tool
- 10:30
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- 10:50
- Joint speaker Q&A with interactive polling technology
- Dr. Svetlana Ivanova, Vice-President for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)
- Daniel Sanjosé, Site Director Spain & Commercial Manager Micronutrients South Europe, Nouryon
- Kurt Verhelst, Strategic Account Manager, Prayon
- Andreas Carstensen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen
- 10:50
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- 11:20
- Networking and coffee break
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- 11:40
- Iron chelates for preventing iron deficiencies and improving crop yields José Nolasco - Strategy and Innovation Director, Tradecorp
- Strategies for improving plant tolerance against Fe deficiencies
- Novel high-performance iron chelates
- 11:40
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- Benefits of combining soil and foliar treatments in micronutrient fertilization of field crops Michael Lassen - Sales Manager Europe, Plant Nutrition, Compass Minerals
- Dynamics of micronutrient deficiencies
- Pros and cons of soil and foliar treatments
- Examples of benefits of combining soil & foliar treatments- 12:00
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- The development of microbial fertilizers in Europe Harald Mikkelsen - BU Manager Microbials, New Business & Tech Development, Koppert Biological Systems
- Microbe functions
- Increasing long-term crop resilience
- 12:40
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- 13:00
- Joint Q&A with interactive polling technology
- Michael Lassen, Sales Manager Europe, Plant Nutrition, Compass Minerals
- Harald Mikkelsen, BU Manager Microbials, New Business & Tech Development, Koppert Biological Systems
- Jiang Linxi, University of Nottingham
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- Lunch
- 14:20
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- End of conference