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Room A

Wednesday July 5th

Hora Cancún (GMT-5)	Title	Speaker
08:50 – 09:00	Congress opening	Patricio Trebilcock, Director of Redagrícola.
09:00 – 09:50	Past, present and future of biopesticides, biofertilizers and biostimulants in Latin America.	Dra. Alba Marina Cotes, distinguished researcher. AGROSAVIA, Colombia
09:50 – 10:40	Benefits and risks of combining Mmicroorganisms as plants biostimulants.	Dr. Maximino Manzanera, Professor at the University of Granada, Spain.
10:40 – 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 – 11:50	Global trends in the market of biostimulants.	Vatren Jurin, Partner and Vice President Product Strategy at Dunham Trimmer.
11:50 – 12:30	Regulation of metabolic dynamics in high-value crops.	Eng. Roberto Navarrete, Leader of Value Offering Development in the Southern Andean Region, Innovak Global.
12:30 – 13:00	Unleashing the power of microbials	Dr. Marcus Meadows-Smith, CEO Bioconsortia, United Kingdom.
13:00 – 13:20	Reimagining Sustainability by making farmer’s more resilient with NPP	Amit Aggarwal, Director Marketing & NPP, Latam
13:30 – 15:00	Lunch
15:00 – 15:40	Abiotic stress: biostimulation as a strategy against the effects of drought, excess of water, lack of moisture or saline soils	Dr. Prometeo Sánchez, Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas, México.
15:40 – 16:00	Natural biostimulants: characteristics, recommendations and analysis of cost-effective use and dosage.	Hugo Rubili Roblero Ramírez, Technical Development Manager at GREENHOW
16:00 – 16:30	The relevance of trace elements: how to manage silicon, iodine, selenium, cobalt and other low-dose essential nutrients that are key to plant development.	Dr. Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Universidad Autónoma Antonio Narro, México.
16:30 – 16:50	Plant immunity and response to osmotic stress through the use of dual oligosaccharides from Sargassum hemiphyllum algae. Sargassum Hemiphyllum.	Magda Elizabeth Murcia Ortiz, LEILI Technical Manager for Dominican Republic and Iberoamerica Support
16:50 – 17:20	Coffee Break
17:20 – 18:00	The Sterics Technology: More efficient use of nutrients and reduction of stress caused by salts.	Augusto Meneses, P International Specialty Strategy Latam, Europe & Africa - Verdesian. Enrique Albelo, Research and Development Manager - Jco Fertilizer.
18:00 – 18:50	Plant-microorganism communication: key process in the rhizosphere for biological management.	Dr. José López-Bucio, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás Hidalgo, México.
19:00 – 20:30	Openning Cocktail

Thursday July 6th

Hora Cancún (GMT-5)	Title	Speaker
09:00 – 10:00	Foliar application of biostimulants: what is known and what effects do they cause.	Dra. Victoria Fernández, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España.
10:00 – 10:20	AMVAC in the Americas Who are we? What do we do?	Diego Mercado Martínez, Marketing Manager at Bioamvac
10:20 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30	Use of yeasts and other bacteria for better nutrition, resistance and flowering in blueberries.	Dr. Carlos Castillo, international blueberry consultant.
11:30 – 11:50	Efficient biostimulants, with natural raw materials and eco-sustainable processes.	Angelo Cifarelli, Agronomist at ILSA SpA company. Víctor Abel Corro Herrera, General Manager at Biobentos.
11:50 – 12:20	Biostimulants in blueberries: how they help to obtain better quality fruit.	M.Sc. Sebastián Ochoa, international blueberries consultant.
12:20 – 12:40	Microbiological tools for environmental stress mitigation.	MSc. Pedro Castillo del Valle, Microbiologist, Universidad Austral. Microbiology Advisor Adama Chile.
12:40 – 13:30	NETWORKING ROUND TABLES: A selection of speakers and topics in a space for discussion and conversation.
13:30 – 15:00	Lunch
15:00 – 15:40	Trichoderma as a biostimulant for plants in a context of climate change.	Dra. María Rosa Hermosa, University of Salamanca.
15:40 – 16:00	Biostimulating from the source.	Ing. Jesus Portillo Romero, Expansion Director - Bioinnova.
16:00 – 16:40	Use of prebiotics as a strategy for biostimulation of soil microbial fertility.	Mauricio Navarro, CEO Bioestimulando Ando, México.
16:40 – 17:00	Connecting science to nature.	Patricia Toledo, Director of Business Sustainability for Syngenta Latin America North.
17:00 – 17:30	Coffee Break
17:30 – 17:50	The importance of GABA in the biostimulation of your crops.	Renata Alcaraz Solis, Plant Health Manager for the Latam region in FMC.
17:50 – 18:30	The mechanisms of Trichoderma as a biocontrol agent of diseases and pests.	Dr. Enrique Monte, Universidad de Salamanca, España.
18:30 – 20:30	Closing Cocktail

Room B

Wednesday July 5th

Hora Cancún (GMT-5)	Title	Speaker
10:40 – 11:20	Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:10	Gene silencing as a basis for bio-control in Latin America against diseases, pests and weeds.	PhD. Diana Zabala Pardo, specialized in RNAi for biocontrol.
12:10 – 12:30	The application of Gram Negative Bacteria for the optimization of horticultural crop growth.	Ignacio Villalba Recuerda, Researcher in Microbiology at MAFA BIOESCIENCE
12:30 – 13:00	Induction of plant resistance using elicitors: from theory to practice.	Ph.D. Antonio León-Reyes, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador.
13:00 – 13:20	Integral action and benefits of using botanical biopesticides	MSc. José Guadalupe Ontiveros Guerra, Greencorp
13:30 – 15:00	Lunch
15:00 – 15:30	Trends in the global market for biocontrol.	Mark Trimmer, director gerente de DunhamTrimmer LLC.
15:30 – 15:50	Silicon requirements for maximum crop efficiency.	Ing. Andrés Arguedas Gutiérrez, Area Manager de Centroamérica y Caribe en Manvert.
15:50 – 16:30	Formulation and correct application of biopesticides: key aspects for their efficacy.	Dra. Alba Marina Cotes Prado, Colombia.
16:30 – 16:50	Advances in the development of formulations based on microorganisms, polyphenols and microalgae.	Manuel Calvo Cruz, Corporate Manager at NS Group.
16:50 – 17:20	Coffee Break
17:20 – 17:40	SICIT GROUP: an example of innovation and integration of bio-stimulant products for agriculture.	Ing. Fabio Agnolon, Commercial Director of the Agro Business Unit at SICIT GROUP.
17:40 – 18:30	Pheromones and semiochemicals: new biocontrol strategies for intensive and extensive crops.	Dr. Owen Jones, International Consultant at Lisk & Jones, United Kingdom.

Thursday July 6th

Hora Cancún (GMT-5)	Title	Speaker
10:20 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:50	Challenges and opportunities in the development of biocontrol strategies.	Dr. Minshad Ansari, CEO & Founder of Bionema y de The World Bioprotection Forum
11:50 – 12:10	Biopesticides to meet new regulatory and market demands: MITÖ - Broad-spectrum natural bioacaricide	Gustavo Noriega, Biocontrol Portfolio Manager at Kimitec
12:10 – 12:40	Plant microbiome: what is the use of knowing about this?	Dr. Antonio León, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador.
12:40 – 13:30	NETWORKING ROUND TABLES: A selection of speakers and topics in a space for discussion and conversation.
13:30 – 15:00	Lunch
15:00 – 15:40	Seaweed: Understanding Interactions with Plants and their Significance in Agricultural Applications.	Dr. Balakrishnan Prithiviraj, Universidad Dalhousie, Canadá.
15:40 – 16:00	aTIUM technology as a physiological plant activator.	Cuauhtémoc Bolaños Alvarez, Manager in Technical Business Development LATAM at Intermag
16:00 – 16:30	Case studies of stress management using biostimulants in blueberries.	Fernando Diez, international advisor on fruit trees and soil management, Chile.
16:30 – 17:10	Coffee Break

Networking Round Tables

Mesa	Title	Speaker
Room A	Nanomaterials as biostimulants.	Dr. Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Universidad Autónoma Antonio Narro, México.
1	Trichoderma mechanisms as biocontrol agents for diseases and pests.	Dr. Enrique Monte, Universidad de Salamanca, España.
2	Trichoderma as a biostimulant for plants in the context of climate change.	Dra. Rosa Hermosa, Universidad de Salamanca, España.
3	Foliar application of biostimulants: what we know and their effects.	Dra. Victoria Fernández,Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España.
4	Benefits and risks of combining Mmicroorganisms as plants biostimulants.	Dr. Maximino Manzanera, director gerente de DunhamTrimmer LLC.
5	Global market for biostimulants and bioprotection.	Mark Trimmer, Managing Partner at Dunham Trimmer & Vatren Jurin, Partner and Vice President Product Strategy at Dunham Trimmer.
6	Abiotic stress: biostimulation as a strategy against drought, water excess, moisture deficiency or saline soils.	Dr. Prometeo Sánchez, Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas, México.
7	Plant-microorganism communication: key process in the rhizosphere for biological management.	Dr. José López-Bucio, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás Hidalgo, México.
8	Gene silencing as the basis of biocontrol in Latin America against diseases, pests and weeds.	PhD. Diana Zabala Pardo, especializada en ARNi para biocontrol.
9	Induction of plant resistance using elicitors: from theory to practice.	Ph.D. Antonio León-Reyes, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador.
10	New trends and strategies in biocontrol.	Dr. Owen Jones, Consultor internacional Lisk & Jones, Reino Unido. Dr. Minshad Ansari, CEO y fundador de Bionema y de The World Bioprotection Forum.
11	Past, present, and future of biopesticides, biofertilizers and biostimulants in Latin America.	Dra. Alba Marina Cotes, Investigadora emérita en AGROSAVIA Colombia.
12	Seaweed: Understanding Interactions with Plants and their Significance in Agricultural Applications.	Dr. Balakrishnan Prithiviraj, Universidad Dalhousie, Canadá.

Networking Round Tables

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Event layout

Kimitec

15	AgroScience

AMVAC

Innovak

FMC

Syngenta

Wiseconn

Agrocube

Retenum

29	Epsilon Bios

Omnia

Adama

Probelte

34	Mercalimsa \| Microsysnergies

UPL

Leili

Acadian

39	Coreyal \| Ducor

40	Carbonwave

Sicit

Mafa

46	Green Corp

Salimax

GreenHow

Bioinnova

Manvert

51	Fertiglobal

NS Group

Femssa

54	Eurochilena \| Ilsa

Lista de auspiciadores

Stand	Company
14	Kimitec
15	Agroscience
22	AMVAC
23	Innovak
24	FMC
25	Syngenta
26	Wiseconn
27	Agrocube
28	Retenum
29	Epsilon Bios
30	Omnia
31	Adama
32	Probelte
34	Mercalimsa \| Microsynergies
36	UPL
37	Leili
38	Acadian
39	Coreyal \| Ducor
40	Carbonwave
42	Sicit
43	Mafa
46	Green Corp
47	Salimax
48	GreenHow
49	Bioinnova
50	Manvert
51	Fertiglobal
52	NS Group
53	Femssa
54	Eurochilena \| Ilsa