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BIOCONTROL LATAM PRESENTATIONS

* Wednesday 14th November

14:20 Dr. Cesar Augusto Corredor Velandia, Director of Innovation, Technological Development and Health Protection, The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Colombia)
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15:00 Dr. Mark Trimmer, Managing Partner, DunhamTrimmer & Editor 2BMonthly (USA)
Global Biocontrol Market and the Importance of LatAm
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SESSION 1 - BIOCONTROL AND IPM IN LATAM

16:20 Mr. Nicolás Cock Duque, President Asobiocol (Colombia)
LatAm Based Biosolutions to Sustainably Feed the World
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16:50 Mr. René Ruiter, Director – Horti, Koppert Biological Systems (Netherlands)
More than Crop Protection. How using biological contributes to brand value
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17:10 Mr. Antoine Martin, Technical Development Manager, Agrauxine Lesaffre Plant
Care (France)
Romeo® an innovative Systemic Resistance Inducer Against Powdery and Downy Mildew
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Mr. Jose Estevez, Country Manager, STK Bio-Ag Technologies (Colombia & Ecuador)
Increasing Yields by Providing Current Non-Biological Users with an Easy 'Bridge' for Using of Biologicals: The Hybrid Solution
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* Thursday 15th November

SESSION 2 - BIOCONTROL RESEARCH & NEW TECHNOLOGY

09:00 Dr. Juan Lucas Restrepo, Executive Director, AGROSAVIA (Colombia)
Some Insights on the Future of Agricultural Research
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09:50 Dr. Paola Cuartas, Bioproducts Department Researcher, AGROSAVIA (Colombia)
Development of Biopesticides Based on Viruses in Colombia
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11:00 Dr. Jorge Chang, Business Manager Andean Region, Cytozymes Laboratories (Ecuador)
Stimulatory Effect of Experimental Biostimulant CPS50 Containing Fermentation Metabolites on Biocontrol of Black Sigatoka in Banana
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11:20 Dr. Ralf-Udo Ehlers, Managing Director, e-nema GmbH, (Germany)
The Future is Bright: Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in LatAm Crop Protection
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11:40 Mr. Ronan Kempf, Head of Marketing & Development, Agrauxine Lesaffre Plant Care (France)
ALD1202 a new biofungicide against rots like Botrytis cinerea and Monilia spp.
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SESSION 3 - INNOVATIVE BUSINESS APPROACHES & INVESTING IN BIOCONTROL

13:30 Mr. Ignacio Viteri, Technology Catalyst Manager, Agropecuaria Popoyán (Guatemala)
Behavior Change: How Smallholder Farmers are Revolutionizing the Use of Biological Control in Guatemala
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SESSION 4 - BIOCONTROL REGULATORY

14:20 Ms. Amy Plato Roberts (Moderator), Regulatory Affairs Manager, Lallemand Plant Care (USA)
Panel Members:
- Ms. Margarita Rodriguez, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Marrone Bio Innovations (USA) 
- Ms. Silvina Iglesias, LatAm & CentAm Registration Manager, STK Bio-Ag (Argentina) 
- Ms. Maria Luiza M.P. Castro, Co-Founder, CESIS (Brazil) 
Panel Discussion: Emerging Regulatory Issues for Biopesticides in Latin America
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16:00 Dr. Alison Hamer, Partner in the European Regulatory Affairs team, ERM (UK)
EU Regulatory Framework Impact on Biocontrol Development in LatAm
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16:20 Mr. David Cary, Executive Director, IBMA (Belgium)
IBMA Efforts in Support of Global Harmonization
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16:40 Ms. Angie Niño Bernal, Research Director, Bichopolis (Colombia)
Key Factors to Achieve Successful Adoption of New Biocontrol Technologies – A Case Study
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17:00 Dr. Deepak Singhal, President, International Panaacea Ltd (India)
The Future is Biologicals
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* Friday 16th November 

SESSION 5 - PRODUCTION & FORMULATIONS OF BIOCONTROLS

09:00 Dr. Martha Gomez, BioProducts Department Manager, AGROSAVIA (Colombia)
Development of Granular Formulations for Biological Control Agents 
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09:40 Dr. Shalaka Shinde, Senior Scientist, Oil-Dri Corporation of America (USA)
Next Generation of Biological Carriers
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SESSION 6 - BIOCONTROL CASE STUDIES

11:40 Mr. Camilo Chacon, R&D Manager, Ecoflora Agro (Colombia)
Plant Extracts and Predator Mites: A Compatible and Effective Alternative for Sustainable Phytophagous Mite Control in Ornamentals
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