Use of Adjuvants with Biologicals and Soil Health Management in Agriculture
This half-day event takes place on Tuesday 12th October!
Organised By
Sponsored By
Speakers
Dr Minshad A Ansari
Founder and CEO of Bionema Ltd,
and Chairman of the WBF
Minshad is the Chairman of World Bioprotection Forum, as well as being the Founder and CEO of Bionema, a bioprotectant technology company. He is passionate about developing and commercialising natural bioproducts to protect crops from pests and diseases, reducing the use of synthetic pesticides, enhancing food security and increasing crop yields. Minshad has more than 20 years of experience in developing and launching bioprotectors in AgriTech sector, having published over 70 research publications in international journals and received many prestigious business innovation awards.
Jerry Alford
Arable and Soils Advisor,
Soil Association
Jerry has experience in arable and mixed farming, having run the family farm in Devon for 25 years. He has been Arable and Soils advisor at the Soil Association for 4 years, where he focuses on supporting farmers to move to agroecological and organic farming systems. Through involvement with the Innovative Farmers Network as a trial coordinator and as an advisor for the Great Soils programme and the Fabulous farmers and RELACS European projects, he supports farmers to reduce artificial fertiliser and agrochemical inputs and
improve soil resilience.
Renaud Perrin
Stepan Formulation
Chemist – Europe
Renaud Perrin, Stepan Formulation Chemist – Europe, with a Master’s degree in Chemistry from CPE Lyon, has eight years of experience in agrochemical formulation. Prior to joining Stepan Company, Renaud worked with Syngenta’s Formulation Technology upstream research group for five years where he focused on product performance improvement and identifying and developing new efficacy-boosting adjuvants. Renaud leverages his technical expertise for formulation development projects related to biological products with a focus on understanding loss mechanisms.
Hugo Carrasco
Head of Marketing
Europe, OroAgri
Hugo is an Agronomic engineer with a Masters in Viticulture and Oenology, as well as a Masters in Business and Administration. He has worked for OroAgri for the past 10 years, and has held the position of Head of Marketing for ORO AGRI in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Russia, since 2019.
Dr Martin Shaw
Team Leader –
R&D,Croda
Martin Shaw is Applications Team Leader at Croda in their Crop Protection division. Martin studied Chemistry at the University of Sheffield before joining Croda, where he has specialised in agrochemical applications for over 10 years. Within his role, Martin is responsible for fostering relationships with the R&D centres of key global accounts and other customers to identify opportunities for collaboration and project support. Martin is also part of the global technical group looking to recognise where there are gaps in Croda’s market offerings and where opportunities exist to develop new technologies to meet the needs of the industry.
Volodymyr Krut
Chief Microbiologist,
BTU-CENTER
Volodymyr Krut is an expert in the biologization of agriculture. He combines scientific research work with field practice, and is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of microbes in agriculture, their variability, and the conditions required for them to perform optimally. He hosts a popular video series on microbiology: Simply about microbes, which explores the potential for microbes in modern agriculture.
Bex Lawson
Senior Plant Nematologist
at Fera Science Ltd.
Bex Lawson is the Senior Plant Nematologist at Fera Science Ltd. and curator of the National Plant-Parasitic Nematode Collection. With over 16 years’ experience working within the Fera Plant Protection Programme, her role is to deliver high-quality nematology diagnostic and efficacy services to UK and overseas government and commercial clients as part of the Plant Clinic. The team utilises a range of both cutting edge and classical techniques to provide comprehensive terrestrial nematodes services across the global spectrum of agricultural and horticultural crops.
Dr Benjamin Langendorf
Momentive Application development Engineer – Ag Europe & N/W Africa
Dr Benjamin Langendorf has 14 years of experience in Agricultural/Horticultural research, including 3 years’ experience in Public Health (medical entomology). Benjamin supports the implementation of a high-performance Organosilicones adjuvants portfolio, which is compatible with plant protection products that help farmers worldwide to protect their crops sustainably, facilitate their spraying operations and reach their yield goals.
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09:00 am |
Welcome and Introduction |
Minshad Ansari, Chairman of the WBF |
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09:05 am |
Soil health: the foundation of our planet’s future |
Jerry Alford, Soil Association |
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09:15am |
Addressing soil and crop production challenges with Soil Health technologies |
Kevin Ashford, UPL |
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09:30 am |
Importance of adjuvants in today farming sustainability and ecosystem preservation |
Hugo Carrasco, Oro Agri Europe |
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09.45 am |
The importance of formulation design in bioprotection products |
Martin Shaw, Croda |
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10.00 am |
A biocompatible wetting agent: Increasing the efficacy of biopesticides |
Dr Minshad Ansari, Bionema |
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10.15 am |
Microbial polysaccharides as an alternative to chemical adjuvants |
Volodymyr Krut, BTU-CENTER |
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10.30am |
Unlocking the potential of biologicals through formulation technology |
Renaud Perrin, Stepan Company |
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10:45 am |
Organosilicone adjuvants for biological crop protection products |
Dr Benjamin Langendorf, Momentive |
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11.00 am |
Using nematodes as soil health indicators |
Bex Lawson, Fera |
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11.15 am |
Panel discussion and Q&A session |
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11.55 am |
Thanks and close |
Minshad Ansari, Chairman of the WBF |
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