Tentative programme

Monday 19 October 2020

From - To	Programme
07:30	Doors open
	Parallel meetings
Room	Montreal	Singapore	Sydney
09:00 - 10:30	IBMA Regulatory Affairs Seminar (IBMA members only) Will be repeated at 11:00	IBMA Natural Substances Professional Group Meeting (IBMA members only)	IBMA Macrobials, Invertebrate Biocontrol Agents Professional Group Meeting (IBMA members only)
10:30 - 11:00 Exhibition hall 4.1	Coffee break
	Parallel meetings
Room	Montreal	Singapore	Sydney
11:00 - 12:30	IBMA Regulatory Affairs Seminar (IBMA members only) Repeat of 9:00 session	IBMA Microbial Biocontrol Agents Professional Group Meeting (IBMA members only)	IBMA Semiochemicals Professional Group Meeting (IBMA members only)
12:30 - 14:00 Exhibition hall 4.1	Lunch break
13:30 - 14:00 Montreal	Registration for Annual General Meeting - IBMA Please register early.
Room	Montreal		Singapore
14:00 - 16:00 Montreal	Annual General Meeting IBMAmembers only and prospective members upon prior request to the IBMA Brussels office.		*Update on B. thuringiensis: A valuable biocontrol agent caught in the B. cereus* debate** TBA
16:00 - 17:00 Exhibition hall 4.1	Coffee break
17:00 - 18:45 Montreal	Welcome to ABIM 2020 Lucius Tamm (ABIM Steering committee and FiBL Director): The importance of the biocontrol industry to solve major agricultural challenge. Jennifer Lewis (ABIM Steering committee and IBMA ED): Positioning the industry in its core role within a sustainable food production industry. David Cary (ABIM Steering Committee & Owen Jones (Chair of Bernard Blum Award panel) present the 2020 Bernard Blum Award short list success stories and the winning presentation. Bernard Blum Award presentation supported by CBC (EUROPE) S.r.l.
18:45 - 20:15 Exhibition hall 4.1	Welcome address State Councillor Christoph Brutschin, Head of Departement of Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Basel. Aperitif supported by the City of Basel
13:00 - 19:00 Exhibition hall 4.1	Exhibition
13:00 - 19:00 Foyer	Poster Exhibition
12:00 - 18:00 Foyer	1-to-1 meetings event
12:00 - 19:00 Foyer	Ad-hoc meeting rooms
12:00 - 19:00 Foyer	Charging stations

Tuesday 20 October 2020

From - to	Programme
07:30	Doors open
	Parallel
Room	Montreal	Singapore	Sydney
08:30 - 10:00 Montreal	Global regulatory harmonization session - European and global focus Invited speakers from international and regional organisations will highlight opportunities and progress in this field. TBA	Case studies on effective use of Biocontrol This session includes offered and invited papers.	Interactive training workshop on sustainability (free, registration required) Food for thought for the industry provided by NGO Forum for the Future: How do your biocontrol products contribute to sustainability and what actions need to be taken to receive recognition and to grow the business?
10:00 - 10:30 Exhibition hall 4.1	Coffee break
	Parallel
Room	Montreal		Singapore	Sydney
10:30 - 11:30 Montreal	Global regulatory harmonization session (ctd) • TBA		Case studies on effective use of Biocontrol This session includes offered and invited papers.	Training workshop on competition law (free to delegates, workshop registration required)
11:30 - 12:30	Global Minor uses session • TBA		Case studies on effective use of Biocontrol This session includes offered and invited papers.
12:30 - 14:00 Exhibition hall 4.1	Lunch break
	Parallel
Room	Montreal		Singapore	Sydney
14:00 - 15:30 Montreal	Case studies around the globe relying on biocontrol in agrifood transformation • TBA		Training workshop on patents and IP (free to delegates, workshop registration required)	Training workshop on regulatory issues (free to delegates, workshop registration required)
15:30 - 16:30 Montreal	Coffee break
16:30 - 18:00 Montreal	Case studies around the globe relying on biocontrol in agrifood transformation (ctd) • TBA		Training workshop on patents and IP (free to delegates, workshop registration required)	Training workshop on competition law (free to delegates, workshop registration required)
18:00 - 18:45 Montreal	Pre-Aperitif Keynote Address Sally Uren OBE and CEO of Forum for the Future Necessary business steps along the food value chain to achieve sustainable food production. Supported by
18:45 - 19:45 Exhibition hall 4.1	Aperitif Supported by BIOBEST GROUP
07:30 - 19:00 Hall 4.1	Exhibition
07:30 - 19:00 Foyer	Poster Exhibition
09:00 - 17:00 Foyer	1-to-1 meetings event
07:30 - 19:00 Foyer	Ad-hoc meeting rooms
07:30 - 19:00 Foyer	Charging stations

Wednesday 21 October 2020

From - To	Programme
07:30	Doors open
08:30 - 10:00 Montreal	Innovations and emerging technologies in bioprotection • TBA
10:00 - 10:30 Exhibition hall 4.1	Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00 Montreal	Innovations and emerging technologies relevant to bioprotection, their acceptance and use • TBA
12:00 - 12:15 Montreal	Closing remarks and end of conference David Cary
12:15 - 15:15	Food systems dialogs mainstreaming bioprotection solutions as key pillars for the regenerative transformation of global agrifood systems. Side event organized by BPG (invitation only)
08:00 - 13:00 Hall 4.1	Exhibition
08:00 - 13:00 Foyer	Poster Exhibition
09:00 - 12:00 Foyer	1-to-1 meetings event
08:00 - 13:00 Foyer	Ad-hoc meeting rooms
08:00 - 13:00 Foyer	Charging stations

Access to the archive

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