Click on the Links below to download each Speaker Presentation in PDF format.
Access to the presentations is EXCLUSIVE TO REGISTERED DELEGATES of the InfoAg International & Biocontrol LATAM. A PASSWORD given to registered delegates is required to open the PDF documents.
|
Wednesday 28th of August |
||
|
INFO AG INTERNATIONAL |
BIOCONTROL LATAM | |
|
13:20 |
Leonardo Antolini, Client Relations, Kleffmann Group |
Keynote: Diseases, Pests, Nematodes, Weeds – Innovations and Trends in Biocontrol (download .pdf) Dr. Marcelo Morandi, Head at EMBRAPA Meio Ambiente |
|
13:50 |
Sustainability through precision agriculture (download .pdf) Thiago Romanelli, Professor, Department of Biosystem Engineering, ESALQ/USP |
Keynote: Biocontrol Market in Brazil (download .pdf) Mr. Marcelo Claudino, Business Intelligence Director, IEG | FNP |
|
14:20 |
Use & Perceptions of Brazilian Farmers regarding Digital Tools (download .pdf) Marcelo Claudino, Director of Business Intel, IEG |
Keynote: Feedback from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Dr. Mark Trimmer, Editor 2BMonthly/Managing Partner, DunhamTrimmer
|
|
Session continued |
Session Biocontrol and IPM in LatAm |
|
|
15:50 |
Digital Agriculture in large farm (download .pdf) Vinicius Favoni , Analista de Agricultura Digital SLC Agricola |
Biological Control as Part of the Integrated Strategy for Crop Pest Management in Latin America and the Caribbean (download .pdf) Dr. Yelitza Colmenarez, Director, CABI Americas |
|
Session: Connectivity |
||
|
16:20 |
Keynote: How to solve the problem of connectivity between the different models and brands of agricultural machinery and the farmer management system José Alexandre Loyola, President - Brazil, AgGateway Latam |
Farmer to Fork: Customized Co-Development of Biological Solutions in a Tropical Cropping System Dr. Lieselot Van der Veken, Business Development Manager, Biobest Group |
|
16:50 |
Case study in ag IoT (download .pdf) Tony Gil, COO, AgriGis |
Effect of CPST (Crop Protection Support Technology) Products as Biopesticides and as Enhancers of Traditional Chemistries (download .pdf) Dr. Michael Canady, Technical Support Director, Cytozyme Laboratories |
|
17:20 |
|
MIB – Manejo Inteligente Biopotente (download .pdf) Mr. Robson Luz Costa, Manager, Market Development, Laboratorio Farroupilha/Lallemand |
|
17:50 |
|
Bioprotection Challenges and Contributions to Achieve the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (download .pdf) Mr. Nicolas Cock Duque, President, Bioprotection Global and External Affairs Manager, Ecoflora, A Gowan Group Company |
|
Thursday, 29 August 2019 |
||
|
Info AG Brazil and Biocontrol LATAM |
||
|
Session: Biocontrol Research & New Technology |
||
|
09:00 |
Start Up Showcase: Using Technology to Revolutionize Decision Making and Enhance Sustainability (download .pdf) Mr. Andrei Grespan, CEO, Tarvos |
|
|
09:30 |
1901SC (Saccharomyces cerevisiae LAS 117 Yeast Cell Wall) – an Innovative Systemic Resistance Inducer Against Asian Soybean Rust Mr. Eduardo Elias Oriani, Fungicides R&D Consultant, IHARA |
|
|
09:50 |
Technical Benefits of Plant Extracts for Crop Disease Management: EcoSwing, an Example of Botanicals Technology Integration (download .pdf) Mr. Raul Ruiz, Ecoflora, a Gowan Group Company |
|
|
10:10 |
Zika Mosquito Management Using Botanicals (download .pdf) Mr. Ketan Mehta, Founder & CEO, Ecosense Labs |
|
|
10:30 |
Networking Break |
|
|
Session Data collection and data decisions |
Biocontrol research and new technology |
|
|
11:00 |
Tech integration brings data to life for farmers (download .pdf) Frank D'Emden, Product Manager, Decipher |
Use of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in the Control of Nematodes Mr. Artur Soares, Researcher, Simbiose |
|
11:20 |
Climate, winter season, and impact on agriculture overview María del Pilar Longar-Blanco, PhD in sciences (biology) National Polytechnic Institute |
Biostimulant Effect of Biological Alternatives in the Yield of Pineapple (download .pdf) Mr. Luis Diego D. Araya, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
|
11:40 |
Early within-season foliar diseases detection and yield prediction using Sentinel-2 satellite constellation imageries and machine learning technologies in biomass sorghum (download.pdf) Ephrem Habyarimana, Chief Scientist, CREA Research Center for Cereal and Industrial Crops |
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Sclerotia Viability Reduction Potential by Bacillus methylotrophicus (download .pdf) Dr. Edilaine Gelinski Grabicoski, Professor, State University Maringa |
|
Session: Using Precision Ag to improve ROI |
||
|
12:00 |
Spatial profit mapping (download .pdf) Mr. Jose Molin, Associate Professor, USP |
Julietta® a Biofungicide Against Botrytis cinerea and Monilia spp Mr. Frederic Lievens, Biocontrol Product Manager, Agrauxine Lesaffre Plant Care |
|
Session Production & Formulation of Biocontrols |
||
|
13:30 |
How to improve prescription maps for precision agriculture practices Lucas Amaral, FEAGRI - Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola/Unicamp * |
Keynote: Evaluation of Potential of Nanostructured Systems for Pest Control in Agriculture. (download .pdf) Professor Leonardo Fraceto, Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, USP |
|
13:50 |
Friends, not Foes: ADAPT and ISOXML Provide Comprehensive Data Interoperability (download .pdf) Dan Danford, Global Industry Relations Manager, CNH Industrial/AgGateway |
Stability Studies in the Design of Biological Control Agent Formulations (download .pdf) Dr. Martha Gomez, BioProducts Department Manager, AGROSAVIA |
|
14:10 |
Presentation from Geoysis Paulo Mateus Alves, Director of Sales, Geosys |
Smart Bacillus Based Formulations: Successful Solutions Against Fungal Diseases Affecting Row and Cash Crops Dr. Noemi Herrero, R&D Manager, Grupo Agrotecnología |
|
14:30 |
ABPSAP Certification Program for Precision Agriculture Service Companies (download .pdf) Mr. Fernando Lopes, Director, Instituto Totum |
New Biological Carrier Platform (download .pdf) Dr. Shalaka Shinde, Senior Scientist, Oil-Dri Corporation of America |
|
14:50 |
A proximal soil-sensing platform for effective soil nutrient and irrigation management in precision farming Ronaldo Pereira de Oliveira, Reseacher Embrapa |
The Careful Selection of Yeast Extracts is Key to Promote Growth, Spores and Crystal Proteins Formation for Bacillus thuringiensis Commercial Manufacturing Dr. Alain Sourabié, Science, Technical & Innovation Director, Proceslys – Lesaffre Group |
|
16:00 |
Soil mapping by apparent electrical conductivity and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry Alberto Bernardi, Researcher, Embrapa |
Adjustment of the Viral Propagation System of a Granulovirus of Erinnyis ello (VG010) at Pilot Plant Scale (download .pdf) Dr. Paola Cuartas, Bioproducts Department Researcher, AGROSAVIA |
|
16:20 |
Smart Irrigation Scheduling - FieldNET Advisor Saves Water and Energy while Increasing Yields (download .pdf) Kurtis Charling, FieldNET Business solutions, Lindsay |
Production, Downstream Processing and Formulation of Microbial Biocontrol Agents and Nematodes (download .pdf) Dr. Ralf-Udo Ehlers, Managing Director, e-nema GmbH, |
|
16:40 |
NPKCaMg-Fertilization, Naturaé Rain and Crop Yield Models Laszlo Marton, Researcher Professor, HAS |
The Complexity of Quality Assurance in Macro and Micro Biologicals Production (download .pdf) Mr. Danilo Pedrazzoli, Industrial Director, Koppert Brasil |
|
Session: Regulatory Landscape |
||
|
17:00 |
Keynote Panel Discussion: Emerging Regulatory Issues for Biopesticides in Latin America Moderator: Ms. Maria Luiza M.P. Castro, Co-Founder, CESIS Panel Members: Mr. Norberto Arias, Director, Agrochem Consultores (download .pdf) Mr. Hideraldo Coelho, Program Coordinator & Federal Agricultural Inspector, MAPA (download .pdf) Ms. Blanca Sierra, Regulatory Affairs Director & Founder, GLP Estrategias Avanzadas (download .pdf) |
|
|
Friday, 30 August 2019 |
|||
|
InfoAg International |
Biocontrol Latam |
||
|
Session: Training of Farmers |
Session Regulatory Session Continued |
||
|
09:00 |
How YOU are affected by Digital Agriculture Vera Arrabal, CEO, AGRODATA Smart Solutions |
Keynote Panel Discussion: Biological Products Labelling, Efficacy & Assessment in Brazil Moderator: Ms. Daniela Maia, Registration Manager, Vigna Brasil (download .pdf) Panel Members: Jucemary Araújo ANVISA – GHS Implementation and Microbiological Product Labels (download .pdf) Mr. Bruno Cavalheiro Breitenback, Auditor Fiscal Federal Agropecuário, MAPA (download .pdf) Mr. Danilo, Danilo Lourenço de Sousa, Coordination of Environmental Control of Hazardous Substances and Products, IBAMA (download .pdf) |
|
|
09:20 |
How to have positioning accuracy on precision AG systems Renato Brant, Continental Sales Manager, Trimble LATAM |
||
|
Session Biocontrol and Precision Farming chaired by Marco Toapanta ,Global Director - Science and Technology, Agrithority |
|||
|
09:40 |
Precision Agriculture - a Must for Biocontrol |
||
|
Session Innovative Application Technology & Public Health Uses |
|||
|
10:00 |
Early Crop Nutritional Program & Pest Management to Maximize Performance & Yield Marco Toapanta ,Global Director - Science and Technology, Agrithority |
AMR (Antimethanogenic Reagents) Natural Product Pesticide Technology to Control Xylophages (download .pdf) Michael Scalzi, Environmental Intellectual Properties |
|
|
10:25 |
Keynote: Using Drones for Precision Aerial Application of Biodefensives: Global Impact (download .pdf) Mr. Fernando Garcia Nicodemos, CEO & Founder, NCB Sistemas Embarcados |
||
|
10:45 |
Transitioning Biocontrol Strategies from Traditional to Precision Agriculture (download .pdf) Amit Vasavada,Sr. Vice President of R&D and Chief Technology Officer, Marrone Bio Innovations |
||
|
|
|||
|
Session: Nutrient Management |
Session: Biocontrol Agents & Mass Trapping |
||
|
11:40 |
Keynote: Exploratory analysis of agronomic information from a soil fertility database in Brazilian Cerrado: from data to recommendation (download .pdf) Vinicius de Melo Benites, Chief of Development, Embrapa Solos |
Mass Trapping for the Control of the South American Fruit Fly in Table Grape Vineyards (download .pdf) Dr. Marcos Botton, Engineer, EMBRAPA |
|
|
12:10 |
Removing the moisture effect in soil organic matter determination using NIR spectroscopy and PLSR with external parameter orthogonalization Andre Marcelo de souza, Researcher, Embrapa |
ABS in the Professional Biocontrol Industry (download .pdf) Dr. Evert Hamblok, Manager Regulatory Affairs, Koppert Biological Systems |
|
|
Session: Robotics |
|||
|
12:30 |
Automated Processing Tool for Precision Agriculture:Case Study of ABC Foundation Dr. Fabrício P. Povh, Bel. Informática, Yaroslau Miguel Kuzicz, Fundação ABC – Castro-PR |
Augmentative Releases of Endogenous Parasitoids for Biological Control of Millet Insect Pests in the Sahel (download .pdf) Dr. Malick Ba, Principal Entomologist, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
|
|
12:50 |
|
Closing Keynote: Sustainable Cotton Production and Biological Control – Application and Expectations (download .pdf) Dr. Jacob Crosariol Netto, Ph.D., Entomologist, IMA/ABRAPA |
|
