DAY 1 PROGRAM
Day 1: Wednesday, October 8
Speakers from across Canada and around the world bring expertise to our forum.
Note: sessions and speakers are subject to change.
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Download the detailed program overview for both days
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​Ballrooms are located on the main level.
Meeting rooms are located on the second floor.
Please refer to the floor map for room location.
MORNING SESSIONS
9:30am
"Use the Force, Luke": Wielding the Jedi lightsaber in controlled environment agriculture
Genevieve Marchand
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
10:00am
Thrips-Busters: Who you gonna call when cuttings are creepy (with parvi)
Rose Buitenhuis
Vineland Research & Innovation Centre
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10:30am
UV-C: The Mildew Assassin
Matt Korpan
Center for Horticultural Innovation
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS
2:00pm
Tweaking Your Sprayer - A Case Study for Improved Sprayer Performance in Greenhouse Peppers
Jason Deveau
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness
2:30pm
Pesticides and beneficial insects and mites 2025. New insights and considerations from the growers’ and biocontrol producers’ perspective
Shimon Steinberg
Biobee
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3:00pm
Reach for the right tools in the IPM toolbox
Hannah Fraser
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness
Vava Grbic
Western University​​
