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.
Download the detailed program overview for both days
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
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
3:00pm
Reach for the right tools in the IPM toolbox
Hannah Fraser
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness
Vava Grbic
Western University
