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Katja Hora
Specialty fertilizer novel product innovations and field trial results
SQM
Ana Caño-Delgado
Improving Crop Performance under Climate Stress: Brassinosteroid-Based Strategies
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08:00 - 08:50
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Specialty Fertilizers & Biologicals: Trends Beyond 2026
08:50 - 09:00
Opening Welcome
- Naomi Brooker - Portfolio Director, New Ag International
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
09:00 - 09:30
Market trends for specialty fertilizers
- Vatren Jurin - Chief Technology Officer and a Partner, DunhamTrimmer
09:30 - 10:00
Demand trends for stabilized nitrogen fertilizers (SNFs), water soluble fertilizers (WSFs) and controlled release fertilizers (CRFs)
- Rajiv (Raj) Ram - Fertilizer Demand Analyst, International Fertilizer Association IFA
10:00 - 10:30
Market intelligence and analytics for biologicals - are we in growth?
- Manel Cervera - Managing Partner, Dunham Trimmer
10:30 - 11:10
Networking Break
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Track A Advanced Fertilizer Formulations and Nanotechnology Innovations
Track B BioAg Innovations: Strategic Decisions and Discussions for the BioAg Sector
11:10 - 11:15
Welcome back from the chairperson
- David Calvert - Co-Founder, iFormulate
11:15 - 11:40
Improving next-generation suspension fertilizers through smart formulation design
- Anna Higley - Business Development Specialist, Croda Agriculture
- Amie Smith - Research and Technology Manager - EMEA, Croda Agriculture
11:40 - 12:05
Development and field validation of slow- and controlled-release smart urea fertilizers incorporating alternative urease and nitrification inhibitors for improved nitrogen use efficiency and reduced environmental impacts
- Alberto Benedetti - Technology Engineer, Liquid & Solid Technologies Department, R&D Division, CASALE
12:05 - 12:30
How Controlled Release Fertilizers can improve NUE in European Agriculture
- Ronald Clemens - Global Portfolio Manager EEF, ICL Growing Solutions
12:30 - 12:55
Revolutionizing crop nutrition: Enhancing NUE with “Nutrigation™ in a granule” using controlled release fertilizers
- Michael Koch - CRF Market Development Manager, HAIFA South Africa
11:10 - 11:15
Welcome back from the chairperson
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
11:15 - 12:05
Panel: Leadership insight: What does it take to be successful when working with biologicals in Agriculture ?
- Nicole Hart - CEO, Afrikelp
- Carlos Ledó Orriach - CEO & Founder, Veganic
- Ananda Scherner - CEO, Agrobiomics
12:05 - 12:55
Biological Innovation – How to drive forward innovation? From Innovation to Impact: Scaling for a Sustainable Future
- Carlos Rodriguez-Villa Förster - CEO, Phoenix Biosolutions
- Arne Pingel - Managing Director, ARPivora Consulting
- Manuel Valenciano - Plant Biostimulants, Crop Nutrition & Biosolutions, UPM Biochemicals
12:55 - 14:10
Networking Break, Exhibition Viewing and Networking
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Track A Next-Generation Specialty Fertilizers: Innovations Driving Efficiency, Resilience, and Soil Health
Track B BioAg Innovations: Biostimulant Research and Development : New Findings and New Products
14:10 - 14:15
Welcome Back
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
14:15 - 14:40
Specialty fertilizer novel product innovations and field trial results
- Katja Hora - Research Manager, Iodine Plant Nutrition, SQM
14:40 - 15:05
Addressing nutrient use efficiency from within
The title reflects the fact that peptides do not have an effect on fertilizer [chemical] stabilization, or microbial activity/solubilization. Instead, peptides activate a plant’s internal mechanism to assimilate whatever nutrients are available better. My presentation will explain what those mechanisms are, and go from science to very practical terms illustration the value these peptides create for the plant, the farmer, and ultimately the environment!
- Francisco Manzano - Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, CH Biotech R&D Co Ltd
15:05 - 15:30
NeoTerra’s role as a soil health ingredient that improves water resilience in value-added fertilizer formulations
- Annimari Lehtomäki - Business Development Manager, Neova Oy
15:30 - 15:55
Improving Nutrient Efficiency Through Mineral-Based Innovation
- Ángel Borruey Dalmau - Production Director, Making Best Colors Group
14:10 - 14:15
Welcome Back
- Manel Cervera - Managing Partner, Dunham Trimmer
14:15 - 14:40
Harnessing light: Enhancing photosynthesis to overcome abiotic stress with next-generation biostimulants
- Imke Sittel - Founder and CSO, Glaia
14:40 - 15:05
Broad spectrum biostimulants for field and greenhouse
- Marc Knight - Professor, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg
15:05 - 15:30
Mode of action of a biostimulant seed treatment with multiple active ingredients
- Enrico Boccaletti - Vice President, Global Portfolio & Strategic Partnerships, Acadian Plant Health
15:30 - 15:55
Improving Crop Performance under Climate Stress: Brassinosteroid-Based Strategies
- Ana Caño-Delgado - ICREA Research Professor, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics - CRAG logo Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics - CRAG, Barcelona, Spain
15:55 - 16:35
Networking Coffee Break
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Track A Next-Generation Specialty Fertilizers: Innovations Driving Efficiency, Resilience, and Soil Health
Track B: BioAg Innovations - Biologicals, Regenerative Agriculture & Success Stories
16:35 - 17:00
What Works and What Doesn’t? A Western Canadian Farmer and Agronomist’s Perspective on Evaluating Specialty Fertilizers and Biostimulants on the Dryland Prairies
- Amy Crozier - Senior Marketing Representative for Canada, Fertilizer Specialist, Nutrien
17:00 - 17:25
Basics behind efficient plant nutrition: Protecting nitrogen, unlocking phosphorus, improving uptake
- Trifon Vasilev - Business Development / CEE, CroxX GmbH & Co. KG
17:25 - 17:30
Closing remarks and start of networking drinks reception
16:35 - 17:00
From idea to invoice: How to start and make some inroads in the Biostimulant market
- Chris Gamble - Owner & Director, BioYieldCare Limited
17:00 - 17:25
When it comes to Regenerative Farming, how do biologicals play a role?
- Avelino Ormonde - Farmer, Biofontinhas "The Art of Balance"
17:25 - 17:30
Closing remarks and start of networking drinks reception
17:30 - 18:30
Networking Drinks & Canapes in the Exhibition Hall
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