International Spring School - Biosolutions for a sustainable agriculture: Innovation in action!
Join us at the second edition of the International Spring School
Welcome to the second edition of our International Spring School: Biosolutions for Sustainable Agriculture – Innovation in Action.
Join renowned scientists and industry leaders to discover the latest advances in Agtech, with a focus on digital tools and biosolutions (biostimulants, biocontrol, biofertilizers).
Discover sustainable approaches that will shape the future of agriculture. Benefit from Wallonia's solid scientific expertise and take advantage of knowledge gained from cutting-edge research.
Meet over 200 professionals, exchange ideas with your peers, and establish collaborations that promote real change in the food system.
Keynote Speakers
Christian Huyghe
The former scientific director of agriculture at INRAE will give a speech on how digital tools and biosolutions can transform agriculture into more resilient and sustainable systems. His vision bridges science and practice to design agriculture that serves both farmers and the planet.
Richard Bélanger
Dr. Bélanger has been a full professor at Université Laval since 1999 and held a Canada Research Chair in Plant Protection from 2001 to 2022. His research focuses on developing genetic and biological control methods to suppress plant diseases. He has supervised and graduated more than 27 postdoctoral fellows, 20 PhD researchers, and 42 master’s researchers, and has published more than 200 scientific articles, cited nearly 20,000 times, making him one of the most productive researchers in the world in his field.
Vassil KOLAROV
Director of the Research and Innovation Department, he leads the department that supports the internationalisation of research & innovation (R&I) actors in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. His unit facilitates cooperation with foreign research & innovation organisations, coordinates scientific/technological components in official Belgian missions, negotiates bilateral research agreements, and steers the WBI’s Research & Innovation Platform.
Programme
16th June
- 9 am-12:30: introduction and Keynote presentation from Prof. Christian Huyghe (former scientific director of INRAE).
- 12:30 -2 pm: networking lunch and posters session.
- 2 pm-5:30 pm: parallel sessions.
Parallel session 1: digital tools for monitoring and decision-making.
Parallel session 2: economic, regulatory and societal perspectives.
- 17h30-20h: networking drink with finger food.
17th June
- 9 am-12:30: development and effectiveness of biocontrol/biostimulant solutions.
- 12h30-14h: networking lunch
- 14h-18h: visits
Visits CRA-W, Fytofend, ULG-Gembloux (by my own means of transport)
Visite CRA-W, Fytofend, ULG-Gembloux avec navette
Venue
Université de Liège.
Adresse : Pl. du Vingt Août 7, 4000 Liège.
Contact
- Yuan CHAI: yuan.chai@wagralim.be
- Emma Dutilloy & Lore Detienne: digibiocontrol@uliege.be
Registration
The registration is free but mandatory REGISTRATION
Submit your application to exhibit your poster: HERE
Are you registered but unable to attend the event? Please notify us at least 10 days before the event, i.e. by June 5, by emailing us at the following address: yuan.chai@wagralim.be
In order to avoid waste, a fee of €50 will be charged for no-shows if we are not notified in advance.
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