Plant Health: challenges, opportunities and future

December 17, 2020

On the occasion of International Year of Plant Health (AISV) proclaimed in 2020 by the United Nations Assembly and which aims to raise people's awareness about the importance of protecting plant health and preventing the spread of plant pests and diseases, BIOVEGEN-Plant Biotechnology Technology Platform, and the Association of Biotechnology Communicators, COMUNICABIOTEC, have the pleasure of inviting you to Seminar "PLANT HEALTH: challenges, opportunities and future."

This meeting on-line will treat the paper, the challenges, opportunities and future of Plant Health within the framework of its communication and dissemination. To do this, we will have speakers of recognized prestige from the academic, business and informative fields, who will convey the vision of all the agents in the value chain.

The session on-line, that is of free and open access For all those interested in the field of plant biotechnology and its visibility, the next Thursday, December 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Seminar program

11:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction

José Antonio Plaza, President of COMUNICABIOTEC
Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna, Director of BIOVEGEN

11:10 a.m.. Vision of the value chain in plant health

Moderator: Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN

Administration. Victoria Montemayor. Attached to the INIA Directorate-National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
Science. María Aránzazu Gómez-Garay. Researcher UCM-Complutense University of Madrid. Former AESAVE President
Company. Francisco Espinosa. R&D Director. SEIPASA
Society. Juan's Solitude. Director. ANTAMA FOUNDATION

11:40 a.m.. Round table: how to communicate the importance of plant health

Moderator: Gemma Lloret. Vice President of COMUNICABIOTEC

12:15 p.m.. Conclusions and closure