BIOVEGEN Conference “Impact and future of new technologies in plant production”

March 24, 2020. Madrid

The BIOVEGEN Conference “Impact and future of new technologies in plant production"will be held next Tuesday March 24th at the headquarters of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE) at Calle Diego de León 50 (28006) Madrid.

This Conference aims to offer a meeting and debate forum about the present and future situation of the latest plant production techniques. In addition, the Conference will allow attendees to schedule b2b meetings with the speakers and other attendees to seek joint collaborations.

In addition, the Conference will allow attendees to schedule b2b meetings with the speakers and other attendees to seek joint collaborations.

Program of the day

10:30 a.m. BIOVEGEN Assembly (closed session for BIOVEGEN partners)

11:15 a.m. Coffee networking

12:00 p.m. Impact and future of new technologies in plant production

12:10 p.m. Understanding and exploiting the plant microbiome. Gabriel Castrillo. Research Fellow. University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)
12:35 p.m. Potential and impact of gene editing in crops. Pilar Cubas. National Center for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC)
1:00 p.m. Regulation of genetic editing techniques. Ana Judith Martin de la Fuente. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAPA)
1:25 p.m. FRUIT ATTRACTION 2020: commitment to innovation and business. Raul Calleja. Managing Director. IFEMA-FRUIT ATTRACTION

1:40 p.m. BIOVEGEN: 10 years of plant innovation.

Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. Coordinator. BIOVEGEN

1:55 p.m. Colloquium and questions

2:20 p.m. Conclusions and closing

2:30 p.m. Cocktail networking

Starting at 3:30 p.m. previously scheduled b2b meetings.