BIOVEGEN Conference: "Innovation and Economic Impact of Plant Varieties"

October 30, 2015. IFEMA, Madrid

BIOVEGEN organizes the Conference on “Innovation and economic impact of plant varietiesThe conference will be held on October 30th and aims to highlight the importance of innovation in increasing the competitiveness of the Spanish agricultural sector, as well as stimulate collaboration between companies and research centers. The conference will be held in the Fruit Forum auditorium, located in Hall 8 of FRUIT ATTRACTION, at IFEMA in Madrid.

The objective of this conference is to convey to the Spanish agri-food sector the economic potential of plant varieties for the private sector, thus highlighting the importance of varietal innovation in agricultural production. Our aim is to foster interaction between the business sector and research centers, all geared toward the development of plant varieties that will increase the competitiveness of the agri-food sector.

Program of the day

10:30 a.m. Opening

10:40 a.m. Agricultural economy and innovation

Jose Manuel Silva. Former general director of Agriculture. Former Director General of Research. European Comission

11:10 a.m. Importance of varietal innovation

Manuel Talon. Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA).

11:40 a.m. Innovation in emerging crops

ALMOND – María José Rubio-Cabetas. Aragon Agri-Food Research and Technology Center (CITA).
APRICOT – David Ruiz. Segura Center for Soil Science and Applied Biology (CEBAS CSIC Murcia).
ORNAMENTAL – José Manuel Pérez-Pérez. Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH).
PISTACHIO – Esau Martinez. “El Chaparrillo” Agro-Environmental Research Center (IRIAF – Castilla La Mancha).

12:40 p.m. Protection and defense of plant varieties

Esther Esteban Rodrigo. Spanish Office of Plant Varieties (OEVV)

1:00 p.m. Public framework to support varietal innovation

EUROPE: H2020 – Martha Conde. Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI).
SPAIN: SPANISH BIOECONOMY STRATEGY – Manuel Lainez. National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA).

1:20 p.m. BIOVEGEN as a catalyst for project development

Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna. BIOVEGEN Plant Biotechnology Technological Platform.

1:30 p.m. Closure

BIOVEGEN Conference: "Innovation and Economic Impact of Plant Varieties"