BPIA 2018 Fall Meeting & Sustainability Symposium and Biocontrols USA East 2018 Conference and Tradeshow
October 8-12, 2018 • Rochester Riverside Hotel • Rochester, NY
Meeting Agenda
Subject to change
Day 1 — Monday, October 8, 2018
6:30 am
Tour Registration Check-in
Hotel lobby, near the front door and opposite the front desk
7:00 am
Tour Bus Load In
7:15 am
Tour Bus Departs hotel
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
BPIA Farm Tour
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
BPIA Board of Directors Lunch
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
BPIA Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
BPIA Board of Directors Dinner
Day 2 — Tuesday, October 9, 2018
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
BPIA 2018 Fall Meeting
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Morning Refreshments and Check-in sponsored by Arysta Life Sciences North America
8:00 am – 9:00 am
New Member Breakfast sponsored by Bee Vectoring Technology
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Member Networking Space Available
9:00 am – 10:30 am
Regulatory Committee Meeting
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by Bayer CropScience
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Membership Committee Meeting
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
New Member Introductions Luncheon sponsored by Certis USA
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Biostimulant Integration Committee
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Joint Communications and Specialty Markets Committees Meeting
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
State Regulatory Subcommittee
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by BASF
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
BPIA All Member Meeting
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
BPIA Group Dinner sponsored by Marrone Bio Innovations
Day 3 — Wednesday, October 10, 2018
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
2018 Sustainability Symposium
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Morning Refreshments and Check-in sponsored by Valent BioSciences
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Opening Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jerry Baron, Executive Director, IR-4 Project
9:30 am – 10:30 am
The Future of Biological Products in Sustainable Agriculture
Moderator: Jeff Blackwood, BASF
Speakers: Kate Shenk, BIO; Jane DeMarchi, ASTA; Britt Aasmundstad NASDA; and Chisara Ehiemere, Field to Market
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by Valent BioSciences
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Status of Biostimulants in Sustainability
Moderator: David Hiltz, Acadian Plant Health
Speakers: John Breen, Actagro; Kristen Sukalac, EBIC; and Francys Vilella, CESIS
12:00 pm – 1:30pm
Symposium Luncheon sponsored by Valent BioSciences
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
The Role of Biological Products in the Food Value Chain
Moderator: Addie Waxman, 1, 4 Group
Speakers: Steve Ammerman, NY Farm Bureau; Colleen Klein, NY Corn and Soybean Growers Association; and Julie Suarez, Cornell University
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Coffee Networking Break sponsored by Oil-Dri
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Growers Use of Biological Products
Moderator: Scott Peterson, Certis, USA
Speakers: Chris Becker, BAAR Scientific; and Thijs Verschuuren, Hermann J Wiemer Vineyards
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Closing Keynote Speaker
Gregory Ibach, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Thursday, October 11 – Friday, October 12, 2018
Biocontrols USA East 2018 Conference and Tradeshow
(separate registration)