Congress Programme
| MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2022 | ||
| 18.00 – 19.00 | Pre-congress drinks reception Guest speaker David Watson (Technical Director, Energy Crops Consultancy) will talk on ‘Likely future trends in energy crop production’ |
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| DAY 1 – TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2022 | ||
| 08.00 – 09.30 | Registration and tea & coffee on arrival | |
| 09.30 – 09.45 | Welcome and introduction Julian Westaway (General Manager, British Crop Production Council, BCPC) |
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| Plenary session: Who is going to produce our food? | ||
| 09.45 – 10.00 | Chair: Tony Pexton (Farmer, BCPC) | |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | The potential implications of biodiversity initiatives on global food production Dr Roslyn Henry (Lead Researcher and Author, University of Aberdeen) |
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | The impact of EU Farm to Fork strategy on food production, yields and self-sufficiency Laurent Oger (Director Regulatory Affairs, CropLife Europe) |
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| Morning break: exhibition & networking 11.00 – 11.30 | ||
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Land use in England: looking ahead Jonathan Baker (Deputy Director, Defra) |
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| 12.00 – 12.30 | Impact of geopolitical issues and international trade on arable crop production and food security Nick von Westenholz (Director, Trade and Business Strategy, NFU) |
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| 12.30 – 12.50 | Q&A session | |
| Lunch 12.50 – 13.45 | ||
| 13.45 – 13.50 |  Stream ARegulatory Affairs Chair: Iain Watt (Head of Plant Protection, TSG Consulting) |
Stream B Future developments in pest, disease and weed control Chair: Susannah Bolton (Vice Principal, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)) |
| 13.50 – 14.20 | Developments in regulating active substances in GB Darren Flynn (Head of Active Substances Team, HSE CRD) |
Progress in integrated weed management – highlights from BCPC reviews Dr Henry Creissen (Research Fellow, Scotland’s Rural College, SRUC) |
| 14.20 – 14.50 | UK (GB&NI) PPP regime – an industry view two years on from the end of the BREXIT transition period Sheridawn Schoeman (Country Regulatory Leader, Corteva Agriscience) |
Prospects for disease control – highlights from BCPC reviews Dr David Ellerton (Technical Development Director, H L Hutchinson) |
| Afternoon break: exhibition & networking 14.50 – 15.20 | ||
| 15.20 – 15.50 | Enforcement developments in the PPP sector, regulator perspective Laura Catterall (HSE CRD) |
Progress in invertebrate pest control – highlights from BCPC reviews Jon Knight (Independent Consultant) |
| 15.50 – 16.20 | Enforcement challenges in the PPP sector Richard Bishop (Senior Consultant, TSG) |
Regenerative Farming – is it producing the goods? Mark Hall (MKH Farming, Bedfordshire) |
| 16.20- 16.40 | Q&A session | |
| 16.40 | Close of day 1 | |
| 16.40 – 18.15 | Drinks reception and presentation of BCPC Award | |
| DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2022 | ||
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Registration and tea & coffee on arrival | |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Welcome Julian Westaway (General Manager, BCPC) |
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| Current regulatory issues for UK crop protection | ||
| 09.15 – 09.30 | Chair: Dr Chris Hartfield (Senior Regulatory Affairs Adviser, NFU) | |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | UK PPP regulation – where is the Brexit dividend? Dave Bench (Chief Executive, CropLife UK) |
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| 10.00 – 10.30 | The global position for glyphosate – is it improving? Janet Williams (Head of Regulatory Science, Bayer) |
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | Natural substances as plant protection products – Europe is lagging behind Iain Watt (Head of Plant Protection, TSG Consulting) |
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| Morning break: exhibition & networking 11.00 – 11.30 | ||
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Protecting water Phil Jarvis (Chair of the Voluntary Initiative) |
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| 12.00 – 12.30 | Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management Rachel Irving (Deputy Director, Defra Pesticide Hub) |
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| 12.30- 12.50 | Q&A session | |
| Lunch 12.50 – 13.45 | ||
| HSE Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) | ||
| 13.45 – 14.15 | CRD’s Transformation Programme – building the future regulator Dr Richard Daniels (Divisional Director, HSE CRD) |
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| 14.15 – 15.15 | CRD workshop: Moving towards more sophisticated approaches to Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigations for PPPs in GB ¬ Dr Chris Snaith (Head of Plant Protection Products, HSE CRD) ¬ Grant Stark (Head Evidence, Committees and New Technologies Team, HSE CRD) |
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| 15.15 – 15.30 | Afternoon break | |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | CRD workshop/panel discussion continued | |
| 16.00 – 16.10 | Close of Congress Julian Westaway (General Manager, BCPC) |
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Programme subject to change