Congress Programme
| MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2018 | |||
| 18.30 – 19.30 | Drinks reception | ||
| 19.30 – 21.30 | Congress dinner (hosted by the AAB) |
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| DAY 1 – TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2018 | |||
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Welcome and Introduction Dr Colin Ruscoe (BCPC) Chair Dr Susannah Bolton (ADHB) |
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| 09.15 – 09.45 | Agrichemicals and cropping in a small, non-subsidised New Zealand market Nick Pyke (FAR NZ) |
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| 09.45 – 10.15 | Anticipating the withdrawal of glyphosate in France: some technical and economic elements Ludovic Bonin (ARVALIS – Institut du vegetal) |
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| 10.15 – 10.30 | Q&A Session | ||
| Morning break 10.30 – 11.00 | |||
| Chair Tony Pexton (BCPC) |
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| 11.00 – 11.30 | The UK Agricultural Bill – delivering a “Green Brexit” Henry Dieudonné-Demaria (Defra) |
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| 11.30 – 12.00 | Brexit Dave Bench (Chemicals at Health and Safety Executive) |
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| 12.00 – 12.30 | How will Brexit change crop protection for UK farmers and growers? Dr Chris Hartfield (NFU) |
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| Chair Dr Colin Ruscoe (BCPC) |
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| 12.30 – 12.45 | Q&A Session | ||
| Lunch 12.45 – 14.00 | |||
| Stream A – Regulatory Affairs Chair Iain Watt (TSG Consulting) |
Stream B – Regulatory Science Chair Steve Norman (Ridgeway Eco) |
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| 14.00 – 14.30 | REFIT of Pesticides Legislation – An industry analysis of information and opinions collected Jean-Pierre Busnardo (Corteva Agriscience) |
14.00 – 14.30 | A very sensitive ghost. The special & spatial phantom midge (Chaoborus spp) Steve Norman (Ridgeway Eco) |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Initiatives for enhancing the transparency of regulatory information and decision-making – Review and assessment by the Crop Protection Industry Dr Martyn Griffiths (Bayer SAS) |
14.30 – 15.00 | Do we have the correct priorities in safety testing of Biopesticides vs Agrochemicals? David Esdaile (CITOX lab) |
| Afternoon break 15.00 – 15.30 | |||
| Stream A | Stream B | ||
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Why we need a data call in system in the EU, soon Hans Mattaar (ECCA) |
15.30 – 16.00 | Reflecting on a decade of landscape and catchment scale risk assessments: lessons learnt and opportunities for the future Dr Greg Hughes (Cambridge Environmental Assessments) |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | The Regulation of co-formulants used in Plant Protection Products: Progress update – views of industry Ewelina Sobczak (Syngenta) |
16.00 – 16.30 | Recent developments in bee ecotoxicological testing Dr Emma Wright (Fera Science Ltd) |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Why we are NOT going to get a data call in system in the EU anytime soon Dr Michael Carroll (Arysta LifeScience) |
16.30 – 17.00 | Monitoring rabbit populations using some technical solutions – Example of a field-effects Dr Olaf Fuelling (tier3 solutions GmbH) |
| 17.00 – 17.30 | Can we improve protection of the environment and streamline the evaluation process for PPPs? Johan Axelman (Swedish Chemicals Agency) |
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| 17.45 – 19.00 | Drinks reception | ||
| DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2018 | |||
| 09:00 | Chairman’s Introduction Dr Colin Ruscoe (BCPC) |
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| Plenary/ workshop CRD (Chemicals Regulation Directorate, UK HSE)This workshop session will examine some of the issues for plant protection products arising from the UK leaving the EU. Key aspects of the approach being taken by HSE and Defra will be outlined. Delegates reaction to the implications of a negotiated settlement or no deal outcome will be explored. |
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| 12.00 – 12.15 | Close of Congress Dr Colin Ruscoe (BCPC) |
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| Lunch 12.45 – 14.00 | |||
