knoell Forum • March 12th, 2026 |
Opening Remarks - Eva Hoo, General Manager at AgroPages - Yu Gong, Head of Plant Health APAC, Novonesis | 8:10 – 8:20 |
Biotechnology Activates New Potential of Green Agriculture - Qian Li, Ph.D./ Senior Agronomist, China BioAg Business Development and Portfolio Manager, Novonesis | 8:20 – 9:00 |
Can New-Age Green Chemistry Technologies Compete with Conventional Products in Global Agriculture? - Jonathan Ramsey Etherington, CEO of MBFi Africa and Director of Vertium Bio Global Group | 9:00 – 9:30 |
The EU’s New Biocontrol Regulation: Navigating the 2025 Omnibus Update - Dr. Owen Hoffart, Head of Division Agricultural Solutions (II), knoell Germany GmbH | 9:30 – 10:00 |
Bridging Global Excellence with Local Fields: Bayer's Delai® Brand and Industry Trends of Biologicals - Aijia Zhang, Crop Efficiency Asset Manager, Bayer CropScience China | 10:00 – 10:30 |
Break & Networking | 10:30 – 10:50 |
SYNCBIO®, A Synergistic Approach to Comprehensive Crop Health Management - Li Qian, Biocontrol product development manager, Syngenta Biologicals | 10:50 – 11:20 |
Technology Supply + Localized Execution: A Proven Formula for Scaling High-Performance Biostimulants - DO PHAM TRUNG HAU (Harry), Regional Commercial Manager - Southeast Asia, New Sun Crop Science | 11:20 – 11:50 |
ASFERTGLOBAL Forum • March 12th, 2026 |
INomics® Technology: Advanced Fermentation for High-Performance Microbial-Based Solutions - Pedro SEBASTIÃO, Chief Technology Officer, AGRONOVA Biotech | 13:30 – 14:00 |
Refinement, Advancement, Evolution: How Jin Xiao Xian® Paves a New Path in Nematode Control Through Microbial Innovation - Duan Luqin, Senior Marketing Director, Agricultural Business Unit, MoonBiotech | 14:00 – 14:30 |
Tailored Co-Formulants and Adjuvants for Enhancing Stability, Application Properties, and Efficacy of Microbial Biological Formulations - Benjamin Scheinhardt, Global Application Development Manager, Clariant | 14:30 – 15:00 |
Synthetic Biology: Building a New Generation of Biostimulant Matrix for Efficient and Sustainable Agricultural Development - Dr. Chitong RAO, Partner and Chief Scientist, Bluepha | 15:00 – 15:30 |
Break & Networking | 15:30 – 15:50 |
Competing with Conventional Chemistry on Performance and Cost through Synthetic Biology - Ryan McCann, Director of Microbiology and Data Science, Ginkgo Bioworks | 15:50 – 16:20 |
Micropeptides Pioneering the Next Generation of Sustainable Crop Protection through AI-powered Discovery - Mikael Courbot, Chief Technical Officer, Micropep Technologies | 16:20 – 16:50 |
Innovative Applications and Development Prospects of RNA Biopesticides - Dr. Shujian Zhang, Director of Bioanalytics and Innovation Alliances at GreenLight Biosciences | 16:50 – 17:20 |
【Panel】Commercialization of RNAi Biopesticides: Whole-Chain Thinking from Lab to Field - Dr. Shujian Zhang, Director of Bioanalytics and Innovation Alliances at GreenLight Biosciences - Professor Jie Shen, China Agricultural University - Professor Xueming Tang, Chief Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Founder & Chief Scientist, Silicon Gene - Marisé Borja, Global Regulatory Affairs Director, SynTech Research Group | 17:20 – 18:00 |
Tbio Crop Science Forum • March 13th, 2026 |
Beyond the Byproduct: Novel Biostimulants from Crop Waste—Discovery and Mode of Action - Danny GEELEN, Full professor, Ghent University | 8:10 – 8:40 |
From AI Design to Field Application: Innovative Green Intelligent Control Systems for Citrus Greening - YE Jian, Director of Department of Agri-microbiomics and Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | 8:40 – 9:10 |
Synergy Between Seaweed Polysaccharides and Functional Microorganisms: Reshaping Rhizosphere Ecology to Address Multiple Soil Challenges - Bill Duan, General Manager, Leili Marine BioIndustry | 9:10 – 9:40 |
TBIO’s Localization Practices in Belt and Road Markets: Operational Experience, Product Adaptation and Technical Services - Juan Antonio, Managing Director, TBIO Spain | 9:40 – 10:10 |
Break & Networking | 10:10 – 10:30 |
The Role of Bacteriophages in Sustainable Crop Bacterial Disease Management - Mark Engel, Chairman, Phagelux AgriHealth | 10:30 – 11:00 |
Increasing Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Rice Cultivation Through the Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Microbial Consortia - Bernardo Goncalves Arnaud, Founder AMD Agro / CEO, StarkSat Carbon Farming | 11:00 – 11:30 |
PI AgSciences' PREtec Technology Platform and Global Expansion Strategy - Piyush Nagar, Global Head of Strategy and Business Development - Biologicals Business, PI Industries | 11:30– 12:00 |
Harworld Forum • March 13th, 2026 |
Harworld's Cell Factory Platform for Biomanufacturing High-Performance Biostimulants - Yu Yifa, Deputy General Manager, Harworld | 13:30 – 14:00 |
Regulatory Reality Check for the Global Biopesticides Market - Akashpratim Mukhopadhyay, Manager, Agribusiness Crop Science Market Reporting, S&P | 14:00 – 14:30 |
New Updates on Biostimulant Market, SBM’s and Pheromones - Manel Cervera Comabella, Managing Partner, DunhamTrimmer | 14:30 – 15:00 |
Biologicals in Latin America - From Regulation to Market Access - Maria Luiza Castro, Director, CESIS Ltda Registration of Biostimulants in Mexico: Current Context and Strategic Opportunities - Romy Ursúa Monreal, CEO, IKAN Consultores | 15:00 – 15:30 |
From Stubble Burning to Soil Revival: How India's Biologicals Market is Driving Agricultural Green Transformation - Akshat Medakker, Chief Innovation Officer, Kan Biosys Pvt Ltd | 15:30 – 16:00 |
Global Regulatory Pathways for Emerging Product Categories (RNAi and Peptide-Based Products) - Marisé Borja, Global Regulatory Affairs Director, SynTech Research Group | 16:00 – 16:30 |
Biostimulants in China: Regulatory Status and Insights from the EU - Xinquan Hu, Final-year PhD researcher, Ghent University | 16:30 – 17:00 |
