Programme

Opening, Welcome and Anti-Trust Guidelines by Birger Eriksen, Chair

Minutes of the last meeting by Birger Eriksen, Chair

Spotlight on Denmark: presentation of Danish agriculture & seed sector by Asbjørn Børsting, Variety Denmark and Nils Elmegaard, Danish Seed Council & Danish Seed Association

ISTA’s e-certificates: faster, safer, cheaper! by Andreas Wais, ISTA

• Legume Generation: short report from the EU project by Amelie Detterbeck, Euroseeds

• WG Cereal hybrid crops: update report by Szabolcs Ruthner, BASF

• New EU PRM Regulation: focus dynamic conservation by Jared Onsando, Euroseeds

Summary of activities 2023/2024 and next steps by Birger Eriksen, Chair

Election of Section Chair 2024 – 2027 by Jared Onsando, Euroseeds

a.o.b. by Birger Eriksen, Chair

Closure and date of next meeting by Birger Eriksen, Chair

10:00-10:30 Amphasys AG 

10:30-11:00 Cibus 

Opening, welcome and Anti-Trust Guidelines by Christoph Herrlinger, Chair

Minutes from the last meeting by Christoph Herrlinger, Chair

EU draft Regulation on packaging and waste management – potential impact on transport/seed packaging? by Jenna Luchman, BASF

Biologicals – hope or hype? by Patrick Kabouw, Chair Euroseeds CSTP

EU deforestation legislation by Etienne Bouquet, Corteva

Market overviews:

• Oilseed Rape by Yves Devisme, NPS
• Sunflower by Nicolas Colliot, Syngenta
• Soybean by François Paybou, LIDEA
• Hemp by Christophe Fevrier, Hemp it

Summary of activities in 2023/2024 and next steps by Christoph Herrlinger, Chair

Election of Section Chair 2024 – 2027 by Jared Onsando, Euroseeds

a.o.b. by Christoph Herrlinger, Chair

Closure and date of next meeting by Christoph Herrlinger, Chair

13:00-13:30 phenoLytics

13:30-14:00 Solynta – True Potato Seeds

Opening, welcome and Anti-Trust Guidelines by Soren Halbye, Chair

Minutes of the last meeting by Soren Halbye, Chair

New EU initiatives and new Euroseeds view on IP by Francesca Garbato, Euroseeds

• The CPVO’s view on the new Euroseeds position by Nuria Urquia Fernandez, Vice President CPVO
• Latest developments in UPOV by Yolanda Huerta, Vice Secretary General UPOV
• Joint discussion Moderator: Marcel Bruins

WG Illegal seed activities: update by Nils Elmegaard, Chair

New EU PRM legislation: focus heterogeneous material (and small packages?) by Jared Onsando, Euroseeds

Summary of activities in 2023/2024 and next steps by Soren Halbye, Chair

Election of Section Chair 2024 – 2027 by Jared Onsando, Euroseeds

a.o.b. by Soren Halbye, Chair

Closure and date of next meeting by Soren Halbye, Chair

15:30-16:00 Arable

16:00-16:30 Healthycrop 

Opening, welcome and Anti-Trust Guidelines by Jacques Rabayrol, Chair

Minutes of the last meeting by Jacques Rabayrol, Chair

• OECD Seed Schemes: Initiatives to strengthen seed certification capacities in developing countries, particularly in Africa by Aurelia Nicault, OECD
• Trends in EU public investment in plant breeding R&I – from FP7 to Horizon Europe by Amrit Nanda, Plant ETP

Corn Market Overview by Pierre Guillaumin, National Federation of Corn and Sorghum Seed Production

Market development Sorghum by Martin Gomez, Sorghum ID

Summary of activities 2023/2024 and next steps by Jacques Rabayrol, Chair

Election of Section Chair 2024 – 2027 by Jared Onsando, Euroseeds

a.o.b. by Jacques Rabayrol, Chair

Closure and date of next meeting by Jacques Rabayrol, Chair

17:30-18:00 SMARTtray® GmbH 

18:00-18:30 Rainbow Crops

Opening, Welcome and Anti-Trust Guidelines by Jörg Renatus, Chair

Minutes of the last meeting by Jörg Renatus, Chair

No end in sight? Where the EU is on NGTs by Introduction by Petra Jorasch, Euroseeds

The cost of regulating Plant Breeding Innovation by Max Kardung, Wageningen University Research

New EU PRM Regulation: focus exchange in kind by Jared Onsando

Summary of activities 2023/2024 and next steps by Jörg Renatus, Chair

Election of Section Chair 2024 – 2027 by Amalia Kafka, Euroseeds

a.o.b. by Jörg Renatus, Chair

Closure and date of next meeting by Jörg Renatus, Chair

09:30-10:00 BetterSeeds

10:00-10:30 RoboTec PTC GmbH 

Opening, welcome and Anti-Trust Guidelines by Martin van der Voort, Chair

Minutes from the last meeting by Martin van der Voort, Chair

The future of variety testing in the EU by François Laurens INRAE/Coordinator INVITE

PANEL debate:

• Nuria Urquia Fernandez, CPVO
• Philippe Lesigne, Bayer
• François Laurens INRAE/Coordinator INVITE
• Moderator: Nigel Moore

Vegetables and the new PRM by Jared Onsando 

Summary of activities in 2023/2024 and next steps by Martin van der Voort, Chair

Election of Section Chair 2024 – 2027 by Claudius Marondedze, Euroseeds

Election of Section Board by Claudius Marondedze, Euroseeds

a.o.b. by Martin van der Voort, Chair

Closure and date of next meeting by Martin van der Voort, Chair

12:00-12:30 Computomics GmbH

12:30-13:00 Multiplex Spa

Opening, welcome and Anti-Trust Guidelines by Michael Gohn, Chair, President Euroseeds

Opening and welcome by Michael Gohn, Chair, President Euroseeds

Quo vadis, Europe? Introduction by Garlich v. Essen, Euroseeds

From Green Deal to a new Vision for European Agriculture by Catherine Geslain-Laneelle, European Commission, DG AGRI

Green Denmark by Morten Boje Hviid, DAFC

PANEL DEBATE:

• Catherine Geslain-Laneelle, European Commission, DG AGRI
• Morten Boje Hviid, DAFC
• Lennart Nilsson, COGECA
• Yves Madre, FarmEurope
• Herbert Dorfmann, MEP;Coordinator COMAGRI EPP Group

Conclusions by Garlich v. Essen, Euroseeds

European Plant Breeding Academy UC Davis – best student award 2024 by Jovan Dordjovic, UC Davis and Mark van Gerwen, Bejo

Closing address by Michael Gohn, Chair, outgoing President Euroseeds

Acceptance address by Soren Halbye, incoming President Euroseeds

Moderator: Shawn Brook, Seed World Group

Keynote: Alec Asbridge, Ernst & Young

Recognition of the Euroseeds2024 INNOVACTOR, runner-ups and finalists;

Panel discussion with Euroseeds2024 INNOVACTOR, runner-ups, E&Y and Agro Innovation Lab 

Closure by Garlich v. Essen, Euroseeds